French police break up international doping ring

French police break up international doping ring


French police break up international doping ring

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French police have broken up a Marseille-based international doping ring thought to be the biggest in Europe, the government said on Saturday.


Snow Wreaks Havoc Across Europe

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST

Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides.


'35 dead' in Bangladesh capsize

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:24 PM PST

Rescue officials say at least 35 people have drowned after a boat capsized in northeastern Bangladesh.


Transplants Cut, Arizona Is Challenged by Survivors

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:48 AM PST

When Arizona lawmakers voted to cut some state-financed transplant coverage, they relied on data showing that the procedures were rarely successful. Now those numbers are being challenged.


Weather Prevents South Korean Drill

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:59 AM PST

Military maneuvers planned by South Korea on an island shelled by North Korea last month did not take place Saturday because of bad weather. U.N. Security Council members plan a meeting on the escalating Korean tensions.


Charges brought over Bolivia plot

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:56 AM PST

Bolivia charges 39 people, including opposition politicians and former generals, over an alleged plot to kill President Evo Morales.


Iraq edges closer to forming government

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:56 AM PST

Iraq moved a couple of steps closer Saturday to forming a government after a maddening year marked by political squabbling and paralysis.


Ivory Coast president orders U.N. troops to leave country

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:14 AM PST

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on Saturday ordered all U.N. peacekeeping forces out of the country a day after Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called on the disputed re-election winner to step down.


Judge in Knox appeal allows new reviews of evidence

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

American Amanda Knox won a major victory Saturday in her appeal of the murder conviction in the death of her British roommate when an Italian appellate judge granted approval of independent forensic reviews on two key pieces of evidence. FULL STORY l Man loses appeal


Iran swears in acting foreign minister after Mottaki ouster

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST

Iran's nuclear chief was sworn as the country's acting foreign minister on Saturday after the country's longtime top diplomat was ousted in a power play.


Spain unions threaten strike over pension reform

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish unions staged marches across the country on Saturday to protest at austerity measures and threatened another general strike if the government does not back down on plans to raise the retirement age.


Car body find probed by watchdog

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:07 AM PST

The death of a man found in a car in Leicester, days after he was reported missing, is investigated by the police watchdog.


Iraq's main Sunni bloc to participate in government

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:29 AM PST

BAGHDAD - Iraq's main Sunni bloc said Saturday that it will definitely participate in the next Iraqi government after parliament implemented one of its key conditions, clearing the way for Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to announce at least a partial cabinet in the coming week.


TP Mazembe 0-3 Inter Milan

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:10 PM PST

Inter Milan are crowned world club champions for the third time after a 3-0 win over TP Mazembe in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi.


Chinese trawler in Yellow Sea clash

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

A routine check goes awry after Chinese fishermen stop South Korean coast guards from boarding trawler in Yellow Sea.


S Korea military drills to go ahead

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:30 AM PST

Despite widespread concerns and North Korea's threat to retaliate, joint drills with US are planned on disputed island.


Asylees' perilous trek to Australia

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:14 AM PST

Al Jazeera reports on the risks asylum seekers in Indonesia take to reach Australia.


Parliament Vote Puts Iraq Closer to a New Government

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

The vote in Parliament helped to resolve a furor that erupted nearly a year ago, after an Iraqi panel sought to disqualify hundreds of Sunni candidates.


Judges Reinstate Travel Ban for Kosovo Ex-Leader

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

Judges told former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, awaiting trial in The Hague, that he could not be given temporary release.


Astronomer Sues University, Claiming Faith Cost Him a Job

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

An Internet search of C. Martin Gaskell raised questions for some at the University of Kentucky, and the position went to another candidate.


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