Ax-Wielding Farmer Goes on Killing Spree in Central China

Ax-Wielding Farmer Goes on Killing Spree in Central China


Ax-Wielding Farmer Goes on Killing Spree in Central China

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

The incident, in the city of Gongyi in Henan Province, was the latest in a series of attacks since last year that have killed more than two dozen people and wounded around 100, many of them children.


China Ties Aiding Europe to Its Own Trade Goals

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT

Premier Wen Jiabao offered to help Europe but demanded that it renounce a main legal defense against cheap Chinese exports.


Wife of Stockholm suicide bomber arrested in UK

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:38 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - The wife of a failed suicide bomber who police believe attempted to kill Christmas shoppers in Stockholm last December was arrested in Britain, British sources said on Wednesday.


Man and baby found dead at house

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT

A man and baby have been found dead at a house in Lancashire, police say.


Police agree £20,000 terror claim

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Nottinghamshire Police agree to pay £20,000 to a Muslim student, who claimed he was wrongly arrested as a terror suspect.


VIDEO: Austerity bill sparks clashes in Rome

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:30 PM PDT

After weeks of discussions, Italy's austerity bill has been given final approval by the lower house parliament in Rome.


Palestinians head for UN state showdown

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Palestinian UN bid puts Israel and US in quandary


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | September 14, 2011

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:26 PM PDT

United States officials try to avert a United Nations vote on a Palestinian state; Elizabeth Warren runs for the Senate; and networks start the fall television season.


City Room: Election Reflects New Dynamic in Brooklyn and Queens

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:40 AM PDT

The Democratic Party in Queens ended Tuesday night exposed as a tottering old dame, her inability to push a loyal son into Congress testament to her infirmities.


The Caucus: Perry Explains His Poor Performance in College

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Rick Perry told students at Liberty University that bad grades prevented him from fulfilling his dream of becoming a veterinarian


Anti-UN protest erupts in Haiti

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Haitian police use tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the country.


Russia Rebuffs Election Observers

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Russia objected to an international election-monitoring body's proposal to send 260 observers for parliamentary elections in December, underscoring tension with the West about the state of democracy here.


Wen Offers No Specifics for Europe Aid

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao voiced support for Europe but offered no new specific help for the debt-battered continent, and emphasized China's own demands that European leaders take "bold steps" to improve economic ties with the Asian giant.


A family and a terror group

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:19 PM PDT

A senior U.S. official is blaming the Haqqani Network, run by a father and his sons, for this week's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. If the group claims credit, it will be only the latest attack on its resume of terror. NEARLY DAY-LONG SIEGE |


US report spreads blame for Gulf oil spill

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Federal report finds BP, Transocean and Halliburton, all responsible for disaster last year that left 11 people dead.


Ex-Guatemala president fights extradition to U.S

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:34 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo pleaded with a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block his extradition to the United States on money-laundering charges, saying he was improperly arrested in the Central American nation.


Hungary toxic sludge firm fined

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:33 PM PDT

An aluminium producer in Hungary is fined 472m euros ($646m) for a spillage of toxic sludge in the west of the country last October which killed 10 people.


Libya seeks arms against Gaddafi

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Libya's interim authority leader appeals for international help and weapons to capture the remaining strongholds loyal to Col Gaddafi.


VIDEO: Medvedev dance parody censored

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT

The Kremlin says it does not understand why Russia's state TV has censored a comedy sketch making fun of President Dmitry Medvedev's dance skills.


Palestinian state-building drive threatened: U.N., IMF

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A shortfall in donor aid, tough Israeli trade restrictions and diplomatic paralysis are jeopardizing Palestinian efforts to build a viable economy and strong institutions, the IMF and United Nations said in separate reports on Wednesday.


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