UK science faces funding cutbacks |
- UK science faces funding cutbacks
- Brown: Livni is welcome in Britain
- Bernanke named 'Person of the Year'
- Fed Will Hold Down Rates, Citing Tenuous Recovery
- Roy E. Disney, Who Became a Power at His Uncle Walt's Studio, Dies at 79
- Pakistan Strikes Down Amnesty for Politicians
- Criticized U.N.-backed Congo operation to shut down
- Two British boys aged 10 charged with rape of girl
- WITNESS: Failed state? Try Pakistan's M2 motorway
- Pakistan Voids Presidential Amnesty
- Iraq offers cash to find bombers
- Second agency downgrades Greece
- Iraq violence 'was unprecedented'
- Climate talks stall amid protests
- He Delivers Christmas Trees for Rent
- Obama writes to N Korea's leader
- Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine
- 'Coldest place' found on the Moon
- Obama writes to N Korea's leader
- Boys aged 10 facing rape charges
| UK science faces funding cutbacks Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:36 PM PST The Science and Technology Facilities Council announces cuts in research funding that critics say could damage UK science.
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| Brown: Livni is welcome in Britain Posted: 16 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST British prime minister phones Tzipi Livni as he seeks to defuse diplomatic row with Israel.
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| Bernanke named 'Person of the Year' Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:34 PM PST Time magazine names the Federal Reserve Chairman as its 2009 Person of the Year.
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| Fed Will Hold Down Rates, Citing Tenuous Recovery Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:31 PM PST Policy makers kept its overnight rate unchanged, pledging to keep it "exceptionally low" for "an extended period."  
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| Roy E. Disney, Who Became a Power at His Uncle Walt's Studio, Dies at 79 Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:06 PM PST Roy E. Disney, Walt's cousin, dies in Los Angeles at age 79, had been a longtime power-broker at Disney Studios. 
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| Pakistan Strikes Down Amnesty for Politicians Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:28 PM PST The court ruling effectively restored corruption cases against thousands of politicians, including the president. 
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| Criticized U.N.-backed Congo operation to shut down Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed military operation in eastern Congo in which government soldiers are accused of massacring hundreds of civilians will end this month, the top U.N. official in Congo said on Wednesday.    
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| Two British boys aged 10 charged with rape of girl Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:43 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Two 10-year-old boys have been charged with the rape of an 8-year-old girl in London, British police said on Wednesday.   
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| WITNESS: Failed state? Try Pakistan's M2 motorway Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:06 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - If you want a slice of peace and stability in a country with a reputation for violence and chaos, try Pakistan's M2 motorway.   
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| Pakistan Voids Presidential Amnesty Posted: 16 Dec 2009 01:00 PM PST Pakistan's top court has declared an amnesty that had protected the president from corruption charges was illegal, state and private TV outlets reported.
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| Iraq offers cash to find bombers Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST The Iraqi government is to offer a cash award for information revealing the location of suicide bomb factories.
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| Second agency downgrades Greece Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:50 AM PST A second agency downgrades Greece's credit rating, saying the government's spending cuts will not be enough to trim its debts.
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| Iraq violence 'was unprecedented' Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:49 AM PST Britain may have had "second thoughts" about the Iraq invasion had the scale of violence been foreseen, the Iraq inquiry hears.
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| Climate talks stall amid protests Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:51 AM PST Formal negotiations at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen halt amid disagreement, as police and protesters clash outside.
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| He Delivers Christmas Trees for Rent Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:29 PM PST Scott Martin delivers live, potted Christmas trees that are returned to the nursery once the season is over. 
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| Obama writes to N Korea's leader Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:12 AM PST US President Barack Obama sends a personal letter to North Korea's Kim Jong-il, apparently about nuclear talks.
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| Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:21 PM PST The Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating sanctions against Iran imposed by the US.
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| 'Coldest place' found on the Moon Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:14 AM PST The coldest place in the Solar System yet measured by a spacecraft has been found to be on our Moon.
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| Obama writes to N Korea's leader Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:12 AM PST US President Barack Obama sends a personal letter to North Korea's Kim Jong-il, apparently about nuclear talks.
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| Boys aged 10 facing rape charges Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:50 AM PST Two boys aged 10, who cannot be named, are charged with raping an eight-year-old girl in a park in Hayes, in west London.
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