Sri Lanka presidential polls open

Sri Lanka presidential polls open


Sri Lanka presidential polls open

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:41 PM PST

Polls have opened for the presidential election in Sri Lanka - the first since the Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated after 25 years of civil war.


Alps warns off-piste skiers

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:41 PM PST

Mountain experts in the Alps are warning of an increased risk of being caught in an avalanche as more and more skiers venture off-piste.


Sri Lanka presidential polls open

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:41 PM PST

Polls have opened for the presidential election in Sri Lanka - the first since the Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated after 25 years of civil war.


Student killed in Venezuela TV station protests

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:56 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - One student was killed and nine police officers injured on Monday in the Venezuelan city of Merida in violence linked to protests over the suspension of a TV station opposed to President Hugo Chavez.


Record number of young Americans jobless - researcher

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:56 PM PST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recession has taken a particularly heavy toll on young Americans, with a record one out five black men aged 20 to 24 neither working nor in school, according to research released on Tuesday.


Obama to address voter fears in State of Union

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:56 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, concerned by voter anxiety over high unemployment, said on Monday he would use his State of the Union speech on Wednesday to reassure Americans worried about jobs and the economy.


US and other nations say Haiti must lead (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:20 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responds to a few question following a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a conference looking at the future of Haiti, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 in Montreal. (AP Photo/Paul Chiasson,The Canadian Press)AP - Haiti must lead the effort to rebuild after its devastating earthquake, the United States and other nations said as Haiti's prime minister acknowledged that relief efforts so far have fallen dramatically short.



Capitalism's woes cheered at World Social Forum (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:28 PM PST

Young people sing during the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. People gathered to kick off five days of criticizing against capitalism at the World Social Forum, a yearly gathering that protests against bankers and other leaders who attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland every year. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Leftists are pouring into town to rail against freewheeling capitalism during the World Social Forum, gleefully cheering the humbling of bankers and business titans by the global economic meltdown.



Chinese media scorn U.S. for "politicizing" Google affair (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:30 PM PST

A man walks past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee CHINAReuters - Chinese state media stepped up their war of words with the United States over Internet control on Tuesday, with a top newspaper claiming a U.S. conspiracy and saying China can live without Google.



Haiti rebuild 'will take years'

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:10 PM PST

Canada's Prime Minister, who is hosting international talks on the reconstruction of Haiti, has said it will take 'years' to rebuild the country.


Obama to announce 'spending freeze'

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:18 PM PST

Officials say the US president will propose a three-year freeze on domestic spending.


Haiti rebuild 'will take years'

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:10 PM PST

Canada's Prime Minister, who is hosting international talks on the reconstruction of Haiti, has said it will take 'years' to rebuild the country.


El Salvador to recognize Honduras' new government (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:17 PM PST

AP - Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes says he will re-establish ties with neighboring Honduras when president-elect Porfirio Lobo is sworn into office.


India celebrates Republic Day in dense fog (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:55 PM PST

Indian security personnel stand guard in front of India Gate on the eve of Republic Day in New Delhi on January 25. Blanket fog has obscured the start of celebrations, with the annual military parade in the Indian capital city held under heightened security due to fears of militant attacks.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Blanket fog obscured the start of India's 60th Republic Day celebrations Tuesday, with the annual military parade in New Delhi held under heightened security due to fears of militant attacks.



Blasts mar start of Sri Lankan presidential poll

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 05:36 PM PST

COLOMBO - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first presidential election since the end of its 37-year ethnic conflict.

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Venezuelan police, protesters clash as VP resigns

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:11 PM PST

CARACAS -Venezuelan police used clubs and tear gas to battle students protesting the government's shutdown of a major opposition TV station, as President Hugo Chavez's vice president announced his resignation.

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Venezuelan police, protesters clash as VP resigns

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:11 PM PST

CARACAS -Venezuelan police used clubs and tear gas to battle students protesting the government's shutdown of a major opposition TV station, as President Hugo Chavez's vice president announced his resignation.

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US will not back away from Internet freedom push

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:38 PM PST

WASHINGTON - The United States has given notice it will not back away from an Internet freedom push that has raised hackles in China amid a dispute between Beijing and Web giant Google over cyberattacks.

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Once a swanky enclave, club grounds in Haiti now home to 100,000

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:49 PM PST

Once there was a golf course and a swanky club. Almost two weeks after Haiti's killer quake, the sweeping hills of The Petionville Club have transformed into a city of misery.


Brazilian minister: Haiti government must 'appear more to the people'

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:46 PM PST

The government of earthquake-ravaged Haiti must become more visible now, even amid a global outpouring of aid as the impoverished island nation struggles to recover, Brazil's foreign minister said Monday.