Opossum becomes new German star

Opossum becomes new German star


Opossum becomes new German star

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST

A crossed-eyed opossum at a German zoo has managed to attract tens of thousands of fans on Facebook.


Tunisian union wants inquiry into demonstrator deaths

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

A Tunisian workers union has called on President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to order an independent inquiry into the deaths of demonstrators protesting high unemployment and poor living conditions in Tunisia.


130 African parrots rescued from alleged smuggler

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:25 PM PST

Over 130 rare African parrots were seized near midnight Monday from a woman officials say was smuggling the valuable birds from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda, a frequent jumping-off point for lucrative European and Asian markets.


Iran strike late to beat Iraq

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:26 PM PST

Iman Mobali free kick hands Iran a 2-1 opening win as they beat defending Asian Cup champions to go top of Group D.


Only a threat of force will halt Iran nukes: Israel

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:48 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Only the convincing threat of military action headed by the United States will persuade Iran to drop plans to build an atomic bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.


Oil price rises again after leak

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:36 PM PST

Oil prices continue to rise as an Alaskan pipeline is closed for a fourth day, and Norway shuts two North Sea fields.


Clinton's warning after Arizona attack

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:19 PM PST

Former President Bill Clinton has told the BBC the US political climate must change after the shooting of a US Congresswoman and others in Arizona.


Adm. Mike Mullen observes disconnect between U.S. military and broader public

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST

The country's top military officer praised the public's outward support of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday, while lamenting the increasing gap between the U.S. military and the American public.


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Coalition of groups rallies outside White House for closure of Guantanamo Bay

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:26 AM PST

A group of 173 human rights activists, each wearing an orange jumpsuit and a black hood and representing each of the remaining 173 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rallied in front of the White House on Tuesday to mark the ninth anniversary of the detention center's opening and to protest the O...



News Analysis: Setting Tone After Shooting Is Test for New House Speaker

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:04 PM PST

Expecting to lock horns with Democrats over legislation, John A. Boehner finds himself called on to play a far less partisan role.


News Analysis: Foreigners Shun Europe’s Bonds, and Debt Piles Up

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:45 AM PST

Greece, Ireland and Portugal all tapped domestic banks after they'd been shut out of international bond markets.


New plan to save endangered coral

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST

Conservationists led by scientists from the Zoological Society of London have launched a new drive to save some of the world's most endangered corals.


Man dies after waste plant blast

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:46 AM PST

One man dies and another man is seriously injured in an incinerator explosion at a waste recycling plant in Rotherham.


Organ opt-out 'may not be legal'

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:59 AM PST

An attempt to increase the supply of donated organs through new legislation in Wales might not be legal, it has emerged.


Court hears trio's Facebook case

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:01 PM PST

Three men who say Mark Zuckerberg stole the Facebook concept from them ask a US appeals court to re-open a $65m (£42m) legal settlement.


Doctors Say Giffords Is Able to Breathe on Her Own

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:05 PM PST

Gabrielle Giffords remained in stable condition and would remain on a ventilator as a precaution, doctors said on Tuesday.


Oil Spill Panel Calls for New Rules and Spending

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 10:49 AM PST

The presidential panel warned that unless industry practices improved, another accident was inevitable.


Report: Christian killed in Egypt attack

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST

A Christian man was shot to death and five other people were wounded Tuesday in an attack on a train in Egypt, the state-run Egyptian news agency MENA reported, citing a local security source.


Violence breaks out in Tunisia capital: witnesses

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:25 AM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Residents clashed with police and attacked buildings in a suburb of Tunis on Tuesday, several witnesses told Reuters, the first time violent unrest had reached the Tunisian capital.


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