US Supreme Court Justice Stevens retires

US Supreme Court Justice Stevens retires


US Supreme Court Justice Stevens retires

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:59 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -Venerable US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement, setting off a battle over his successor certain to inject fresh venom into volatile election-year politics.

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Sri Lankan ruling party celebrates poll landslide (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's ruling party supporters celebrate election victory in Colombo. United People's Freedom Alliance on Saturday celebrated its landslide victory in the country's first peacetime parliamentary polls since crushing separatist Tamil Tiger rebels last year.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Sri Lanka's ruling party on Saturday celebrated its landslide victory in the country's first peacetime parliamentary polls since crushing separatist Tamil Tiger rebels last year.



Four missing U.S. miners found dead

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 10:11 PM PDT

Four missing miners in a West Virginia coal mine have been found dead, authorities said early Saturday.


Photo: Mike Bloomberg and The Hippies From Hair

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 10:05 PM PDT

Photo: Mayor Mike Bloomberg lets his freak flag fly.


Kyrgyz victims mourned, US base fate on hold (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:51 PM PDT

Kyrgyz gather to mourn revolt victims on central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, April 9, 2010. Thousands of grieving and defiant citizens of Kyrgyzstan are gathering in the capital's main square to mourn victims of this week's revolt which forced the president to flee. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - As a crowd of thousands mourned the Kyrgyz protesters shot dead by police, many expressed hope Friday that the bloody revolt would bring a better government to the impoverished Central Asian nation. Some said they were counting on Russia's help.



Thai authorities take "red shirt" TV off air again

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:53 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in Thialnd took an opposition TV station off the air again on Saturday, a day after "red shirt" protesters stormed a satellite earth station and forced the reversal of an earlier decision to censor it.


Man United focus turns to Premiership title chase (AFP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:33 PM PDT

Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured on April 7) has demanded an immediate response to his side's Champions League heartbreak when Manchester United return to Premier League action at Blackburn on Sunday. With only five matches left to play, United know any slip-up against a Blackburn side that is usually tough to beat at home could be fatal to their prospects of claiming a fourth consecutive title.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has demanded an immediate response to his side's Champions League heartbreak when Manchester United return to Premier League action at Blackburn on Sunday.



Hope fades for US mine survivors

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Rescuers have been forced to retreat for the third time from their search for four missing miners after Monday's accident at a mine in West Virginia.


US and Russia in adoption row

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:58 PM PDT

Russia is considering an end to the adoption of its children by American families, the Kremlin has said, following the case of a Russian boy being sent home by his adoptive American mother.


Trade Deficit May Tangle Yuan Issue

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:16 PM PDT

China ran its first monthly trade deficit in six years, which could fuel fears the country's export recovery remains wobbly and make it harder for Beijing to move soon on its currency.


A Corporate Architect Who Was Also An Artist

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:01 PM PDT

Eero Saarinen gets a fitting retrospective at Yale.


NKorea denies involvement in SKorean ship sinking (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:50 PM PDT

South Korean marines patrol on Baengnyeongdo island near the maritime border with North Korea, northwest of Seoul April 9, 2010. South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan blew apart and sank on March 26 off the island. North Korea convenes an annual meeting on Friday of its rubber-stamp parliament, where the secretive state typically reveals changes to its ruling elite and may tip its hand on succession plans for its communist dynasty. Pyongyang is under pressure to end its boycott of nuclear disarmament talks, while tensions with its far richer southern neighbour are high after the sinking of a South Korean naval ship last month in which Seoul has said the North may have had a hand.   REUTERS/Kim Ju-sung/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREAAP - North Korea has denied any involvement in a mysterious blast that sank a South Korean navy ship last month near their disputed sea border, a news report said Saturday.



Hope fades for US mine survivors

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Rescuers have been forced to retreat for the third time from their search for four missing miners after Monday's accident at a mine in West Virginia.


US and Russia in adoption row

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:58 PM PDT

Russia is considering an end to the adoption of its children by American families, the Kremlin has said, following the case of a Russian boy being sent home by his adoptive American mother.


Afghan officials say Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leader threatens peace talks

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

KABUL -- Senior Afghan officials are now criticizing as counterproductive the arrest in Pakistan this year of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the No. 2 Taliban official. Its main effect, the Afghan officials say, has been to derail Afghan-led efforts to secure peace talks with the Taliban, making th...


In Kyrgyzstan chaos, Russia burnishes its image

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN -- In a remarkable role reversal, Russia has positioned itself as a supporter of democratic reform and the protests that toppled this nation's autocratic president, while the United States is increasingly viewed here as a cynical bully, backing a corrupt, abusive leader who...


Obama sends letter to Karzai, reaffirming U.S.-Afghanistan cooperation

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

President Obama moved this week to close a growing breach with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, sending him a letter reaffirming their close ties and reiterating an invitation to visit Washington next month.


THE LEADING CANDIDATES

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Solicitor General Elena Kagan Year born: 1960 Hometown: New York City


Cuba leaders 'do not want' normal ties with US: Clinton

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:19 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -Cuba's leadership does not want to normalize ties with Washington because they would "lose their excuses" for the country's economic stagnation, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.

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Iran unveils faster centrifuge

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:49 AM PDT

TEHRAN – Iran unveiled a faster centrifuge for enriching uranium on Friday, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned major powers mulling fresh UN sanctions that it would not give in to threats.

Western governments seized on Iran's defiance as evidence of its "nefarious"

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