Rival Jordan football fans clash

Rival Jordan football fans clash


Rival Jordan football fans clash

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 01:06 PM PST

At least 250 injured as fence collapses during violence between Al-Wahdat and Al-Faisaly supporters.


Canadian to fight 'terror label'

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 01:06 PM PST

A Canadian man accused of being an al-Qaeda sleeper agent pledges to challenge a court ruling that could see him deported to his native Algeria.


Export hub's upmarket moves part of Chinese effort to escape sweatshop image

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:58 AM PST

YIWU, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA - Within 24 hours of the engagement of Britain's Prince William last month, Bruce Zhou was selling replicas of the famous Princess Diana engagement ring on Alibaba.com for a few dollars each.


Big City: Champions at Wrapping Trivets or Trash Cans

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST

Theresa and Mariangela Petrone, in their Arthur Avenue gift shop, debate bow quality and reveal the secret of the crease.


Clinton speech to put onus on Israel, Palestinians

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will tell Israel and the Palestinians on Friday it is up to them to settle their conflict and urge them to get to work on its core issues, her spokesman said on Friday.


U.S. Trade Officials to Press China

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:16 PM PST

Top U.S. trade officials will press their Chinese counterparts next week to ensure that the recent crackdown on counterfeiters will produce meaningful and long-lasting results, a trade official said.


Bob Dylan hand-written lyrics fetch high price

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:13 PM PST

The original hand-written lyrics to Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin' are sold at a New York auction Friday for $422,500 (£267,400).


British businessman granted bail in honeymoon killing

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 08:37 AM PST

A British businessman, who is accused of killing his new wife during their honeymoon in South Africa, may learn Friday if he will be allowed to leave jail on bail.


Iraqi siege victim: 'My soul is in this place with them'

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:51 AM PST

Rafah Butros sat alone, sobbing in a corner as priests prayed for peace and forgiveness.


Life among U.S. enemies: Embedded with the Taliban

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:14 PM PST

Rarely seen by outsiders, the daily life of a regional Taliban commander named Dawran and his militant fighters is dominated by extremes: love and war, attack and retreat, life and death.


Teacher arrested for 'anti-India' exam questions

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

Police in Indian administered Kashmir Friday arrested a teacher of a local college on charges of writing an exam "with anti-India content."


Pirates hijack ship off Tanzania

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:04 AM PST

The hijacking of a container ship in the Indian Ocean Friday afternoon is evidence of a "constantly expanding area of pirate activity" off the Africa coast, military officials said.


Suicide bomb in Pakistan kills 9, injures 28, police say

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:27 AM PST

A suicide bomb car bomb killed at least 7 people in northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said, also leaving 18 others injured.


UK police open protest investigation

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 01:13 PM PST

Police in London launch a "major criminal investigation" into disorder during recent protests over tuition fees, including an attack on Prince Charles' car.


Madoff trustee in $20bn damages

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:10 PM PST

The trustee for victims of Bernard Madoff's multi-billion dollar fraud scheme files lawsuits seeking nearly $20bn in damages.


Gasoline Prices Rise to 2-Year High

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST

The average national price has risen to $2.98 a gallon, 35 cents above the average price at this time last year.


Abroad: In Italy, a Political Opera About Opera

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST

La Scala opened with Wagner's "Walküre," beginning another act in a political opera over arts funds in Italy.


Peaceful protests mark human rights day in Cuba

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:17 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Members of the dissident group Ladies in White staged brief protests in front of two prisons while pro-government Cuban youths danced salsa in the park as islanders marked a comparatively peaceful international Human Rights Day on Friday.


Final efforts to seal Cancun deal

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST

Negotiators locked in intense last-minute talks at UN summit in Mexico in attempt to finalise climate deal.


China anger at Liu Nobel 'farce'

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:38 AM PST

China describes the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as a "political farce".


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