Ex-Bolivian anti-drug chief gets U.S. prison sentence

Ex-Bolivian anti-drug chief gets U.S. prison sentence


Ex-Bolivian anti-drug chief gets U.S. prison sentence

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:53 PM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - A former top Bolivian anti-drug official was sentenced to 14 years in a U.S. prison on Friday in a cocaine trafficking case that proved a major embarrassment for Bolivian President Evo Morales.


Netanyahu to Abbas: 'Let's meet today'

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Israeli leader emphasises security but tells UN General Assembly he is ready to negotiate with Palestinian president.


Nurofen Plus contamination arrest

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:27 AM PDT

A man has been arrested by police investigating how some packets of Nurofen Plus came to contain antipsychotic drugs.


'Mum' held after boy's body found

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:45 AM PDT

The mother of a three-year-old boy is understood to have been arrested after his decomposed body was found at a house in Bradford.


Solyndra heads decline to testify

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Senior executives of bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra decline to testify at a US congressional hearing into federal loans to the company.


Europe, under fire, seeks to get ahead of crisis

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European policymakers showed signs they were preparing new steps to cope with the region's debt crisis even as talk of a possible Greek default gained pace on Friday.


China’s Economic Engine Shows Signs of Slowing

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:45 PM PDT

China's economy has been one of the few drivers of the world's economy since the financial crisis of 2008, so signs of deceleration could add to worries about the global outlook.


England riot charges questioned

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:21 AM PDT

A judge at Caernarfon questions the way offenders are being dealt with after last month's riots in England.


Fresh funding feud grips Congress

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT

A US partial government shutdown looms amid the latest spending dispute to cripple Congress - over part of a federal funding bill covering disaster relief.


In the Family: One Roof, Three Generations - Portrait of a Chinese-American Family

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:14 AM PDT

In a converted apartment building in Chinatown, five adults and seven children blend traditional values and rituals with modern roles and responsibilities.


More deaths in Syria as sanctions tighten

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:07 AM PDT

At least 12 people killed by security forces in post-prayer protests as EU steps up sanctions against government.


Stranded fin whale dies in Humber

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT

A fin whale which was stranded on mud in the Humber Estuary dies despite rescue attempts.


Chavez chemotherapy 'a success'

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his fourth and final chemotherapy session for cancer was successful.


Hospital worker faces sex charges

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT

A former healthcare assistant is charged with sexually assaulting three patients while working at a Nottinghamshire Hospital.


Bolivian anti-drugs chief jailed

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:34 AM PDT

A US court jails the former chief of Bolivia's anti-narcotic police, Gen Rene Sanabria, for trafficking cocaine.


IMF: Collective action needed now

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:10 PM PDT

IMF chief Christine Lagarde calls for countries to "act now and act together" to keep on the path to economic recovery.


VIDEO: US: 'Pakistan must break Haqqani links'

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Pakistan's foreign minister has warned that the US could lose Pakistan as an ally if it continues to publicly accuse Islamabad of supporting militants.


China’s Economic Engine Shows Signs of Slowing

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:45 PM PDT

China's economy has been one of the few drivers of the world's economy since the financial crisis of 2008, so signs of deceleration could add to worries about the global outlook.


Syria: The revolution will be weaponised

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:36 AM PDT

Journalist Nir Rosen discusses armed struggle with army officers who have defected to join the opposition.


Israel PM: Peace impossible through U.N. resolutions

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:54 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that he was reaching out to the Palestinian people but cautioned that peace could not be won with a U.N. resolution.


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