US House backs financial reform

US House backs financial reform
Drone Strike Kills al Qaeda Leader
What is holding back Internet firms in the Middle East?
Shell, Petronas win coveted Iraq oilfield contract
Report lifts veil on trafficking of Palestinian women
Russian ice hockey star returns at age of 51 to save the day
Murder inquiry into toddler death
Zimbabwe "blood diamonds" dispute breaks out at U.N.
Turkey's top court bans pro-Kurdish party
Trial ordered over aged French billionaire's gifts
Outrage in Cyprus at tomb raiders
US extends executive pay limits
Clinton warning for Latin America
Man jailed over wife fire murder
House Passes Far-Reaching Bill Tightening Financial Rules
Genetic 'map' of Asia's diversity
Museums Were Blinded by the Boom, Critics Say
Students' al Qaeda Ties Called Tenuous
Benitez hits back at Reds critics
Argentina tries 'Angel of Death'

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:45 PM PST

The US House of Representatives approves the most sweeping reforms to the financial sector since the 1930s.

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:43 PM PST

A CIA drone is believed to have killed top strategist and spokesman Abu Yahya al-Libi in the tribal areas of Pakistan near the Afghan border.

What is holding back Internet firms in the Middle East?

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:28 AM PST

The Middle East represents a vast, largely untapped market for Internet businesses across an audience tailor-made for maximizing online revenues, according to industry experts -- so what's holding everyone back?

Shell, Petronas win coveted Iraq oilfield contract

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:45 AM PST

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Report lifts veil on trafficking of Palestinian women

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:49 AM PST

It's a subject seldom addressed publicly in the Palestinian territories, but for the first time, a report is lifting the veil on the taboo topic of female trafficking and forced prostitution -- and calling for action to stop it.

Russian ice hockey star returns at age of 51 to save the day

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:06 PM PST

Former NHL star turned politician Slava Fetisov plays for his old team in Moscow at the age of 51.

Murder inquiry into toddler death

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:28 AM PST

Police launch a murder inquiry after a 15-month-old girl injured in an assault in Enniskillen dies in hospital.

Zimbabwe "blood diamonds" dispute breaks out at U.N.

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:33 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, the EU and other Western powers blasted the U.N. General Assembly on Friday for ignoring Zimbabwe's reported failure to comply with international efforts to curb trade in "blood diamonds."

Turkey's top court bans pro-Kurdish party

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:36 PM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's top court closed the only pro-Kurdish party in parliament on Friday for having links to PKK Kurdish rebels in a ruling that could deal a fresh blow to the country's faltering bid to join the European Union.

Trial ordered over aged French billionaire's gifts

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:19 AM PST

NANTERRE, France (Reuters) - A French celebrity photographer will face a criminal trial over accusations that he extorted gifts worth 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) from the elderly heiress to the L'Oreal fortune, a court ruled on Friday.

Outrage in Cyprus at tomb raiders

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:33 AM PST

Politicians in the Republic of Cyprus voice outrage after tomb raiders steal the corpse of ex-leader Tassos Papadopoulos.

US extends executive pay limits

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:18 AM PST

The White House "pay czar" extends the limits on executive pay at four US firms who were given government bailout money.

Clinton warning for Latin America

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges Latin American countries to "think twice" before getting too close to Iran.

Man jailed over wife fire murder

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:28 AM PST

A man who admitted murdering his wife before setting fire to their Stoke-on-Trent home to cover his tracks is jailed.

House Passes Far-Reaching Bill Tightening Financial Rules

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 01:00 PM PST

The regulatory overhaul, meant to address what supporters have called the underlying causes of the financial crisis, has yet to pass in the Senate.

Genetic 'map' of Asia's diversity

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:38 AM PST

An international scientific effort has revealed the genetics behind Asia's diversity.

Museums Were Blinded by the Boom, Critics Say

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:50 PM PST

Many poured millions into building larger, flashier spaces in recent years, but critics wonder if it ever made sense.

Students' al Qaeda Ties Called Tenuous

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:42 AM PST

The five Americans detained this week in Pakistan do not appear to have had any direct links to al Qaeda and were described by diplomats as "inexperienced."

Benitez hits back at Reds critics

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:31 AM PST

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez hits back at Jurgen Klinsmann and Graeme Sounness over their criticism of his record and the quality of the Reds' squad.