Niger soldiers promise elections

Niger soldiers promise elections
Briton dies after Madeira floods
2 U.S. Army pilots killed in Iraq helicopter accident
UAE vows to catch Hamas official killers
Army to run Niger until election: ECOWAS
Dutch Pull-Out From War Expected After Government Collapse
A Base for War Training, and Species Preservation
Live Analysis: Olympic Hockey Triple Header, Including U.S.-Canada
Schlumberger Ltd. to Buy Smith
Malibu Journal: U2 Guitarist’s Plans Don’t Find Green Harmony
Complaint Box | Workout Miscreants
Israel drones 'could target Iran'
Israel to include West Bank shrines in heritage plan
Silence held for river death girl
Israel unveils new drone aircraft
Basque separatists urged to disarm
Mudslides Kill 40 in Portugal
U.A.E. Seeks Help in Assassination Probe
Lufthansa seeks to avert strike
Marjah 'tough but just the start'

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 12:34 PM PST

Coup leaders tell foreign diplomats that civilian rule will be restored.

Briton dies after Madeira floods

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 12:34 PM PST

A Briton has died following flash floods which have killed at least 40 people in Madeira, the Foreign Office says.

2 U.S. Army pilots killed in Iraq helicopter accident

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:13 AM PST

Two U.S. Army pilots died Sunday in a helicopter accident in Iraq, the military said.

UAE vows to catch Hamas official killers

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:16 AM PST

The United Arab Emirates will bring the killers of a top Hamas official to justice, the country's foreign minister said Sunday.

Army to run Niger until election: ECOWAS

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:11 AM PST

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's military plans to run the uranium-exporting country until politicians agree on a new constitution and are ready for fresh elections, West Africa's regional mediator said after meeting the junta on Sunday.

Dutch Pull-Out From War Expected After Government Collapse

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:01 AM PST

A day after his government collapsed, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said he expected Dutch troops to come home from Afghanistan this year.

A Base for War Training, and Species Preservation

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:05 AM PST

As it conducts round-the-clock exercises to support two wars, Fort Stewart, in Georgia, spends as much as $3 million a year on wildlife management.

Live Analysis: Olympic Hockey Triple Header, Including U.S.-Canada

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:20 AM PST

Live analysis of Team Canada's 7:30 p.m. ET matchup against the United States, a rivalry sandwiched between two other gold-medal caliber games: Czech Republic vs. Russia and Sweden vs. Finland.

Schlumberger Ltd. to Buy Smith

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:12 AM PST

Oil field service provider Schlumberger said it was acquiring another major industry player, Smith International, for about $11 billion in stock.

Malibu Journal: U2 Guitarist’s Plans Don’t Find Green Harmony

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:37 AM PST

A debate over public access versus exclusive seclusion has enveloped a member of the environmentally aware U2.

Complaint Box | Workout Miscreants

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 07:37 AM PST

Many people seem to have a hard time fathoming workout etiquette, and the results can be distracting and even dangerous.

Israel drones 'could target Iran'

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:16 AM PST

Military unveils unmanned aircraft capable of reaching Gulf as pressure mounts on Iran.

Israel to include West Bank shrines in heritage plan

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 12:29 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it wanted to include two Jewish shrines in the occupied West Bank in a national plan to rehabilitate some 150 Jewish and Zionist heritage sites, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians.

Silence held for river death girl

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 08:58 AM PST

A minute's silence is held to remember a five-year-old girl who died after the car she was in went into the River Avon.

Israel unveils new drone aircraft

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:41 AM PST

The Israeli Air Force introduces pilotless aircraft that can stay in the air for nearly a day and fly as far as the Gulf.

Basque separatists urged to disarm

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:58 AM PST

Leader of Eta's banned political wing says movement should take "a new path".

Mudslides Kill 40 in Portugal

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:47 AM PST

The death toll from mudslides and flash flooding on the island of Madeira rose to 40 people as the government rushed emergency aid to the resort haven. More than 120 others were injured.

U.A.E. Seeks Help in Assassination Probe

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:06 AM PST

The U.A.E. said it would seek continued cooperation with European nations whose passports were involved in the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in the first federal government response since the crime took place.