Romney wins Christie endorsement

Romney wins Christie endorsement


Romney wins Christie endorsement

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie endorses Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.


Liberia ends peaceful vote, braces for results

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberians wrapped up a peaceful presidential election on Tuesday -- the West African state's second since a civil war -- though worries remained that the results could spark street clashes.


VIDEO: NZ oil spill 'catastrophic'

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT

An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand has become the country's worst maritime environmental disaster, the government has said.


Uganda MPs suspend all oil deals

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Uganda's parliament orders President Museveni's government to suspend all oil deals amid claims top officials received multi-million dollar bribes.


99 Cents Only agrees takeover bid

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

US bargain retailer 99 Cents Only Stores agrees a takeover bid by a private equity firm and Canadian pension agency worth $1.6bn.


VIDEO: NZ oil spill 'catastrophic'

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT

An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand has become the country's worst maritime environmental disaster, the government has said.


VIDEO: Spy tactics cause concern in Germany

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Germany's justice minister has called for a national and state level probe into the use of controversial computer software to spy on people.


Netanyahu says Shalit deal signed by both sides

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:17 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas had signed a deal for the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.


Protesters attempt to occupy US Senate

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Police arrest six demonstrators after nearly 100 flooded Capitol Hill in an effort to shut down Congress.


Hijacked Italian ship freed off Somalia coast

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:11 PM PDT

US and British commandos have rescued 23 crew members and arrested 11 pirates on board the Montecristo.


Berlusconi government loses key parliament vote

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:05 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government lost a key parliamentary vote on Tuesday and some of his center-right leaders said a confidence vote would be necessary to ensure the coalition still had a workable majority.


Candidates say they will not veer left to win French primary

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:24 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The two candidates vying for the French Socialist party's presidential nomination said on Tuesday they would not shift their policies to the left after a surprisingly strong showing by a populist challenger in a first round vote.


U.S. Accuses Iranians of Plotting to Kill Saudi Envoy

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Federal authorities said they have foiled a plot by men linked to the Iranian government to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and to bomb Saudi Arabian and Israeli embassies in Washington.


Les Hinton to Face Parliament in News of the World Scandal

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Rupert Murdoch's former chief lieutenant, Les Hinton, will appear before Parliament to answer further questions on the News of the World phone hacking scandal, lawmakers said Tuesday.


U.S. Ties Iran to Plot to Kill Saudi Envoy

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:02 PM PDT

U.S. authorities said they charged two men in an Iranian-directed plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S.


Israel, Hamas Reach Deal on Captured Soldier

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Israeli and Hamas officials reached a deal to free a captured Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, capping five years of negotiations.


US 'foils Iran-linked Saudi envoy death plot'

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT

US authorities charge two Iranians over "plot directed by elements of Iranian government" to kill Saudi ambassador.


Pressure Rises on Berlusconi After Vote

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Parliament fails to approve budget-review document, leaving prime minister stunned and opponents emboldened.


Syrian opposition must avoid splits: activist

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Syria's opposition must avoid divisions that play into the hands of President Bashar al-Assad, particularly between campaigners inside and outside the country, Michel Kilo, a leading activist based in Syria, said Tuesday.


Iran governmentt factions plotted to kill Saudi: U.S

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:27 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian in custody has confessed to a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and provided information about involvement by factions of the Iranian government, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.


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