US 'foils Oregon bomb plot'

US 'foils Oregon bomb plot'


US 'foils Oregon bomb plot'

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:07 PM PST

Somali-born teenager 'planned' to attack a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, prosecutors say.


Rio cops, troops seem ready to invade gang haven (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:34 PM PST

Soldiers aim weapons from an armored vehicle during an operation at the Grota slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. Brazilian military forces took fire from drug-gang members holed up in a massive slum complex Friday, but stood their ground, trapping the traffickers inside. At least 23 people have been killed in clashes since late Sunday, most of them suspected drug gang members, and police has arrested more than 150 people in raids on nearly 30 shantytowns in the northern and western parts of Rio. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Soldiers and police fought with gangsters hunkered down in the twisting alleys of a sprawling shantytown, blocking the escape of drug traffickers in an escalating confrontation that promised residents a dangerous weekend.



Shiite deal gives militants new Afghan access (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:36 PM PST

In this picture taken on Nov. 14, 2010 Soldiers of Pakistani militia stand guard at Pakistan-Afghanistan border post in Borki, 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of Parachinar, capital of Pakistani's tribal region of Kurram along the Afghanistan border. Shiite Muslim militias in Pakistan's tribal regions are helping some of NATOs fiercest enemies evade missile attacks from U.S. drones to cross safely into Afghanistan, a tribal activist told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Dilawar Hussain)AP - Shiite Muslim militias in Pakistan's tribal regions are helping some of NATOs fiercest enemies evade missile attacks from U.S. drones to cross safely into Afghanistan, a tribal activist told The Associated Press.



Voting begins in local Taiwan polls

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PST

Election of local mayors and officials in major cities seen as a mood indicator ahead of presidential elections in 2012.


UN envoy to meet Suu Kyi

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:52 PM PST

Myanmar pro-democracy leader holds talks with UN special representative after her recent release from house arrest.


Colombia mends ties with Ecuador

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:46 PM PST

President Santos' efforts to improve diplomatic relations with neighbouring Ecuador and Colombia bear fruit.


Deaths in Greece Shifted Course of Crisis

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:05 PM PST

The deaths of three bank employees during last spring's violent protests shocked Greece, shifting the course of this year's crisis and forcing a sobered society to face the need for radical economic overhaul.


Europe Tries to Contain Debt Crisis

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:35 PM PST

The euro zone's sovereign debt crisis escalated as the market homed in on Spain as another potential weak spot, leaving officials scrambling to quell investors' fears.


China Warns U.S. as Korea Tensions Rise

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:45 PM PST

Beijing's first official protest over plans for joint military exercises involving an aircraft carrier in the Yellow Sea on Sunday was noticeably more restrained than after a similar announcement in July.


Saudis Arrest 149 Al Qaeda Suspects

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:57 PM PST

Saudi Arabia said Friday it arrested 149 people from 19 cells linked to al Qaeda over the past 8 months that planned attacks against government, security officials and journalists.


Ireland's Crisis Produces 'New Poor'

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:57 PM PST

A church-run soup kitchen in Dublin symbolizes Ireland's "new poor"—ordinary people with houses and jobs laid low by years of austerity, and now facing even tougher times.


After Attack, a Desolate Yeonpyeong Island

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:32 PM PST

Three days after North Korean artillery rained down on South Korea's Yeonpyeong island, nothing was even remotely back to normal.


Afghanistan Rejects Aid for Bank Audits

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:34 PM PST

Afghanistan has rejected a U.S. offer to finance an audit of the country's banks, instead hiring its own auditor to vet a troubled industry that threatens the nation's financial stability.


Traders' Targets: Portugal and Spain

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PST

Investors are concerned that European countries' funding problems could spread to much-bigger economies, such as Spain, Italy or even France, where a bailout could be impractical.


Portugal Approves '11 Budget

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:17 PM PST

Prime Minister José Sócrates expressed hope that Parliament's passage of the 2011 budget would help calm euro-zone debt markets roiled by Ireland's financial meltdown.


Court Revises Pirate Bay Ruling

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:04 PM PST

A Swedish appeals court upheld the conviction of the men behind The Pirate Bay file-sharing site while revising their sentences.


Angst Over Pro-Pyongyang Schools in Japan

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:03 AM PST

Tokyo has threatened to cut off support for North Korean schools in Japan, thrusting the pro-Pyongyang ethnic Korean community there in the spotlight.


U.S. Authorities Find Drug Tunnel

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:46 PM PST

Several people are in federal custody after U.S. authorities found a sophisticated tunnel used to smuggle drugs between Mexico and San Diego.


Saudi Leaders Ponder Succession

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:17 AM PST

As the octogenarians King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan grow older, some foreign diplomats worry that the supposedly more conservative Prince Nayyaf will block reforms in Saudi Arabia.


New Zealand Mine Hit By Third Explosion

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:41 PM PST

The New Zealand coal mine were 29 miners died was hit by a third explosion. A memorial service for the men is set for Thursday.


Peru arrests coca growers and mayors in drug sweep

Peru arrests coca growers and mayors in drug sweep


Peru arrests coca growers and mayors in drug sweep

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:07 PM PST

LIMA (Reuters) - Dozens of Peruvians, among them two mayors and leaders of coca growing groups, were arrested on Friday for alleged ties to cocaine traffickers and Maoist guerrillas in the world's No. 1 coca leaf producer, officials said.


South Africa's Zuma prods Zimbabwe leaders on disputes

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:01 PM PST

HARARE (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday said he had persuaded Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to start talking again to address the rifts in their power-sharing government.


Car-clamper jailed for four years

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:51 PM PST

A member of a "criminal" Birmingham car clamping firm which attracted at least 300 complaints is jailed for four years.


Cold War rhetoric lives on in Pyongyang

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST

"Running dogs," "imperialist lackeys," "criminal gangs" and "brigandish moves" -- that sort of propaganda language died with the Cold War, except in the offices of the Korean Central News Agency. FULL STORY | N. KOREA 'PUSHED TO BRINK OF WAR' | FULL COVERAGE


The Saturday Profile: An American in Peru, Out of Jail and Living With Regret

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:38 PM PST

Lori Berenson was jailed for years for treason. Now released, her sense of regret is palpable, but a country may not be ready to forgive.


At Awards Dinner, Harsh Words for Russian TV

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:16 PM PST

Leonid G. Parfyonov, a well-known television personality, delivered a blistering critique of Russian television for bending to the will of the government.


The Caucus: Obama Gets 12 Stitches in Lip

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:18 PM PST

A basketball game ends with a call to the White House medical unit.


Mexico-US drug tunnel uncovered

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PST

Police on the US-Mexico border find an 800m-long tunnel they say was used for smuggling drugs into the United States.


Fire brigade wants a helicopter

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:21 PM PST

Avon Fire and Rescue Service aims to become the first brigade in England to buy a multimillion-pound helicopter, despite criticism the move is "a folly".


'Stab-proof' vest killer jailed

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:29 AM PST

A man who knifed his friend to death through an armoured vest during a ritual is jailed for manslaughter.


Debt crisis escalates in Europe; fears grow about Spain

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:48 AM PST

LONDON - The debt crisis in Europe escalated sharply Friday as investors dumped Spanish and Portuguese bonds in panicked selling, substantially heightening the prospect that one or both countries may need to join troubled Ireland and Greece in soliciting international bailouts.



Federal troops, police prepare Rio slum offensive

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:38 PM PST

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Backed by armored personnel carriers and 800 army soldiers, police prepared a major offensive on Friday to occupy one of Rio de Janeiro's largest slums where heavily armed drug traffickers bunkered up after days of violence.


Top policeman sex scandal dominates Israeli media

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:15 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli law enforcement officer has been accused of sexual harassment on the eve of the naming of a new national chief of police -- a post for which he was one of the leading candidates.


EU says Italy may face fines over Naples rubbish

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:11 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italy has failed to comply with a European court ruling on the chronic Naples garbage crisis and could face fines if it does not solve the problem, a top EU official said on Friday.


Live - Djokovic v Roddick

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:55 AM PST

World number three Novak Djokovic faces Andy Roddick with a semi-final clash with Roger Federer up for grabs at the ATP World Tour Finals.


Brazil Sends Soldiers to Rio Shanty Towns

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:25 PM PST

President Lula da Silva deployed 800 soldiers to reinforce police battling heavily-armed gangs in Rio's shanty towns.


Swedish Court Revises Pirate Bay Ruling

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:26 AM PST

A Swedish appeals court upheld the conviction of the men behind The Pirate Bay file-sharing site while revising their sentences.


U.S. Authorities Find Drug Tunnel

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:32 PM PST

Several people are in federal custody after U.S. authorities found a sophisticated tunnel used to smuggle drugs between Mexico and San Diego.


Rogue traders admit to £1.5m scam

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:05 PM PST

Six people plead guilty to conning up to 1,600 pensioners out of a total of £1.5m in a home repairs scam.


Sea change

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:37 AM PST

Donegal by-election a humiliation for Irish Republic's ruling party