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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ConvergeUS hope Posted: 05 Mar 2011 06:48 AM PST Non-profit group aims to harness web to tackle big problems
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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