Rihanna makes history in UK chart

Rihanna makes history in UK chart


Rihanna makes history in UK chart

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:24 PM PST

Rihanna becomes the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve number one singles in five consecutive years.


Israel academics to boycott college

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:16 PM PST

At least 165 professors sign peition vowing to avoid activities at campus built on illegal settlement in the West Bank.


Gates Arrives in Beijing to Smooth Ties

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST

The U.S. defense secretary, on a three-day visit aimed at smoothing the turbulent U.S.-China military relationship, also clearly signaled the U.S. will match or exceed Beijing's military programs.


Plane Crashes in Iran

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:11 PM PST

An IranAir passenger jet crashed as it was making an emergency landing Sunday in the country's northwest and broke into several pieces. Iran's official news agency puts the death toll at 70 and says 32 people survived.


Algeria to Cut Duties on Some Staples

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:18 AM PST

The Algerian government said it would reduce tax and import duties on some staples in a bid to end days of deadly clashes between police and rioters protesting food prices in the North African country.


Portugal's Test of Debt Market Looms This Week

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:22 AM PST

The euro zone's debt crisis is entering a new phase after a brief Christmas lull as Portugal struggles to persuade investors to buy its bonds and other European governments step up pressure on the country to seek an international bailout.


France: Sahel no longer safe after al Qaeda attack

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:08 PM PST

PARIS/NIAMEY (Reuters) - France said on Sunday the African Sahel region was no longer safe for its citizens after suspected al Qaeda militants killed two Frenchmen in Niger.


Israeli Demolition Begins in East Jerusalem Project

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST

Israeli bulldozers demolished part of a landmark building in a predominantly Arab neighborhood to make way for a new Jewish housing project.


Gunman was tackled by wounded woman

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:53 AM PST

A woman and two men have been praised for tackling a gunman in Tucson and preventing further bloodshed.


Sports of The Times: As Jets Advance, Ryan Leaves Criticism Behind

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:17 AM PST

Despite questions about their coach's outsize personality, the Jets have won three playoff games in two seasons under Rex Ryan.


Afghanistan Suffering as Iran Tightens Fuel Flow

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:20 AM PST

The slowdown has forced some gas stations to close and driven up the costs of food and heating oil, just as winter is setting in.


Murder charge as man, 91, killed

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:15 AM PST

A woman is charged with murdering a pensioner who was found fatally injured in his north London home by his son


Afghanistan Suffering as Iran Tightens Fuel Flow

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:27 PM PST

The slowdown has forced some gas stations to close and driven up the costs of food and heating oil, just as winter is setting in.


Southern Sudanese Begin Historic Vote on Secession

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:05 PM PST

Southern Sudanese poured into polling stations for a historic referendum on independence. The lines were thousands of people long.


Arizona congresswoman 'doing well'

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:35 AM PST

Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot by armed man, responding well to treatment and following simple commands.


Deaths reported in Iran air crash

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:58 AM PST

Red Crescent official says 70 people have died after flight from Tehran goes down near Orumiyeh.


Germany pledges to act on dioxins

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:06 AM PST

The German government calls for tough action against those responsible for introducing a toxic chemical into livestock feed.


Sudanese voters: Your stories

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 09:52 AM PST

People are heading to the polls in Sudan. Here voters describe what polling day was like.


Plane with 105 aboard crashes in Iran

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 10:07 AM PST

A passenger plane carrying 105 people has crashed in Iran, state-run Press TV reported Sunday.


9-Year-Old Victim Was a 9/11 Baby, a ‘Face of Hope’

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST

Christina Green was special from birth because she was born on Sept. 11, 2001, and was proud of it, her mother said, because it lent a note of hope to that terrible day.


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