Wheels: Detroit Auto Show: 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550

Wheels: Detroit Auto Show: 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550


Wheels: Detroit Auto Show: 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:58 AM PST

The roadster has shed 275 pounds in its first major redesign in 11 years.


Arsenal 1-0 Leeds

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:36 PM PST

Thierry Henry scores the winner in his first game back for Arsenal to beat Leeds in the FA Cup third-round tie at the Emirates Stadium.


3 Monks’ Deaths Show Rise of Self-Immolation Among Tibetans

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:26 PM PST

The rash of deaths suggests that self-immolation is gaining favor as a form of political protest for Tibetan clergy.


India leopard in deadly attack

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:29 AM PST

One man dies and another four are injured in an attack by a leopard in the Indian city of Guwahati.


Increase in US consumer borrowing

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:14 PM PST

US consumer borrowing in November saw its biggest rise in a decade, the Federal Reserve says, in a further sign that the economy is improving.


Intel demos gesture-control range

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Intel shows off its vision for the future at the Consumer Electronics Show with its range of ultra-thin, gesture-controlled laptops.


Iranian, Venezuelan leaders rebuff U.S., joke about bomb

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez lavished each other with praise on Monday, mocked U.S. disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal.


White House chief of staff 'resigns'

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

William Daley to be replaced by current budget director Jacob Lew at end of month, Obama administration officials say.


Obama's chief of staff steps down

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley is stepping down just one year after becoming the president's key adviser, President Barack Obama says.


VIDEO: Baby dies in Russian pavement collapse

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:09 PM PST

An 18-month-old boy has been found dead in a sewage treatment plant after plunging through a hole in a pavement in western Russia.


Polish Military Prosecutor Shoots Himself

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

A Polish military prosecutor shot himself in the head during a break in a press conference in western Poland after delivering a statement to reject allegations that his department had broken the law.


The Caucus: Budget Chief to Replace Daley as Obama’s Chief of Staff

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST

Jacob J. Lew, the budget director, will replace William M. Daley after a frustrating year in which Mr. Daley struggled to find his footing in a ferociously partisan Washington.


VIDEO: Thousands gather for Black Nazarene

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:39 AM PST

Thousands of people took to the street of Manila to worship a Jesus Christ statue known as the Black Nazarene.


Housing market blooms in Cuban provinces

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (Reuters) - Hundreds of handwritten signs stuck on doorways and in windows announce "se vende" or "for sale" in provincial cities and towns across Cuba as the island's nascent housing market begins to bloom.


Ex-US soldier 'helped al-Shabab'

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:22 PM PST

A former US Army soldier who served in Iraq has been charged with trying to help the al-Shabab militant group after being arrested in Kenya.


Police find 13 bodies shot dead in western Mexico

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police found thirteen semi-naked bodies piled one atop the other outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local authorities said.


Merkel, Sarkozy Pile Pressure on Greece

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 01:01 PM PST

Germany and France warned that Greece's bailout loans from the euro zone and the IMF are on hold until a debt deal is reached with private investors.


Bombs Kill 17 in Iraqi Capital

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:42 AM PST

Three car bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital and killed at least 17 people, authorities said. At least one appeared to target Shiite pilgrims, sinking the country deeper into a new wave of sectarian violence.


Acquitted, Anwar Shifts Focus

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:58 PM PST

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is finally free to look past his trial and on toward the country's coming national election, after his unexpected acquittal on sodomy charges.


Indian Airlines Suffer From Safety Issues, Regulator Says

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST

Most of the airlines in India, including Air India Express, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, Kingfisher and SpiceJet, were named in the report, which was not released to the public.


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