Reversing car kills elderly woman

Reversing car kills elderly woman


Reversing car kills elderly woman

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:57 PM PDT

An elderly woman dies after being hit by her husband's car as he reversed at a golf club outside Glasgow, police have said.


Andy Robustelli, Giants’ Hall of Fame Defensive End, Dies at 85

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Robustelli was an All-Pro six times and the N.F.L.'s most outstanding player in 1962, and the Giants defense in his prime evoked a celebrity aura.


Group to review UK court rulings

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT

A group of legal experts is to be appointed by the Scottish Cabinet to look at the implications of UK Supreme Court rulings on criminal cases.


Pakistani Journalist Who Covered Security and Terrorism Is Found Dead

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Syed Saleem Shehzad had been abducted and received threats from Pakistan's intelligence agency.


Army probes Egypt blogger, TV host on abuse claims

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:26 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military questioned a democracy activist and a television anchor on Tuesday over comments that implicated a military official in abuses against civilians, the activist said.


Food prices 'could double' by 2030

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Oxfam report warns cost of staples could soar as result of climate change, rising energy prices and growing demand.


Bahrain king calls for national dialogue

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:59 AM PDT

July talks "to push forward reform" announced day before martial law is scheduled to be lifted in the Gulf nation.


Pakistani Journalist Slain

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Syed Saleem Shahzad, a correspondent for Asia Times Online, has been found dead in eastern Pakistan after going missing from Islamabad on Sunday, local police said.


No Progress on India-Pakistan Glacier Dispute

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Defense secretaries from both countries failed to deliver a breakthrough on demilitarizing a Himalayan glacier considered the world's highest battlefield.


VIDEO: E. coli cases 'likely to increase'

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Health experts across Europe are on the hunt for the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak that has led to 16 deaths.


To Much Skepticism, Syria Issues Amnesty

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT

An announcement by President Bashar al-Assad came at a time of outrage over a video of a tortured boy who had been arrested in April at a protest.


Murray surges into Paris quarters

Posted: 31 May 2011 06:14 AM PDT

Andy Murray completes an extraordinary comeback to defeat Viktor Troicki in their fifth set shoot-out and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.


Tentative Agreement Between North and South Sudan

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT

The two sides have agreed to a preliminary arrangement on demilitarizing the border between them, though some officials from both sides immediately expressed skepticism of the deal.


At War: Reaction to Dempsey Appointment

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT

President Obama nominated Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rounding out his realignment of the top Pentagon and intelligence posts.


Somalia's child casualties surge

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:11 AM PDT

There is a sharp rise in the number of children being injured in fighting in Somalia - almost all of May's total casualties were under the age of five, the UN says.


'New charges' for 9/11 suspects

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Military prosecutors have filed new charges against self-styled 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators, reports say.


Japanese Sweat Over New Dress Code

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

The Japanese government is introducing a "Super Cool Biz" campaign that advocates wearing Hawaiian shirts, T-shirts and sandals to work as a way to save electricity this summer.


Pakistan Is Seen Readying Attack on Militants

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Pakistan appears to be making preparatory moves for an attack on North Waziristan, a tribal region that has become a base for Afghan Taliban militants, amid pressure from the U.S.


Spain Cuts Budget Deficit by 53%, Warns on Regional Spending

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT

The Spanish government Tuesday said it cut its budget deficit in half in the first four months of the year but the finance ministry also said many of the country's 17 regions are in danger of breaching year-end targets.


Drought Weighs on French Wheat Harvest

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Western Europe's largest producer of soft wheat deals with warmest and driest spring on record.


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