Charlie Sheen, Dumped by Text Message, Risks Dumping by Court on Tuesday

Charlie Sheen, Dumped by Text Message, Risks Dumping by Court on Tuesday


Charlie Sheen, Dumped by Text Message, Risks Dumping by Court on Tuesday

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Sheen wants to air the dirty laundry of his break-up with Warner Brothers in Court while WB desires


Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and presumed heir during a visit this week that will concentrate on Pyongyang's nuclear program and foodaid needs.


Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and presumed heir during a visit this week that will concentrate on Pyongyang's nuclear program and foodaid needs.


Jimmy Carter, other former leaders to visit NKorea (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter reacts at a press conference after arriving in Beijing Monday, April 25, 2011. Carter and a group of veteran statesmen, known as the Elders, are to travel to Pyongyang onTuesday as part of international efforts to restart the negotiations on ending North Korea's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that he hoped to meet with North Korea's reclusive leader during a visit to the country this week aimed at assessing severe food shortages and discussing the possible revival of nuclear disarmament talks.



Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and presumed heir during a visit this week that will concentrate on Pyongyang's nuclear program and foodaid needs.


Insurgents tunnel into Kandahar jail, freeing nearly 500

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:39 PM PDT

KANDAHAR (Reuters) - Insurgents tunneled into the main jail in Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Monday, freeing hundreds of prisoners, including many Taliban commanders, a serious setback for U.S. forces who hope to start withdrawing in coming months.


Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and presumed heir during a visit this week that will concentrate on Pyongyang's nuclear program and foodaid needs.


VIDEO: Ash cloud payouts still not made

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:36 PM PDT

A year ago this week, flights started returning to normal after the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland forced the closure of much of northern Europe's air space.


Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and presumed heir during a visit this week that will concentrate on Pyongyang's nuclear program and foodaid needs.


Insurgents tunnel into Kandahar jail, freeing nearly 500

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:39 PM PDT

KANDAHAR (Reuters) - Insurgents tunneled into the main jail in Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Monday, freeing hundreds of prisoners, including many Taliban commanders, a serious setback for U.S. forces who hope to start withdrawing in coming months.


Beijing apartment fire kills 17: report

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:23 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A fire early on Monday killed 17 people in an apartment block on the outskirts of Beijing, prompting city officials to vow to pursue any culpability for the blaze, the official Xinhua news agency reported.


Man overpowered trying to hijack Alitalia flight

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:54 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - A man with a knife tried to hijack an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome Sunday night, demanding it be flown to Libya, but was quickly overpowered and arrested when the plane landed, officials and witnesses said.


Saleh defiant, day after agreeing to handover plan

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:42 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh has struck a defiant tone in an interview, a day after his government said he had accepted a Gulf Arab plan to hand over power within weeks.


New violence in Syria, intellectuals speak out

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:10 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian writers issued a declaration on Monday denouncing a bloody crackdown on protesters, a sign of outrage surging through the intellectual elite as violence has escalated dramatically in recent days.


Guns silent on Thai-Cambodian border; talks cancelled

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:16 PM PDT

PHANOM DONG RAK, Thailand (Reuters) - Guns were silent along the Thai-Cambodia border on Monday after three days of jungle clashes between rival troops, but hopes for a diplomatic solution faded after the abrupt cancellation of talks with a top regional envoy.


Toyota car production plummets after tsunami (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, left, accompanied by Executive Vice President Atsushi Niimi, arrives for a press conference in Tokyo Friday, April 22, 2011. Toyota said its global car production, disrupted by parts shortages from Japan's earthquake and tsunami, won't return to normal until November or December — threatening its spot as the world's top-selling automaker. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Toyota's car production in Japan plummeted a staggering 62.7 percent in March due to a parts supply crunch following last month's earthquake and tsunami.



VIDEO: Who selects the royal wedding guests?

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:25 PM PDT

With etiquette and protocol to follow is the happy couple who really decides the guest list at a royal wedding?


Opposition boycott clouds Chad vote

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Opponents denounce presidential contest as "election circus" with Idriss Deby Itno expected to secure fourth term.


Witnesses: Military operation in Syria

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 09:12 PM PDT

A major military operation was underway Monday in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, witnesses said.


Moroccans protest king's draft constitution

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Thousands of Moroccans held a peaceful demonstration nationwide Sunday, calling for a radical overhaul of the country's governance before a new constitution is unveiled in June by King Mohammed VI.