US missionaries released in Haiti

US missionaries released in Haiti


US missionaries released in Haiti

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:29 PM PST

Eight of the 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children in Haiti after January's earthquake are freed from custody.


Tiger Woods set to break silence

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:51 PM PST

Tiger Woods will speak publicly on Friday for the first time since the scandal surrounding his private life erupted in late November last year.


US missionaries released in Haiti

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:29 PM PST

Eight of the 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children in Haiti after January's earthquake are freed from custody.


Obama to meet Dalai Lama

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:31 PM PST

The Dalai Lama has arrived in the US ahead of talks with President Barack Obama on Thursday, despite Chinese objections.


Croatia inaugurates new president Thursday (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:36 PM PST

European Union aspirant Croatia will inaugurate its new president, leftwing intellectual Ivo Josipovic, seen here on January 10, in a ceremony in Zagreb on Thursday.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)AFP - European Union aspirant Croatia will inaugurate its new president, leftwing intellectual Ivo Josipovic, in a ceremony in Zagreb on Thursday.



Bangladesh under fire from MSF for refugee crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST

Rohingya refugees at a camp in Kutupalong, some 400kms south-east of Dhaka, in September 2009. Bangladesh has unleashed a crackdown of unprecedented violence against Muslim refugees from neighbouring Myanmar, a report by humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - Bangladesh has unleashed a crackdown of unprecedented violence against Muslim refugees from neighbouring Myanmar, a report by humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday.



Offensive 'secures' key Afghan town

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:45 PM PST

Marjah declared "ready for transfer of power" as forces focus on last pocket of resistance.


Global cyberattacks hit firms, govts

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:36 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO – Coordinated cyberattacks launched from Europe and China breached computers at firms and government agencies worldwide in the past 18 months, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Journal quoted computer security firm NetWitness as saying the attacks made mountains of data vulnerable to mining by hackers, although

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Afghans raise flag as US says offensive 'going well'

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:31 AM PST

MARJAH, Afghanistan -Afghan troops raised their flag over a badly damaged market in the Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Wednesday as Washington said a major offensive to take control of the town was "going well."

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Mossad chief won't quit over Dubai hit - confidant

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Mossad chief Meir Dagan sees no reason to resign over a scandal-fraught assassination in Dubai, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to ask him to, a confidant of the Israeli spymaster said on Thursday.


Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will host the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday despite China's warning that the meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could further damage strained ties.


Q+A - Does Dalai Lama meeting help or hurt Obama?

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama on Thursday comes at a time of increased tension between the United States and China, which has warned that the get-together will hurt Sino-U.S. ties.


Obama to meet Dalai Lama

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:31 PM PST

The Dalai Lama has arrived in the US ahead of talks with President Barack Obama on Thursday, despite Chinese objections.


South Africa 164-5 (&296) v India 643-6d - lunch (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:22 PM PST

Captain and wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C) jumps in the air to stop the ball hit by South Africa's Hashim Amla on the final day of their second test cricket match in Kolkata February 18, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - South Africa were 164 for five in their second innings at lunch on the last day of the second and final test against India on Thursday.



Whalers, activists clash again in Antarctic waters (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:11 PM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship Steve Irwin, background, and the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru use water cannons to each other in Antarctic Sea. The U.S.-based activist group, sends vessels to confront the Japanese fleet each year, trying to block them from firing harpoons at the whales. (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research)AP - A group of conservationists threw bottles of butyric acid at Japanese whalers and blasted their ship with paint balls, while the Japanese fired water cannons in their latest Antarctic Ocean clash, both sides said Thursday.



Miserable Cities: Stockton's Makeover

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:00 PM PST

The northern California city aims to improve its image.


Dealing With A More Assertive China

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:55 PM PST

Successfully surviving a downturn has bolstered Beijing's confidence.


Mossad chief won't quit over Dubai hit: source

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:44 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Mossad chief Meir Dagan sees no reason to resign over a scandal-fraught assassination in Dubai, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to ask him to, a confidant of the Israeli spymaster said on Thursday.


ICC prosecutor arrives in Guinea for massacre probe

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:02 PM PST

CONAKRY -The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court arrived in Guinea on a three-day visit to assess whether it can try those responsible for a 2009 opposition massacre if the government fails to do so.

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Christmas Day bomber 'in over his head:' passenger

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:15 PM PST

WASHINGTON -When explosives hidden in his underwear failed to detonate, would-be jet bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab seemed shocked and "in over his head," a college student who sat next to him on the US plane said.

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Sailing the Pacific's toxic dump

Sailing the Pacific's toxic dump


Sailing the Pacific's toxic dump

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:57 AM PST

Go on a journey with VBS.TV to the North Pacific Gyre, where shampoo bottles, shopping bags and other toxic flotsam congregate in a vast morass of plastic refuse that might not go away, ever.


TSA to swab passengers' hands to test for explosives

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST

To the list of instructions you hear at airport checkpoints, add this: "Put your palms forward, please."


British PM wants probe of 'fake' passports in Dubai murder

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:44 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday called for an investigation into the alleged use of fraudulent British passports by some of the suspects in the slaying of a top Hamas official in Dubai last month.


Haiti 'to free US missionaries'

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:47 PM PST

A judge in Haiti says he will order on Wednesday the release of eight of the 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children there.


US hails Taliban chief's capture

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

The US breaks its official silence on the capture of a top Taliban military commander, declaring it a "big success".


Trendspotting: Grunge Gets Respectable

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:50 PM PST

Grunge returned with a vengeance in the form of a multitiered orchestration of garments.


Haiti to Free Eight Americans

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:39 PM PST

A judge said he would order the release of eight of 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children, while the remaining two would be held for further questioning.


Afghan troops raise flag in Marjah

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:11 PM PST

US military says only pockets of resistance remain on fifth day of Helmand offensive.


Report: Iran's supreme leader says U.S. 'spreading lies'

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:10 AM PST

Iran's supreme leader accused the United States of "spreading lies" about the Islamic state Wednesday, Iranian media reported.


Berlin children win right to be noisy

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:15 AM PST

Children in the German capital Berlin win the right to be exempt from strict laws on noise pollution.


Tiger Woods set to break silence

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:05 PM PST

Tiger Woods will speak publicly on Friday for the first time since the scandal surrounding his private life erupted.


Small plane crashes in California

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:29 AM PST

A small aircraft crashes in Palo Alto, California reportedly killing all three people on board.


Tech Industry Catches Its Breath After a Burst of Innovation

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:59 AM PST

After a series of new products have altered the technology landscape in recent years, companies at the Mobile World Congress are making smaller changes.


Haitian judge to order release of eight of 10 American missionaries

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:37 AM PST




Taliban arrest helps, but won't change the fight, U.S. says

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:36 AM PST

The arrest of a key Afghan Taliban leader represents a setback for the militant group but won't directly affect the fighting in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. military official said.


Vonn Takes Commanding Lead in Downhill

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:51 PM PST

Lindsey Vonn finally kicked off women's Alpine skiing at the Vancouver Olympics with a blistering run to grab the lead in the downhill Wednesday.


Ukrainian football team turned away from top London store

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:14 AM PST

Shakhtar Donetsk footballers are barred from Mohamed Al Fayed's Harrods store - days before playing his Fulham team.


U.N. calls on Sudan to probe attack on peacekeepers

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:13 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday for the Sudanese government to investigate an attack on peacekeepers in Darfur, a U.N. spokeswoman said.


Ukraine suspends election result

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:02 AM PST

Court holds results voting Yanukovych in as president to examine appeal by Tymoshenko.


French guilty in US wine scandal

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:24 AM PST

French winemakers and traders are convicted of a scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a top US buyer.