In Montana, Jesus Statue Is Focus of Legal Battle

In Montana, Jesus Statue Is Focus of Legal Battle


In Montana, Jesus Statue Is Focus of Legal Battle

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST

An atheist group argues that a statue of Jesus at the Whitefish Mountain Resort violates the separation of church and state because it is on federal land.


Bomb follows Kenyan air raid in Somalia

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST

One soldier dead and four others injured as blast hits army vehicle, shortly after attacks on al-Shabab bases.


US telecoms merger under threat

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:59 PM PST

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom cast doubt over the $39bn sale of T-Mobile USA by withdrawing their application to the industry regulator.


Egypt ex-PM 'asked to form new cabinet'

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:38 PM PST

Ruling military council's request accepted by Kamal al-Ganzouri, reports say, as anti-military rallies continue.


Arrests over Trinidad PM 'threat'

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PST

Trinidad and Tobago makes several arrests after uncovering a "national security threat" against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, reports say.


US stores hope for retail bonanza

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:16 PM PST

As Americans polish off Thanksgiving dinners, retailers prepare for an estimated 150 million bargain-hunters to kick-off the shopping season.


Three dead in north Kenya attacks

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:04 PM PST

At least three people have been killed in grenade attacks in northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia, officials say.


Triple Bombings in Iraq Kill 19

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:25 PM PST

A string of bombings in the southern oil city of Basra killed 19 people and injured dozens more, a grim sign of the security challenges Iraq will face after American troops go home.


Bodies Dumped in Mass Slaying in Mexico

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:23 AM PST

Twenty-three bodies were discovered bound and gagged in vehicles abandoned in the heart of Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city and the site of the recent Pan American Games, officials said.


India Says Maoist Leader Likely Killed

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 10:50 AM PST

Indian police say a man killed in a fierce gun battle is almost certainly a senior Maoist military leader known as Kishenji, in what would be a major blow to India's largest insurgency.


France Calls for S&P Sanctions

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:57 AM PST

French Finance Minister François Baroin said a probe into an erroneous message sent by Standard & Poor's on France's sovereign rating is legitimate and any sanctions should be adapted to the significance of the error.


Egypt military 'appoints new PM'

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:32 PM PST

Egypt's military rulers appoint former prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government, state media say.


VIDEO: Egypt's elections will go ahead

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:49 AM PST

Egypt's military have apologised for the deaths of dozens of people during days of anti-government protests


Black Friday iTunes malware alert

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:43 AM PST

Security experts warn that criminals are targeting shoppers with malware that claims to be from Apple's online store to coincide with the US holidays.


India Moves to Open Country to Foreign Retailers

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:33 PM PST

The decision by the government opens the door for Wal-Mart, Tesco, Ikea and other firms to establish a presence in one of the world's biggest markets.


Hong Kong's waning economic resilience

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 03:40 AM PST

With banks scaling back, fears grow that regional economic powerhouse might slide into recession.


CPS attacked over terror case

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:02 AM PST

MPs have heard the Crown Prosecution Service never fully looked at the case of a man held in prison for seven years without trial.


Palestinians talk unity, no sign of progress

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:02 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Leaders of Fatah and Hamas met for the first time in six months and hailed progress toward ending a rift that has led to separate governments in the West Bank and Gaza, but there was no sign of a breakthrough.


Merkel Rejects Rapid Action on the Euro

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany repeated her opposition to bonds from euro zone countries or to an expansion of the European Central Bank's role as quick responses to the sovereign debt crisis.


Clashes with police follow Bahrain funeral

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:27 PM PST

Police use tear gas against protesters after the funeral for a man allegedly killed by police on Wednesday.


More rain, strong winds and rough seas: Meteorological Dept

More rain, strong winds and rough seas: Meteorological Dept


More rain, strong winds and rough seas: Meteorological Dept

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST

The Meteorological Department has forecasted intermittent heavy rains for Terengganu, Pahang and Kelantan until tomorrow, with possible floods in low-lying areas.

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36 detainees under emergency ordinance to be released

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:31 AM PST

About 36 people detained under the Emergency Ordinance will be released soon, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today.

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Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:26 PM PST

RIYADH (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war.



Cairo clashes pause, but protesters dig in

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:02 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Clashes between Egyptian riot police and protesters stopped overnight for the first time in days on Thursday, though demonstrators occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square vowed to stay put until the army relinquished power.



Asia's old suffer fraud, abuse with rising dementia

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:09 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thin, frail and slightly demented, 83-year-old Yuk Po approached social workers for help after learning that her daughter had invested her lifesavings in Lehman Brothers' minibonds, the notorious financial instruments that went bust in late 2008.



Saudi says two killed in gunfight in eastern province

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:51 PM PST

RIYADH (Reuters) - Two people were killed and three wounded in an exchange of fire between Saudi security forces in the oil-producing Eastern Province and what the interior ministry on Thursday called gunmen serving a foreign power.



Japan looks to future with earnest crown prince

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:36 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Over the past few weeks, Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito has been in the public eye as rarely before, whether tipping a wine glass in toasts at a state banquet or conferring imperial decorations as he stands in for Emperor Akihito, who has been in hospital.



France calls for humanitarian zone in Syria

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:53 PM PST

AMMAN/PARIS (Reuters) - France has called for a "secured zone to protect civilians" in Syria, the first time a major Western power has suggested international intervention on the ground in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.



Top Guatemala prosecutor warns on war crimes cases

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:22 PM PST

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Military officials accused of atrocities during Guatemala's civil war must be brought to justice to ensure that such crimes are not repeated, the country's attorney general said on Wednesday.



U.S. urges Bahrain to tackle abuses, sees path forward

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:34 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged its ally Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, to quickly address abuses laid out in a report on Wednesday that alleged that Bahraini security forces used torture to obtain confessions.



U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 03:55 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years.



ICC prosecutor happy for Libya to try Gaddafi son

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:33 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Wednesday he was happy for Libya rather than the Hague to try Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam but the country's ex-intelligence chief was still at large.



Four militants killed in attack on Iraqi town - sources

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:32 PM PST

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants attacked the northern Iraqi town of Hawija with car bombs and mortars on Wednesday in an assault that killed four insurgents and wounded nine people including two soldiers and a policeman, police and hospital sources said.



Tunisia security forces fire in air during protest

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:16 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces late Wednesday fired into the air to try to disperse more than 3,000 protesters who were trying to attack a government building in the provincial town of Kasserine, witnesses told Reuters.



Libyan tribes protest at new government line-up

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:52 AM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Some of Libya's clans said on Wednesday they would not recognise the government, a day after the unveiling of a new cabinet revived regional and tribal rivalries which threaten the country's stability.



Warplanes strike Somali militant bases - residents

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:40 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Unidentified fighter jets bombed three Islamist militant bases in Somalia on Wednesday, residents and soldiers said, as neighbouring Kenya continued its assault on the rebels.



S.Korean teen accused of killing grade-obsessed mum

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:04 AM PST

A teenager in education-obsessed South Korea allegedly killed his mother because she hounded him to come top in exams, and then hid her body at their home for eight months, police said Thursday.

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Robot guards to patrol South Korean prisons

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:51 PM PST

Robot guards with sensors to detect abnormal behaviour will soon begin patrolling South Korean prisons to ease the burden on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday.

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China navy to carry out Pacific exercises

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PST

China has said it will conduct "routine" naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean, in the week after a major diplomatic campaign by US President Barack Obama to assert the United States as a Pacific power.

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VIDEO: Austrian ski resorts lacking snow

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:58 PM PST

Some ski resorts in the Austrian Alps have cancelled their season opening weekends because of a lack of snow, after the driest November since the 1920s.