Spokesman Fired After Chinese Train Crash Has New Job

Spokesman Fired After Chinese Train Crash Has New Job
Boys held over teenager's murder
VIDEO: Libya rebels capture oil refinery
American Charged With Insulting Thai Monarchy
Delivering a Franco-German Bouquet of Irony
Looter 'should have known better'
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo and wife charged with economic crimes
Sun storms 'could get stronger'
Prisoner Brendan Lillis is freed
The Caucus: Warren Files to Test the Senate Waters
Wedding day Kate and William become dolls
Recession fear at US economy data
Connecticut Workers Approve Contract They Had Rejected
Lives: The Secret Life of a Rock Dad
War crimes push aimed at ousting Sri Lanka government: official
NHS watchdog translation cost row
Kenya's controversial camp opens
Fatal stage collapse in Belgium
Racial Gap Is Seen in Federal Research Grants
Second death in care home inquiry

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Wang Yongpin, dismissed after his tactless public utterances in the wake of a deadly rail accident, is heading to Poland to represent China in an international railway association.

Boys held over teenager's murder

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Two teenagers are arrested in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old in north London.

VIDEO: Libya rebels capture oil refinery

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:57 AM PDT

An oil refinery near the Libyan town of Zawiya has been captured by rebels, the BBC has confirmed.

American Charged With Insulting Thai Monarchy

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Joe Gordon was charged with lese majeste for allegedly translating parts of an unauthorized biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and writing articles that defamed the royal family.

Delivering a Franco-German Bouquet of Irony

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The latest deal to save the euro is likely to precipitate an early withdrawal from the single currency by some of its beleaguered member states

Looter 'should have known better'

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 07:35 AM PDT

A student is jailed for 16 months for taking part in last week's riots in Manchester city centre.

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo and wife charged with economic crimes

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:25 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone, detained in the north of the country since they were ousted from power in April, were charged for the first time this week with "economic crimes, armed robbery, looting and embezzlement," the public prosecutor said on Thursday.

Sun storms 'could get stronger'

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:11 PM PDT

New research suggests solar storms could become more disruptive within decades.

Prisoner Brendan Lillis is freed

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Republican prisoner Brendan Lillis has been released from police custody.

The Caucus: Warren Files to Test the Senate Waters

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Elizabeth Warren's camp said she is still continuing her listening tour in Massachusetts, but Democrats seem primed for a painful letdown if she decides not to challenge Scott Brown.

Wedding day Kate and William become dolls

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 08:16 AM PDT

The biggest wedding of the year gets miniaturised with the launch of Prince William and Princess Catherine wedding dolls.

Recession fear at US economy data

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:47 AM PDT

New data on the US economy, including a huge drop in a regional manufacturing survey, heightens market fears of recession.

Connecticut Workers Approve Contract They Had Rejected

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:50 AM PDT

In return for four-year, no-layoff clause, the unions agreed to a two-year wage freeze and changes to health care and pension benefits.

Lives: The Secret Life of a Rock Dad

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT

For a screenwriter who had done time in two obscure rock bands, acknowledging his past with his children took some time.

War crimes push aimed at ousting Sri Lanka government: official

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Western-led push for a war crimes probe into Sri Lanka's war to destroy the Tamil Tigers is motivated by a "hidden agenda" to oust President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government, the island nation's defense secretary said on Thursday.

NHS watchdog translation cost row

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT

NHS watchdogs warn they might be unable to do their job properly due to the cost of having to translate all their documents into Welsh.

Kenya's controversial camp opens

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:30 AM PDT

The first 200 Somalis fleeing famine and conflict move into a controversial refugee settlement in Kenya that has been lying empty for several months.

Fatal stage collapse in Belgium

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:29 PM PDT

At least two people are killed in Belgium when a sudden storm hits the Pukkelpop music festival, officials say.

Racial Gap Is Seen in Federal Research Grants

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:30 AM PDT

A black scientist seeking a grant from the National Institutes of Health is one-third less likely than a white counterpart to receive financing, according to a study commissioned by the institutes.