Amazon and California Strike a Deal on Sales Tax

Amazon and California Strike a Deal on Sales Tax


Amazon and California Strike a Deal on Sales Tax

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:18 PM PDT

In a provisional agreement, Amazon agreed to start collecting sales tax a year from now.


Rugby World Cup set for kick-off

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Hosts New Zealand start favourites as they prepare to launch the seventh Rugby World Cup against Tonga on Friday.


Mexico drug radio network smashed

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT

The Mexican navy says it has broken up a sophisticated communications network used by the Zetas drug cartel in Veracruz state.


Heavy rain prompts US evacuations

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Some 90,000 residents are under evacuation orders after a major US river is swollen by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee and heavy rains are forecast.


Fidel Castro photos published after health rumors

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Photographs of a frail but apparently well Fidel Castro were posted on a Cuban government website on Thursday, following recent rumors that the 85-year-old former president was gravely ill or had died.


Saleh consent sought for power transfer plan

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Ruling party delegation heading for Riyadh to ask Yemen president to allow deputy to enter into talks with opposition.


VIDEO: Drought-hit Somalis ready to talk

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Somalia's interim prime minister has said he is willing to talk to the militant Islamist group al-Shabab to help save the country from the severe drought.


At War Blog: Brothers in, and Beyond, Arms

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:47 PM PDT

An Iraq and Afghanistan veterans shares his thoughts about reuniting with a combat buddy in a new setting.


VIDEO: Living in a cage with a lioness

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 08:49 AM PDT

A Ukrainian private zoo owner Oleksander Pylyshenko has been living in a cage with a lioness.


News Analysis: Experts See Limited Impact From Tax Cuts in Obama Plan

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Economists say the president's proposal to further reduce Social Security taxes will at best make a small dent in the nation's economic woes.


Chilling new 9/11 audio released

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Newly released audio from civil and military aviation officials on 11 September 2001 conveys the confusion and disbelief as the attacks unfolded.


VIDEO: Kashmir protesters sprayed purple

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Demonstrators in Srinagar were demanding payment of what they say are salary arrears.


German police arrest two 'bomb plotters'

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Two suspects detained in Berlin on suspicion of planning a bomb attack after acquiring large amount of chemicals.


VIDEO: Skulls offer twist on human origins

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Scientists in South Africa say two skeletons could completely change our understanding of how and where humans evolved.


NATO says mistakenly killed BBC Afghan reporter in July

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier killed an Afghan reporter working for the BBC, mistakenly believing him to be a suicide bomber about to detonate his explosives during an attack in July, a NATO-led alliance said on Thursday.


The Caucus: Romney Hits Perry Again on Social Security

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:07 AM PDT

An e-mail from the Mitt Romney campaign makes clear what the candidate considers the most significant moment of Wednesday night's debate.


Turkish warships will escort aid vessels to Gaza: Erdogan

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:04 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it would escort aid ships to Gaza and would not allow a repetition of last year's Israeli raid that killed nine Turks, setting the stage for a potential naval confrontation with its former ally.


Wal-Mart to Bring Back Layaway

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Following some rivals, the retail giant will set aside products for delayed purchase, a sign of the financial pressures many shoppers are feeling.


Solar Company Is Searched by F.B.I.

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:46 AM PDT

The investigation focuses on loans to Solyndra, the large manufacturer of solar arrays that is filing for bankruptcy protection.


Gran's appeal to missing girl, 14

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 10:30 AM PDT

The grandmother of a 14-year-old girl who has been missing in Pembrokeshire for eight days is urging her to get in touch.


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