VIDEO: 'I thought I was going to die'

VIDEO: 'I thought I was going to die'


VIDEO: 'I thought I was going to die'

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST

The police in Bangladesh have arrested three managers of a clothes factory in which more than 100 people died during a fire on Saturday.


US lottery jackpot rises to $550m

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST

The second-largest lottery jackpot in US history reaches $550m and is expected to go higher still before Wednesday's prize draw.


Tunisia secures more loans as protests hit deprived town

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia, struggling to ease economic difficulties that have provoked unrest since its democratic revolution, said on Wednesday it had secured more international lending to cover its 2013 spending.


Protesters threaten operation of Western Libya's main oil refinery

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Protests outside western Libya's main oil refinery on Wednesday could shut down operations, causing a shortage of petrol in the country's capital, the deputy oil minister said.


The Carpetbagger: From Sundance, a Competition Slate That Could Be Called Accessible

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST

The Sundance Film Festival unveils a lineup that could be considered accessible.


Not-So-Firm Deadline on New Government in Nepal

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

The Constituent Assembly of Nepal has been unable to settle on the timing or method for holding further elections, and the president's spokesman says the process could take additional months.


Tunisians injured in protests over economy

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

At least 200 people wounded by riot police in violent protests over jobs and economic development in city of Siliana.


Jerry Finkelstein, New York Power Broker, Dies at 96

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

For decades he was a man to see for political support and connections, and he derived much of his power from his ownership of The New York Law Journal.


A Mediator, Peter Swire, Is Appointed in ‘Do Not Track’ Efforts

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:13 AM PST

The mediator, a former White House privacy official, will try to bring together the two sides of the rancorous battle over how to let consumers control the collection of their online data.


Protesters threaten operation of Western Libya's main oil refinery

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Protests outside western Libya's main oil refinery could shut down operations, causing a shortage of petrol in the country's capital, the deputy oil minister said.


Jewish group raps eastern EU states on Holocaust property claims

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PST

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A global Jewish group urged central and east European countries on Wednesday to return or provide compensation for property seized during the Holocaust and accused Poland, Latvia and Romania in particular of foot-dragging.


Students hurt in Jaffna clashes

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

Students and security forces clash in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka in the worst political disturbances since civil war ended in 2009.


Congo rebels 'will leave Goma'

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:43 AM PST

The military commander of M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo says his troops will begin to withdraw from Goma and surrounding towns recently captured.


Egypt Copts get death in absentia over film

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:12 PM PST

Eight people convicted on charges linked to anti-Islam film that sparked riots in parts of the Muslim World.


Students hurt in Jaffna clashes

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

Students and security forces clash in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka in the worst political disturbances since civil war ended in 2009.


As China showcases carrier, global naval balance shifting

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has showcased its first aircraft carrier landings while maintenance woes have reduced the United States to a single carrier in the Gulf, pointing to the beginnings of a subtle shift in the balance of naval power.


DealBook: Contender for S.E.C. Chief Drops Out

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST

After Mary Miller, a senior Treasury Department official, removed her name from consideration, Sallie L. Krawcheck, a long-time Wall Street executive, has emerged as a potential front-runner to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.


UK and Kuwait in security deal

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 12:09 PM PST

The UK and Kuwait are expected to announce a major security partnership worth up to £1.5bn ($2.4bn), the BBC understands.


BP suspended from new US contracts

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST

Temporary hold issued due to "lack of business integrity" over company's handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


Breakfast club gloomy on budget deal

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:04 AM PST

Peering over the edge of the US 'fiscal cliff'


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