SA athletics chief to stay in job |
- SA athletics chief to stay in job
- Home sales in the US fall back
- Honduras government lifts curfew
- UN warns over East Africa hunger
- Suspected U.S. drone kills 3 in Pakistan
- Chavez seeks "anti-imperial" Africa front
- F.D.A. Admits Error on Knee Device
- Netanyahu urges UN action on Iran
- Netanyahu Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N.
- Hatoyama Pledges Focus on Economy
- Accident at Power Plant Kills 36
- Critical care
- Bitter Political Trial Grips France
- The Lede: Iranians Blanket Brooklyn Bridge in Green
- Bhutan Refugees Find a Toehold in the Bronx
- Colombian rebels issue video of kidnapped soldier
- Netanyahu Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N.
- Hatoyama Pledges Focus on Economy
- Security Council aims for nuke-free world
- Carter urges resolution to Honduran crisis
| SA athletics chief to stay in job Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:45 PM PDT Athletics South Africa chief Leonard Chuene will keep his job despite calls for him to be fired for lying about Caster Semenya undergoing gender tests.
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| Home sales in the US fall back Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:26 AM PDT Sales of previously-owned US homes fell in August after four consecutive monthly increases, an estate agent body says.
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| Honduras government lifts curfew Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:24 AM PDT De facto leaders cancel restrictions but ousted president remains under siege.
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| UN warns over East Africa hunger Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:21 PM PDT About 20 million people in the Horn of Africa need emergency food aid - six million more than last year, the UN warns.
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| Suspected U.S. drone kills 3 in Pakistan Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:56 AM PDT BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone fired a missile at a house in a northwest Pakistan militant stronghold on Thursday killing three people, Pakistani security officials said.
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| Chavez seeks "anti-imperial" Africa front Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:58 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hopes to widen anti-U.S. alliances when he hosts African leaders on a Caribbean island this weekend, but his radicalism and Brazil's greater economic clout put limits on his appeal.
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| F.D.A. Admits Error on Knee Device Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:52 AM PDT The agency admitted Thursday that pressure from members of Congress and the manufacturer influenced the decision. 
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| Netanyahu urges UN action on Iran Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:24 PM PDT Israeli prime minister says world must confront "fanaticism" of Islamic Republic.
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| Netanyahu Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:46 AM PDT The Israeli prime minister held up copies of Nazi documents, saying Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial amounted to a "disgrace of the U.N. charter."
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| Hatoyama Pledges Focus on Economy Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to take steps to revitalize his country's economy, ahead of a Group of 20 meeting where his new administration will likely face pressure to move fast on such stimulus measures.
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| Accident at Power Plant Kills 36 Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:34 AM PDT A chimney caved in at a power plant being constructed in central India, killing at least 36 people and injuring seven others.
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| Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:56 AM PDT Preserving historic districts of the Venezuelan capital
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| Bitter Political Trial Grips France Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:28 AM PDT The contentious political trial centers around an alleged smear campaign against France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy.
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| The Lede: Iranians Blanket Brooklyn Bridge in Green Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:13 AM PDT The Lede is reporting on Thursday morning from Lower Manhattan, where a demonstration by supporters of Iran's opposition movement is currently taking place. We are filing video from the protest as it happens. Stay tuned for the latest clip.
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| Bhutan Refugees Find a Toehold in the Bronx Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:35 AM PDT For a tiny community of refugees, University Avenue has become home, a retreat in an alien, noisy environment.
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| Colombian rebels issue video of kidnapped soldier Posted: 24 Sep 2009 09:38 AM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian guerrillas on Thursday released a video of a soldier kidnapped nearly 12 years ago, a step that could help set the stage for the release of the gaunt, frightened-looking hostage.
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| Netanyahu Blasts Ahmadinejad at U.N. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:11 PM PDT The Israeli prime minister held up copies of Nazi documents, saying Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial amounted to a "disgrace of the U.N. charter."
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| Hatoyama Pledges Focus on Economy Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to take steps to revitalize his country's economy, ahead of a Group of 20 meeting where his new administration will likely face pressure to move fast on such stimulus measures.
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| Security Council aims for nuke-free world Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:22 AM PDT A rare meeting of U.N. Security Council heads of state, led for the first time by a U.S. president, adopts a resolution focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.
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| Carter urges resolution to Honduran crisis Posted: 24 Sep 2009 09:17 AM PDT Former President Carter has contacted the de facto president of Honduras to urge a resolution to the crisis in the Central American country, the Carter Center said Thursday.
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