BBC Director General resigns

BBC Director General resigns

BBC Director General resigns

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:32 PM PST

George Entwistle has resigned over the controversy surrounding a programme's child sex abuse report.


Four Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling after border attack

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:20 PM PST

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants fired an antitank missile at an Israeli army vehicle on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, wounding four soldiers and prompting Israeli shelling that local medical officials said killed four Palestinian civilians and wounded 25 others.

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Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:31 PM PST

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - An Afghan villager and two of his sons, who survived a night-time shooting rampage in March, testified on Saturday that they saw only one U.S. soldier attacking their compound, backing the U.S. government's account.

Opinion poll shows Greek opposition pulling ahead

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Three percent of Greeks trust their politicians, according to a new survey which shows rising support for opposition parties across the spectrum, from left-wing SYRIZA to ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn.

BBC boss George Entwistle resigns

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:44 PM PST

The BBC's director general, George Entwistle, resigns in the wake of Newsnight's child abuse broadcast.


Crash between two Egyptian trains kills three, injures dozens

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:52 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - At least three Egyptians were killed and over 30 people injured in a train crash in Fayoum on Saturday, when a train travelling south from Cairo hit another heading in the opposite direction, Fayoum's city governor, security and medical sources said.

Florida to Address Delays as It Confirms Obama Victory

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

After early voting with lengthy waits and a slow count of absentee ballots, officials grappled with what went wrong as 70 percent of those registered tried to vote.


Denmark to scrap fat tax

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:28 PM PST

First introduced a year ago, the fat tax is said to have been costly and failed in its goal to change eating habits.


Barack Obama proclaimed winner of Florida

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST

Results from last state to report vote totals puts Obama 126 electoral votes ahead of Republican challenger Mitt Romney.


Aston Villa 2-3 Man Utd

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

Javier Hernandez scores twice as Manchester United come from two goals down to snatch a famous victory at Villa Park.


Day two washout at Brisbane Test

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:47 AM PST

No play is possible because of rain on day two in the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane.


On Basketball: Knicks and Lakers: Contrast for the Ages

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:14 PM PST

Not even Nate Silver could have forecast such disparate developments on opposite coasts over the season's first week and a half.


Ecuador president to run again

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa announces he is running for a third term in February's elections.


Syrian National Council Resists Unification With Other Groups

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:24 PM PST

The Syrian National Council resisted an initiative in Qatar that would place all opponents of the government under one umbrella, a streamlining sought by foreign backers.


FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST

The collapse of the dazzling career of CIA Director David H. Petraeus was triggered when a woman with whom he was having an affair sent threatening e-mails to another woman close to him, according to three senior law enforcement officials with knowledge of the episode.

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MPs demanding quick BBC response

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:26 AM PST

MPs urge the BBC to restore confidence quickly after a Newsnight report led to an ex-senior politician being wrongly implicated in an abuse scandal.


French mayor hunger strikes for government aid

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:14 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - The mayor of a poor town near Paris has pitched a tent outside parliament and gone on hunger strike to demand emergency funds from France's cash-strapped government, arguing that economic crisis is pushing dozens of towns like his near to ruin.

Obama adds Florida to poll count

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

US President Barack Obama wins the presidential vote in Florida - widening his electoral victory margin over Republican rival, Mitt Romney.


Spain's politicians pledge to stop evictions after suicide

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:51 AM PST

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative prime minister and the leader of the opposition aim to agree measures on Monday to stop banks evicting homeowners after a woman's suicide before her property was repossessed caused public outrage.

F.B.I. Said to Have Stumbled Into News of Petraeus Affair

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:39 PM PST

A harassment complaint against Paula Broadwell led F.B.I. agents to e-mails between her and David H. Petraeus that revealed their affair, an official said.


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