Swedish police hold man in possible race shootings

Swedish police hold man in possible race shootings

Swedish police hold man in possible race shootings

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 38-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of being behind a series of possibly racially motivated shootings in southern Sweden, police said on Sunday.

Asia's Tepid Inflation Fight

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:38 AM PST

While the Fed has taken flak for a new round of bond buying to get the U.S. economy moving and avoid deflation, in Asia the worry is that central banks aren't doing enough to fight the opposite problem: inflation.


Deaths in Pakistan 'drone attacks'

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:55 AM PST

Intelligence officials say up to 14 suspected fighters killed in US drone attacks in country's northwest.


Kiplagat Surges and Flanagan Impresses in Debut

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:24 AM PST

After a five-year hiatus from marathons, Edna Kiplagat of Kenya won the New York City Marathon and American Shalane Flanagan took second in her marathon debut.

Hostage shot dead by Somali pirates

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:25 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A man was shot dead on Sunday after he refused to disembark from a yacht in the Indian Ocean that was hijacked by Somali pirates last week, pirates and residents said on Sunday.

Giant Jesus statue claimed to be world's biggest

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST

A gigantic statue of Jesus - claimed to be the world's tallest is erected in a western Polish town.


Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST

A stunning Fernando Torres double helps Liverpool stun Premier League high-fliers Chelsea at Anfield.


Gebrselassie announces retirement

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:23 AM PST

Marathon world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie announces his retirement from athletics.


Chinese boost for Scotch whisky

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:06 AM PST

Scotch Whisky is to get greater legal protection in China following an agreement between the UK and Chinese officials.


Myanmar Vote is Criticized

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:50 AM PST

Vote-counting began in military-run Myanmar amid heavy international criticism that the election, the country's first in 20 years, was rigged in favor of the armed forces.


UAE Airlines Bar Cargo From Yemen

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST

Airlines in the United Arab Emirates say they have stopped carrying cargo from Yemen as a precaution following the discovery of two mail bombs shipped as air freight.


Swedes Arrest Suspect in Immigrant Shootings

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:26 AM PST

Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting randomly at immigrants in a yearlong rampage that terrorized Sweden's third-largest city as tensions over immigration rose across the Nordic nation.


Guinea vote passes peacefully

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:28 AM PST

West African nation holds presidential runoff expected to end two years of military rule.


Button escapes Brazil gun attack

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PST

British Formula One champion unhurt after armed men target his car outside Grand Prix circuit in Sao Paulo.


Gebremariam Wins New York in Marathon Debut

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:46 AM PST

With world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie dropping out with an injury, Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia cruised to victory by more than a minute.

Israeli police demolish mosque

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

Action in Arab town in Negev, following a court order, prompts protest call by Muslim residents.


Israel charges imam with incitement against Pope

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli authorities have charged the imam of a mosque in Nazareth with inciting violence against Pope Benedict and supporting al Qaeda and "global jihad," the justice ministry said Sunday.

Vettel win keeps title race alive

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST

Sebastian Vettel heads a Red Bull one-two in Brazil, with Fernando Alonso third, to take the title fight to the season's finale.


Arrests at Cardiff-Swansea derby

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST

Five people are arrested at the city football derby between Cardiff and Swansea, but police said the match passed relatively peacefully.


Libya orders U.S. diplomat to leave: reports

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:42 AM PST

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Libya has ordered a diplomat at the United States embassy in Tripoli to leave the country within 24 hours for breaching diplomatic rules, two Libyan newspapers reported on Sunday.

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