Mexicans mourn on Day of the Dead as drug war rages

Mexicans mourn on Day of the Dead as drug war rages


Mexicans mourn on Day of the Dead as drug war rages

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PDT

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Stunned by rising violence in Mexico's drug war, people laid marigolds on the graves of its victims and lit candles on altars as they celebrated the Day of the Dead in the country's richest city.


U.K. Postal Service Sees Profits Shrink

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PDT

The U.K.'s state-owned postal service Royal Mail Group reported a sharp fall in operating profit, giving ammunition to the U.K. government, which wants to privatize most of the service.


Spokesman for Belgian Archbishop Resigns

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:12 PM PDT

Juergen Mettepenningen resigned as the top spokesman for the Catholic Church in Belgium to protest recent comments made by his boss, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard.


Indonesia volcano grounds flights

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Airlines from Malaysia and Singapore suspend flights to two cities near Indonesia's Mount Merapi as eruptions continue.


Indonesia volcano grounds flights

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Airlines from Malaysia and Singapore suspend flights to two cities near Indonesia's Mount Merapi as eruptions continue.


Right to appeal granted to Gamu

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:27 PM PDT

X Factor contestant Gamu Nhengu's family are granted right to appeal against a decision to force them to leave the country.


Zambia mine shooting pair bailed

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PDT

A Zambian court orders the release on bail of two Chinese mine managers accused attempted murder after they allegedly shot a group of miners.


Spill Cleanup Proceeds Amid Mistrust and Fear

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Scientists say the degree of long-term damage from the gulf oil spill is still unknown, but fishermen and residents remain unconvinced.


Kosovo minority government falls

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:54 AM PDT

The Kosovan government has been brought down by a vote of no-confidence less than three years after Kosovo declared itself independent.


Unions begin third Tube walkout

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Commuters are set to face further disruption on London's Tube network as a third 24-hour strike over job cuts begins.


In pictures

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Prayer, parties and protests as Mexicans mark Day of the Dead


Report: Iranian authorities give go-ahead to execute woman

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Authorities in Tehran, Iran, have given the go-ahead to execute a woman who initially was sentenced to death by stoning, according to an activist working on her behalf.


Jailed Russian oil executive says embezzlement trial is much bigger than him

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:54 AM PDT

Russia's most famous prisoner is on trial again, and the verdict, he says, is not only about him but all of Russian society. Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, one the nation's richest man, was convicted to tax fraud but his supporters say he was only guilty of opposing Vladimir V. Putin.


First Burmese elections in 20 years set for Sunday

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:54 AM PDT

On Sunday, Burmese voters go to the polls for the first time in 20 years, in accord with the ruling generals' long-held vision of "discipline-flourishing democracy," but exactly what that means for one of Asia's poorest nations is a matter of controversy.



Live - Champions League

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Tottenham host Inter Milan, Manchester United travel to Bursaspor and Rangers take on Valencia on a busy night of Champions League action, along with a full programme in Leagues One and Two.


Coordinated Bombings Strike Across a Tense Baghdad

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Insurgents unleashed a deadly series of coordinated attacks in Iraq's capital on Tuesday night, setting off more than a dozen bombs and upending security throughout the city.


Borne Back Ceaselessly to His Long Show

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:36 AM PDT

John Collins, the director of "Gatz," has yet to miss a performance of his nearly seven-hour show.


Supreme Court Debates Violent Video Game Ban

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PDT

In a sometimes testy hearing, the justices struggled to define how the First Amendment should apply to a new medium.


The New Old Age: End-of-Life Care and Dementia

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PDT

Why aren't terminal patients with advanced dementia being placed in hospice care?


Crews 'amazed' at low blast toll

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Fire crews say they are "amazed" more people were not seriously injured in a suspected gas explosion in Salford, Greater Manchester.


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