Texas actress held over ricin letter

Texas actress held over ricin letter

Texas actress held over ricin letter

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:31 PM PDT

A Texas actress who told the FBI her husband sent ricin-laced letters to President Obama is arrested for allegedly sending them herself, officials say.

Deaths in US drone attack in Pakistan

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

At least seven killed in latest attack marking first strike since anti-drone prime minister was sworn in.

Zambia's ex-president barred from exit

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Rupiah Banda has for a third time been blocked from leaving the country, pending corruption charges brought against him.

Despite Americans' outrage, NSA scandal draws mostly shrugs abroad

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Revelation that the National Security Agency is mining vast amounts of private data from American telephone and Internet users may be generating outrage and fierce debate here in the U.S. but so far, the story does not appear to have attracted much attention abroad.

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EU's Rehn Hits Back at IMF

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:05 AM PDT

EU economics chief Olli Rehn had harsh words for the IMF as he responded to a report by the fund criticizing the European Commission over the Greek bailout.

Gray Wolves No Longer Need Federal Protection, Obama Administration Says

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:38 AM PDT

The Fish and Wildlife Service wants to eliminate the endangered-species restrictions on gray wolves, but the plan was quickly greeted with criticism by conservationists.
    

T Magazine: Letter From Paris | The House That Coco Built

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 09:21 AM PDT

An extravagant villa on the French Riviera, once owned by Coco Chanel but now fallen into elegant disrepair, is on the market.
    

An Expansive Setting for Obama’s Talks with China’s Leader

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT

President Obama will welcome President Xi Jinping of China at Sunnylands, the sumptuous home in Southern California built by Walter and Leonore Annenberg.
    

Nigerian Islamists retreat, apparently to fight another day

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:47 AM PDT

KIRENOWA, Nigeria (Reuters) - All that remains of the Islamist fighters who once bedded down in this sandy enclave are charred clothes, burned out trucks and surgical equipment left beneath a thorny tree.

Putin orders crackdown on Islamists, police detain 300 people

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:42 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police rounded up 300 people at a Muslim prayer room in Moscow on Friday after President Vladimir Putin ordered a crackdown on radical Islamists ahead of next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Bus Fire in China Kills at Least 42

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 09:38 AM PDT

An express bus burst into flames on an elevated roadway in southeastern China on Friday, killing at least 42 people and injuring 33 others, state media reported.

Drone strike kills seven in Pakistan

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Seven people in Pakistan have been killed in the first drone strike since PM Nawaz Sharif took office demanding an end to US targeting of militants.

MP Dorries faces standards probe

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is facing a parliamentary standards investigation, understood to relate to her I'm a Celebrity... appearance fee.

Texas Woman Arrested in Connection With Ricin-Laced Letters

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:09 AM PDT

Shannon Richardson was accused of mailing threatening communications to President Obama, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and a lobbyist, according to officials.
    

Wal-Mart’s Meeting Follows the Script

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:54 AM PDT

Wal-Mart's annual shareholders meeting extolled the value of its employees, and largely ignored the issues that some investors and activists were complaining about.
    

Wal-Mart’s Meeting Follows the Script

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:54 AM PDT

Wal-Mart's annual shareholders meeting extolled the value of its employees, and largely ignored the issues that some investors and activists were complaining about.
    

Peru's leader says will not pardon jailed Fujimori

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:38 PM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's government on Friday rejected a pardon request from jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, saying he does not suffer from a terminal illness, in a move likely to aggravate tensions with the opposition.

For Puerto Ricans, a Parade of Doubts

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 08:09 AM PDT

Organizers of New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade, which has attracted a fleet of corporate sponsors, are facing scrutiny over how they manage the event and the money it generates.
    

Drone strike kills seven in Pakistan

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Seven people in Pakistan have been killed in the first drone strike since PM Nawaz Sharif took office demanding an end to US targeting of militants.

Russians in denial over Putin divorce

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Denial and disbelief in Moscow over Putin's divorce

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