Obama pledges economy 'overdrive'

Obama pledges economy 'overdrive'


Obama pledges economy 'overdrive'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:36 PM PST

President Barack Obama pledges to put the economy "into overdrive", as he announces the head of a new competitiveness panel.


Poland gets $30bn IMF credit line

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:35 PM PST

The International Monetary Fund approves a two-year, $30bn credit facility with Poland as a "precautionary" measure.


Police accused over shooting in Kenya

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST

Human rights groups have condemned the apparent execution of suspected robbers by the police in Kenya.


Strauss urges England improvement

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:23 AM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss offers no excuses as his side slumped to a 46-run defeat to Australia to go 2-0 down in the seven-match one-day series.


Mistrust stalls U.S.-China space cooperation

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST

BEIJING - China's grand ambitions extend literally to the stars, with the country now embarked on a multi-pronged program to establish its own global navigational system, launch a space laboratory and put a Chinese astronaut on the moon within the next decade.


Obama Adds to Emphasis on Business With Adviser Choice

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST

President Obama's selection of Jeffrey R. Immelt, the G.E. chief, for his economic council is the latest in a string of pro-business steps he has taken.


Murray prepared for 'tough match'

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:47 AM PST

Andy Murray is expecting "a tough match" in his next game at the Australian Open despite having secured two comfortable wins so far.


Tethered teen shocks Netherlands

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:47 AM PST

TV footage of an 18-year-old Dutch psychiatric patient who has been tethered to a wall every day for the last three years prompts debate.


Three shot dead in Albania clashes

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST

Three people killed and dozens injured in extensive anti-government clashes with police outside PM's office in Tirana.


Guatemala ex-president on trial

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST

Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo goes on trial in Guatemala City for allegedly embezzling $15m from the country's defence fund.


Harrison Plays On, but Fines Still Sting

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST

Steelers linebacker James Harrison is troubled by his reputation as a dirty player.


Your Money: With Retirement Savings, It’s All About the Homestretch

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:33 AM PST

You can save all your life, but those last years before you retire will determine the result.


Guantanamo tribunals may resume

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST

Criticism follows report that Obama administration might lift its ban on military trials at the US prison.


Johnson police officer suspended

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:19 PM PST

A Metropolitan Police officer is suspended following claims he had an inappropriate relationship with the wife of Labour politician Alan Johnson.


Leaked cable: U.S. envoy criticized Botswana on Bushmen

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

A 2005 cable by the U.S. ambassador to Botswana criticized how the southern African nation's government handled the removal of Bushmen people from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, according to the document obtained by WikiLeaks and published Thursday by London's Guardian newspaper.


Protests in Albania Turn Deadly

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:35 AM PST

At least three people were killed during protests Friday in the capital where more than 20,000 people attended a rally organized by the Socialist party to demand that Prime Minister Sali Berisha call early elections after revelations of alleged corruption.


Tired death crash driver jailed

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST

A Portuguese van driver is jailed after he crashed into a family car in North Yorkshire, killing a soldier.


Lebanon's Druze to back Hezbollah

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST

Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt indicates he will back Shia militants Hezbollah in efforts to form a new coalition government.


Chinese President Visits School During Chicago Stopover

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:58 AM PST

Hu Jintao tried his hand at public relations on Friday, visiting the Chicago high school that houses a Chinese cultural-outreach program.


Four die in industrial accident

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

Four workers at an offshore engineering firm site die in an industrial accident in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.


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