Wal-Mart's pork probed in China

Wal-Mart's pork probed in China


Wal-Mart's pork probed in China

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Officials in Chongqing, China, force Wal-Mart to close 17 stores after accusing it of mislabelling pork as organic


Shunning Nuclear Plants at Home, Japan Pursues Building Them Overseas

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT

The Tokyo government is supporting a new push by Japanese industry to sell nuclear power technology elsewhere, particularly in smaller countries.


Ocean trawl reveals 'megavirus'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT

The largest virus yet discovered - bigger than some bacteria - is isolated from seawater pulled up off the coast of Chile.


Al-Shabab 'driven from Mogadishu'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

African Union troops say they have driven Islamist al-Shabab militants out of their last stronghold in the north of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.


E.U. Delays High-Level Meeting

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT

The president of the European Union delayed the planned summit meeting until Oct. 23 to give leaders more time to finalize a plan to fight a worsening debt crisis.


Griffin 'ordered fake invoice'

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:32 PM PDT

BNP leader Nick Griffin ordered a former official to falsify an invoice intended to mislead the Electoral Commission over EU money, it has been claimed.


Photo row centre issues apology

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT

The shopping centre which called in the police after a man took photographs of his daughter eating an ice cream apologises for any distress caused.


Baghdad rocked by deadly blasts

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Three explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, leave at least nine people dead and about 20 wounded, security officials say.


Wal-Mart's pork probed in China

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Officials in Chongqing, China, force Wal-Mart to close 17 stores after accusing it of mislabelling pork as organic


Liberia set for crucial elections

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Nearly two million people eligible to vote in presidential and legislative elections on Tuesday.


U.S. Intelligence Unit Aims to Build a ‘Data Eye in the Sky’

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Mining a world of data to predict political crises, revolutions, and other forms of economic and social instability.


At least 10 killed in Baghdad blasts: police

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 01:12 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least ten people were killed and 18 were wounded on Monday when three successive blasts exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police and hospital officials said.


Caymans want new dock to keep cruise sector afloat

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - The Cayman Islands are hoping to stem a loss of cruise passenger business by completing a controversial deal with a Chinese firm to build a $300 million dock to accommodate modern megaships.


Concerns Rise Over U.K.'s Fox

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Cameron spokesman says British defense minister made "serious mistakes" in relationship with friend who portrayed himself as adviser.


U.N. council aims for Yemen vote by next week: envoys

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:21 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council hopes to adopt a resolution on Yemen by next week that would voice support for Gulf Arab mediators who have urged the country's president to hand over power, envoys said on Monday.


VIDEO: Cambodia floods kill over 200

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Massive flooding along the Mekong River in Cambodia has killed over two hundred people since early September


Professor’s Response to a Stutterer: Don’t Speak

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:28 AM PDT

At the County College of Morris, a history teacher showed little patience with Philip Garber Jr. when he raised his hand.


Wall St. Gains on Hopes for Europe Bank Plan

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Stocks rose on Monday after a renewed pledge by France and Germany to come up with a plan to tackle the euro zone debt crisis and support the region's banks.


Analysis: Chavez cancer saga keeps Venezuela guessing

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - An unexpected phone call interrupts a Venezuelan government ceremony for local athletes broadcast live on state TV. The crowd murmurs in excitement, and ministers smile.


Italian ship attacked by pirates off Somalia

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:04 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian ship came under attack by five pirates off the coast of Somalia on Monday, its owner said, and one pirate said the vessel was under their control.


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