Suspected explosive found on plane in India: police

Suspected explosive found on plane in India: police


Suspected explosive found on plane in India: police

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:57 PM PDT

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - A suspected explosive found on a passenger plane sparked a bomb scare and grounded the aircraft in southern India, police said on Sunday.


Fish and chips celebrates 150 years as a British classic (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:11 PM PDT

File photo of fish and chips as made by a British couple in France. The traditional British dish, celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, still boasts pride of place in British culture.(AFP/Thomas Bregardis)AFP - Whether wrapped in newspaper and eaten with greasy fingers or served on white china with silver cutlery, fish and chips has come a long way since it began 150 years ago.



Bangladesh too cheap for comfort for some brands (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:31 PM PDT

File photo of a Bangladeshi seamstress using an automatic sewing machine to stitch a sweater at a textile factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The process of outsourcing production by Western companies is all about finding cheap labour to cut costs. But in Bangladesh, some retail groups are finding the wages too low for comfort.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - The process of outsourcing production by Western companies is all about finding cheap labour to cut costs. But in Bangladesh, some retail groups are finding the wages too low for comfort.



U.S. House heads for close healthcare vote

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives headed for a close vote on a landmark healthcare overhaul on Sunday, with Democratic leaders predicting victory on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.


FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 10:27 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il may soon visit China, bolstering ties between the two neighbours while regional powers and Washington seek to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks.


Thai political deadlock amid new blood protest

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:16 PM PDT

Thai_protest07BANGKOK  – Thailand was locked in political stalemate Sunday with demonstrators planning a fresh protest with their own blood after refusing talks offered by the government.

Buoyed by a huge parade, the defiant "Red Shirts" said they would paint their blood on a white

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Chelsea stars begin life 'on borrowed time' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:52 PM PDT

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is seen during their Premier League match vs Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London, on February 27. Chelsea's Champions League exit at the hands of Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan on Tuesday inevitably has led to questions being asked about the future of Ancelotti and his well-paid players.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Chelsea's Champions League exit at the hands of Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan on Tuesday inevitably led to questions being asked about the future of Carlo Ancelotti and his well-paid players.



Volcano Erupts in Southern Iceland

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:22 PM PDT

Iceland's civil protection agency says a volcano has erupted in southern Iceland, prompting the evacuation of hundreds.


Volcano erupts in Iceland; hundreds evacuated (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PDT

AP - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.


GM Daewoo to recall 58,000 vehicles in S.Korea: govt (AFP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:48 PM PDT

File photo of a Daewoo Group flag fluttering on top of Daewoo headquarters in Seoul. GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, the South Korean unit of General Motors, is recalling more than 58,000 vehicles due to manufacturing defects, government officials said Sunday.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, the South Korean unit of General Motors, is recalling more than 58,000 vehicles due to manufacturing defects, government officials said Sunday.



Thai protest talks scheduled; resolution unlikely

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:27 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opposition activists prepared for talks with Thailand's government on Sunday to seek a way out of an intractable political conflict, but with neither side willing to budge, a resolution seems far from likely.


Obama in final health reform call

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:24 PM PDT

Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have been urged to vote for President Obama's healthcare reforms on Sunday.


UN's Ban urges settlement halt

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:20 PM PDT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said Israeli settlement building anywhere in occupied territory is illegal and must stop.


Russians rally against government

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:23 PM PDT

Protesters have taken to the streets in several Russian cities in what they have called "A Day of Anger" at the government.


Italians back PM in mass rally

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:24 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have attended a rally in Rome supporting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, ahead of regional elections this month.


British polls point to hung parliament

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 05:55 PM PDT

LONDON -Britain's main opposition Conservatives are still on course to win a general election due within weeks but are unlikely to achieve a parliamentary majority, two new polls showed Sunday.

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Huge pro-Berlusconi rally in Rome

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 11:50 AM PDT

ROME - Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the Italian capital Saturday in a massive show of support for embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ahead of regional elections.

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Basque 'terrorists' were firemen on holiday

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:42 AM PDT

MADRID - Spanish authorities admitted Saturday that five men on a surveillance video they had identified as Basque "terrorists" were in fact Spanish firemen on holiday.

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Blast damages Greek immigration office

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PDT

ATHENS -A home-made bomb exploded outside a building housing immigration offices in Athens Saturday causing some damage but no one was hurt, police said.

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Tadic absent as Balkan leaders meet

Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:42 AM PDT

BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia -An EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's European integration met on Saturday, overshadowed by Serb President Boris Tadic's last minute decision not to attend.

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