VIDEO: UK aid to India set to end by 2015

VIDEO: UK aid to India set to end by 2015
Mexico police charged in shooting
Bahrain brothers lose nationality
Mexico charges 14 federal police in attack on CIA officers
Argentines wielded guns to stop moving of ship in Ghana: report
Citing Affair, Petraeus Resigns as C.I.A. Director
Lakers Fire Coach Mike Brown After 1-4 Start
German lawmakers urge Merkel to talk tough in Russia
David Petraeus resigns as CIA director
CIA's Petraeus quits over affair
CIA director resigns over extramarital affair
Bahrain uses teargas to disperse Shi'ites: witnesses
Berlusconi still paying girls at centre of sex scandal
The Caucus: Boehner Digs In on Opposition to Tax Hikes for Wealthy
A Roundup of Coming Tax Changes for Individuals
ArtsBeat: Philip Roth Says He's Done Writing
State Enterprises Pose Test for China’s New Leaders
Nigeria is "at war" with Boko Haram: Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
Syria opposition bloc elects Sabra as leader
Britain to cut all aid to India by 2015

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:14 PM PST

The UK is to end financial aid to India by 2015, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has said.

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:41 AM PST

Mexican federal police agents who fired at two US embassy staff and a Mexican marine travelling in an armoured car are charged with attempted murder.

Bahrain brothers lose nationality

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST

Bahraini brothers describe shock at losing nationality

Mexico charges 14 federal police in attack on CIA officers

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:13 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico charged 14 federal police officers on Friday with the attempted murder of two CIA operatives after the U.S. agents' vehicle was sprayed with bullets in a brazen daylight attack that security officials suspect was ordered by a drug cartel.

Argentines wielded guns to stop moving of ship in Ghana: report

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The crew aboard an Argentine military training vessel used rifles to keep port authorities in Ghana from boarding the ship to move it to another berth this week, Argentine newspaper La Nacion reported on Friday.

Citing Affair, Petraeus Resigns as C.I.A. Director

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

David H. Petraeus resigned Friday, citing "extremely poor judgment" after 37 years of marriage. The highly decorated general had been expected to remain in President Obama's administration.

Lakers Fire Coach Mike Brown After 1-4 Start

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST

The Lakers had N.B.A. title expectations in Coach Mike Brown's second season after trading for center Dwight Howard and point guard Steve Nash.

German lawmakers urge Merkel to talk tough in Russia

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers expressed alarm on Friday at the state of human rights in Russia since Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin in May and urged Chancellor Angela Merkel to press Moscow on its treatment of critics when she visits next week.

David Petraeus resigns as CIA director

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:18 PM PST

CIA Director David H. Petraeus has resigned, bringing a surprisingly abrupt end to his brief tenure at the agency as well as his decorated career in national security.

Petraeus sent a letter to President Obama on Friday indicating that he was stepping down, citing an extramarital affair.

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CIA's Petraeus quits over affair

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST

CIA director David Petraeus resigns from his post because of an extra-marital affair, saying he has shown "extremely poor judgement".

CIA director resigns over extramarital affair

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

David Petraeus resigns from his position, citing "extremely poor judgment" over extramarital affair.

Bahrain uses teargas to disperse Shi'ites: witnesses

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Police in Bahrain fired teargas and blocked roads on Friday to stop thousands of Shi'ite Muslims joining prayers led by one of their spiritual leaders, witnesses said, amid deepening tensions in the Gulf Arab kingdom and U.S. ally.

Berlusconi still paying girls at centre of sex scandal

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is still giving thousands of euros a month to aspiring showgirls who attended his colorful parties, a Milan court heard on Friday.

The Caucus: Boehner Digs In on Opposition to Tax Hikes for Wealthy

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:17 PM PST

Speaker John A. Boehner claimed his own mandate with the re-election of a House Republican majority but expressed confidence that any deal he can reach with President Obama will get through the conservative House.

A Roundup of Coming Tax Changes for Individuals

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PST

More than a dozen tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year and a couple of new taxes will begin, affecting nearly 90 percent of taxpayers.

ArtsBeat: Philip Roth Says He's Done Writing

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:43 AM PST

Mr. Roth recently told a French magazine that he won't write any more books.

State Enterprises Pose Test for China’s New Leaders

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST

The politically connected state sector may threaten China's economy and political stability, but it is unclear whether leaders will take action.

Nigeria is "at war" with Boko Haram: Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:39 AM PST

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria is "at war" with Islamist sect Boko Haram and should not negotiate with its leaders who are "mass murderers", Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said on Friday.