Treatment of Grandmother After Fatal Police Shooting Is Criticized

Treatment of Grandmother After Fatal Police Shooting Is Criticized

Treatment of Grandmother After Fatal Police Shooting Is Criticized

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:48 PM PST

After a police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man in the Bronx on Thursday, the man's grandmother was held against her will for hours, a friend of the family said.

Murders soar in Brazil city as police strike

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

Federal troops sent to Salvador after 50 killings occur during four days of ongoing police labour dispute.


The Caucus: At a School in Las Vegas, Score One for Romney

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:15 AM PST

The Republicans who met in Room 207 of Palo Verde High School gave Mitt Romney a lopsided victory.

Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:27 PM PST

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.


"Iron Lady" film draws sympathy for Thatcher in Argentina

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:17 PM PST

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Long reviled in Argentina for leading Britain to war over the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher's portrayal as a vulnerable, elderly woman suffering from dementia in new film "The Iron Lady" has won her newfound sympathy with Argentine moviegoers.

Illinois’s Metro East Disputes Levees’ ‘Unacceptable’ Rating

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:35 PM PST

Officials and residents in the Mississippi River flood plain known as the American Bottom say the Army Corps of Engineers overreacted after Hurricane Katrina.

Greek Official Says Barriers Remain in Talks With Creditors

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:46 AM PST

The Greek finance minister said that talks with foreign creditors on a second rescue deal were "on a razor's edge," with major issues unresolved ahead of a crucial deadline on Sunday.

Bahrainis hold independent dialogue over political crisis

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:51 AM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrainis of different political stripes faced off in a rare forum on Saturday to try to bridge deep rifts against a backdrop of continued disturbances outside the Gulf Arab state's capital.

Man City 3-0 Fulham

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

Leaders beat Fulham 3-0 to go three points clear of Manchester United ahead of their meeting with Chelsea on Sunday.


Afghan civilian deaths hit record high in 2011, U.N. report says

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:15 AM PST

KABUL — Last year was the deadliest for civilians in the decade-long U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report released Saturday.

The report said 3,021 civilians were killed in 2011, an 8 percent increase from 2010. It was the fifth consecutive year that the number of deaths has increased.

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Senegal opposition signs anti-Wade pact

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:39 AM PST

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's main rivals pledged on Saturday to campaign together in an effort to force him to withdraw from an election next month.

More die as Egypt protests escalate

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 02:52 AM PST

Nine people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Friday.

S Africa's ANC denies appeal of youth leader

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:18 AM PST

Disciplinary committee upholds suspension of Julius Malema, fiery leader convicted of causing rifts within ruling party.


VIDEO: European freeze hits transport hubs

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST

Freezing weather has hit transport hubs across Europe, closing airports, blocking roads and halting trains.


Fidel Castro launches his memoirs

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:22 AM PST

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.


VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:26 AM PST

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power.


Scotland 6-13 England

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:53 AM PST

Charlie Hodgson scores the only try as England beat Scotland 13-6 to earn their first Six Nations win at Murrayfield since 2004.


French socialists riled by Merkel backing of Sarkozy

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the upcoming presidential vote has riled his socialist rival Francois Hollande's camp, which warned her to exercise restraint, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.

FiveThirtyEight: In Nevada, Look for Romney to Win and Paul to Outperform

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:09 AM PST

If Mitt Romney wins among non-Mormon voters, that could auger well for him in states like Minnesota and Colorado, which hold caucuses on Tuesday.

European chill moves west, 122 die in Ukraine

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:56 AM PST

KIEV (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent on Saturday, blanketing Rome's Colosseum with snow for the first time in three decades and disrupting air and rail traffic.

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