Presidential Candidates Warn About Debt Deal

Presidential Candidates Warn About Debt Deal


Presidential Candidates Warn About Debt Deal

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT

As Republican leaders negotiate over the federal debt limit, the candidates are campaigning against an outcome that involves compromise.


On Baseball: Jeter Reaches Fabled 3,000, and It’s a Blast

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

At Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter became the 28th player in history, but only the first Yankee and only the second regular shortstop, to reach 3,000 hits.


For Hire: a Visitor to the Grave of Your Dearly Departed

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:03 PM PDT

A paralegal and married mother of three trying to earn extra money in a tough economy embarked last month on a new career: cemetery visitor for hire.


China’s Struggle With Inflation Continues as Price Index Rises

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:33 AM PDT

China said Saturday that the consumer price index rose by 6.4 percent in June, the highest rate in three years, suggesting that Beijing may have a difficult time reining in rising prices.


Shreds of Moon History on the Block

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:31 PM PDT

The flag that was put on the moon had to be trimmed to make it fit the staff, and the expected selling price of the shreds is $100,000.


Twelve Britons 'held' in Israel

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Twelve British people are detained in Israel while making an attempt to visit the West Bank town of Bethlehem, campaigners say.


Headless corpses found in Mexico

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Police in northern Mexico find 10 decapitated bodies in the city of Torreon, believed to be the victims of a turf war between drug gangs.


With Low Scores, Tseng Hopes to Raise Profile

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Yani Tseng, a young star on the L.P.G.A. Tour, is trying to increase her popularity in the United States.


Urgent plight of Somalia's child refugees

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Doctors say more aid is desperately needed to help Somalis fleeing to refugee camps in Kenya.


China’s Struggle With Inflation Continues as Price Index Rises

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:33 AM PDT

China said Saturday that the consumer price index rose by 6.4 percent in June, the highest rate in three years, suggesting that Beijing may have a difficult time reining in rising prices.


Argentine singer shot dead in Guatemala

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Gunmen shot dead Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral Saturday as his car made its way to the airport in Guatemala City, police said.


England 1-1 France (France win 4-3 on pens)

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT

England's women are out of the World Cup after losing a dramatic quarter-final on penalties to France.


Argentine folk star shot dead in Guatemala

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Facundo Cabral, one of Latin America's favourite musicians, dies after unidentified gunmen riddle his car with bullets.


Relatives boycott Yemen shooting trial: lawyer

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT

SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Victims' families boycotted the start of the trial in Sanaa on Saturday of 78 people accused of killing 53 protesters at a rally demanding that the Yemeni president stand down, a lawyer for the families said.


Jeter Reaches 3,000 Hits With Home Run

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Derek Jeter became the 28th player in baseball history, and the first Yankee, to reach 3,000 hits.


England secure series in thriller

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT

England survive a superb Sri Lanka fightback to win the fifth one-day international by 16 runs at Old Trafford and secure the series 3-2.


Virtual Bridge Allows Strangers in Mideast to Seem Less Strange

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT

A Facebook page created by a former Israeli diplomat allows Israelis to chat with Palestinians and other Arabs about peace prospects and the topics of daily life.


Joining the Real Estate Search Party Online

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 02:00 AM PDT

Real estate firms are stealing a leaf from sites like StreetEasy and setting up sites that enable clients to search for most of the available properties on the market, not just theirs.


Stem cell hope for heart patients

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 01:43 AM PDT

Scientists have raised hope that stem cell therapy could provide significant relief for patients disabled by untreatable chest pain.


Row over 'body in cleaners' room'

Posted: 09 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT

A union wants an inquiry after the body of a person who had been hit by a train was allegedly kept in a London Underground station cleaners' room for five hours.


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