U.S. investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits

U.S. investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits


U.S. investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:31 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators combed through security video and other evidence on Monday in the hunt for suspects in a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square and officials expressed optimism that the culprits will be found.


North Korea's Kim seeking lifeline in China

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

DALIAN, China (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly went to China seeking aid and protection from his only major ally after bungled policies at home and military grandstanding that has exasperated the region.


Pakistan Taliban leader alive, threatens U.S. attacks

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, who was reported killed in a CIA drone aircraft attack in January, has appeared in Internet videos threatening suicide strikes in the United States.


ANALYSIS - UK poll may speed change in U.S. special relationship

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's 'special relationship' with the United States, already past its heyday, may become increasingly humdrum if Thursday's parliamentary election delivers a weak, minority government.


Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A four year-old Indonesian girl has died from H5N1 bird flu virus, and three other people in the area -- who did not have contact with the child -- are being tested for the virus, an official said on Monday.


North Korea's Kim Jong-il visits China - reports

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:42 AM PDT

DANDONG, China (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has arrived in China, his destitute state's biggest benefactor, for a rare trip abroad that could defuse regional tensions and bring him much-needed aid, reports said on Monday.


More than a dozen die as floods sweep Tenn., Ky.

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:42 AM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severe storms and flash floods left more than a dozen people dead in Tennessee and Kentucky over the weekend as rising river waters closed portions of interstate highways leading in and out of Nashville.


FACTBOX - Thailand's resilient "red shirts" movement

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:04 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government "red shirt" protests have entered their eighth week in Thailand's capital, deepening an intractable five-year political crisis and raising the spectre of more violence.


Thai government meets over demos

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT

An emergency meeting has been held in Thailand by the country's cabinet to decide how to deal with the anti-government protesters who have brought parts of Bangkok to a standstill for the past seven weeks.


NY bomb plot hunt CCTV released

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:05 PM PDT

Investigators in New York are looking for a man who appears in new CCTV footage captured on Saturday evening.


Heli-skiers cause flurry in Alps

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:05 PM PDT

As the snow begins to melt in the Alps, some skiers are finding novel ways to get up to the slopes that chair lifts and cable cars cannot reach.


Nuclear non-proliferation under spotlight

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:26 PM PDT

World leaders are due to gather at the United Nations in New York to try and strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.


WITNESS - Out of the theater, into the drama in New York

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:58 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - We emerged, like many others on a Saturday night in Times Square, from a dark theater into a real drama on the streets outside.


Hunt on for culprits in failed New York car bomb

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators are treating a car bomb defused in New York's Times Square as an attempted terrorist attack but have no evidence to support a Taliban claim of responsibility, police said on Sunday.


Ahmadinejad, Clinton face off at U.N. nuclear meeting

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president faces off with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday at the start of a meeting on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a pact Washington and Tehran accuse each other of violating.


FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il may be visiting China, bolstering ties between the two neighbours as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula over the sinking of a South Korean navy ship.


N.Korea's Kim fears flying, likes trains - bodyguard

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Jong-il is so terrified of being shot out of the skies by one of his many enemies that he never travels by plane, said a man who spent years guarding the reclusive leader.


SCENARIOS - Troubled paths for North Korea nuclear diplomacy

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:21 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il went to China, South Korean media reported on Monday, for a trip that could revive international talks on ending Pyongyang's atomic ambitions in exchange for aid and better global standing.


NY street vendors praised for spotting car bomb

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:21 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Street vendors in New York's Times Square are as ubiquitous as yellow taxis, but on Sunday some of those traders were being called heroes after alerting police to a smoking vehicle that turned out to be a failed car bomb.


Pakistani Taliban claim failed New York bomb attack

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attempted car bomb attack in New York's Times Square, a statement on an Islamist website said on Sunday.


North Korea's Kim 'visits China'

North Korea's Kim 'visits China'


North Korea's Kim 'visits China'

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:35 PM PDT

Reports say reclusive leader on trip that could ease inter-Korea tensions.


WITNESS - Out of the theater, into the drama in New York

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:58 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - We emerged, like many others on a Saturday night in Times Square, from a dark theater into a real drama on the streets outside.


Iran, US take their nuclear cases to UN stage (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:38 PM PDT

The motorcade carrying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad drives past the American Mission to the United Nations on it's way to a Midtown hotel, Sunday, May 2, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings his nuclear case to New York on Monday, turning a U.N. treaty conference into a stage for Tehran's long-running showdown with the Western powers over its uranium enrichment program.



Raina hails Dhoni and Kirsten after hitting ton (AFP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:44 PM PDT

India's Suresh Raina celebrates after scoring a century against South Africa at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on May 2 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Raina praised the influence of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten after he became only the third player to scored a Twenty20 international hundred.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Suresh Raina praised the influence of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten after he became only the third player to scored a Twenty20 international hundred.



Pakistan Taliban leader threatens US cities

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:18 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD -Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has vowed to attack major US cities in two purported new videos released months after his reported killing in a US missile strike.

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N.Korean leader on rare visit to China

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:09 PM PDT

BEIJING - North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in China on Monday, an official said, on a trip to his country's sole major ally which could lead to the revival of stalled nuclear talks.

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Remains of Errol Flynn's War Reporter Son Spark Feud in Cambodia (Time.com)

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Forty years after war photographer Sean Flynn's abduction in Cambodia, two men say that a gravesite they uncovered in the Cambodian countryside is likely to be his


Canadiens level Penguins series, Sharks take charge (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:19 PM PDT

Reuters - The Montreal Canadiens overcame the loss of top defender Andrei Markov to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in Game Two on Sunday and level their Eastern Conference series with the Stanley Cup champions.


Back to the Future: $100 Oil May Return Soon (Time.com)

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Oil prices have remained stable in recent months, but that could soon change due to rising energy consumption from emerging economies such as China


Suicide blast outside foreign base in Afghanistan

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:32 PM PDT

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck outside a foreign base in the southeastern Afghan town of Khost on Monday, killing one civilian and wounding two privately employed guards, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.


Pakistani suspect in Mumbai attacks faces verdict (AFP)

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:35 PM PDT

An Indian soldier patrols the neighbourhood adjacent to the special bombproof court at Arthur Road prison, where the 2008 Mumbai attacks trial is being held, in Mumbai. A Pakistani man accused of being part of a militant commando group that carried out the deadly Mumbai attacks nearly 18 months ago is due to learn his fate in court on Monday.(AFP/Sajjad Hussain)AFP - A Pakistani man accused of being part of a militant commando group that carried out the deadly Mumbai attacks nearly 18 months ago is due to learn his fate in court on Monday.



Hunt on for culprits in failed New York car bomb

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators are treating a car bomb defused in New York's Times Square as an attempted terrorist attack but have no evidence to support a Taliban claim of responsibility, police said on Sunday.


Ahmadinejad, Clinton face off at U.N. nuclear meeting

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president faces off with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday at the start of a meeting on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a pact Washington and Tehran accuse each other of violating.


FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il may be visiting China, bolstering ties between the two neighbours as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula over the sinking of a South Korean navy ship.


N.Korea's Kim fears flying, likes trains - bodyguard

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Jong-il is so terrified of being shot out of the skies by one of his many enemies that he never travels by plane, said a man who spent years guarding the reclusive leader.


Swastika on British parliament targets far-right

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:15 PM PDT

LONDON -Campaigners against the far-right in Britain Monday projected an image of a swastika on the side of parliament, amid fears extremists could be voted in at this week's general election

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Snooker star vows to fight match-fixing allegations

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:58 PM PDT

LONDON -The world's number one snooker player John Higgins has said he faces "the biggest match of my life" after being suspended over claims he agreed to take a huge bribe in return for fixing games.

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Pakistan Taliban chief 'threatens US in new video'

Posted: 02 May 2010 06:18 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD -Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has appeared in a new video issued months after his reported death, vowing revenge attacks on the United States, US monitoring groups said Monday.

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N.Korea leader believed to be visiting China: report

Posted: 02 May 2010 04:09 PM PDT

SEOUL -North Korea's secretive leader Kim Jong-Il has arrived in China early Monday, an official with the tourism bureau at China's northeastern Dandong border crossing said.

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The U.S. Is Not Going The Way Of Europe

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:01 PM PDT

Americans are too entrepreneurial to follow the European model.