News Corp. Will Disclose Its Political Donations

News Corp. Will Disclose Its Political Donations


News Corp. Will Disclose Its Political Donations

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:24 PM PDT

The company, accused of bias toward Republican causes, says it will list all political contributions made each year.


Key Mississippi floodgates opened

Posted: 14 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT

US army engineers open floodgates in Louisiana that will inundate up to three million acres to try to protect cities from Mississippi river floodwaters.


Florida imams arrested over Taliban charges

Posted: 14 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Six people accused in US lawsuit of helping fund "murder, kidnapping and maiming" carried out by the Pakistani Taliban.


Gunmen kill U.N. worker in Ethiopia's Somali region

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed a U.N. driver in Ethiopia's Somali Region in an ambush that also injured another staff member, the World Food Programme said on Saturday.


Pakistan bus bomb leaves six dead

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Ten others wounded after a bomb planted in a bus explodes near eastern town of Kharian, 130km southeast of Islamabad.


Zoo criticised over gorilla death

Posted: 14 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT

A leading anthropologist calls London Zoo "incompetent" after the death of its baby gorilla in an attack by an adult male gorilla.


VIDEO: Iran acid punishment postponed

Posted: 14 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT

An Iranian man who was due to be blinded as a punishment for throwing acid in the face of a woman has had his sentence postponed.


As Rift Deepens Between U.S. and Pakistan, Kerry Offers Carrots and Sticks

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Senator John Kerry arrives in Islamabad with a list of actions and offerings from Washington aimed at defusing tensions.


Singapore’s Founder Quits Cabinet

Posted: 14 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

The nation's 87-year-old founding father resigned after his party's worst showing in an election since independence.


Florida Men Accused of Aiding Pakistani Taliban

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Three Pakistani-Americans were charged with providing financing and other support to the Pakistani Taliban.


Week in Review: Marital Matters and the 2012 Election

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:38 PM PDT

An early focus on presidential candidates' relationships with their spouses — and whose business it is, anyway.


Nine Libyans Killed in NATO Attack Are Buried

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Vowing revenge, Libyan mourners buried nine men they said were Muslim religious leaders and medics killed in a NATO aerial attack.


McCain Foods founder dies age 81

Posted: 14 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Wallace McCain, a billionaire Canadian frozen food mogul and philanthropist, has died aged 81.


Chicago Trial May Unmask Pakistan’s Links to Militants

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT

David Coleman Headley is expected to testify that he laid he groundwork for the 2008 Mumbai attack with $25,000 from an officer in Pakistan's powerful intelligence service.


As Rift Deepens Between U.S. and Pakistan, Kerry Offers Carrots and Sticks

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Senator John Kerry arrives in Islamabad with a list of actions and offerings from Washington aimed at defusing tensions.


‘Sex on Wheels’? Now Ferrari Has ‘Room for Groceries,’ Too

Posted: 14 May 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Ferrari's chairman is broadening its lineup with a hatchback, but wants to retain the exclusivity of a luxury brand.


Army Corps Ready to Open Louisiana Spillway

Posted: 14 May 2011 12:38 PM PDT

The corps hopes to divert Mississippi River water from New Orleans and other areas downriver, flooding a large part of southern Louisiana instead.


A Big Belter Who Found a True Voice

Posted: 13 May 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Sutton Foster says she wants to be known "as an actress who sings and dances." But this is far from the way she started off.


Manchester celebrates double win

Posted: 14 May 2011 10:12 AM PDT

The city of Manchester completes a remarkable double on Saturday as its two football clubs win the Premier League and the FA Cup.


Murder inquiry over teenage death

Posted: 14 May 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Four people are arrested as police start a murder inquiry following the death of a 17-year-old boy in Stokesley.


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