Haiti cholera toll near 300, disease seen "settling"

Haiti cholera toll near 300, disease seen "settling"
Schomburg Center Acquires Maya Angelou Archive
EU Targets China's Procurement Policies
U.N. votes against U.S. embargo on Cuba for 19th year
Glaxo Pays $750 Million Fine for Tainted Products
New York City’s Board of Elections Chief Is Fired
Talks over Bonfire Night strike
Humans 'got to Asia much earlier'
Gathering storm
Painting at 99, With No Compromises
Renewed trouble in Newtownabbey
Amazon yields 1,200 new species
Volcano erupts in Indonesia, forcing thousands to flee
Venezuela moves on U.S. glass-making plants
The Caucus: Rand Paul Supporters Stomp Protester
The Caucus: Union Spends $91 Million on Midterms
The Caucus: Text Message at Florida Debate Sets Off Storm
Turkey detains 12 suspected of aiding al Qaeda: official
WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N.
Stocks Are Mixed on Earnings Worries

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:16 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Deaths from Haiti's cholera epidemic approached 300 on Tuesday, and health experts said the illness would "settle" in the poor Caribbean nation, joining other endemic diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.

Schomburg Center Acquires Maya Angelou Archive

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

The acquisition of Ms. Angelou's papers were called a "major coup" for the New York Public Library's research branch for black culture.

EU Targets China's Procurement Policies

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:00 PM PDT

The EU is leading a push against China's public procurement policies, which in effect keep many foreign companies from the bidding process.

U.N. votes against U.S. embargo on Cuba for 19th year

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:27 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to urge the United States to lift a 48-year-old economic embargo against Cuba, making a now ritual call despite some U.S. easing toward the communist-run island.

Glaxo Pays $750 Million Fine for Tainted Products

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT

Regulators say the company for years knowingly sold tainted baby ointment and an ineffective antidepressant.

New York City’s Board of Elections Chief Is Fired

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT

The firing of George Gonzalez followed a series of missteps with new voting machines.

Talks over Bonfire Night strike

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Talks aimed at averting a strike by London firefighters on Bonfire Night will be held on Wednesday, the Fire Brigades Union says.

Humans 'got to Asia much earlier'

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Our ancestors got out of Africa and spread all the way to East Asia much earlier than believed, say scientists.

Gathering storm

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Troubled times lie ahead for Zimbabwe as parties row

Painting at 99, With No Compromises

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT

An exhibition celebrating Will Barnet's centennial year traces his evolution as a modern American artist.

Renewed trouble in Newtownabbey

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:04 PM PDT

Petrol bombs are thrown at police during a second night of violence in the Newtownabbey area.

Amazon yields 1,200 new species

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:02 AM PDT

A new species has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest an average of once every three days for the past decade, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, forcing thousands to flee

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:49 AM PDT

The Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted Tuesday, forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee, the Antara national news agency reported.

Venezuela moves on U.S. glass-making plants

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:44 AM PDT

Venezuela continues to nationalize private businesses, with President Hugo Chavez announcing late Monday that the government will take over two U.S.-owned Owens-Illinois glass-manufacturing plants.

The Caucus: Rand Paul Supporters Stomp Protester

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:08 AM PDT

A protester was thrown to the ground and stomped by supporters of Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul before a debate in Lexington, Ky.

The Caucus: Union Spends $91 Million on Midterms

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:16 AM PDT

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is lengthening its lead as the biggest spender in the midterm elections, reaching a total of $91 million, its president, Gerald McEntee, said on Tuesday.

The Caucus: Text Message at Florida Debate Sets Off Storm

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT

Alex Sink, Democratic candidate for Florida governor, received a text message from an aide during Monday night's debate.

Turkey detains 12 suspected of aiding al Qaeda: official

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained 12 people in Istanbul suspected of providing support to al Qaeda militants fighting NATO forces in Afghanistan, a senior security official told Reuters on Tuesday.

WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N.

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Washington should investigate reports from a trove of leaked military documents indicating that American troops killed Iraqi civilians or ignored prisoner abuse by Iraqis, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.