School opens for miners' children

School opens for miners' children


School opens for miners' children

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Some of the children at Camp Hope in Chile have begun a new school term in a specially created kindergarten for the families of the trapped miners.


US city erased from google map

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:32 PM PDT

How one city in Florida learned the hard way what it means to be nowhere in Google's world


Fears of 'double dip' in Ireland

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:07 PM PDT

Problems are still mounting for the Irish economy, with many forecasters fearing the prospect of a double dip recession. Robert Peston has been to Ireland to assess whether it can get its finances back on track.


Major exhibition of Gauguin's work

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT

London's Tate Modern will host a major exhibition by the post-Impressionist French artist Paul Gauguin.


Venezuelan leader claims 'victory'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Chavez says his Socialist party won most of the votes in parliamentary polls, in which the opposition made big gains.


US city erased from google map

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:32 PM PDT

How one city in Florida learned the hard way what it means to be nowhere in Google's world


School opens for miners' children

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Some of the children at Camp Hope in Chile have begun a new school term in a specially created kindergarten for the families of the trapped miners.


Fears of 'double dip' in Ireland

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:07 PM PDT

Problems are still mounting for the Irish economy, with many forecasters fearing the prospect of a double dip recession. Robert Peston has been to Ireland to assess whether it can get its finances back on track.


Suicide attack kills Afghan official, son and bodyguards

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:41 PM PDT

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Mohammad Kazim Allahyar, his son and two bodyguards who were in the same car, a top police official said.


Eastern Afghan official killed in bombing (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT

A British soldier mans his position at the rear of a helicopter as it is flies over Helmand province in Afghanistan in August, 2010. Security forces Monday stepped up the hunt for British woman and three Afghans reportedly working for a US development group who were kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan, police said.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Winning)AP - The deputy governor of a volatile eastern Afghan province was killed by a suicide car bomber Tuesday, along with five others, police said.



Kremlin fires iconic Moscow mayor after 18 years (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:16 PM PDT

AP - The Kremlin website says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov who held the post for 18 years.


'Suicide attack kills Afghan official, 5 others' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:15 PM PDT

A suicide bombing on Tuesday destroyed the vehicle of a deputy Afghan governor, killing the official and five other people in the south of the country, police said.(AFP)AFP - A suicide bombing on Tuesday destroyed the vehicle of a deputy Afghan governor, killing the official and five other people in the south of the country, police said.



Trapped miners 'unhappy with food'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:23 AM PDT

Chilean Navy medical specialist Andres Ilarena has said the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile's San Jose mine were complaining of their food supplies being too small.


Nigeria rains flood food region

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT

Two million people have been displaced in northern Nigeria after flooding damaged homes and crops in one of the country's main food-producing regions.


Colombia landslides kill at least 20

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:22 PM PDT

At least 20 people have been killed as heavy rain caused two landslides engulfing a road and a house in north western Colombia, relief workers have said.


Dead mouse found in loaf of bread

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:38 PM PDT

A food production company was ordered to pay nearly £17,000 after a man found a dead mouse in a loaf of bread as he made sandwiches for his children. Stephen Forse described finding the mouse.


Dismantling Lehman's IT Empire

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT

My role in the world's biggest bankruptcy.


North Korea Braces for Kim Jong Un's Congress Debut (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The extremely rare staging of a ruling-party congress in Pyongyang this week has regime watchers guessing that Kim Jong Il is preparing the path to power of his son, Kim Jong Un


Ayodhya case under scrutiny in India's top court (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:43 PM PDT

Indian schoolchildren hold placards on the eve of the Ayodhya ruling, in Mumbai on September 27. India's Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether to delay a ruling on a flashpoint religious dispute that has created major security worries ahead of the Commonwealth Games.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - India's Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether to delay a ruling on a flashpoint religious dispute that has created major security worries ahead of the Commonwealth Games.



Moscow mayor Luzhkov sacked

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 09:54 PM PDT

Russian president signs dismissal decree, capping weeks of tensions between him and the veteran politician.


Claims by Pom Juice Called Deceptive

Claims by Pom Juice Called Deceptive


Claims by Pom Juice Called Deceptive

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:21 PM PDT

The Federal Trade Commission said it found no science to support claims that the products treat or prevent diseases.


Afghans and NATO launch offensive in Taliban heartland

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:38 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO forces are attacking Taliban strongholds around the key southern city of Kandahar, in a new bid to bolster control of the area, but without the scale or fanfare of a similar bid earlier this year.


RBS to shed a further 500 posts

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:32 PM PDT

Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut a fresh 500 jobs from its investment banking arm.


Pair jailed for Jeep hit-and-run

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Two men are jailed for an incident in which a man lost his legs after a Jeep deliberately crushed him against a wall.


Thai customs seize ivory

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Thai customs officers have reportedly seized more than 90kg of ivory being smuggled into the country in luggage.


N Korea leader names son as general

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Ailing N Korea leader Kim Jong-il promotes his son to general ahead of key meeting to decide the country's leadership.


FSB Warns on Financial System's Vulnerability

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

The FSB said the global financial system remains vulnerable because of continuing fiscal tensions in developed economies and fragile banks.


Petraeus: Taliban Have Reached Out to Reconcile

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Top Taliban leaders have made overtures to reconcile with the Afghan government, the top commander in Afghanistan said Monday.


N Korean leader's son 'promoted'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:00 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, has been appointed a general ahead of a ruling party leadership conference, state media say.


Gloria Stuart, Actress, Dies at 100

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Ms. Stuart was a glamorous blond actress in Hollywood's golden age who was largely forgotten until she made a memorable comeback in her 80s in "Titanic."


N Korean leader's son 'promoted'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:00 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un, has been appointed a general ahead of a ruling party leadership conference, state media say.


An adulteress and murder could in theory be stoned, Iran judiciary says

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT

TEHRAN - An Iranian judiciary spokesman on Monday contradicted earlier statements by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by saying a woman convicted of murder and adultery could in theory still be stoned to death for her crime.


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Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT


Beggars Mostly Gone From New Delhi During Games

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT

The banners were erected at the little hillside enclave while everyone was at work, long blue and purple signs with a smiling cartoon tiger proclaiming the arrival of the Commonwealth Games.


Romania minister quits over protest

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Interior minister Vasile Blaga resigns after thousands of police take part in an unauthorised protest over wage cuts.


University fear for A-grade miss

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:09 AM PDT

Private school heads warn that the brightest pupils could miss out on university


Trapped Chile miners 'are holding on'

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:08 AM PDT

A group of 33 miners trapped underground at Chile's San Jose mine is being helped by a military adviser specialising in battlefield psychology.


Pumpkin boat championships held

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT

The International Pumpkin Boat Championships have taken place for the second time in southern Germany. Several vegatable-based vessels participated in the 200m race.


China Airlines agrees $40m fine

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

China Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $40m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.


Critics Say India’s Spy Plan Deters Businesses

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:45 PM PDT

India's effort to gain access to services like BlackBerry and Skype may hurt its goal of attracting foreign companies.