Cote d'Ivoire to get more UN troops

Cote d'Ivoire to get more UN troops


Cote d'Ivoire to get more UN troops

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PST

UN representative to violence-torn nation says current 8,000-strong force will be increased by a further 2,000 soldiers.


Women Seek to Maintain a Role in Rebuilding Egypt

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:45 PM PST

The revolution included women, who upended traditional expectations of behavior. The challenge now, activists say, is to make sure they maintain their involvement.


On the Runway: For Commes des Garçons, Kawabuko Chooses Art Over Front Row

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:27 PM PST

The space that the designer Rei Kawakubo used for Saturday's Comme des Garcons show reduced the usual allocation of front-row seats from 80 to 30, and the overall seating from 300 to 160.


On the Runway: Junya Watanabe Takes Leather for a Ride

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:19 PM PST

In one of his most inspiring collections in a while, Junya Watanabe kept his familiar elements in perfect balance.


Yemen's Leader Rejects Opposition Plan

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:19 AM PST

After days of delay, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh officially rejected a proposal that he step down this year and said he would remain in power until his term ends in 2013.


Saudi Government Bans Protests

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 11:25 AM PST

The Saudi government banned all protests and marches, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry carried on the state-owned television channel al Ekhbariyah.


Ivory Coast's Ouattara to Meet AU Leaders

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 11:48 AM PST

Ivory Coast's internationally recognized leader Alassane Ouattara said he will attend a meeting of African Union leaders in Ethiopia next week, in the latest bid to find a resolution to his country's escalating crisis.


Arrest after missing girl found

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:12 AM PST

A 19-year-old man from Germany is arrested after a 14-year-old girl missing from her Dorset home is found in Hampshire.


Last In, Most Worried

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:23 PM PST

Novice teachers at a new school, among the likeliest targets of potential layoffs, talk about their work and what they may miss about it.


West Ham 3-0 Stoke

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PST

West Ham beat Stoke 3-0 in a dress-rehearsal of next week's FA Cup quarter-final.


Fifa at odds with FA over Rooney

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 11:13 AM PST

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the FA could have retrospectively punished Wayne Rooney for elbowing Wigan's James McCarthy.


ConvergeUS hope

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 06:48 AM PST

Non-profit group aims to harness web to tackle big problems


Egyptians raid secret police HQ

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 11:49 AM PST

Protesters march on the headquarters of the country's secret police in Cairo demanding the organisation be dismantled.


Egypt’s Ex-Interior Minister Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:10 PM PST

Habib el-Adly, once powerful and feared, is accused of illegally profiting from his office and money laundering.


Video Trains Boys to Be Suicide Bombers

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 11:20 AM PST

A new and disturbing video posted on YouTube shows a group of Afghan or Pakistani Pashtun boys role-playing the last moments in the life of a suicide bomber.


The Bay Citizen: On BART Trains, the Seats Are Taken (by Bacteria)

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PST

A lab analysis of the seats on the San Francisco Bay Area's transit trains suggests that high concentrations of bacteria are also going along for the ride.


MERS? It May Have Swallowed Your Loan

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:03 PM PST

An obscure company based in Reston, Va., claims to hold title to roughly half of the home mortgages in the nation — 60 million loans.


Video Trains Boys to Be Suicide Bombers

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 11:20 AM PST

A new and disturbing video posted on YouTube shows a group of Afghan or Pakistani Pashtun boys role-playing the last moments in the life of a suicide bomber.


Pickles in 'bleeding stump' claim

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 10:32 AM PST

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles steps up his war of words with Labour councils accusing them of a "bleeding stump" strategy.


Brazil bus collision kills 26

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:49 AM PST

A tourist bus collided with a truck carrying a heavy load of wood in southern Brazil Saturday, killing 26 people and injuring 21 others, Santa Catarina state officials said.


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