U.S. case to unfold against accused arms dealer

U.S. case to unfold against accused arms dealer


U.S. case to unfold against accused arms dealer

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:39 PM PST

Details about the prosecution of an accused international arms dealer known as "The Merchant of Death" are to be announced Wednesday, said U.S. law-enforcement officials who have spent years pursuing him.


Medal of Honor for US soldier

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST

A soldier from the 6,500-person town of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living recipient of America's highest military decoration since the Vietnam War.


Pink diamond sets world record

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:47 PM PST

One of the world's rarest diamonds has sold for a record-breaking $46 million (£29m), the highest price ever paid for a jewel.


Ireland faces pressure in Brussels

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

The Irish government has agreed to intensify negotiations over the economy as EU finance ministers meet in Brussels.


Madagascar vote on new constitution under way (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:49 PM PST

AP - Voters in Madagascar lined up early Wednesday to vote "yes" or "no" on a new constitution that calls for keeping a coup leader in power indefinitely.


China preparing steps to control price hikes (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:45 PM PST

AP - China's premier says Beijing is preparing measures to rein in double-digit rises in food prices, stepping up efforts to reassure the public about surging living costs that communist leaders worry might spark unrest.


Pink diamond sets world record

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:47 PM PST

One of the world's rarest diamonds has sold for a record-breaking $46 million (£29m), the highest price ever paid for a jewel.


Medal of Honor for US soldier

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST

A soldier from the 6,500-person town of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living recipient of America's highest military decoration since the Vietnam War.


General Motors IPO Is Finally Here

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:38 PM PST

Strong demand for GM shares increased the size of the IPO by about 30% to 478 million shares.


Currency: The End of The Discussion With China

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:23 PM PST

The Fed's announcement that it would buy $600 billion of Treasuries to spur the growth of the U.S. e


Russia rages at Bout extradition

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:06 PM PST

Foreign minister Lavrov terms extradition of suspected arms dealer as "extreme injustice" and vows to support him.


Riots over Haiti's cholera outbreak

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:47 PM PST


London's new French radio station

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:40 PM PST

French Radio London is a new digital radio station aiming to attract listeners from the 400,000 strong French community in London. Nemone from BBC 6Music went to meet one of the presenters Pascal Grierson.


Indonesia criticises maid abuse

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:03 PM PST

President demands justice for domestic worker allegedly tortured by her Saudi Arabian employers.


ETFs May Be the Best Way to Buy Gold

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:23 PM PST

Bullion-backed funds offer easy, liquid, low-cost method of accessing the booming commodity.


A portrait of a princess to be

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:07 PM PST

Kate Middleton has been the subject of intense media attention ever since she began dating the heir to the throne.


The day of the announcement

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:19 AM PST

The announcement that Prince William and Kate Middleton are to be married is met by universal adulation


Richard Branson: From Rockets To High-Speed Trains

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:42 PM PST

Why Virgin's founder is pursuing high-speed rail in Florida.


Landmine kills 14 in Cambodia (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:55 PM PST

Reuters - Fourteen Cambodians have been killed by an anti-tank land mine left over from years of war that went off when they were traveling down a remote road, police said on Wednesday.


Landmine kills 14 in Cambodia

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:55 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Fourteen Cambodians have been killed by an anti-tank land mine left over from years of war that went off when they were traveling down a remote road, police said on Wednesday.