Two Awlaki teenage relatives killed in Yemen attack: family

Two Awlaki teenage relatives killed in Yemen attack: family


Two Awlaki teenage relatives killed in Yemen attack: family

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:26 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Two relatives of an assassinated U.S.-born militant cleric who were killed in an air strike last week in southern Yemen were teenagers out for dinner with friends when they were hit, their family said in a statement on Tuesday.


VIDEO: Man Booker prize announcement

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:33 AM PDT

BBC News coverage of the announcement of the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize.


WORLD: Timescast | October 18, 2011

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas, was exchanged for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Ethan Bronner reports from Jerusalem and Stephen Farrell reports from Gaza.


Education protests grip Chilean capital

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Burning barricades block traffic as student demonstrations in support of free higher education paralyse Santiago.


Germany, France See Investment Slowdown

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Foreign companies cut back sharply on new investments in the euro zone's two largest economies in the first six months of 2011, deterred by the currency area's fiscal and banking crises, according to figures released by a United Nations agency.


Malaria Vaccine Holds Promise

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:04 PM PDT

The world's first vaccine against malaria has proven partially effective at protecting children from the disease in the first large study and could be ready for use by 2015.


Immolations Pressure Tibet Exile Leader

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Amid a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, the new leader of Tibet's government-in-exile discouraged such gestures but called for support for nuns and monks protesting China's policies.


Somali rebels move Spanish hostages to Kismayu: army

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT

NAIROBI/MADRID (Reuters) - Somali militants loyal to al Qaeda moved two Spanish hostages to the rebel stronghold of Kismayu in the face of an advance by Kenyan-backed government troops from over the border, a senior Somali army officer said on Tuesday.


New vaccine 'to cut malaria risk by half'

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Results at trial sites in sub-Saharan Africa suggest RTS,S reduces risk of developing deadly disease by 56 per cent.


Financial Stocks Lift Wall Street

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Investors are studying corporate profits for direction, not only at the big banks.


MPs to vote on referendum on EU

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Backbench MPs have agreed to stage a debate later this month on whether or not there should be a referendum on UK membership of the EU.


At War Blog: Training Concerns Hover Over Delivery of Afghan Equipment

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT

The Afghan Army is being given an armada of sophisticated armored vehicles along with months of training, but it remains to be seen how that will translate on the battlefield, after most Western forces are gone.


Obama road trip kit truck stolen

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

A truck containing $200,000 worth of audio equipment used by US President Barack Obama is stolen in Virginia, US media report.


Tension persists at Indonesia gold mine

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Freeport appeals for security as strike by workers over low wages takes its toll on production and supplies.


Chavez rival to run despite Venezuela court ruling

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan politician Leopoldo Lopez said on Tuesday he will maintain his campaign to win the opposition leadership and challenge leftist President Hugo Chavez despite a court upholding his ban from office.


Administration Seeks to Roll Back Hospital Rules

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Among other things, the proposals would allow hospitals to save money by sometimes using qualified nurse practitioners and physician assistants in place of better-paid doctors.


Initial U.S. drawdown to pull from restive Afghan east

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw some U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year will take soldiers out of the country's restive east, where battles between foreign troops and militants suspected in high-profile attacks increasingly make it the war's focus, a top U.S. commander said on Tuesday.


Thailand counts cost of disaster

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Calls grow for private-public co-operation to retain foreign investments as estimated flood clean-up bill tops $7bn.


Iowa caucus set for early January

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Iowa sets the date of its presidential nominating contest for 3 January 2012, leaving New Hampshire still to decide when to hold its primary.


Critic’s Notebook: Highlights (and Lowlights) of Restaurant Reviewing - Critic’s Notebook

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

There is no better perch from which to examine our shared values and beliefs, behavior and attitudes, than a seat in a restaurant dining room.


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