US official's body found at dump

US official's body found at dump


US official's body found at dump

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

Police investigate after the body of a former US government official, John Wheeler, is found in a landfill site in the state of Delaware.


In California, Governor Brown Redux

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:19 PM PST

Jerry Brown promised to lead California out of one of the toughest budget crises of its history.


Pakistani government in crisis after ally abandons prime minister's coalition

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani sought Monday to shore up support for his embattled U.S-allied government, one day after it plunged into a new crisis when a key ally abandoned the ruling coalition for the opposition.



The Caucus: Five-Way Debate as Republicans Vie to Lead Party

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST

Candidates to lead the Republican National Committee met, including Michael Steele, the embattled incumbent.


Jerry Brown Returns to Lead a Troubled California

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

Jerry Brown returned to the office that he left 28 years ago, inheriting a different, more troubled state.


Media Decoder: John Roberts Goes to Fox

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:29 AM PST

Executives at CNN confirmed Monday that John Roberts, who served as the morning anchor for the network since April 2007, would be joining Fox News as a national correspondent.


Economix: Health Care Is Already Rationed

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:28 PM PST

There is no choice but to ration health care. A commentary by Norman Ornstein offers yet another example. The choice is how to ration.


Bucks: An Economist’s New Year’s Resolutions

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:22 AM PST

Laurence Kotlikoff, an economics professor at Boston University, shares his financial resolutions for the new year.


China Says Spain Debt Buys to Continue

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:16 PM PST

China supports Spain's economic reforms and will continue buying its government debt, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang wrote in a newspaper on the eve of a visit to Spain.


Nearly 4m set for south Sudan vote

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:42 AM PST

Referendum commission has registered 3.9 million voters from 10 states in the south, plus the north and from abroad.


South Sudan '100% ready for vote'

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:47 AM PST

Southern Sudan's electoral body says it is "100% ready" for a vote on independence on 9 January, with four million registering to vote.


Afghan Panel to Reassess Fall Votes

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

A panel the Supreme Court set up said it would issue rulings within two weeks on complaints of election abuse in September's vote.


Conservative Seeks Balance on His Way to Senate

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:19 PM PST

As Patrick J. Toomey prepared to be sworn in as Pennsylvania's newest senator, he hardly sounded like a Tea Party firebrand.


Copts report Europe attack threat

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:16 AM PST

Coptic churches in Europe reveal they have been threatened in the wake of the New Year's Day bomb attack in Egypt.


Migrants feared drowned off Yemen

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

Two boats carrying more than 80 African migrants capsize off the country's coast, with most passengers feared dead.


Five of Asia's top ski resorts

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:42 AM PST

Want to pile through chest-deep powder in Japan? Find massive air in China? Here's the guide to Asia's downhill thrills.


Adding to Tensions, Afghan Panel to Reassess Fall Votes

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:46 AM PST

The panel is the latest player in the months-long tug-of-war over the vote, which was widely perceived as being seriously tainted by fraud.


Oil price rises on factory data

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:00 AM PST

The price of oil rises by more than a dollar a barrel after surveys suggested strong manufacturing growth in the US and eurozone.


India's Tata Nano, 'the world's cheapest car,' struggles to move ahead

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST

NEW DELHI - When the Tata Nano - known as the world's cheapest car - zipped out of factories in 2009, it was praised as an example of Indian innovation in cost-cutting. It quickly became a cult hit, with its own Facebook travelogue journal and fast-selling counterculture T-shirts.



Egypt probes Coptic church attack

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST

Officials investigating whether people behind New Year's Day bombing have links to al-Qaeda's Iraq branch.


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