Passenger plane skids off runway in Indonesia

Passenger plane skids off runway in Indonesia


Passenger plane skids off runway in Indonesia

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 09:16 PM PDT

MANOKWARI, Indonesia -A jet carrying about 100 passengers skidded off the runway into a shallow river as it landed in Indonesia on Tuesday, injuring some 20 people, officials said.

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Stark nuclear warning for summit

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT

World leaders at a summit on nuclear security in Washington have heard dire warnings of the danger of nuclear material falling into the wrong hands.


Karadzic trial enters new phase

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT

The trial of Radovan Karadzic, wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, enters a new phase on Tuesday when the prosecution presents the written evidence of its first eyewitness.


Supporters of Kyrgyzstan's deposed president rally (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:17 PM PDT

Kyrgyzstan's ousted but defiant President, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in the city of Jalal-Abad. Bakiyev has made his first public appearance since being ousted in a wave of violent protests, defiantly slamming his opponents and refusing to step down.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)AP - Several thousand supporters of Kyrgyzstan's deposed president are rallying, in a test of his ability to resist opposition forces that drove him out of the capital last week.



9 dead as suspected rebels attack Philippine town (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:29 PM PDT

AP - Suspected Muslim rebels wearing police and military uniforms detonated bombs and opened fire Tuesday in a southern Philippine town, triggering clashes that killed at least nine people, officials said.


Russians' outpouring of emotion touches Poles (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pays his respect at a portrait of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria at the Polish Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 12, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev declared Monday a day of mourning in Russia, and his country held two minutes silence in memory of those killed in the crash. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)AP - The plane crash in Russia that killed the Polish president and a long list of notable Poles has brought a sudden rush of warm feelings between two nations whose relations have been fraught with historical hatreds.



Israeli forces strike Gaza militants, 1 dead (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama(R) and King Abdullah II of Jordan called on Monday for proximity peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians to take place AP - Israeli forces fired at Gaza militants from helicopters and tanks early Tuesday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding three others.



20 injured as Indonesian airplane skids off runway (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:25 PM PDT

AP - A passenger plane with about 100 people on board skidded off the end of an airport runway while landing in heavy rain Tuesday on Indonesia's remote Papua province, injuring some 20 people, officials said.


Stark nuclear warning for summit

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT

World leaders at a summit on nuclear security in Washington have heard dire warnings of the danger of nuclear material falling into the wrong hands.


Ship collision leaves reef 'scar'

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Grounding of Chinese ship caused "significant" damage to Barrier Reef, officials say.


World leaders meet on nuclear terrorism threat

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders meet in Washington on Tuesday for the biggest summit hosted by the United States since 1945, and they will have just one item on the agenda -- stopping terrorists from getting a nuclear bomb.


Q+A - Obama summit to highlight threat of nuclear terrorism

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 50 countries are meeting in Washington this week for an unprecedented summit aimed at agreeing concrete action to prevent bomb-grade nuclear material from falling into the hands of terrorists.


China stabbings spur public call for school security

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A knife-wielding man attacked pupils and parents outside a primary school in southwestern China, killing a boy and an older woman and reviving public calls for better school security, state media reported.


FACTBOX - Who are the world's nuclear powers?

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT

The main goal of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Monday and Tuesday is to find ways to prevent the spread of nuclear materials and know-how.


China stabbings spur public call for school security

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 09:59 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A knife-wielding man attacked pupils and parents outside a primary school in southwestern China, killing a boy and an older woman and reviving public calls for better school security, state media reported.


China stabbings spur public call for school security (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 09:59 PM PDT

Reuters - A knife-wielding man attacked pupils and parents outside a primary school in southwestern China, killing a boy and an older woman and reviving public calls for better school security, state media reported.


Obama opens nuclear summit

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:06 PM PDT

US and China discuss sanctions on Iran, while Ukraine offers to hand over uranium stocks.


Pressure mounts on Thai PM after deadly clashes

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:05 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva came under mounting pressure on Tuesday to resolve a stand-off with anti-government protesters after the Election Commission recommended his party be dissolved.


China: Drought Changes Yunnan's Songkran Water Festival (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 09:35 PM PDT

Time.com - In China's southwest, a severe drought is changing the way people celebrate Songkran, a water-themed welcome to the New Year


Brazilian rancher guilty in US nun's murder (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:40 PM PDT

AP - A Brazilian rancher accused of ordering the murder of U.S. nun and Amazon defender Dorothy Stang was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison.


Looking to Expand in India, Wal-Mart Goes to the Farm

Looking to Expand in India, Wal-Mart Goes to the Farm


Looking to Expand in India, Wal-Mart Goes to the Farm

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:58 PM PDT

Establishing good relations with farmers is a centerpiece of the company's expansion strategy, because Wal-Mart needs high-quality produce at low prices to attract customers.


Madagascar army gives president end-April deadline

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:54 PM PDT

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's army has given President Andry Rajoelina until the end of April to offer an acceptable way out of the 13-month political crisis on the Indian Ocean island, a military source said on Monday.


Ukraine Agrees to Eliminate Stockpiles of Highly Enriched Uranium

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:51 PM PDT

The deal on eliminating Ukraine's stockpile of highly enriched uranium allowed President Obama to claim progress at the nuclear security summit meeting in Washington.


Europe Finds Cleaner Energy Source by Burning Trash

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:54 PM PDT

New incinerators reduce energy costs and reliance on oil and gas and also benefit the environment, but they have not caught on in the United States.


Roethlisberger Will Not Face Assault Charges

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not face charges stemming from an incident in which he was accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old college student.


Skull of 'ancient human' probed

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:40 AM PDT

X-rays show in stunning detail the interior of the skull of a new human-like creature found in South Africa.


Egypt says had no hand in Kuwait deportations

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:39 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has said it did not ask Kuwait to deport a group of Egyptians there who had backed former nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei as a potential Egyptian presidential candidate.


Brazil flood death toll rises to 224: officials

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:44 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from mudslides and flooding in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has risen to 224, its fire department said Sunday, about a week after heavy rains began pounding the coastal region.


No Charges Against Roethlisberger

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Authorities in Georgia won't charge Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student said he sexually assaulted her.


Washington Post Wins Four Pulitzers, New York Times Gets Three

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:58 PM PDT

The Washington Post won four Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for its work in 2009, and The New York Times won three, while ProPublica became the first of the new breed of online, non-profit news organizations to win the most prestigious award in print journalism.


Nine dead as landslide derails Italian train

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

CASTELBELLO, Italy (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed and 28 injured in northern Italy on Monday when a landslide derailed a local train carrying commuters and students near the Alpine city of Bolzano.


Poland's acting president reassures nation in mourning

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:37 AM PDT

WARSAW -- Poland's interim president, Bronislaw Komorowski, reassured his countrymen Monday that the government continues to function despite the airplane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and a number of senior officials, stunning Warsaw's political elite and plunging the nation into a ...


New York Terror Probe Nabs 4th Suspect

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT

A fourth suspect in a disrupted plot to bomb New York City subways was arrested in Pakistan.


Madagascar army gives president ultimatum

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:46 AM PDT

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's army has given President Andry Rajoelina until the end of April to offer an acceptable way out of the 13-month political crisis on the Indian Ocean island, a military source said on Monday.


UK parliament dissolves ahead of vote

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:54 AM PDT

The British parliament was officially dissolved on Monday, as a nationwide election campaign launches to determine if Gordon Brown can hang on as prime minister.


Pupils "sadistically tormented" at German monastery

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Children were "sadistically tormented and also sexually abused" at a Catholic monastery in Pope Benedict's native Bavaria, according to a new report commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church.


Priest pedophilia not linked to celibacy: Pope's No.2

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:23 AM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - It is homosexuality, not celibacy, that is linked to pedophilia, the Vatican's Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said on Monday, seeking to defuse the sex scandal that has battered the Roman Catholic Church.


Iran criticises US nuclear summit

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Ahmadinejad dismisses meeting as "humiliating" as world leaders gather in Washington.


Human error cited in Poland crash

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Russian investigators say jet carrying Polish president had no technical problems.


Conan O'Brien Will Do a Late-Night Show on TBS

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Conan O'Brien signs a deal for a show on TBS that will make its debut in November.