Merkel party set to hold onto German state

Merkel party set to hold onto German state


Merkel party set to hold onto German state

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives appeared set to keep control in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, election projections showed on Sunday, but face a much tougher credibility test next week.


Obama visits Brazil with Libya on his mind

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:39 PM PDT

With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama stuck to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil, arriving Sunday morning in a once-notorious slum that Brazilian officials now hold up as a symbol of a rejuvenated country.


Obama to visit region beset by drug smuggling

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PDT

When President Obama arrives in the tiny nation of El Salvador this week to talk about security and poverty, he will stand at a crossroads of arms, drug and human trafficking, where homicide rates are soaring and weak governments are struggling without much help against powerful transnational mafias


Obama Wants Stronger Brazil Ties

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday told Brazilians he wants to strengthen ties between the two countries, based on shared values and economic partnership


Merkel's CDU Suffers Losses

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, or CDU, suffered losses in elections in the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, but gained enough votes to continue a coalition in the state with the Social Democrats.


Ultimate Box of Jazz? Not Exactly

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:16 PM PDT

An executive committee of 5 (with 42 advisers) put in their 2 cents' worth for a new Smithsonian boxed set.


Scherzinger single topples Adele

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:07 PM PDT

US singer Nicole Scherzinger topples Adele from the top of the UK singles chart with Don't Hold Your Breath.


Egyptians Voters Approve Constitutional Changes

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PDT

The results, which will usher in rapid elections, underscore the weakness of nascent liberal groups.


Qatar Sends Fighter Jets to Enforce No-Fly Zone

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Qatar became the first Arab nation to join international action against Col. Moammar Gadhafi, saying Sunday that it was sending fighter jets to Libya to help enforce a United Nations resolution aimed at preventing the Libyan strongman from using force against his own people.


GOP on Libya: What's Obama's Goal?

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Republican lawmakers are glad the U.S. is intervening in Libya, but they're not happy with how the Obama administration carried out its decision to do so.


'Drugs to the brain' breakthrough

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:25 PM PDT

A new way of delivering drugs to the brain has been developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.


VIDEO: Haiti's presidential election underway

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Haitians are voting in the delayed second round of the presidential election, amid an ongoing struggle to rebuild after last year's earthquake.


VIDEO: 'City of God' welcomes Obama

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama continues tour of Brazil with stop at 'City of God' favela.


VIDEO: The floodgate that didn't work

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:13 PM PDT

The number of people confirmed dead in the earthquake and tsunami in north-east Japan now stands at nearly eight and a half thousand but officials fear more than 15,000 have been killed in just one area.


East: North Carolina 86, Washington 83: With Finishing Flourish, Tar Heels Return to Round of 16

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Washington led for much of the game, but North Carolina went ahead with just over four minutes remaining and managed to hang on.


Egyptians Vote to Accept Changes to Constitution

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Egyptians voted in overwhelming numbers to approve a set of constitutional amendments, setting the stage for Egypt's first truly contested elections in decades.


Benghazi Stays in Rebel Hands

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:04 PM PDT

The Libyan revolution is posing crucial questions for the U.S. and allies. On Sunday, the rebel capital Benghazi remained in opposition hands, thanks to air strikes.


Protein in brain linked to autism

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Scientists have shown how a single protein may trigger autistic spectrum disorders by stopping effective communication between brain cells.


DealBook: AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:32 PM PDT

The deal is one of the biggest mergers since the onset of the financial crisis.


All-Star Teams in Bonds Case: The Lawyers

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Barry Bonds awaits a judgment, but federal prosecutors in the case have a lot on the line, too.


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