China internet cafe worker jailed |
- China internet cafe worker jailed
- New charges over Penn State abuse
- British police make second arrest in Savile probe
- Insight: Putin's Russia - more fragile than it looks
- Peru cuts commercial fishing drastically on worries about stocks
- Greek bank list editor acquitted
- VIDEO: Traffic chaos in NY after Sandy
- Girl dies in Kashmir acid attack
- Girl dies in Kashmir acid attack
- Elephant learns to mimic Korean
- Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Saying Hurricane Sandy Affected Decision
- Withdrawal of a Congressional Research Report on Tax Rates Raises Questions
- Attackers light journalist on fire
- Attackers light Bolivian journalist on fire
- Greek court challenges pension reform plan
- China Tightens Grip Ahead of Meeting
- Greek editor acquitted in Swiss bank list trial
- Europe's 'oldest town' found in Bulgaria
- Cuba 'hard hit' by storm Sandy
- Tappin pleads guilty over weapons
| China internet cafe worker jailed Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PDT A Chinese internet cafe worker who posted pro-democracy articles online is sentenced to eight years in prison, his lawyer says.
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| New charges over Penn State abuse Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:07 PM PDT Pennsylvania State University's former president Graham Spanier faces charges of covering up child sex abuse by a long-term football coach.
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| British police make second arrest in Savile probe Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PDT British police investigating abuse claims against disgraced TV host Jimmy Savile arrested a second man Thursday on suspicion of sexual offenses.
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| Insight: Putin's Russia - more fragile than it looks Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:13 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Vladimir Putin celebrated his 60th birthday this month, a group of patriotic mountaineers unfurled a portrait of the Russian leader on a 4,150-metre mountain peak. Hailing him as a guarantor of happiness and stability, the climbers' leader explained: "We have stuck Putin's portrait on a rock wall we see as unbreakable and eternal as Putin".
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| Peru cuts commercial fishing drastically on worries about stocks Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has slashed its commercial fishing quota as warmer water temperatures and controversial practices deplete stocks of anchovy in one of the world's richest fisheries.
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| Greek bank list editor acquitted Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:15 PM PDT Greek journalist Costas Vaxevanis is cleared of breach of privacy after publishing the names of 2,000 Greeks he suspected of evading taxes.
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| VIDEO: Traffic chaos in NY after Sandy Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PDT The number of people in the US killed during superstorm Sandy has risen to at least 80, and more than four million homes and businesses remain without power.
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| Girl dies in Kashmir acid attack Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:45 AM PDT A couple in Pakistani-administered Kashmir are arrested for murdering their teenaged daughter in an acid attack honour killing, police say.
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| Girl dies in Kashmir acid attack Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:45 AM PDT A couple in Pakistani-administered Kashmir are arrested for murdering their teenaged daughter in an acid attack honour killing, police say.
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| Elephant learns to mimic Korean Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:20 AM PDT An Asian elephant uses his trunk to imitate human speech, scientists report.
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| Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Saying Hurricane Sandy Affected Decision Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PDT New York City's mayor, an independent who believes climate change contributed to Hurricane Sandy, said he believed President Obama was the best candidate to tackle the issue.
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| Withdrawal of a Congressional Research Report on Tax Rates Raises Questions Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PDT The Congressional Research Service's decision to withdraw the report, made in late September against the advice of the agency's economic team, drew almost no notice until now.
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| Attackers light journalist on fire Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PDT Just days after an arson attack left a Bolivian radio personality in critical condition, police arrested four suspects.
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| Attackers light Bolivian journalist on fire Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PDT Just days after an arson attack left a Bolivian radio personality in critical condition, police arrested four suspects.
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| Greek court challenges pension reform plan Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Pension reform demanded by foreign lenders may be unconstitutional, a Greek court ruled on Thursday, in a setback to the government's efforts to push through an austerity package for the near-bankrupt country.
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| China Tightens Grip Ahead of Meeting Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PDT China is marshaling its vast security apparatus ahead of a once-a-decade shuffle of party leaders, its first such transition in the era of social media, with half a billion Chinese swapping information online.
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| Greek editor acquitted in Swiss bank list trial Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - A journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts was acquitted on Thursday of breaking data privacy laws.
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| Europe's 'oldest town' found in Bulgaria Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PDT Relics of village carbon-dated to around 4,500 BC, making them more than a millenium older than Greek civilisation.
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| Cuba 'hard hit' by storm Sandy Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PDT Cuban President Raul Castro says the east of the island suffered extensive damage in Hurricane Sandy and warns it will take time to rebuild.
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| Tappin pleads guilty over weapons Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PDT A retired London businessman extradited to the United States pleads guilty to selling weapons parts to Iran.
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