The Caucus: Latinos Favor Obama by Wide Margin, Poll Finds

The Caucus: Latinos Favor Obama by Wide Margin, Poll Finds

The Caucus: Latinos Favor Obama by Wide Margin, Poll Finds

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:03 PM PDT

The Pew survey was conducted from Sept. 7 to Oct. 4, one day after the debate where Mr. Romney performed far better than the president. The lift Mr. Romney has received since then is not reflected in the poll.


Drone downed by Israel 'sent by Hezbollah'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was designed in Iran and assembled in Lebanon.


UK Marines arrested in Afghan murder probe

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:32 PM PDT

Seven members of elite Royal Marines arrested in connection with a murder which occurred in Afghanistan in 2011.


Mexico passes law to combat cartel money laundering

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved a long-awaited law to crack down on money laundering in a bid to attack the finances of the country's powerful drug cartels.

UK Marines held in murder inquiry

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Seven Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the UK's defence ministry says.


UK Marines held in murder inquiry

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Seven Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the UK's defence ministry says.


BBC responds to Savile complaints

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:21 PM PDT

BBC boss George Entwistle asks a senior colleague to answer journalists' questions on the dropping of an investigation into Sir Jimmy Savile.


Egypt removes general prosecutor to appease protesters

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's president removed the general prosecutor from his post on Thursday, appeasing demonstrators who accused him of presenting weak evidence in a case against Mubarak-era officials accused of planning attacks on protesters last year.

Captain of capsized cruise ship says sacking unfair

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - The captain of the Costa Concordia which ran into a rock and capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing up to 32 people, has sued for wrongful dismissal, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Yankees’ Granderson and Orioles’ Wieters and Jones Are Slumping Too

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Curtis Granderson is 1 for 11 with six strikeouts in the first three games of the Yankees' division series, but he said he would remain positive.


Syria plane 'carried Russian-made munitions'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Turkish PM says passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying material destined for Syria's defence ministry.


US targets cruel El Salvador gang

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

The US names the violent MS-13 gang, established by Salvadorean immigrants in Los Angeles in the 1980s, as a transnational criminal organisation.


U.S. says still talking to Russia about extending arms deal

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was still talking to Russia about extending a decades-old agreement on dismantling nuclear and chemical weapons when it expires next year, saying the two sides were discussing possible revisions.

Italy regional governor rebuffs calls to resign

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - The governor of Lombardy refused to resign over a widening graft scandal on Thursday but said he would appoint a new government for Italy's wealthiest and most populous region, adding to political disarray six months from general elections.

Teen blogger shot by Taliban

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT

"I have the right of education. I have the right to speak up," said Malala Yousufzai in an interview last year. The teenage blogger who took a stand against extremist militants to go to school is now in critical condition, shot by the Taliban.

Buffalo Mozzarella, the Great White Whale of American Cheesemaking

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Buffalo mozzarella from Italy is perhaps the most difficult cheese to replicate. Is the Silicon Valley consultant-turned-dairy-farmer Craig Ramini in over his head?

POLITICS: Preview of the Vice-Presidential Debate

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:28 PM PDT

TimesCast Politics: New data from Virginia, Colorado and Wisconsin. | Highlights from past vice-presidential debates. | The role of the moderators. | Challenges for each candidate.

Armstrong's ex-team-mates banned

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Five of Lance Armstrong's former team-mates receive six-month doping bans from the United States Anti-Doping Agency.


Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts central Chile, no damage

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake struck Chile's central region on Thursday afternoon, causing buildings to sway in capital Santiago though there were no reports of injuries, damage to infrastructure or disruptions in the country's massive copper mines.

Flash floods hit coastal village

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Heavy rain causes flash flooding in a north Devon coastal village, damaging homes and pulling up cobbles in the street.


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