Infrequent flyer pandas take the high road to Scotland

Infrequent flyer pandas take the high road to Scotland

Infrequent flyer pandas take the high road to Scotland

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST

CHENGDU, China, Dec 4 — A pair of pampered giant pandas took off from China for Scotland today, with cabin crew on hand to calm their nerves and cater to their every need.  Tian Tian and Yang Guang - whose names in English are Sweetie and Sunshine — were lifted gently on board a plane in custom-built containers at Chengdu airport in China's ...

Russians vote in election test for Vladimir Putin

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:02 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's ruling party could see its vast parliamentary majority cut back on Sunday in elections widely seen as a test of his popularity ahead of an expected return to the presidency early next year.

Felicity Jones is D&G The Make Up model

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:17 PM PST

Dolce & Gabbana's cosmetics collection The Make Up has announced British actress Felicity Jones as its latest spokesmodel.

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VIDEO: LatAm regional bloc established

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:30 PM PST

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have approved the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.


Australia’s ruling Labour clears uranium sales to India

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 07:00 PM PST

SYDNEY, Dec 4 ― Australia's ruling Labour Party today endorsed plans to open up uranium sales to India, clearing the way for talks on a bilateral nuclear agreement and resolving an issue that has caused diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the plan in November, but needed her party's national policy ...

Gingrich surges in new Iowa presidential poll

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:21 PM PST

DES MOINES, Dec 4 ― A surge in support for Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich has made him the new front-runner in Iowa, which holds the first of next year's US presidential nominating contests, according to a closely watched opinion poll published yesterday. Gingrich, a former speaker of the US House of Representatives, has support ...

Embattled US Republican Cain ends 2012 bid

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:11 PM PST

ATLANTA, Dec 4 ― Former pizza magnate Herman Cain dropped out of the US presidential race yesterday after accusations of sexual misconduct overwhelmed his bid to win the Republican nomination as an anti-Washington tax reformer. Cain's departure set off a competition among other candidates to win over his conservative supporters with voting to ...

Italy's Monti seeks broad support for crisis measures

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 04:39 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti met party leaders on Saturday to drum up support for new measures designed to shore up public finances, helping growth and calming the debt crisis in the euro zone's third-largest economy.

In lead, Egypt Islamists tell rivals to accept vote

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 04:01 PM PST

CAIRO, Dec 4 ― Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on its rivals to accept the will of the people yesterday after a first-round vote set its party on course to take the most seats in the country's first freely elected parliament in six decades. The assembly's popular mandate will give it clout to stand up to the generals who have ruled Egypt for ...

At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST

BEIRUT, Dec 4 ― At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria yesterday as violence intensified in the eighth month of unrest against President Bashar al-Assad, pushing the death toll close to 4,600, according to a leading activist group. In a three-hour, night-time battle in the north-western city of Idlib near the Turkish border, seven ...

Russians vote in election test for Vladimir Putin

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:58 PM PST

VLADIVOSTOK, Dec 4 ― Vladimir Putin's ruling party could see its vast parliamentary majority cut back in elections that began Sunday in the icy tundra and sparsely-populated swathes of Russia's far east. At polling stations from the Arctic to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, the election will indicate the scope of fatigue with Putin's 12-year ...

Croatia opposition set to win vote on economy ticket

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:31 PM PST

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's centre-left opposition looks set to win Sunday's parliamentary election as voters bet the bloc can overhaul the country's floundering economy before it joins the European Union in 2013.

Slovenia to turn centre right for economic lift

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:20 PM PST

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia votes for a new government Sunday with the centre-right opposition set to return to power on a pledge of painful reforms to halt the European Union member's slide back into recession.

New Latin American body raps Britain, United States

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:53 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - A new Latin American and Caribbean organization backed Argentina's claim to sovereignty over the British-ruled Falkland Islands and slammed U.S. sanctions on Cuba at Saturday's end of a two-day summit.

Clinton speaks with Pakistan PM on NATO strikes

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:49 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday, again offering U.S. condolences over the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in NATO air strikes last week, the State Department said in a statement.

At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:38 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, pushing the death toll close to 4,600, an activist group said.

VIDEO: Herman Cain suspends campaign

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:39 PM PST

US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination.


VIDEO: Iraq PM: Bomb aimed to kill me

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:35 PM PST

Iraq's prime minister says a bombing in the Green Zone earlier this week was an assassination attempt against him.


Sudan military says overran key rebel base

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:45 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's military said it overran a key rebel base in the South Kordofan border state on Saturday, the latest push by government forces to assert control over the volatile territory.

Rioters attack liquor stores in Iraqi Kurdistan

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:15 PM PST

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Rioters burned dozens of alcohol shops and damaged several hotels in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region after Friday prayers, prompting an attack a pro-Islamic party office, authorities and witnesses said Saturday.

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