Chavez warns business after Venezuela devaluation

Chavez warns business after Venezuela devaluation


Chavez warns business after Venezuela devaluation

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:10 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez ordered soldiers to seek out businesses that raise prices after a sharp devaluation of the bolivar currency last week, saying his government will not tolerate price gouging.


Israel to build barrier along Egypt frontier

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:53 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved plans Sunday to erect a barrier along part of Israel's border with Egypt and install advanced surveillance equipment to keep out illegal migrants and militants.


Schools urged to open for exams

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:47 AM PST

The schools secretary urges schools to do all they can to open in the cold snap so pupils can sit exams.


Complaint Box | Packaging

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:36 PM PST

Oh, Christmas, that time of fingers sliced on plastic packaging that's nearly impossible to open.


Generation B: Seeking Greener Pastures

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 07:31 PM PST

One baby boomer turns to a hobby to pull through hard times and maintain a sense of purpose.


Freeze Threatens Florida’s Crop of Tropical Fish

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:44 AM PST

Past the crop rows in Florida's agricultural core, there swims a sizable industry that has suffered more than any other because of this year's cold snap: tropical fish.


Pope condemns religious attacks after Copt deaths

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:52 AM PST

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called on political and religious authorities on Sunday to prevent violence against Christians, in an apparent reference to recent attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt.


Most schools to open amid freeze

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:44 AM PST

Thousands of pupils are expected to return to schools across Scotland on Monday despite the freezing weather.


NBC Confirms Leno Will Leave Prime Time in February

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:25 AM PST

"The Jay Leno Show" will exit prime time on Feb. 12, NBC confirmed on Sunday. But the network does not yet know what its future late-night lineup will look like.


Journalist, Marine die in roadside bomb blast

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:52 AM PST

KABUL -- A British journalist with the Sunday Mirror was killed Sunday along with a U.S. Marine when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in volatile Southern Afghanistan, British officials and the reporter's newspaper said.



Mother's snow death 'a mystery'

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 08:54 AM PST

Police try to piece together the last movements of a Tyneside mother who died after being found in the snow.


Military Is Deluged in Intelligence From Drones

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:24 AM PST

As the military rushes to place more spy drones over Afghanistan, the remote-controlled planes are producing so much video intelligence that military analysts are finding it difficult to keep up.


Live Analysis: Ravens 24, Patriots 7, 3rd Quarter

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:55 AM PST

The Patriots have not lost at home this season, but they will be without receiver Wes Welker and will be facing the fierce pass rush of the Ravens.


How to Gauge the Rush to Emerging Markets

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 05:02 PM PST

Mutual funds specializing in emerging markets attracted more than $80 billion in new money over the last year, reflecting market gains.


Sri Lanka 'will not free rebel suspects'

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:53 AM PST

Thousands of Tamil Tiger suspects in government custody will not be released soon, a Sri Lankan minister has said.


Petraeus: No Combat Troops to Yemen

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:20 PM PST

The head of U.S. Central Command ruled out sending U.S. troops to Yemen, while Yemen's president said he is ready to open a dialogue with al Qaeda fighters who lay down their weapons and renounce violence.


Iran frees Syrian journalist held during protests

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:18 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has freed a Syrian journalist working for Dubai television who was detained in Tehran two weeks ago, his employer Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) said on Sunday.


Military Is Deluged in Intelligence From Drones

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:24 AM PST

As the military rushes to place more spy drones over Afghanistan, the remote-controlled planes are producing so much video intelligence that military analysts are finding it difficult to keep up.


Yemeni Leader Willing to Talk to Qaeda Fighters

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:13 AM PST

Yemen would talk to any Qaeda follower who "renounces violence and terrorism," the president of Yemen said.


Exit poll favours Croat opposition

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:34 AM PST

Survey says Social Democratic candidate is leading in Sunday's presidential run-off.


Europe gripped by snow chaos

Europe gripped by snow chaos


Europe gripped by snow chaos

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST

Unusually severe winter weather is continuing to disrupt life in parts of Europe.


US Senate leader makes Obama apology

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST

US Senate majority leader Harry Reid has apologised for comments he made about Barack Obama before the 2008 presidential election.


Zazi associate charged in New York bomb plot

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:49 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former high school classmate of a man accused of plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack in New York pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges of murder conspiracy and receiving training by a terrorist organization.


Police charge two after Heathrow bomb threat

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:49 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged a man on Saturday over a bomb hoax that prevented a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner from taking off from London's Heathrow airport.


Zazi associate charged in New York bomb plot

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:18 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former high school classmate of a man accused of plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack in New York pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges of murder conspiracy and receiving training by a terrorist organization.


Police charge two after Heathrow bomb threat

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:18 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged a man on Saturday over a bomb hoax that prevented a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner from taking off from London's Heathrow airport.


Togo quits soccer cup after ambush kills three

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:18 PM PST

CABINDA, Angola (Reuters) - Two members of Togo's soccer delegation died on Saturday and one was undergoing surgery, a day after the team bus was ambushed and sprayed with gunfire on its way to the African Nations Cup in Angola.


CIA bomber video calls for attacks on U.S.

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:18 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The suicide bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan had made a video calling on militants to avenge the death of the Pakistani Taliban leader by carrying out attacks in and outside the United States, al Jazeera said.


Explosive device goes off outside Greek parliament

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:18 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - An explosive device went off outside Greece's parliament in central Athens on Saturday evening, causing no injuries, police said.


US promoting census participation

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 08:43 PM PST

The US is to hold a census which ill determine how much federal money should go to each state.


Venezuela to devalue currency

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 08:42 PM PST

Venezuela will devalue its currency, the bolivar, by at least 17% against the US dollar to boost oil revenues.


Togo pressed to play on in Africa

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 08:10 PM PST

Togo look set to pull out of the Africa Cup of Nations, with the death toll following the attack on their team bus in Angola rising to three.


U.S. warns of attack threat to Sudan-Uganda flights

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 10:17 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United States has warned that "regional extremists" were planning an attack on Air Uganda flights between southern Sudan and Kampala.


CIA bomber video calls for attacks on U.S.

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:51 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The suicide bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan had made a video calling on militants to avenge the death of the Pakistani Taliban leader by carrying out attacks in and outside the United States, al Jazeera said.


Two of Togo soccer Cup delegation die after ambush

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:51 AM PST

CABINDA, Angola (Reuters) - Two members of Togo's national soccer delegation died on Saturday following an ambush on the team bus as it travelled to the African Nations Cup in Angola, and their team appeared set to quit the tournament.


France urges U.N. action on Congo refugees

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:51 AM PST

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - France raised the alarm on a growing refugee crisis in the Congo Republic on Saturday, urging the United Nations to study possible help to some 100,000 people who have fled local flighting.


Indian man attacked in Australia

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:10 AM PST

An Indian man is in a serious condition in a Melbourne hospital after being attacked and set alight by a gang. It comes a week after an Indian graduate student was stabbed to death in the city, prompting a travel advisory from the Indian government.


Snow, freezing weather hit Europe, disrupt travel

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 08:47 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Snow and freezing weather swept parts of Europe on Saturday causing travel chaos for thousands and forecasters predicted no let-up in Britain's harshest cold snap in 30 years.


'CIA bomber' shown vowing revenge

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 08:34 AM PST

Video purportedly of a Jordanian who blew up CIA agents in Afghanistan has shown him vowing revenge for Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud's death.


Injured Berlusconi returns to work, vows tax reform

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 08:17 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is ready to return to work on Monday after spending four weeks recovering from an attack that broke his nose.