Official: NATO supplies ambush kills 2 in Pakistan (AP)

Official: NATO supplies ambush kills 2 in Pakistan (AP)


Official: NATO supplies ambush kills 2 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani addresses a news conference after meeting NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels June 4, 2010. REUTERS/Francois LenoirAP - A government official says gunmen have killed two people in an ambush on a truck in northwest Pakistan on its way back home after delivering NATO supplies in Afghanistan.



China leaders gather to map economic, political plans

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:57 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders grapple with high politics and grassroots needs at a conclave from Friday to set growth priorities and possibly advance succession plans intended to secure an economic ascent free of political upheavals.


Gaza tunnels used to export goods

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 11:02 PM PDT

The network of tunnels in Gaza, long used to import life-saving goods, are being repurposed to export material to Egypt.


Monument to Crazy Horse in US mountain

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 02:21 PM PDT

The Memorial to Crazy Horse in South Dakota has been 62 years in the making and will eventually eclipse the faces of American Presidents at Mount Rushmore. The BBC's Catrin Nye has been to see the Monument.


Sarkozy battles rising unpopularity

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 04:47 PM PDT

Like his American counterpart, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected on a platform of change but is now facing a struggle to reverse tumbling approval ratings.


Breakthrough due for longest rail tunnel

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:27 PM PDT

The final breakthrough on what will be the world's longest rail tunnel is due to take place in Switzerland.


Berlin museum's first Hitler exhibition

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:09 PM PDT

The man behind Germany's first ever major exhibition about Adolf Hitler talks about why the time is right to stage the project.


Rinderpest virus 'has been wiped out'

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:35 PM PDT

Scientists working for the United Nations are poised to announce that they have eradicated rinderpest.


Breakthrough due for longest rail tunnel

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:27 PM PDT

The final breakthrough on what will be the world's longest rail tunnel is due to take place in Switzerland.


Rinderpest virus 'has been wiped out'

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:35 PM PDT

Scientists working for the United Nations are poised to announce that they have eradicated rinderpest.


Chinese Property Prices Keep Climbing

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Property prices in China's cities rose 0.5% in September from the previous month, and were up 9.1% from a year earlier, indicating Beijing is still struggling to cool the surging real-estate market.


Berlin museum's first Hitler exhibition

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:09 PM PDT

The man behind Germany's first ever major exhibition about Adolf Hitler talks about why the time is right to stage the project.


China letter demands peace prize winner's release (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:12 PM PDT

AP - More than 100 Chinese activists have signed and released an open letter asking that Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo be released from prison.


The Israeli Loyalty Oath: What is Netanyahu Up To? (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Israel's Prime Minister is backing a controversial loyalty oath. But what has it got to do with the peace talks?


India relieved as controversial Comm Games end (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:57 PM PDT

An artist performs during the closing ceremony for the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - The most controversial Commonwealth Games in history — marked by oppressive security and low spectator turnout — came to a close Thursday without any major glitches as India celebrated the finale with an extravagant cultural show.



The Rescued Miners: Winning Respect for Chile's Working Class (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Chile likes to celebrate its billionaires, but the San JosÉ rescue saga displayed the dignity and leadership of its underserved laborers


Denying the Catstrophe: The Science of the Climate Skeptic's Position

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:19 PM PDT

Skeptics are not anti-science - They are anti-poverty


Business Aviation Use Adds to Your Business Growth - "6%"

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 07:49 PM PDT

The value of business aircraft is more than something agreed upon only in the chain from the flying


US senate leader tested in debate

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 09:25 PM PDT

Harry Reid, top-ranking Democratic senator in the US, hopes to defend seat against Tea Party favourite Sharron Angle.


Karzai's brother might be indicted for evading U.S. taxes

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:47 PM PDT

In a move that could further strain Washington's already fraught relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, federal prosecutors are considering an indictment against his brother for tax evasion, according to a U.S. official and a source familiar with the investigation.