VIDEO: Fresh safety fears for Dreamliner 787

VIDEO: Fresh safety fears for Dreamliner 787


VIDEO: Fresh safety fears for Dreamliner 787

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:34 PM PST

Two fresh setbacks have hit Boeing's 787 Dreamliner plane, days after an electrical fire broke out on board a Japan Airlines Dreamliner on Monday.

CAR war of words heats up amid talks

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

Seleka rebels call on president to step down after Francois Bozize accuses group of being "mercenary terrorists".

City Room: Seven Injured After Crane Collapse in Queens

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:27 PM PST

There was no immediate explanation for why the crane collapsed onto a building under construction in Long Island City.

Pap Test May Prove Useful at Detecting More Types of Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST

The presence of genetic material from two other cancers in Pap smears, used to detect cervical cancer, suggests it may become possible to look for three diseases with one test.

Global Update: China Moves to Prevent Spread of Yellow Fever From Africa

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:22 PM PST

As many Chinese citizens now work in Africa, Chinese officials have urged health authorities to check for fevers in people arriving from the continent.

DealBook: A.I.G. Says It Will Not Join Lawsuit Against Government

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST

The board of the American International Group was weighing a suit arguing that shareholders lost tens of billions of dollars because of onerous terms on the insurer's federal bailout.

Boeing Defends Safety of 787

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:22 PM PST

After three incidents in three days, the aircraft's maker says its record is comparable to that of other new planes.

Biden holds meeting on gun violence

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:12 PM PST

US vice-president says combination of executive actions and legislation being considered aimed at preventing attacks.

Obama 'wants action' on gun crime

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:17 PM PST

US President Barack Obama is "determined" to curb gun violence, Vice-President Joe Biden says, as high-profile White House talks on the issue begin.

India lashes Pakistan after deadly Kashmir encounter

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

JAMMU, India (Reuters) - India denounced Pakistan on Wednesday over a firefight in the disputed territory of Kashmir in which two Indian soldiers were killed, but the nuclear-armed rivals both appeared determined to prevent the clash escalating into a full diplomatic crisis.

Former BBC chief Milne dies

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST

Former BBC director general Alasdair Milne, who led the corporation between 1982 and 1987, has died at the age of 82.

BBC's Andrew Marr suffers stroke

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST

Broadcaster Andrew Marr is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke, the BBC confirms.

Biden, Meeting Gun Control Advocates, Vows Action

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who will meet Thursday with gun proponents, hinted that his panel was not likely to recommend an all-or-nothing approach to gun violence.

James Holmes Scouted Aurora Theater Before Attack, Prosecutors Say

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:09 PM PST

When they searched James E. Holmes's apartment, officials found photographs of the theater where 12 people were killed and the weapons he planned to use, prosecutors said.

VIDEO: Clinton 'thrilled to be back'

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she is "thrilled to be back" at work after spending a month recuperating from a series of ailments.

City hall union flag lowered again

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:10 PM PST

The union flag has been lowered at Belfast City Hall after flying for the first time since a decision not to display it permanently sparked protests, some of them violent.

Brazil's Lula may be investigated in corruption case

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:38 AM PST

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's top prosecutor will look into allegations that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was involved in a vote-buying scheme in Congress that led to the conviction of several of his closest aides for corruption.

Victim's father: Rape case 'an awakening' for India

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST

The father of the woman whose rape and fatal beating provoked outrage across India and worldwide says his daughter's death "brought an awakening to society."

South Georgia to cull reindeer

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:15 AM PST

The world's mostly southerly herd of reindeer is to be culled in an attempt to save the environment of the tiny island of South Georgia.

VIDEO: 'Enough': Giffords on Newtown deaths

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 11:11 AM PST

A former US congresswoman who survived a gunshot wound to the head during a mass shooting has launched a campaign against gun violence

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