Movie Review | 'The Descendants': ‘Descendants,’ With George Clooney - Review

Movie Review | 'The Descendants': ‘Descendants,’ With George Clooney - Review

Movie Review | 'The Descendants': ‘Descendants,’ With George Clooney - Review

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:03 PM PST

In "The Descendants," George Clooney plays the scion of an old Hawaii family with many troubles on his hands.

11 States Seek Relief From ‘No Child’ Provisions

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST

Eleven states asked the Education Department for relief from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, in exchange for adopting higher standards.

Assange wants top UK court to review extradition

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:51 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange will ask senior British judges next month to refer his fight against extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes to the country's highest court, a WikiLeaks spokesman said on Tuesday.

Former Filipino President Stopped From Leaving for Treatment

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:03 PM PST

Former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who faces corruption charges, was blocked from leaving the Philippines on Tuesday for medical treatment.

Anger over Peugeot's French jobs cuts

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:56 PM PST

Union says 5,000 French citizens out of 6,000 workers across Europe to be hit, a higher proportion than earlier thought.


Turkish PM says Syria on 'knife edge'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST

Scores of people reported killed over the past 24 hours in one of the country's bloodiest days of violence.


Monti set to announce new Italian government

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST

Prime minister designate to announce cabinet on Wednesday, as bond yields again breach critical seven per cent level.


I.M.F. Warns China on State Control of Banking

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:21 AM PST

The fund urged Beijing to adopt a more market-oriented approach to banking and finance or risk dampening economic growth.

At War Blog: In Afghanistan, A Mission's Troubles Offer Window on an Unsteady Region

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:26 AM PST

A resupply mission in Kunar Province shows how unstable eastern Afghanistan remains.

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Royal Dutch Shell’s Natural Gas Contract

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:55 AM PST

The project is intended to bring modern methods of managing oil fields to an industry frozen in time by sanctions and the war.

Big clubs 'want 16-team Premier'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell says the Premier League needs to be cut by four teams to help the Champions League.


Chile consul's Venezuela kidnap

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:05 PM PST

Chile says its consul in Venezuela, Juan Carlos Fernandez, was abducted and held for two hours before being released on a Caracas street.


Mexico's Lopez Obrador to run for president in 2012

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Left-wing stalwart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will again run for Mexico's presidency in 2012 after his razor-thin loss in the last election sparked extended massive protests.

News Analysis: Insurance Mandate May Be Health Bill’s Undoing

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

As a candidate, President Obama vigorously opposed the mandate that required people to buy coverage or pay a penalty. That requirement is at the heart of the constitutional challenge.

IMF Approves Afghan Loan

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST

The IMF said it approved a nearly $134 million loan for Afghanistan, saying its government has made progress in addressing governance and accountability issues during the Kabul Bank crisis.


Debate on Yuan Controls Moves to WTO

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PST

The World Trade Organization will examine whether trade rules can be used against governments that manipulate their currencies, a debate driven by Brazilian anger over China's peg of the yuan to the dollar.


Murray to face Djokovic in London

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:55 AM PST

Britain's Andy Murray will play world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.


Colombia's FARC rebels pick hardline new boss

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:29 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas named Timoleon Jimenez, a hard-liner known as Timochenko, as their new leader after the Andean country's armed forces killed his predecessor, a rebel statement said on Tuesday

Police Clear Zuccotti Park With Show of Force, Bright Lights and Loudspeakers

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

The predawn action was an almost military-style operation that involved hundreds of police officers.

Palestinians catch bus to protest Israeli curbs

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PST

HIZME, West Bank (Reuters) - Calling themselves "Freedom Riders," six Palestinians boarded a bus used by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank Tuesday, but the end of the line was Israeli police detention.

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