Nigerian president pleads with public ahead of strike

Nigerian president pleads with public ahead of strike

Nigerian president pleads with public ahead of strike

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan pleaded with Nigerians on Saturday to support the removal of fuel subsidies and pledged to cut government salaries, in an effort to prevent a nationwide strike planned for Monday.

Afghan body hears reports of inmate abuse by U.S.

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:26 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan government commission investigating abuse accusations at the largest U.S. jail in Afghanistan said Saturday that inmates had reported being tortured and held without evidence.

Egypt Islamists seen winning near two-thirds of seats

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:11 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday it had won at least 41 percent of the seats in Egypt's lower house of parliament, with Islamists of various stripes occupying almost two thirds of the assembly so far.

Swindon 2-1 Wigan

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:52 AM PST

League Two Swindon dump Wigan out of the FA Cup to reach the fourth round for the first time since 1996.


Farewell to Filene’s Basement

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

A fond farewell to Filene's Basement, where I scored a dress that took me through my first years working in New York.

Thousands join Syria blast victims' funeral

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:33 AM PST

Pro-Assad Syrians come out in large numbers in Damascus as the Arab League observers prepare to disclose findings.


Call for safety inspection of A380 fleet

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Australian engineers want immediate inspection of aircraft after tiny cracks were found in wing parts of some planes.


Call for safety inspection of A380 fleet

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Australian engineers want immediate inspection of aircraft after tiny cracks were found in wing parts of some planes.


The Caucus: Rand Paul Stumps for His Dad in Concord, N.H.

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST

Representative Ron Paul may play coy about whether he will run for president as a third-party independent candidate, but the idea clearly seems to make his son, Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, uncomfortable.

The Caucus: Holy See Ambassadors Endorse Romney Over Catholic Rivals

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:59 AM PST

Five former ambassadors to the Holy See endorsed Mitt Romney on Saturday, choosing a Mormon over two Catholic rivals in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes Focus of Deportation

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:16 AM PST

Administration officials want immigration officers to speed deportations of high-risk offenders while halting those of illegal immigrants with clean records and strong ties to the country.

Bill O’Brien Faces Varied Challenges as Paterno Successor

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:36 AM PST

Penn State introduced Bill O'Brien, the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, as its new football coach Saturday. He will face several challenges in succeeding Joe Paterno.

Pakistan's Zardari says not leaving office

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has said leaving office is not an option and that no one has asked him to resign, responding to speculation that the powerful military wanted him to go.

Haitians sue Jesuits, school over aid worker's abuse

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST

Seventeen more Haitian men are suing a convicted American aid worker and affiliated institutions for sexual abuse they say they suffered while living at a charitable school intended to feed, clothe, educate and house the needy.

Bahrain denies it beat activist

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST

Bahrain's Interior Ministry on Saturday released a video they said is evidence that security forces did not beat a prominent protester, but instead helped him to an ambulance.

Fleeing South Sudanese in "desperate need" of food: U.N.

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:21 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people who have fled tribal violence in a remote area of South Sudan are in desperate need of food, the United Nations said on Saturday.

Turkey's custody laws draw flak after general held

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:15 AM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A day after the jailing of Turkey's former military chief, pending possible trial on accusations he tried to overthrow the government, newspaper columnists criticized the authorities for failing to reform sweeping pre-trial custody laws.

Libyan children return to Gaddafi-free schools

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:03 AM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan children are returning to schools closed for months by civil war to find one teacher gone - Muammar Gaddafi, whose portraits have been stripped from classroom walls and once-revered words erased from the curriculum.

The Texas Tribune: Mexico’s Election Will Have Big Impact on Texas

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST

Regardless of who wins this summer's presidential election in Mexico, the outcome will have a big financial impact on Texas as well.

No Thyroid Cancer Found in President Kirchner of Argentina

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:40 AM PST

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner never had thyroid cancer despite being diagnosed with the disease last month, her spokesman said on Saturday.

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