Legendary trainer Steward dies

Legendary trainer Steward dies
Libyan suspect in US envoy attack killed
The Caucus: Echoing 2008 Obama Slogan, Romney Calls for Change
Malala to return to Pakistan despite threats
Malala to be reunited with family
A Greek island’s secrets to long life, in 11 bullet points
Assange says to stay in embassy until U.S. backs off: CNN
Fukushima fish still contaminated
Israeli right-wing parties ally
Courtship role for dino feathers
NK Maribor 1-1 Tottenham
Assange: Embassy better than prison
In Myanmar's volatile west, sectarian violence worsens
Fish Off Fukushima, Japan, Show Elevated Levels of Cesium
India Ink: As Spotlight Turns to Gadkari, Political Questions Loom
VIDEO: Microsoft launches Windows 8 and tablet
Fukushima fish still contaminated
Kenya slow to cooperate on war crimes, court says
Syrian cease-fire: Will it happen?
China outcry over school abuse

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Emanuel Steward, who trained world champions Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko among others, has died at 68.

Libyan suspect in US envoy attack killed

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Karim Ahmed Essam el-Azizi was killed by bomb he had tried to use against security forces during raid, says official.

The Caucus: Echoing 2008 Obama Slogan, Romney Calls for Change

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Mitt Romney started a bus tour across Ohio by casting himself and his running mate, Paul Ryan, as reformers prepared to correct America's course, by reining in debts, salvaging Medicare and reducing taxes.

Malala to return to Pakistan despite threats

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Father of 15-year-old girl shot by Taliban gunman rules out asylum as he arrives in the UK to see her daughter.

Malala to be reunited with family

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:44 AM PDT

It's likely to be an emotional reunion. The parents of Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban, are expected to see their daughter for the first time Thursday since she regained consciousness in a British hospital last week.

A Greek island’s secrets to long life, in 11 bullet points

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Natives of the Greek island Ikaria have remarkably long life-spans. On average, they live an astounding 8 to 10 years longer than Americans, are 2.5 times as likely to survive to 90, and are less likely to develop Alzheimer's. The New York Times Magazine this week published author Dan Buettner's research with the National Geographic Society on why that might be so.

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Assange says to stay in embassy until U.S. backs off: CNN

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange said on Thursday the United States would have to give up its "immoral" investigation into his whistle blowing website before he considered leaving the confines of the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

Fukushima fish still contaminated

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Levels of radioactive contamination in fish caught off the east coast of Japan remain elevated, official data shows.

Israeli right-wing parties ally

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says his Likud Party is to merge with the ultra-nationalist group Yisrael Beitenu for January's general election.

Courtship role for dino feathers

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Researchers find the first feathered dinosaurs in North America, and suggestions that wings initially evolved for courtship displays.

NK Maribor 1-1 Tottenham

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Tottenham are in increasing danger of failing to reach the last 32 of the Europa League after an uninspiring draw in Slovenia.

Assange: Embassy better than prison

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Four months holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London has been "a little like living in a space station," but it beats prison, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday.

In Myanmar's volatile west, sectarian violence worsens

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - Hundreds of homes burned and gunfire rang out as sectarian violence raged for a fifth day between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in western Myanmar on Thursday, pushing the death toll to nearly 60 and testing the country's nascent democracy.

Fish Off Fukushima, Japan, Show Elevated Levels of Cesium

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:15 PM PDT

New research to be published in the journal Science suggests that radioactive particles from last year's nuclear disaster have accumulated on the sea floor and could contaminate sea life for decades.

India Ink: As Spotlight Turns to Gadkari, Political Questions Loom

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:11 AM PDT

The president of India's main opposition party faces allegations of corruption.

VIDEO: Microsoft launches Windows 8 and tablet

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Microsoft has launched the latest version of its Windows software and a tablet computer at a "pivotal time" for the company, according to its chief executive, Steve Ballmer.

Fukushima fish still contaminated

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Levels of radioactive contamination in fish caught off the east coast of Japan remain elevated, official data shows.

Kenya slow to cooperate on war crimes, court says

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor on Thursday said Kenya's government had not cooperated fully in providing evidence for the trial of four prominent Kenyans accused of fuelling post-election violence in 2007.

Syrian cease-fire: Will it happen?

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

The Syrian regime has agreed "in principle" to a holiday cease-fire, but rebels are skeptical. They want to know if it's just another case of second verse, same as the first.