'4,000 jobs' could go in health

'4,000 jobs' could go in health

'4,000 jobs' could go in health

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:51 PM PST

Michael McGimpsey backs a senior health official's view that up to 4,000 jobs would go in the health service if Stormont's draft budget is approved.


Turkish Coup Trial Puts Military on Defensive

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST

Some two hundred Turkish generals, admirals and other officers crammed into a court room outside Istanbul, charged with attempting a coup d'état in a case that has split the nation and weakened its once all-powerful military.


IMF agrees 22.5bn euro Irish loan

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:32 PM PST

The International Monetary Fund approves a 22.5bn euros three-year loan for the Republic of Ireland.


Irish abortion rights challenged

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:40 PM PST

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a landmark ruling upholding the right of women in Ireland to have an abortion there if their lives are in danger.


Shares Rise on New Economic Data

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

Investors were encouraged by a drop in unemployment claims and signs of economic growth.

DealBook: 4 Arrested in Insider-Trading Case

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:45 AM PST

Prosecutors say an expert network firm paid more than $400,000 to tech company employees who provided confidential information.

Man charged over police stabbings

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

A 30-year-old man is charged with attempting to murder two police officers at a bus stop in Ealing, west London.


EU Leaders Agree to Change Treaty

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

European Union leaders gathered in Brussels agreed on changes to the bloc's treaty that will enable the creation of a permanent rescue fund for member countries in crisis, a German government official said.


WikiLeaks' Assange freed on bail

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:04 PM PST

UK judge confirms bail conditions ahead of extradition hearing over alleged sex crimes in Sweden.


US to use animal drug in execution

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:57 AM PST

Due to a drug shortage, a US prisoner will be the first inmate to be executed using a veterinary anaesthetic.


Juventus 1-1 Man City

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:47 PM PST

A neat finish by Jo earns Manchester City a point away to Juventus as Roberto Mancini's side advance to the Europa League last 32 as group winners.


Russia says in contact with shuttle after glitch: report

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:54 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said it was in full contact with its Soyuz spaceship and the international space station on Thursday after a brief loss of contact, Interfax news agency reported.

Europe rights courts faults Ireland on abortion ban

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Ireland on Thursday for stopping a Lithuanian cancer sufferer from terminating a pregnancy, in a blow to the predominantly Catholic country and its tough abortion laws.

As China premier Wen visits India, tension over oil markets not far from surface

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST

NEW DELHI - During Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the Indian capital this week, he won over high school students with a declaration rendered in his perfect Chinese calligraphy: "India and China are friends."



EU agrees on eurozone rescue fund

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

EU leaders agree to set up a permanent mechanism to bail out any member state whose debt problems threaten the 16-nation eurozone.


Caste prejudice UK ban considered

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:19 AM PST

Caste-based prejudice in the UK could be dealt with in the same way as gender and racial discrimination after a study confirms it exists.


Weather 'caused Cuba plane crash'

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:47 AM PST

Cuban authorities say bad weather and crew errors caused a plane to crash in central Cuba in November - killing all 68 people on board.


'4,000 jobs' could go in health

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST

A senior health official warns that Stormont's draft budget, if approved, would lead to up to 4,000 job losses in the health service and much longer waiting times.


Officials: 4 Afghan troops mistakenly killed

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 02:22 AM PST

A mistaken airstrike in Afghanistan by NATO-led coalition forces killed four members of the Afghan National Army, a local official said Thursday.

Minister: Pakistan won't hit Taliban stronghold until ready

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:14 AM PST

Pakistan's defense minister says any new military operations in the Taliban's stronghold in the northwestern part of the country will be done on its own timetable -- and that time is not now.

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