Pentagon Says Iran Fired at Surveillance Drone Last Week

Pentagon Says Iran Fired at Surveillance Drone Last Week

Pentagon Says Iran Fired at Surveillance Drone Last Week

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:26 PM PST

While the unmanned American military drone was not hit, the incident prompted a strong protest to Tehran.


City Room: Bloomberg Imposes Odd-Even Gas Rationing

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PST

With gas lines in New York City still stubbornly long and no relief for gas shortages in sight, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg imposed an odd-even gas rationing rule that goes into effect at 6 a.m. Friday.


Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar this month

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:32 PM PST

WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar this month and meet both its president and its iconic opposition leader, marking a new milestone in U.S. efforts to promote democratic reforms in the once-isolated Southeast Asian country.

Map: Where was the drone that Iran tried to shoot down?

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

Two Iranian jets fired on an unarmed U.S. predator drone over international waters, U.S. officials told CNN on Thursday. The incident, which occurred last week but has just been reported, "raises fresh concerns within the Obama administration about Iranian military aggression in crucial Gulf oil shipping lanes," the CNN report said.

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Exclusive: Cuba opens sugar sector to foreign management

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:14 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA will begin administrating a Cuban sugar mill next week in the first sign the industry is ready to accept foreign participation since the 1959 revolution, two company sources said on Wednesday.

NYC mayor orders fuel rationing

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:34 PM PST

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls for license plate-based petrol rationing in New York City, as it struggles to recover from Storm Sandy.


China struggles to impress its young with "red" TV propaganda

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - For the next few days, 26-year-old Joy Zhang will be watching her favorite American shows like "Prison Break" on a computer, since China's TV channels will be devoted to state-approved fare for the duration of the Communist Party's once-in-five-years congress.

Iranian jets 'fired on US drone'

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST

The Pentagon accuses Iran of firing on a US drone carrying out a routine mission in international air space over the Gulf.


Palestinians prepare U.N. upgrade despite U.S., Israel warnings

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority circulated a draft resolution to U.N. member states on Wednesday that calls for upgrading its U.N. status to that of an "observer state" despite U.S. and Israeli suggestions that the Palestinians could face retaliatory moves.

Florida vote count rumbles on

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST

Florida is still counting votes as recriminations fly over the US state's latest polling embarrassment, two days after President Obama won re-election.


Why Russians think U.S. elections are unfair

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

Complaining about U.S. elections is a quadrennial tradition among Russians, many of whom see the Electoral College as undemocratic and think voter fraud here is widespread, as the Washington Post's Kathy Lally reported Wednesday.

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Netanyahu phones Obama, pledges cooperation

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu phoned Barack Obama to congratulate him on his re-election on Thursday, after critics accused the Israeli prime minister of backing Mitt Romney and jeopardizing ties with Washington.

Blogger may have been tortured to death in Iran jail: Amnesty

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:28 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - An Iranian man who received death threats due to his anti-government blog died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

EU bids to keep Britain engaged in budget debate

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU negotiators remain hopeful of a deal later this month on the bloc's next long-term budget, despite differences of opinion between Germany, Britain and other major financial contributors.

A Transfer of Power Begins in China

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:52 AM PST

China's 18th Communist Party Congress precedes the naming of China's top leader, who will replace Hu Jintao as president. The meeting also debuts a new generation of party leaders.


Public pressure in Libya mounts for security reform: U.N.

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The fate of detainees held since the end of Libya's civil war is of "considerable gravity," the United Nations said on Thursday, and the government is facing growing public pressure to rebuild and reform the country's security authorities.

Iranian warplanes fired on U.S. drone over Gulf: Pentagon

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:39 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian warplanes fired at an unarmed U.S. drone in international airspace last week but did not hit the aircraft, the Pentagon said on Thursday, an unprecedented incident that triggered a sharp warning to Tehran through diplomatic channels.

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Fairy-Tale Rise

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST

The uplifting story of the Oklahoma City Thunder may have suffered an agonizing plot twist, but just try to find someone in town who doesn't still believe in a happy ending.


Israeli fire 'kills Palestinian'

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:49 AM PST

A Palestinian boy has been killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources say, and Israel says it is checking the report.


VIDEO: British public schools exported to China

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST

The BBC's George Alagiah reports on the rise of fee-paying schools in China which mirror British public schools.


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