Earthquake hits southern Taiwan

Earthquake hits southern Taiwan


Earthquake hits southern Taiwan

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PST

Quake ripples across island's southern region causing injuries and property damage.


New Hurdle to Iran Sanctions

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:16 PM PST

The U.S., still struggling to win China's pivotal backing for a new round of U.N. sanctions against Iran, fears Brazil and Turkey may block action at the U.N. Security Council.


U.S. Redraws Afghan Command

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:22 PM PST

The U.S. and its allies are working to create a new American-led military command in southern Afghanistan, a change that will substantially expand the Pentagon's role in directing the future course of the Afghan war.


Turkey Watches U.S. Vote

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:49 PM PST

A U.S. congressional vote on how to define the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire is turning into a game of brinksmanship between the White House and Ankara.


Court Addresses Foreigners' Immunity

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:59 PM PST

The justices hear arguments over whether foreign leaders are shielded in the U.S. from liability for official acts in their home countries, in a case that could reconcile two apparently conflicting U.S. laws.


Aid Reaches Chile Unevenly

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:31 PM PST

Three big aftershocks shook Chile's south-central regions, as nervous residents tell of returning to areas hit by 8.8-magnitude quake just as tsunami struck


Chile Quake Jolts Pi ñera From Course

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:57 PM PST

Sebastián Piñera was voted in on a promise to make Chile more efficient and create jobs. Now, in the wake of the earthquake, his team has announced it will focus on basics.


Suicide Bombs Rock Iraq Before Vote

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:09 PM PST

Iraqi police said three suicide bombers killed at least 33 people on Wednesday and injured more than 50 in Baqouba, the provincial capital of Diyala province, north of Baghdad.


Ch ávez Shuns IMF; Embraces China

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:08 PM PST

China has become a much-needed funding source for recession-racked Venezuela, as well as a welcome alternative to the IMF, which President Hugo Chávez continues to shun.


Taiwan Jolted by 6.4 Quake

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:36 PM PST

A powerful earthquake has hit southern Taiwan, with buildings swaying as far north as the capital Taipei where the temblor has caused power outages.


Dutch Vote to Gauge Party's Strength

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PST

Dutch voters are turning out in slightly higher-than-usual numbers for local elections, which political observers are using to gauge the popularity of the right-leaning Party for Freedom.


Giant Waves Kill Two on Cruise Ship

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:12 AM PST

Waves, up to 26 feet high, crashed into a cruise ship with nearly 2,000 people on board off France, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers.


Queen Greets South Africa President

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:35 AM PST

Queen Elizabeth II gave South African President Jacob Zuma a ringing welcome at the start of a state visit, greeting him at Horse Guards Parade before a carriage procession to Buckingham Palace.


Greece Sets Plan to Chop Deficit

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:19 PM PST

Greece announced a new austerity plan as Prime Minister Papandreou called on the EU to show its support. The news drew praise from Greece's European neighbors and buoyed financial markets.


Papandreou Takes On Family Legacy

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:49 PM PST

The U.S.-born scion of Greece's leading political family, George Papandreou is taking big steps toward dismantling a political system his father helped build.


Athens to Make Case for EU Aid

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:52 PM PST

When Papandreou visits German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, he will argue that he has done his part—now it is Europe's turn to prove that it won't leave Greece at the mercy of financial markets.


Olympics Draw Refugees

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:48 PM PST

International sporting events have been magnets for refugee claims, and Canada has received nearly 34,000 requests for asylum in the past year -- a number expected to rise after the Olympics.


Russian Olympics Chief Resigns

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:02 PM PST

The head of the Russian Olympic Committee resigned Wednesday in the wake of the nation's worst performance at the Winter Games, news agencies said, citing the committee's spokesman.


Uganda Landslides Bury Scores

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 01:38 PM PST

Rescuers in a remote corner of eastern Uganda are using hand tools to dig through the thick rivers of mud that engulfed houses, stores, and a hospital late Monday and Tuesday.


Over 3 million to vote in Togo presidential election

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:58 PM PST

LOME -More than three million people are expected to vote Thursday in Togo to pick a new president, with candidates including incumbent Faure Gnassingbe, in the small west African nation notorious for electoral violence.

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Tipping point

Tipping point


Tipping point

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:08 AM PST

How Chile's quake could have shortened a day


US economic growth 'hit by snow'

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST

The US economy has continued to grow this year but only at a "modest" pace, with heavy snow a key factor, a Fed report says.


Broken stronghold

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:11 AM PST

Inside the Taliban nerve centre whose fighters have fled


No-win, no-fee libel charges cut

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:39 AM PST

Justice Secretary Jack Straw is to cut the "success fees" lawyers can charge in no-win, no-fee defamation cases.


Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 passengers killed

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PST

Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the vessel Wednesday, officials said. As many as fourteen others were injured.


Gyrocopter victim 'did not move'

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:28 AM PST

A woman who saw her companion's head split by the rear propeller of a gyrocopter tells a court he did not move out of the way.


Strong Aftershocks Hits Chile

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:55 PM PST

Three big, successive aftershocks shook Chile's south-central regions, further rattling a nation already on edge after the massive 8.8 magnitude quake that struck it early Saturday.


Dutch Vote to Gauge Party's Strength

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PST

Dutch voters are turning out in slightly higher-than-usual numbers for local elections, which political observers are using to gauge the popularity of the right-leaning Party for Freedom.


Giant Waves Kill Two on Cruise Ship

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:12 AM PST

Waves, up to 26 feet high, crashed into a cruise ship with nearly 2,000 people on board off France, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers.


Surgery halted after child deaths

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:21 PM PST

The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford suspends children's heart surgery after a number of deaths during operations.


Deadly waves strike cruise ship

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:37 AM PST

Large waves strike a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, killing two people and injuring six, officials say.


Giant waves kill cruise passengers

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PST

Two dead after "abnormally high waves" hit cruise ship at French Mediterranean port.


Live - International football

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:43 AM PST

England meet Egypt at Wembley, while Craig Levein's Scotland side face Czech Republic, Wales host Sweden and Northern Ireland are in Albania.


Reluctant Pashtuns hamper Afghan recruitment drive

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:27 AM PST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - High drop-out and low recruitment rates have hampered NATO efforts to boost security forces to control insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. general leading the effort said on Wednesday.


Chilean President Defends Handling of Quake

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PST

In an interview, the president made it clear that she resented the accusations against her government.


'No regrets'

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PST

The son of a Hamas founder who spied for Israel


Mutya applies for Sugababes name

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PST

Former Sugababes singer Mutya Buena has applied for ownership of the band's name, her legal firm says.


Gut microbes hold 'second genome'

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:06 AM PST

There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies, scientists report.


Nigeria PDP wants Muslim for poll

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:57 AM PST

Nigeria's ruling party wants a Muslim to run in next year's presidential poll, ruling out acting President Goodluck Jonathan.


Magazine Preview: Building a Better Teacher

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:24 AM PST

Doug Lemov has set out to assemble the hidden wisdom of the best teachers in America.