Brazil seen electing Rousseff to extend Lula legacy (Reuters)

Brazil seen electing Rousseff to extend Lula legacy (Reuters)


Brazil seen electing Rousseff to extend Lula legacy (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:03 PM PDT

A flag for Brazil's Presidential Candidate Dilma Rousseff of the ruling party PT (Workers Party) is seen at Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Brazilians are expected to elect a woman as president for the first time on Sunday, backing her to emerge from the shadow of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and extend the country's run of prosperity.



American missionary drowns in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT

AP - A Catholic religious order says an American missionary drowned during a vacation on an island south of the Philippine capital.


Brazilians to Vote Sunday

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:26 PM PDT

Brazilians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff widely expected to reaffirm support for the leftist Workers Party and elect Dilma Rousseff as the first female leader of Latin America's biggest country.


Web Visits From Egypt Draw Scrutiny

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:59 PM PDT

A rabbi at one of the synagogues allegedly targeted by explosive-laden packages from Yemen said that the group's website was visited dozens of times recently by individuals located in Egypt.


In Honduras, 14 Killed on Sports Field

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:25 PM PDT

A carful of attackers armed with assault rifles drove up to a football field in a poor Honduran neighborhood Saturday and opened fire, killing at least 14 people.


Airline Makes Landmark Landing

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:37 PM PDT

A French airline has landed in Baghdad international airport, becoming one of the first passenger carriers to fly into the capital direct from western Europe since the Gulf War.


Brazil seen electing Rousseff to extend Lula legacy

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:03 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilians are expected to elect a woman as president for the first time on Sunday, backing her to emerge from the shadow of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and extend the country's run of prosperity.


'Why we came to rally for sanity'

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Some individuals at Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington DC say the US is growing increasingly divided both culturally and politically.


Abuse victims march on Rome

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:37 PM PDT

Victims of abuse by Roman Catholic priests are preparing to march on Rome to call for the Vatican to take more effective action against sex crimes.


More waste protest scuffles in Italy

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Thousands of people demonstrate in the outskirts of Naples, in a continuing row over the way Italy disposes of its rubbish.


Close-Up: LA's gourmet food trucks

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:41 PM PDT

Roving trucks selling gourmet food on the streets have become an extremely popular phenomenon in Los Angeles.


Smooth transition key to troop pullout from Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:37 PM PDT

They call it "Inteqal" -- it means "transition" in both Dari and Pashtu, according to NATO -- but going down that road is a bit slower than first expected. Still, succeeding at Inteqal will be the road home for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.


Basel 3 Is Bullish Says Super Investor McDuff, Here Are His Top 5 Holdings

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:30 PM PDT

Warren Buffett Next Door Randy McDuff says Basel 3 is a reason why you should be bullish.


Apparent fireworks explosion kills 5 in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:03 PM PDT

AP - Authorities in Mexico City say an explosion inside a home where illegal fireworks were stored has wrecked two houses, killing at least three adults and two children.


India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:02 PM PDT

This Oct. 19, 2010 photo shows tall buildings behind  makeshift houses in the Rafiq Nagar slum in Mumbai, India. When U.S. President Barack Obama visits India Nov. 6, 2010, he will find a country of startlingly uneven development and perplexing disparities, where more people have cell phones than access to a toilet, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as a road. No power except from haphazard cables strung overhead illegally.



Myanmar election offers no comfort for refugees (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:54 PM PDT

AP - It's no wonder that Saw Tun Wai has little desire to return to Myanmar, even after upcoming elections that its military rulers describe as a step toward democracy.


Eerie calm follows big blast at Indonesian volcano (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:12 PM PDT

Motorists ride on an ash-covered street during an ash fall from the eruption of Mount Merapi in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, early Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)AP - Thousands of villagers are returning to their homes on the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano, taking advantage of an eerie lull in activity to check on their crops and livestock.



Shipping firm says seized weapons in Nigeria came from Iran

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:03 PM PDT

The shipping containers filled with illegal weapons seized in Lagos, Nigeria, earlier this week came from Iran, a leading global shipping company said Saturday.


Italian jackpot record of 177.7 mln euros picked up (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT

A woman is seen here playing lotto in a bar in central Rome. An Italian lotto record jackpot of 177.7 million euros (247.8 million dollars) was won, having grown over nearly nine months with no one picking the winning combination, according to ANSA news agency.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - An Italian lotto record jackpot of 177.7 million euros (247.8 million dollars) was won, having grown over nearly nine months with no one picking the winning combination, ANSA news agency reported.



Two questioned over U.S. terror plot

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:38 PM PDT

A woman believed to be connected to a plot to send explosive packages to the United States has been arrested and a female relative is being questioned, a Yemeni official says.