Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its living

Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its living


Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its living

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:44 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - With food, cash and medicine starting to flow, Haiti's government and aid workers are turning to the mammoth task of feeding and sheltering hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors still living in the capital's rubble-strewn streets and filthy tent cities.


India issues terror alert over possible hijacking (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST

AP - An Indian aviation official says the country has issued a terror alert at its airports after receiving reports that al-Qaida-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane.


China media cuts own criticism of Clinton speech (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:20 PM PST

People walk past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington's call to lift Internet censorship, but in a sign of the case's sensitivity the critical Chinese reports were then cut from websites.



From spas to banks, Mexico economy rides on drugs

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:08 PM PST

ZAPOPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - At a modern factory in a city whose main claim to fame is an image of the Virgin Mary revered for granting miracles, Mexican pharmaceuticals firm Grupo Collins churns out antibiotics and other medicines.


U.S. sends two Algerians home from Guantanamo prison

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Algerian men held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been transferred to the control of the Algerian government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.


Taliban part of 'political fabric' of Afghanistan: Gates (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen January 20, has described the Taliban as part of the AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Friday described the Taliban as part of the "political fabric" of Afghanistan, but said any future role would depend on insurgents laying down their weapons.



Bomb attack in Sri Lanka capital ahead of vote

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:34 PM PST

COLOMBO -A key opposition activist in Sri Lanka was targeted at home by a bomb early Friday, police said, despite tighter security ahead of next week's presidential election.

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British PM to testify on Iraq before election: report

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST

LONDON -British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's appearance at the Iraq war inquiry will be brought forward to before elections amid growing pressure for him to give evidence, media reported Friday.

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British banks study Obama finance plan (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:05 PM PST

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) speaks to Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling before a G20 Finance Ministers meeting in November. Britain's banks have said they are studying proposals by US President Barack Obama to limit the size and scope of American banks and finance firms to work out whether they want to head the same way.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Britain's banks have said they are studying proposals by US President Barack Obama to limit the size and scope of American banks and finance firms to work out whether they want to head the same way.



A New Era For Ukraine

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Why a pro-Russia president would be a game changer.


One Year Of Obama

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Do I regret voting for him?


Triumph Of The Tea Party

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Don't thank Republicans, business leaders or the media for saving the U.S.


Givers And Misers

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Haiti relief effort brings out the best and worst of the ''international community.''


Japan In Jeopardy

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Nothing seems to be going the country's way at the moment.


Petraeus calls gunscope inscriptions 'disturbing'

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus said on Thursday it was "disturbing" that a manufacturer had embossed biblical citations on rifle scopes sent to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the firm announced it would voluntarily halt the practice.


NZ reviews company rules after arms smuggling link (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:03 PM PST

AP - New Zealand is reviewing its liberal system of company registration after investigators found a shell company based here leased an airplane that smuggled arms from North Korea, the commerce minister said Friday.


Australia condemns latest attacks against Indians (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:26 PM PST

Indian students rally in Sydney in June 2009 after a series of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne. Australian police were Friday investigating two new assaults against Indians, but again denied that the violence in the northeastern state of Queensland was racially motivated.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian police were Friday investigating two new assaults against Indians, but again denied that the violence in the northeastern state of Queensland was racially motivated.



China Targets Inflation as Economy Runs Hot

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:03 PM PST

Beijing's measures come as the government reports better-than-expected growth toward the end of 2009 and a pickup in inflation. New data also raise the question: When will China become the world's No. 2 economy?


India Seeks $5 Billion for Roads

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 06:45 PM PST

India's highways minister said he expects $5 billion in private capital to flow into the country's road projects by June but acknowledged that his ambitious infrastructure development plans are running behind schedule.


Fannie, Freddie Losses May Hit U.S.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:13 PM PST

The government's move to deepen its ties to Fannie and Freddie by agreeing to absorb unlimited losses for three years is igniting a debate over whether it should bring the business operations of the companies onto its books.


Scientists solve the mystery of why asteroids change colour

Scientists solve the mystery of why asteroids change colour


Scientists solve the mystery of why asteroids change colour

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST

The Earth "changes the colour" of asteroids by shaking them up as they pass, according to scientists.


Nigerian VP orders army to take over security in Jos

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:08 PM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday ordered the army to take over security in and around the central city of Jos to prevent further clashes, which have killed more than 460 this week. "I have today ordered the army to lead the security forces and take over the entire security of the affected areas, including those areas that are considered prone to risk," he said in a live television broadcast to the nation.


Okinawa Vote Has Tokyo's Attention

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:09 AM PST

Japan's government will get an important read on the political climate surrounding the U.S. military base issue Sunday, with a mayoral election in an Okinawan city.


Judge Orders New York to Correct Bias in Fire Department

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:58 AM PST

A federal judge said the city needed to compensate the minorities who took the entrance examinations, and to create fairer tests.


Zambia into Cup of Nations last eight

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:29 AM PST

Zambia qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup with a 2-1 win over Gabon.


Technique 'tracks' spread of MRSA

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST

Cambridge researchers have developed a technique for precisely tracking the spread of the superbug MRSA in hospitals.


Greece must move fast to avert social crisis: report

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:30 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's most influential think tank warned on Thursday of a social crisis unless the government takes rapid action to repair the damaged economy, including unpopular austerity measures.


Israel probes vandalism of Palestinian cemetery

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:20 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army opened an investigation on Thursday into acts of vandalism in a Palestinian village in the West Bank where a Palestinian official accused Jewish settlers of desecrating a local cemetery.


Zelaya to leave Honduras next week says adviser

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will end his four-month refuge in the Brazilian embassy and leave the country next week, when his term would have ended, his closest adviser said on Thursday.


Haiti to relocate 400,000 homeless

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:54 AM PST

Government to house thousands of earthquake survivors in tented villages outside capital.


Yemen to stop visas on arrival

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:17 AM PST

Move part of strategy to prevent "terrorist infiltration", state-run media says.


Pelosi: House Will Not Adopt Senate Bill

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:14 AM PST

Provisions in the Senate bill may have contributed to public anger in Massachusetts, the speaker said.


Hong Kong Expat Makes Final Appeal

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST

Awaited verdict on Nancy Kissel, sentenced to life after 2005 conviction for murdering her investment-banker husband, could possibly lead to a retrial.


India Cricket Snub Vexes Pakistan

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:44 AM PST

Anger in Pakistan over the Indian Premier League's snub of Pakistan players this week has spread from the cricket pitch to the political field.


HK alarm as China jails dissident

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:27 AM PST

Hong Kong human rights advocates react with alarm as a Chinese dissident arrested in the city is jailed on the mainland.


Tories back US banking reform

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:54 AM PST

Shadow chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC that if the Tories are elected they will copy US plans to limit bank sizes.


Top obesity drug being withdrawn

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:22 AM PST

A leading obesity drug is being withdrawn from use in the UK amid fears it increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.


Clinton Pushes China on Google Case

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:09 PM PST

Clinton made unrestricted Internet access a top f priority and urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google to threaten to pull out of that country.


Cameroon scrape into quarter-finals

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:22 AM PST

Cameroon scrape through to the quarter-finals after a tight 2-2 draw with Tunisia in Lubango, which assure them passage to the last eight.


HK alarm as China jails dissident

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:27 AM PST

Hong Kong human rights advocates react with alarm as a Chinese dissident arrested in the city is jailed on the mainland.