A Survey of the Flooding in N.Y.C. After the Hurricane

A Survey of the Flooding in N.Y.C. After the Hurricane

A Survey of the Flooding in N.Y.C. After the Hurricane

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

Interactive map of the areas of New York City flooded during Hurricane Sandy.


A Retailer, Eileen Fisher, Shakes Off Storm’s Impact to Reopen

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PST

The Eileen Fisher clothing stores and headquarters were hit hard by last month's big storm, but insurance, some planning and much luck helped executives and employees reopen the business.


Syria now running a war economy as conflict spreads

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:19 PM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - At a rebel-controlled border crossing in northern Syria, camps housing thousands of refugees trying to flee the country occupy an area that less than two years ago was usually crammed with trucks lining up to pass through customs.

In "beautiful China", local polluters still hold sway

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

TIANYING, China (Reuters) - In ramshackle semi-industrial Tianying in China's Anhui province, a state-owned lead smelter and foundry sits at the center of town, behind high walls and secure gates that make it look more like a prison than the mainstay of the local economy.

South Sudan, Sudan trade accusations in setback to peace deal

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan accused one another of incursions in disputed border zones on Wednesday, jeopardizing plans to secure the boundary and resume cross-border oil flows vital to their economies.

DealBook: Judge Approves Hostess Brands' Plan to Close Down

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:20 PM PST

In granting Hostess's motion, Judge Robert D. Drain of the Southern District of New York cited the need for a quick and orderly shuttering of the company to avoid letting its assets molder.


Who won' the Israel-Gaza conflict?

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST

As the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza takes effect, it's worth asking what the week-long conflict, which has left five Israelis and at least 140 Palestinians dead, actually accomplished. It's probably too soon to know the answer for sure, but some early signs are emerging regarding who the conflict may have helped, who it hurt, and what it may have changed.

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Three deadly blasts hit Pakistan

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

At least 17 people have been killed in separate bombings in the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi, Quetta and Karachi, officials say.


A shattered Gaza celebrates cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

GAZA CITY — Celebratory gunfire crackled across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night as Palestinians hailed what they called a victory by Hamas in forcing an end to Israeli attacks.

But the hum of Israeli drone aircraft lingered overheard, underscoring a sense of uncertainty about whether a week of violence that has killed more than 130 Palestinians had come to more than a temporary end.

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Morocco police break up jobs protest ahead of budget debate

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan police with batons broke up a protest by more than a thousand unemployed graduates in central Rabat on Wednesday, the second protest this week before parliament votes on the first part of the 2013 budget.

DR Congo to study rebel demands

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:12 AM PST

DR Congo's president says he is prepared to study the grievances of rebels who have made rapid advances in the east of the country.


VIDEO: Drugs smuggled in heavy machinery

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:45 PM PST

Australian police say they have seized drugs worth almost a quarter of a billion dollars smuggled from China inside heavy machinery.


VIDEO: NZ teacher describes moment volcano erupted

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:44 AM PST

A teacher has been describing the moment a volcano in New Zealand rumbled to life during a school trip with his students.


Twinkies liquidation is approved

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:27 PM PST

A US bankruptcy judge approves the liquidation of Hostess Brands, the company that makes Twinkies, Wonder Bread, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos.


Bahrain medics get jail sentences

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PST

A court in Bahrain sentences 23 medics to three months in jail for their alleged roles in last year's anti-government uprisings, officials say.


Italy mayors march against austerity, threaten mass resignations

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of Italian mayors from across the political spectrum marched in Milan on Wednesday and threatened to resign en masse in protest at austerity measures imposed by Mario Monti's government of technocrats.

Life after Ireland's bailout

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 09:11 AM PST

Irish potato-seller laments ongoing crisis


India hangs lone surviving terrorist from 2008 Mumbai attacks

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:43 AM PST

NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday hanged the lone surviving gunman from the coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai four years ago that left 166 people dead, including six Americans.

Ajmal Amir Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was one of 10 heavily armed terrorists who sailed into Mumbai, India's financial hub, and launched assaults on several sites, including two five-star hotels, the city's main train station, a restaurant and a Jewish prayer center.

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"Foreign agent" sprayed on Russian NGO offices as new law takes effect

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian rights groups' offices were spray-painted with the words "foreign agent" on Wednesday, the day a Kremlin-backed law on foreign-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) came into effect.

Kenyan court quashes incitement charge against junior minister

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:48 AM PST

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court threw out charges on Wednesday against a junior minister and a legislator accused of inciting violence in comments they made after an ambush in which rustlers from their ethnic tribe are suspected of killing at least 32 police.

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