The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On

The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On


The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:59 PM PDT

Yes, there's Quidditch to play, frogs to sample, wands to try and Professor Dumbledore to meet. But the real magic is in the details.


US lashes out at China over yuan

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 02:16 PM PDT

'Artifically low' currency allows for high Chinese trade surplus, hurting US exports.


Labor Disputes Spread in China

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Strikes have started to ripple through China as workers seek a bigger share of the nation's growing wealth.


Chinese Workers at Honda Plant Plan Protest March

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:44 PM PDT

The striking workers are also demanding the right to form their own labor union, something seldom allowed in China. Meanwhile, other strikes have begun to ripple into Chinese areas previously untouched by labor unrest.


Over Here, Underemployed, Overqualified

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:09 PM PDT

Iraqi refugees are highly educated, yet resettlement organizations in the United States are struggling to find them entry-level employment.


Wedding Bomb Victims Included Anti-Taliban Guards

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT

The groom and 17 of the guests at a Kandahar wedding party attacked by a suicide bomber were members of an anti-Taliban guard organization.


Iraqi Shi'ite blocs announce merger

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:21 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's two main Shi'ite electoral blocs said on Thursday they would unite under a new name, National Alliance, but they have yet to resolve their differences over their choice for prime minister.


Abbas: Hope eroding for two-state Mideast solution

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern on Thursday that hope was waning for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.


Last chance to comment on policy

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Just a few hours remain to comment on the coalition government's policy programme on the Cabinet Office website.


Turkey Committed to West, Erdogan Says

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed suggestions that his government was abandoning its traditional Western alliances to turn East.


Under Pressure, Educators Tamper With Test Scores

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Experts say more educators are tampering with test scores as the stakes over standardized testing rise.


Swiss national Goeldi freed from Libya jail-lawyer

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:56 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Max Goeldi, the Swiss man at the center of a long-running diplomatic row between Switzerland and Libya, has been released from prison in Tripoli, his lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.


Italy Senate Passes Wire-Tap Bill

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi advanced a draft law through the senate that restricts the use of wiretaps by prosecutors and introduces fines and prison sentences for journalists who issue reports on tapped conversations.


McChrystal: Kandahar Timetable Slows

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Afghans have not yet rallied behind a U.S. military-led effort to push the Taliban out of the city where the insurgency began, and the top commander conceded that he needs more time to win them over.


Fatah divisions force delay of Palestinian vote

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:21 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority on Thursday indefinitely postponed local elections scheduled for July due to divisions in the Fatah party over who would run, officials said.


Iran to review juvenile executions

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 12:08 PM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran agreed on Thursday to review its widely condemned policy of executing juvenile criminals and pledged to uphold freedoms of expression, media and assembly, Western officials said.


Chinese Workers at Honda Plant Plan Protest March

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:51 PM PDT

The striking workers are also demanding the right to form their own labor union, something seldom allowed in China. Meanwhile, strikes have begun to ripple into other Chinese areas.


U.S.C. Receives Two-Year Ban and Loses Title

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:40 PM PDT

The N.C.A.A. banned U.S.C. from bowl games for two years and stripped the football team of its 2004 title, citing violations by the football and basketball programs.


Iranian Opposition Leaders Call Off Protest

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Mir Hussein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi issued a joint statement on Thursday calling off plans for protests on Saturday, the anniversary of the disputed presidential election that they claim was rigged.


2 Rare Genocide Convictions Among 7 Guilty Verdicts in Srebrenica Trial

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

A three-year trial came to an end at the Hague as the tribunal there found two of seven Bosnian Serb defendants guilty of genocide.