Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests

Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests

Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:24 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian-Dutch woman, arrested after taking part in anti-government protests in Iran in 2009, has been hanged for drug smuggling, the semi-official Mehr news agency said on Saturday.

Why Global Warming Deals Go South

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:12 PM PST

Today's technology is not capable of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide countries pump into the


Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:49 PM PST

Reuters - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, a NATO official and the governor's spokesman said.


Mubarak defiant as Egypt toll rises, Obama wades in (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:49 PM PST

Egyptians gather around the burning headquarters of the ruling National Democratic party (NDP) in central Cairo. Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday addressed the nation for the first time since deadly protests erupted against his regime, vowing reform but showing no sign of relaxing his decades-old grip on power.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday addressed the nation for the first time since deadly protests erupted against his regime, vowing reform but showing no sign of relaxing his decades-old grip on power.

Afghan officials: Kandahar deputy governor killed (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:09 PM PST

** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT FAMILY MEMBER RELATIONSHIPS ** The widow of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Pharris, from second left, Pamala Pharris, with son Lance Cpl Ben Pharris, father Alvin Pharris, and sons Robert Wayne Pharris, and Daniel Pharris, is handed the flag that draped his son's coffin by Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Danner, left, during the burial ceremony for Pharris, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Pharris died Jan. 5 of wounds suffered at Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says Kandahar's deputy provincial governor has been killed by a suicide bomber who attacked his convoy in the southern city.

Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:26 PM PST

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province and wounded at least five others on Saturday, officials said.

Hopkins seeks the 'devil' inside, in new film (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:14 PM PST

Anthony Hopkins arrives at the world premiere of New Line Cinema?s ?The Rite,? in Hollywood, California. Hopkins gets to battle with the devil in his latest movie, a film in which he plays a possessed priest -- but insists it's good to face up to one's inner demons.(AFP/Robyn Beck)AFP - British actor Anthony Hopkins gets to battle with the devil in his latest movie, a film in which he plays a possessed priest -- but insists it's good to face up to one's inner demons.

Beijing faces longest wait for snow in 60 years (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:35 PM PST

AP - China's capital is facing its longest wait for winter snowfall in 60 years as drought in the northern part of the country affects millions of people.


Economic risk and geopolitical risk share agenda at World Economic Forum

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:41 PM PST

For the past two years, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has been dominated by fears for the global economy. This year, cautious optimism about the economy has returned. But as economic risk declines, geopolitical risk seems to be on the increase.


Haiti runoff vote set for March

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

Electoral body says presidential second round to be held on March 20 and results to be declared on March 31.


Several dead in Pakistan blast

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:32 PM PST

Explosion in tunnel in country's northwest leaves at least five dead and 19 wounded.


Liverpool reject Torres transfer request (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:55 PM PST

Liverpool have turned down a transfer request from Fernando Torres, pictured in action (R) against Fulham, the club said Saturday, following an audacious bid from Chelsea for the Spanish international.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Liverpool have turned down a transfer request from Fernando Torres, the club said Saturday, following an audacious bid from Chelsea for the Spanish international.

Retired officers in Uruguay protest 'harassment' (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:05 PM PST

AP - A group of retired Uruguayan military officers said that human rights investigations into alleged abuses during the 1973-1985 dictatorship have become harassment and warned they could make their "voice heard."


Hundreds mourn Hong Kong democracy icon (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:09 PM PST

A portrait and flowers are displyed at a memorial to former legislator Szeto Wah at a church in Hong Kong. A funeral will be held Saturday for Szeto, who was best known for helping many dissident student leaders escape China following the 1989 Tiananmen protests.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Hundreds queued to mourn a Hong Kong democracy icon who helped dissidents escape China after the Tiananmen crackdown, with the city's leader and two exiled activists notably absent.

Venezuelan court orders trial of Chavez opponent (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:35 PM PST

AP - A Venezuelan court has ordered an opponent of President Hugo Chavez to be tried on charges of hiding explosives in his home.


West Bank: Palestinian shot in clash with settlers (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:05 PM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 Palestinians carry the body of Uday Qadous, 18, who was shot and killed in the village of Iraq Burin, inside the Rafidiya Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police believe a Jewish settler settler opened fire after being attacked by a group of Palestinians, killing Qadous.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)AP - An Israeli settler shot and critically wounded a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank on Friday, Palestinian medical personnel said, in the second such shooting in two days.

Want more jobs? Unleash small businesses, venture capital and technology

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:57 PM PST

New energy technologies are indeed emerging; many quite exciting and valuable, but they none of it w


33 ex-mayors accused of corruption in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST

AP - More than 30 former mayors in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz have been ordered arrested on suspicion of corruption.


Sri Lanka leader sued in US (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:30 PM PST

Members of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority on Friday filed a lawsuit in the United States against the island's president Mahinda Rajapakse, seen here in 2010, seeking $30 million in damages over alleged extra-judicial killings.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - Members of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority have filed a lawsuit in the United States against the island's president, seeking $30 million in damages over alleged extrajudicial killings.

Cuban dissident detained, freed, detained again (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:25 PM PST

Cuba's dissident Guillermo Farinas speaks on a cell phone outside his home in Santa Clara, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Farinas was released by Cuban authorities after being detained for a second time on Thursday afternoon.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - A well-known Cuban dissident was in and out of police custody repeatedly Friday in a cat-and-mouse game with authorities, who told him they will lock him up anytime he tries to gather in public with other government opponents.
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