Fierce storms strike Middle East

Fierce storms strike Middle East


Fierce storms strike Middle East

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:51 PM PST

Fierce winds, rain and snow lash the eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries for a second successive day.


Kosovo's PM claims poll victory

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:54 PM PST

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claims victory in the country's first parliamentary vote since declaring unilateral independence from Serbia.


Inside the museum of heartbreak

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:39 PM PST

A museum in Croatia tells the story of people's lost loves


Inside the museum of heartbreak

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:39 PM PST

A museum in Croatia tells the story of people's lost loves


Fierce storms strike Middle East

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:51 PM PST

Fierce winds, rain and snow lash the eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries for a second successive day.


Malaysia's Anwar in bid to stem WikiLeak effect (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:33 PM PST

File photo shows Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (C) arriving at court along with his lawyer Sankara Nair (L) in Kuala Lumpur. Nair has said he will file a complaint with the court hearing Anwar's sodomy case over articles in the local media which could affect the former deputy premier's ongoing trial.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Monday moved to stem the impact on his sodomy trial of US cables released by WikiLeaks claiming he had sex with a male aide in a honey trap set by enemies.



Russian spy named advisor for oil company Rosneft: report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:02 PM PST

Reuters - One of the Russian spies deported along with 12 other agents from the United States in July has become an international projects advisor at Russia's largest oil company, Rosneft, Kommersant reported on Monday.


U.S. Online Holiday Retail Sales Up 12% Vs. Year Ago

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:47 PM PST

U.S. online retail sales through the first 40 days of the 2010 holiday shopping season are up 12% fr


Russian spy named advisor for oil company Rosneft: report

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:02 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of the Russian spies deported along with 12 other agents from the United States in July has become an international projects advisor at Russia's largest oil company, Rosneft, Kommersant reported on Monday.


Israel group blasts arrests of Palestinian minors (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:28 PM PST

AP - An Israeli human rights group is accusing the police of arresting Palestinian minors as young as five in east Jerusalem and dealing with them in ways that violate the law.


Amazon's European Sites Suffer Outage; WikiLeaks-Related Hack Attack?

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:09 PM PST

Did a WikiLeaks-related attack score a hit on Amazon.com (AMZN)? The e-tailer?s sites in the U


Australia: Iran nuclear 'deterrent'

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:49 PM PST

Secret US cables reveal that Australia doesn't see Iran as a 'rogue state' and that its nuclear programme is 'deterrent'


Amazon websites outage was due to hardware failure (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:08 PM PST

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc's websites in Europe suffered an outage for more than half an hour on Sunday night, in what the company said was a hardware failure in its European data center network.


Would-be Haitian contractors miss out on aid (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST

AP - In a Port au Prince warehouse loaded with tarps, plywood, corrugated roofing, nails and other building supplies, company owner Patrick Brun says he had hoped to get contracts from the billions of dollars in international aid promised to Haiti.


New climate battle looms in South Africa in 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:06 PM PST

Activists from non-profit organization Anima Naturalis demonstrate outside the venue of U.N. climate talks in Cancun December 10, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - The world's governments face a new battle in South Africa in 2011 between rich and poor about slowing climate change, buoyed by some progress in Mexico but with faded hopes for a new treaty in coming years.



China's Wen to visit India amid trade, land spats (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:23 PM PST

AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao travels to India this week as part of efforts to build trust between the rival neighbors amid lingering disputes over territory, trade and telecoms.


Banking On Obama's Railroads

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:06 PM PST

RailAmerica CEO forecasts 2011 to be a strong year for the economy and his company.


China releases long-serving dissident from jail: group (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:42 PM PST

Reuters - China has released from jail one of its longest-serving dissidents, the ethnic Mongolian rights activist Hada, but his whereabouts are not known and he is likely still being detained, an exiled group said Monday.


Haiti re-opens election appeals in plea for calm (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:37 PM PST

A supporter of presidential candidate Michel Martelly is detained by the police during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. Supporters of eliminated candidates protested after officials announced that government protege Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat would advance to a presidential runoff election. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - Haiti's electoral council invited feuding candidates to appeal the results of the disputed presidential election, re-opening a hearing process in hopes of calming unrest, international ambassadors said Sunday.



Cancún climate change deal falls flat, Kyoto Protocol on life support (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:57 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The climate change conference in Cancún appears to have sealed the fate of the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding treaty to combat climate change, and left countries squabbling over the substance and form of a new treaty for the future.


Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla

Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla


Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:18 AM PST

Protesters made "some contact" with Prince Charles' wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during a demonstration in London last week, Home Secretary Theresa May said Sunday.


I will leave City, insists Tevez

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 12:36 PM PST

Carlos Tevez insists he will leave Manchester City because his relations with "certain executives" at the club have "broken down beyond repair".


Armed men abduct Yemeni soldiers

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:06 AM PST

Seven soldiers abducted in two incidents in apparent attempt to try to expedite release of Southern Movement prisoners.


Japan to Shift Its Military Toward Threats From China

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:03 AM PST

Japan is about to release new military guidelines that will reduce its forces pointed northward toward Russia in favor of creating units that can respond to China's growing presence.


Bloomberg Rules Out Presidential Run

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:11 AM PST

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday, "no way, no how" will he run for the U.S. presidency.


Japan to Shift Its Military Toward Threats From China

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:03 AM PST

Japan is about to release new military guidelines that will reduce its forces pointed northward toward Russia in favor of creating units that can respond to China's growing presence.


Obama Calls Turkish Leader Over Cables

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:25 AM PST

Turkey says President Barack Obama called its prime minister Saturday to mend ties following the release on the WikiLeaks website of U.S. diplomatic cables containing criticism of the Turkish leadership.


Peas beat Willow to UK number one

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST

The Black Eyed Peas beat 10-year-old Willow Smith to the top of the chart, securing the fifth UK number one single of their career.


Huge Bomb Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:39 AM PST

A van packed with explosives detonated beside a small outpost in southern Afghanistan, killing six Americans and wounding more than a dozen Afghan and American soldiers.


Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:09 AM PST

Substitute Didier Drogba's injury-time penalty miss spares Tottenham as Chelsea draw at White Hart Lane.


Bloomberg rules out US presidency

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:34 AM PST

The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, says there is "no way" he is going to run for the presidency of the United States in 2012.


Huge Bomb Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:39 AM PST

A van packed with explosives detonated beside a small outpost in southern Afghanistan, killing six Americans and wounding more than a dozen Afghan and American soldiers.


Man Utd welcome Chilean miners

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

Former Manchester United and England international Bobby Charlton has welcomed 26 of the 33 rescued Chilean miners to the UK.


Gene study clues on endometriosis

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:12 AM PST

Two genetic variants identified by researchers could lead to more effective ways of treating endometriosis, a painful gynaecological condition.


Man dies after Lurgan lake fall

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:38 AM PST

A 51-year-old man dies after falling through the ice at a lake in Lurgan Park, County Armagh.


Chile miners are guests in Manchester

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST

The men who were rescued from a mine in Chile have arrived in the UK to see Arsenal play Manchester United on Monday.


Sweden confirms 'terrorist' attack

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:48 AM PST

Police in Sweden say they are treating two explosions in the centre of Stockholm as a terrorist attack.


Faster ride

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:13 PM PST

A doctor tests the theory that lightweight bikes get you there faster


Four in hospital after lake fall

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:25 AM PST

Four people are in hospital after a man fell through the ice at Lurgan Park lake, prompting a rescue operation.


Swedish PM: Bomb blasts 'unacceptable'

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST

Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt: ''what has happened is both unwanted and unacceptable''