Vandals attack Rome's monuments

Vandals attack Rome's monuments


Vandals attack Rome's monuments

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Three historic monuments are attacked by vandals in the Italian capital, Rome, as officials struggle to protect the city's ancient treasures.


Humbling Chirac

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:19 PM PDT

French question putting ailing ex-president on trial


France's UMP Pledges No Tax Hikes As Campaign Theme

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Sarkozy's party will base platform for next year's presidential election on spending cuts, in contrast to plans of opposition Socialists.


Germany's CDU suffers losses in regional poll

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Opposition Social Democrats celebrate gains over conservatives in Chancellor Merkel's home state.


VIDEO: Lost penguin Happy Feet set free

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:52 AM PDT

A lost emperor penguin who washed up on a New Zealand beach in June has been released back into the Southern Ocean to begin its swim home to Antarctica.


Man charged over killing of imam

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:07 PM PDT

A 24-year-old man is charged with murder after a blind imam is found dead at a mosque in Finsbury Park, north London.


Negotiations collapse over Gaddafi stronghold

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Libyan fighters claim to have Bani Walid surrounded but are counting on local residents to rise up against loyalists.


Obama Visits Flood-Ravaged New Jersey

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT

As the president surveyed the damage, he was greeted by loud cheers and one person who held a sign that pleaded, "Help Us."


Nadal beats Nalbandian at US Open

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal seals his place in the fourth round by defeating Argentine David Nalbandian in straight sets.


Euro Zone Must Improve Governance, JP Morgan Says

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:50 AM PDT

JP Morgan Chase International Chairman Jacob Frenkel said he expected the euro to survive the debt crisis sweeping Europe but warned that the euro zone needs to strengthen its governance in order to ease market concerns over the bloc's future.


Merkel's Party Loses Support In Local Elections

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats faced a potential loss of power in local elections, turning up the pressure on the German chancellor at a time when she faces criticism at home over her handling of the euro-zone debt crisis.


China Changes Direction on Car Sales

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Government officials called for the country's automakers to shift away from making more cars and toward producing more fuel-efficient and technologically advanced ones.


Rebels Mass Near Qaddafi Stronghold as Talks End

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Libyan rebel forces were preparing for an assault on the town of Bani Walid after negotiations for a peaceful surrender collapsed.


China Changes Direction on Car Sales

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Government officials called for the country's automakers to shift away from making more cars and toward producing more fuel-efficient and technologically advanced ones.


South Sudan planning to move its capital from Juba

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:47 AM PDT

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan said Sunday it planned to move its capital to a more central location in the next few years, a project analysts say would be a costly distraction for a nation with almost no roads.


Secret Cables Sketch Oddities of U.S.-China Relations

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:54 AM PDT

American embassy cables posted on the Wikileaks Web site could lead to serious consequences for Chinese citizens who talked frankly to American officials.


Katia could become major hurricane

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Hurricane Katia intensified rapidly to become a Category 2 storm on Sunday as it spun through the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.


Algeria defends decision to shelter Gaddafi kin

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT

ALGIERS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister defended on Sunday his country's decision to shelter members of Muammar Gaddafi's family, describing it as a humanitarian case.


Red Cross leader to press Syria for prisoner access

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:02 AM PDT

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross is pressing Syria's leaders for access to detainees held by the government amid reports of widespread abuse in the conflict-wracked nation, the agency said.


Documents shed light on CIA, Gadhafi spy ties

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:53 PM PDT

Documents seized at the Libyan intelligence headquarters have unearthed new insights into the CIA's "surprisingly close relationship" with their counterparts in the Gadhafi regime.


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