Cease fire declared in Sanaa, but clashes continue

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• Cease fire declared in Sanaa, but clashes continue
• Yemen's Saleh Meets With U.S. Ambassador
• Merkel Faces Fresh Showdown on Bailout
• Dominican police 'using violence'
• Berlusconi's coalition on verge of collapse
• MP 'voted with conscience' on EU
• Meetings With North Koreans End Without Date for Talks
• UN denies Madagascar polio report
• Archive Offers Glimpse Inside the Mind of Saddam Hussein
• Swiss couple kidnapped in Pakistan appear in videos
• End of Cold War-era nuclear bomb
• Four Accused of Shipping Goods to Iran
• Terry 'welcomes' FA racism probe
• VIDEO: Scuba divers find Swiss plane wreck
• North Korea Rents Out Its Resources to Stave Off Reform
• Live - Tuesday football
• 3M shares fall as earnings drop
• Kenya arrests suspect with grenade cache after blasts
• VIDEO: Three generations found alive in quake
• Pentagon to Expand Activities in Asia

Cease fire declared in Sanaa, but clashes continue Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:22 PM PDT A cease fire announced Tuesday in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa did not appear to be holding, but a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said it nevertheless constituted a "good step" towards ending violence in the country.

Yemen's Saleh Meets With U.S. Ambassador Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT A U.S. diplomatic official said Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh met with the American ambassador in San'a to discuss stepping down. Saleh said he would sign a Gulf Cooperation Council plan for him to step down—a claim he has made several times but then backed down.

Merkel Faces Fresh Showdown on Bailout Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:04 PM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel could face another showdown with euro rebels in her coalition when parliament votes Wednesday on plans to boost the firepower of the euro-zone bailout fund.

Dominican police 'using violence' Posted: 25 Oct 2011 07:44 AM PDT The Dominican Republic must urgently reform its police force to tackle "alarming" levels of killing and torture, Amnesty International says.

Berlusconi's coalition on verge of collapse Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:17 PM PDT Threat of government collapse comes with Italy squeezed by eurozone partners over its $2.5 trillion debt pile.

MP 'voted with conscience' on EU Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT The only Welsh Conservative to join a backbench rebellion backing a referendum on EU membership says he voted as he did to move powers from Brussels to London.

Meetings With North Koreans End Without Date for Talks Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:13 AM PDT U.S. and North Korean officials emerged Tuesday from two days of meetings agreeing only that they had narrowed differences about talks on the North's nuclear program.

UN denies Madagascar polio report Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT The UN children's fund denies reports of a polio outbreak in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, blaming a local Unicef office for the confusion.

Archive Offers Glimpse Inside the Mind of Saddam Hussein Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:43 PM PDT A portion of the material has been opened up to researchers outside government, and 20 transcripts and documents are being released Tuesday.

Swiss couple kidnapped in Pakistan appear in videos Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:34 AM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Swiss couple abducted in July from Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province by the Pakistani Taliban appeared in two videos released Tuesday, pleading for their lives.

End of Cold War-era nuclear bomb Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT The last B53 nuclear bomb, a powerful weapon some 600 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, is being dismantled in Texas.

Four Accused of Shipping Goods to Iran Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT Four people in Singapore have been arrested on U.S. charges they helped funnel American-made electronics equipment to Iran— parts that the U.S. says later ended up being used to make bombs in Iraq.

Terry 'welcomes' FA racism probe Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT Chelsea's John Terry says he welcomes the chance to clear his name after the Football Association starts an investigation into allegations he racially abused QPR's Anton Ferdinand.

VIDEO: Scuba divers find Swiss plane wreck Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:11 AM PDT Portuguese divers have found the remains of a Swiss aircraft that sank off Porto Novo, Madeira, in December 1977.

North Korea Rents Out Its Resources to Stave Off Reform Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:34 AM PDT Pyongyang has leased piers to China and Russia, sold mining rights to the Chinese and built manufacturing outposts along the border, where China can hire cheap North Korean labor.

Live - Tuesday football Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:47 AM PDT Aldershot host Manchester United, Arsenal play Bolton, Burnley travel to Cardiff and Crystal Palace face Southampton in the last 16 of the Carling Cup, plus a full programme in League One and League Two.

3M shares fall as earnings drop Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:35 AM PDT Shares at the Post-it note and sticky-tape maker 3M dropped after the company reported worse-than-expected profits.

Kenya arrests suspect with grenade cache after blasts Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya arrested a suspect with a cache of hand grenades and guns, police said on Tuesday, a day after the capital Nairobi was rocked by two blasts that killed one person and injured more than 20 others.

VIDEO: Three generations found alive in quake Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT Three generations of the same family - a two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother - have been found alive by rescue workers.

Pentagon to Expand Activities in Asia Posted: 25 Oct 2011 12:26 PM PDT The Obama administration plans to conduct more military exercises in Asia and take other steps to expand its influence in the region, amid concerns about China's buildup, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.

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