Romney criticises Biden over Libya

Romney criticises Biden over Libya
Colombia indigenous given apology
The meaning of Joe Biden's laugh
UN wants Mali intervention plan in 45 days
Jon Rimmerman, the Garagiste Founder and Wild Raconteur of Wine
Tepco Admits Failure in Acknowledging Risks at Nuclear Plant
Freed Pussy Riot member says protests must be "more cunning"
Viewpoints: Experts comment on EU's Nobel award
Japan's Tepco admits downplaying Tsunami risk
Benching of Rodriguez Prompts Questions About His Future
Kyrgyzstan says ousted leader's son arrested in London
U.N. Security Council asks for Mali plan within 45 days
Argentine woman allowed abortion
Chavez petrodollars fuel voter worship
Russians being pressured in U.S. "spy" case: Moscow
Pakistani clerics add voices to chorus of condemnation against girl's attackers
Protest turns violent in Cairo
Farmers sue over Niger Delta pollution
VIDEO: BBC visits Pakistan shooting scene
VIDEO: Spring on hold as snow hits Australia

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Mitt Romney says Vice-President Joe Biden made misleading remarks in Thursday's debate about last month's Libya consulate attack.

Colombia indigenous given apology

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Colombia's president seeks forgiveness for the devastation of indigenous communities by the rush to exploit rubber in the Amazon 100 years ago.

The meaning of Joe Biden's laugh

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Mark Mardell asks if singing to the partisan choir is a winner

UN wants Mali intervention plan in 45 days

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Security Council approves resolution asking West African nations for "actionable recommendations" for a military push.

Jon Rimmerman, the Garagiste Founder and Wild Raconteur of Wine

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Jon Rimmerman sells $30 million worth of wine a year over e-mail. How? Well, let him tell you a little story about a young syrah he once swilled outside Walla Walla. …

Tepco Admits Failure in Acknowledging Risks at Nuclear Plant

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Tepco, whose Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered meltdowns after the tsunami last year, says it failed to take stronger preventive measures for fear of lawsuits or setting off safety concerns.

Freed Pussy Riot member says protests must be "more cunning"

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Newly released from Russian prison, Pussy Riot's Yekaterina Samutsevich said her protests against Vladimir Putin's rule had to become "more cunning" and that she would fight to free fellow band members still in jail.

Viewpoints: Experts comment on EU's Nobel award

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 05:22 AM PDT

Expert views on Nobel Peace Prize for EU

Japan's Tepco admits downplaying Tsunami risk

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT

Tepco feared efforts to better protect facilities like Fukushima Dai-ichi would trigger anti-nuclear sentiments.

Benching of Rodriguez Prompts Questions About His Future

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Alex Rodriguez was left out of the starting lineup for a decisive Game 5 Friday, a decision could have a lasting impact on Rodriguez's status with the Yankees.

Kyrgyzstan says ousted leader's son arrested in London

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Maxim Bakiyev, son of Kyrgyzstan's fugitive former president, was arrested in London on Friday at the request of Kyrgyzstan and the United States, which want him "for grave crimes", the Kyrgyz president's office said.

U.N. Security Council asks for Mali plan within 45 days

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council urged African regional organizations and the United Nations on Friday to present within 45 days a specific plan for military intervention in Mali to help government troops reclaim the north of the country from Islamist extremists.

Argentine woman allowed abortion

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Doctors in Argentina carry out an abortion on a woman rescued from a prostitution ring, following a Supreme Court ruling to allow the termination.

Chavez petrodollars fuel voter worship

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:37 AM PDT

CHUAO, Venezuela — It has been a week since Hugo Chavez's landslide electoral victory — but that is not why the president's supporters are still laughing in Chuao, a fishing village on Venezuela's surf-pounded Atlantic coast.

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Russians being pressured in U.S. "spy" case: Moscow

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:37 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian citizens are being put under moral and psychological pressure to admit belonging to a network the United States says intended to acquire U.S.-made technology for Russia's military and spy agencies, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Pakistani clerics add voices to chorus of condemnation against girl's attackers

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Islamic clerics across Pakistan appeared to overwhelmingly join in the global condemnation of the Taliban's shooting of a 14-year-old education activist as mosque-goers devoted their Friday prayers to the grievously wounded girl.

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Protest turns violent in Cairo

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Clashes erupted in Cairo on Friday after Egyptian political forces called on President Mohamed Morsy to take a stand for justice after his first 100 days in office.

Farmers sue over Niger Delta pollution

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Four Nigerian farmers and the environmental group Friends of the Earth took oil giant Shell to court Thursday in the Netherlands to demand a proper cleanup and compensation for pollution in the Niger Delta.