Yangtze Rains Bring Drought Relief, and Floods |
- Yangtze Rains Bring Drought Relief, and Floods
- Woods to Miss U.S. Open
- Gaddafi vows to fight to end amid NATO raids
- Residents flee Sudan flashpoint state clashes
- Cross-party care talks signalled
- EU Faces Greek Dilemma
- Tiger Woods to Skip U.S. Open
- Frustrated Woods to miss US Open
- VIDEO: Soyuz rocket launch: 2112BST
- VIDEO: NZ celebrity sheep, Shrek, dies
- Nintendo unveils new Wii console
- Syrian Ambassador Resigns in France
- On Global Charm Offensive, Lagarde Promises Support to Developing Countries
- 29 killed in 60 strikes on Libyan capital: government
- Rains, mudslides kill 10 in cholera-stricken Haiti
- Global support for U.S. killing of bin Laden: poll
- Maliki asks for patience on Iraq reforms
- Motherlode: Introducing the Motherlode Book Club
- Dutch to ban foreigners from pot shops
- Pakistan 'failing on minorities'
| Yangtze Rains Bring Drought Relief, and Floods Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:23 PM PDT Heavy rains since last Friday have brought some relief from the worst drought in the Yangtze River region in 50 years, but also caused flooding in at least two southern provinces.
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| Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:25 PM PDT Still recovering from injuries to his left knee and Achilles' tendon, Tiger Woods said he would not be ready in time.
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| Gaddafi vows to fight to end amid NATO raids Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT Libyan leader says he will not surrender or kneel to enemies as NATO launches rare daytime air strikes on Tripoli.
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| Residents flee Sudan flashpoint state clashes Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Fighting between northern Sudanese forces and armed groups in the tense Southern Kordofan border state for a fourth day Tuesday forced many residents to flee the state capital Kadugli, witnesses said.
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| Cross-party care talks signalled Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT Labour leader Ed Miliband's call for cross-party talks on funding adult social care is welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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| Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT Germany and other strong euro-zone countries want private-sector creditors to bear some of the burden for another bailout of Greece. But the European Central Bank, backed by France, doesn't want to do anything that would cast Greece into default.
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| Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT Tiger Woods pulled out of the U.S. Open on Tuesday because of lingering issues with his left leg, leaving him uncertain how soon he can resume his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' record for major titles.
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| Frustrated Woods to miss US Open Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:50 AM PDT Tiger Woods reveals he will miss this month's US Open because of injuries to his left knee and Achilles.
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| VIDEO: Soyuz rocket launch: 2112BST Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:55 AM PDT Nasa coverage as a Soyuz TMA-02M spacecaraft carrying American and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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| VIDEO: NZ celebrity sheep, Shrek, dies Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT Shrek, the New Zealand sheep whose ability to avoid the shearers made him a national celebrity, has died.
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| Nintendo unveils new Wii console Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT The gaming giant Nintendo's next-generation Wii games console will feature a hybrid controller with a touchscreen.
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| Syrian Ambassador Resigns in France Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:34 AM PDT The resignation, which came as new details emerged about a violent confrontation that left 120 people dead, was a blow to Syria's president.
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| On Global Charm Offensive, Lagarde Promises Support to Developing Countries Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT The French finance minister appeared in India's capital as part of a campaign to win support from emerging nations for her candidacy to lead the International Monetary Fund.
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| 29 killed in 60 strikes on Libyan capital: government Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:14 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least 29 people were killed in 60 strikes on the Libyan capital on Tuesday, government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told reporters.
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| Rains, mudslides kill 10 in cholera-stricken Haiti Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A storm unleashed torrential rains, mudslides and flooding in Haiti, killing at least 10 people, Haitian officials said on Tuesday after thunderstorms pounded several Caribbean countries.
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| Global support for U.S. killing of bin Laden: poll Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:10 AM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - A 22-nation survey released on Tuesday found three-quarters of those polled believed the United States was justified in killing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for his role in the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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| Maliki asks for patience on Iraq reforms Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:14 AM PDT Premier cites progress over past 100 days and asks for more time, but opponents already calling for protests on Friday.
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| Motherlode: Introducing the Motherlode Book Club Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT Starting off a conversation about parenting books with "TORN: True Stories of Kids, Career and the Conflict of Modern Motherhood."
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| Dutch to ban foreigners from pot shops Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT The Netherlands plans to ban foreigners from the country's famed pot shops, a decision Amsterdam's tourism industry hopes goes up in smoke.
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| Pakistan 'failing on minorities' Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:43 AM PDT Pakistan's government is failing to protect the country's religious minorities, a new report says.
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