Germany Seeks Suspects in Bomb Plot

Germany Seeks Suspects in Bomb Plot


Germany Seeks Suspects in Bomb Plot

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:07 PM PST

German authorities have launched a large-scale search in Berlin for two suspected bombers. The suspected Islamic extremists are believed to be planning suicide attacks on a prominent location in the German capital in the coming weeks.


Pope: Condom Ban May Not Be Absolute

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:40 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI said there may be special cases in which the use of condoms can be considered "a first step in the direction of moralization."


Key Drug Kingpin Is Believed Dead

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

Colombia's president says a top leftist rebel leader who oversees major cocaine production may have been killed in the bombing of a guerrilla camp in the country's southern jungles.


U.S. in Late Stages of Insider Trading Investigation

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:31 PM PST

Authorities are at an advanced stage of an insider-trading investigation that could result in criminal charges against Wall Street traders, a government official said.


New Zealand Mine Rescue Faces Delay

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:26 PM PST

Efforts to rescue 29 men trapped in a New Zealand coal mine faced further delay when authorities said a new shaft to test air quality would need to be drilled before rescue teams could enter.


Officer Held In Bomb Case In Namibia

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:14 PM PST

An officer in Namibia's aviation security unit has been arrested in connection with a mock bomb found in a laptop case, Namibia's police commander said.


Poo and paws help in tiger count

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:48 PM PST

A system that uses paw prints and faeces offers scientists a fresh way to determine how many tigers are left in the wild, a study suggests.


US bodies found in tree 'stabbed'

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:40 PM PST

Three people whose bodies were found in a tree trunk in the US state of Ohio were stabbed to death before they were dismembered, a coroner says.


NZ rescuers to drill hole in mine

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:07 PM PST

Rescuers will start to drill a hole on Sunday as efforts are stepped up to find 29 men trapped in a New Zealand mine.


Police say no specific attack threat in Germany

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police on Saturday said there were no signs of an imminent attack by militants in Germany, after a news magazine reported that a plot existed to attack the Reichstag parliament building.


Rescue effort hampered in NZ mine

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:12 PM PST

Poisonous gases hamper efforts to reach 29 men missing in Pike River coal mine, as authorities fear fresh explosion.


NZ rescuers to drill hole in mine

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:07 PM PST

Rescuers will start to drill a hole on Sunday as efforts are stepped up to find 29 men trapped in a New Zealand mine.


Pope softens stand on condoms

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:06 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI in new book says use of condoms is acceptable "in some cases", notably to reduce the risk of HIV.


Rescue effort hampered in NZ mine

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:12 PM PST

Poisonous gases hamper efforts to reach 29 men missing in Pike River coal mine, as authorities fear fresh explosion.


Venezuela's Chavez alleges $100 million plot to kill him

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:58 AM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez accused a fugitive TV tycoon on Saturday of being involved in a $100 million reward offer for his assassination.


Congressional Memo: In Wake of Losses, New Powers for a Political Master

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:14 PM PST

Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York is still No. 3 in the Democratic pecking order, but will work to more closely meld the party's strategy and message.


Sculptor Dangles Clues to Stubborn Secret in C.I.A.’s Backyard

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:33 PM PST

"Kryptos," a sculpture at the C.I.A.'s headquarters, has a secret code embedded in its four panels of curving copper. Now the artist offers a little bit of help for code crackers.


T.S.A. Grants Pilots an Exception to Screenings

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:14 PM PST

The Transportation Security Administration will let uniformed airline pilots skip the body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints.


Japan governor race may strain U.S. alliance

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:23 AM PST

NAHA, JAPAN - Disrupted last year and restored this summer, the cohesion in the U.S.-Japan alliance is now partly dependent on two local politicians who appear certain to cause headaches for Washington and Tokyo.


Ex-Eastern Bloc nations tell U.S. Senate to ratify New START

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:17 AM PST

LISBON - Nations on the front lines of the old Cold War divide made clear here Saturday that they want the Senate to ratify the new U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty, and said that Republican concerns about their well-being were misplaced.



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