Thousands of protesters swell Yemen's streets

Thousands of protesters swell Yemen's streets


Thousands of protesters swell Yemen's streets

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of people rally in Sanaa to demand the president stand down, as a soldier is killed in Taez.


VIDEO: Verdict in videoed Pakistan death case

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:27 PM PDT

A court in Pakistan has sentenced a soldier to death for the murder of an unarmed teenager in the southern port city of Karachi.


Gang-fighting judge gunned down

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:24 PM PDT

A Brazilian judge, Patricia Acioli, renowned for her work against organised crime, is shot dead in Rio de Janeiro State.


New Italian debt plan announced

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:53 PM PDT

The Italian government, led by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, announces a fresh round of austerity measures.


Dutch court jails Somali pirates

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:39 PM PDT

A Dutch court sentences two Somali pirates who hijacked a South African yacht last November to prison sentences of up to seven years.


Gunmen kill Brazil judge who jailed corrupt cops

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Gunmen Friday ambushed and killed a Brazilian judge known for taking a hard line against criminals, including corrupt police officers.


Pictures of the Day: Afghanistan and Elsewhere

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Photographs from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Libya.


Russia completes Soviet-era dam in St Petersburg

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:35 PM PDT

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia completed Friday the multi-billion-dollar construction of an abandoned Soviet-era dam complex in St Petersburg to protect its former imperial capital from potentially devastating floods.


Not so flash any more

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Philadelphia introduces curfew for teenagers to stop violent mobbing


Nasdaq insider trader sentenced

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:56 AM PDT

A former managing director of New York's Nasdaq exchange is sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for insider trading.


Olympic homes sold in £557m deal

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT

A company owned by the Qatari Royal family and British partners will take over the Olympic village after the games.


Libya rebels eye Brega oil installations

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Opposition fighters control some residential areas outside of oil port city, as rebels capture western town of Tawurgha.


Economic Memo: G.O.P. on Defensive as Analysts Question Party’s Fiscal Policy

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Onetime standard-bearers of Republican economic philosophy are among those saying the short-term focus should be on stimulus.


An African Chief in Cabby’s Clothing

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Isaac Osei, an immigrant from Ghana, runs a taxi company with his wife in New York City. But when he visits the old country, he wears a delicate gold crown and works in a palace.


A Rocking Chair Called Manhattan

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:25 AM PDT

For dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanites, a variety of programs for the elderly help them stay in the city they love.


Enter Rick Perry, Formidable Fund-Raiser

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:30 PM PDT

The Texas governor has a vast network of wealthy supporters eager to bankroll his presidential ambitions.


Cook hits 294 as England dominate

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Alastair Cook falls six runs short of 300 as England make their third-highest score in Tests on the third day against India at Edgbaston.


Honda plans new Mexican car plant

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Japanese car maker Honda is to invest $800m (£500m) to build a new factory in Mexico to produce more small cars for the North American market.


Somali pirates sentenced in Dutch court

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Five Somalis sentenced to prison for abducting a South African couple off a yacht in the Seychelles last year.


'Justice denied' in asbestos case

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:57 AM PDT

A health board is unlikely to face prosecution over whether up to 30 people were exposed to asbestos at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth.


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