Space truck set for station visit

Space truck set for station visit


Space truck set for station visit

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Europe's latest ATV space freighter is cleared for lift-off on Friday on a mission to re-supply the International Space Station.


China in Australia currency deal

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:43 AM PDT

China and Australia sign a deal to promote direct exchange of their currencies in a bid to promote bilateral trade and investment.


Sanford, Fla., Police Chief Steps Down Temporarily

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Amid controversy over a fatal neighborhood watch shooting, Bill Lee said he would move aside.


Mohammed Merah, face of the new terrorism

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:38 PM PDT

PARIS — Mohammed Merah, French law enforcement officials said, started his career as an Islamic terrorist on March 11 by shooting a French soldier of Muslim origin in the head at close range after telling him, "You kill my brothers, so I am killing you."

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Dispute with Egypt triggers fuel crisis in Gaza

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:12 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Petrol pumps have run dry and power cuts are blacking out the Gaza Strip because of a dispute over fuel supplies between Egypt and the enclave's Hamas Islamist rulers.


Colombian Economy Grew 5.9% in 2011

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PDT

The Colombian economy expanded 5.9% in 2011, driven by a boom in its oil and mining industries that is expected to continue this year.


Companies Hoard Cash, Damping Growth

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Across Europe, corporations are sitting on a mountain of cash. The trouble is, they aren't spending much of it. This means one possible way out of the Europe's economic crisis—a big boost in business investment—is closed off.


Florida police chief stands aside

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:24 PM PDT

A Florida police chief criticised over the investigation into the shooting of an unarmed black teenager announces he will temporarily step down.


Divers find 3 more bodies in Costa Concordia wreckage

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:48 PM PDT

The bodies of three more people killed when the Costa Concordia cruise ship sank were found Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of bodies located, Italian officials said.


Woods in contention at Bay Hill

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Tiger Woods further eases any injury worries with an encouraging 69 on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.


The Energy Rush: Inching Toward Energy Independence in America

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Declining consumption of oil and increased energy production have brought the United States closer to a goal that has tantalized many American presidents.


To Draw Reluctant Young Buyers, G.M. Turns to MTV

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:47 PM PDT

The goal is to solve one of the most vexing problems facing the car industry: many young consumers today do not care that much about cars.


Renegade soldiers declare coup in Mali

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Renegade Malian soldiers declared Thursday that they have seized power in the nation and dissolved public institutions because of the government's handling of an insurgency in the north.


VIDEO: Boulder crushes house in Ohio

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:09 PM PDT

A massive boulder, which broke off a hillside, has crushed a house and cars in Ohio.


Sarkozy cuts rival's poll lead after shooting drama

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:08 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A survey on Thursday showed President Nicolas Sarkozy cutting into his Socialist challenger's lead, the second opinion poll to show the conservative gaining since a deadly police standoff with an Islamist gunman gripped the nation.


Thousand-year wait for Titan rain

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Places on Saturn's moon Titan see rainfall about once every 1,000 years on average, a new analysis concludes.


UN body to probe Israeli settlements

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:04 PM PDT

UN rights group calls for a look into how Israeli settlements affect Palestinian rights.


Angry UK police to seek right to strike

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:16 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British police officers angry with the coalition government's plans to cut jobs and freeze pay will vote on whether they want the right to strike, the body representing them said on Thursday.


Lucky cat survives 19-storey fall

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:39 AM PDT

A cat from Boston in America fell from a window 19 storeys high and amazingly survived!


Sweden ends row over Nobel Peace Prize attribution

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:24 PM PDT

OSLO (Reuters) - The Nobel Foundation has defended the award of its annual Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, Yemeni rights campaigner Tawakul Karman and others by persuading a Swedish regional body that the awards remained consistent with its founder's wishes.


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