Global warming 'confirmed' anew

Global warming 'confirmed' anew

Global warming 'confirmed' anew

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:30 PM PDT

A study by an independent scientific project, set up in the wake of the "ClimateGate" affair, concludes the Earth really is warming.


Pakistan Nuclear Plant Reports Leak

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

A nuclear power plant in Pakistan declared a seven-hour emergency after heavy water leaked out of a reactor during maintenance work.


ETA Agrees to Lay Down Arms

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Basque armed-separatist group ETA said it is laying down arms after more than four decades of violent activity that has claimed more than 800 victims, a move that is likely to shake up Spanish politics.


Germany Slashes Growth Forecast

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Germany nearly halved its growth forecast for next year, on heightened risks stemming from the euro-zone debt crisis, raising fears that Europe's economic powerhouse is slowing.


NATO Removes Serb Roadblocks in Kosovo

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:05 PM PDT

NATO soldiers moved to dismantle Serb roadblocks in northern Kosovo on Thursday as the alliance flexed its muscles to back efforts by the central government of this fledgling Balkan state to exert control over a renegade region.


At War Blog: Afghan Gun Locker: Battlefield Ingenuity, and a Weapon's Longevity

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT

An army's tools often long outlast an army's creators, and can become instruments for forces those who handed out the weapons did not foresee.

Palestinians plan "other options" if U.N. bid fails

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:11 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians want the Security Council to decide on their bid for full U.N. membership soon so they can pursue "other options," the Palestinian U.N. envoy said, repeating charges that Washington is procrastinating to avoid a vote.

Watchdog to probe undercover case

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Scotland Yard calls in the police watchdog over allegations an undercover officer underwent a criminal trial using his operational alias.


E.U. Postpones Decision on How to Deal With Crisis

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Officials will examine proposals at a summit meeting this weekend, but no decisions will be made until a second summit to be held no later than Wednesday.

Police knew of Milly phone hack

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Surrey Police knew Milly Dowler's phone was hacked by someone working for the News of the World in 2002, says the force's chief constable.


Council rejects fracking gas test

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Councillors in the Vale of Glamorgan unanimously rejected an application to test drill for shale gas in the county.


Two charged in 'Jihad Jane' plot

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Two people - one a young student - are charged in the US with providing support to terrorists as part of a plot involving a woman known as "Jihad Jane".


U.S. seen struggling to win fight in Afghan east

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:42 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's known in milspeak as RC-East, the vast, rugged and mountainous east of Afghanistan, where battle-hardened insurgents vow to wait out U.S. military might and the final phase of the decade-long war in Afghanistan is likely to be decided.

Q&A: Will the fighting end in Libya?

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:34 AM PDT

The death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who was killed Thursday in his hometown of Sirte, Libya, is "an important step" for Libya, but don't expect the fighting to end right away, said CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman. Wedeman, the first Western television reporter to enter and report from inside Libya during the war, talked about how Gadhafi's life ended and what his death means for Libya's future and the civil war.

Basque group ETA announces end of violence

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:12 PM PDT

The Basque separatist group ETA announced Thursday a "definitive cessation of its armed activity" in a statement published on the website of Gara, a newspaper that the group has used to convey messages in the past.

Opinion: Hard work ahead for Libya

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Shadi Hamid: With Gadhafi's killing, a government faces task of disarming, unifying militias and other factions to begin work of governing

Accounts emerge of Gaddafi's final moments

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Witness accounts and grainy footage offer partial glimpses into the former Libyan leader's last stand.


Greek parliament approves austerity plans

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Government backed over latest cuts package despite more protests and violent clashes on the streets of Athens.


Qaddafi Is Dead, Libyan Officials Say

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was killed Thursday as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime took control of his hometown of Surt after a prolonged struggle, the interim government said.

Turkey Deploys Thousands of Troops Against P.K.K.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Turkey's offensive is one of its largest military operation in years, with 10,000 troops backed by warplanes pursuing rebels in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.

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