633 Cabbies to Lose Their Licenses |
- 633 Cabbies to Lose Their Licenses
- Algeria earthquake kills two: report
- In Recount, Iraqi Election Commission Finds Little Fraud
- Three arrested in Times Square probe face immigration charges
- Obama seeks funding to help Israel build defense system
- Five dead in clash with South Sudan rebel general: army
- McKinnon lawyers lobby minister
- IMF Urges Nations to Cut Spending
- Times Square Probe Yields More Arrests
- Australia v Pakistan semi-final as it happened
- Iran frees Iraqi soldier in border incident
- Gay pair to sue over B&B refusal
- Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for Final Planned Flight
- Cuban court throws out jail sentence for dissident
- US postman hoarded 20,000 letters
- Jewish settlers shoot dead Palestinian youth: police
- Vandals desecrate Jewish cemetery in Greece
- Obama Vows End to ‘Cozy’ Oversight of Oil Industry
- Man admits raid on Gerrard's home
- Taliban reintegration plan raises questions
| 633 Cabbies to Lose Their Licenses Posted: 14 May 2010 01:02 PM PDT New figures show that, in all, 21,819 drivers overcharged passengers a total of 286,000 times.   
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| Algeria earthquake kills two: report Posted: 14 May 2010 01:11 PM PDT ALGIERS (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 43 hurt on Friday when an earthquake struck a region of Algeria about 200 km (125 miles) south of the capital, Algerian state television reported.    
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| In Recount, Iraqi Election Commission Finds Little Fraud Posted: 14 May 2010 01:14 PM PDT The partial recount weakened Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's challenge of the election results and left Iraq in the same state of limbo. 
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| Three arrested in Times Square probe face immigration charges Posted: 14 May 2010 11:17 AM PDT Three men picked up in New England in connection with the failed Times Square car bombing are being held on immigration charges and could appear in court early next week, a federal law enforcement source said.      
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| Obama seeks funding to help Israel build defense system Posted: 14 May 2010 12:03 PM PDT The White House is asking Congress to approve $205 million to help Israel build a new short-range rocket defense system, Obama administration officials confirmed Friday.   
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| Five dead in clash with South Sudan rebel general: army Posted: 14 May 2010 12:33 PM PDT JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Forces loyal to a renegade south Sudanese general clashed with government troops for the fourth time in two weeks Friday, leaving at least five soldiers dead, the southern army said.   
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| McKinnon lawyers lobby minister Posted: 14 May 2010 12:33 PM PDT The new home secretary is urged to overrule her predecessor's decision to allow the extradition of UK computer hacker Gary McKinnon.
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| IMF Urges Nations to Cut Spending Posted: 14 May 2010 11:59 AM PDT The International Monetary Fund warned that wealthy countries need to cut spending substantially and boost taxes to keep debt levels from exploding and to avoid the kind of market reaction that engulfed Greece.
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| Times Square Probe Yields More Arrests Posted: 14 May 2010 11:04 AM PDT Law enforcement officials identified three Pakistani men arrested in the spreading investigation of the Times Square bomb case.
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| Australia v Pakistan semi-final as it happened Posted: 14 May 2010 08:02 AM PDT Michael Hussey hits 60 off 24 balls as Australia pull off a stunning victory over Pakistan for the right to face England in the World Twenty20 final.
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| Iran frees Iraqi soldier in border incident Posted: 14 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iran released an Iraqi border patrol officer Friday after he was detained briefly when Iraqi border guards were mistaken for Kurdish rebels on a northern stretch of the two countries' border, an official said.   
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| Gay pair to sue over B&B refusal Posted: 14 May 2010 12:04 PM PDT A gay couple are to sue the owners of a guest house who turned them away because of their sexuality.
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| Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for Final Planned Flight Posted: 14 May 2010 01:29 PM PDT The space shuttle Atlantis vaulted into orbit on a 12-day space station assembly mission, the orbiter's 32nd and final planned flight after a quarter century of service. 
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| Cuban court throws out jail sentence for dissident Posted: 14 May 2010 01:31 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban appeals court threw out a 20-month jail sentence for a dissident journalist on Friday and ordered her to pay a small fine instead, a ruling she said was a win for opponents of Cuba's communist government.   
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| US postman hoarded 20,000 letters Posted: 14 May 2010 11:28 AM PDT Some 20,000 pieces of mail, many more than a decade old, are recovered from a postman's garage in the US city of Philadelphia.
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| Jewish settlers shoot dead Palestinian youth: police Posted: 14 May 2010 12:40 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The body of a Palestinian teenager was found in the occupied West Bank on Friday, and Palestinian police and witnesses said he had been shot dead by Jewish settlers after he threw rocks at their car.   
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| Vandals desecrate Jewish cemetery in Greece Posted: 14 May 2010 11:00 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Vandals desecrated a Jewish cemetery in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki late on Thursday and three youths were arrested for the attack, authorities said Friday.   
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| Obama Vows End to ‘Cozy’ Oversight of Oil Industry Posted: 14 May 2010 12:36 PM PDT President Obama called the finger-pointing among the companies tied to the spill a "ridiculous spectacle," and vowed to end what he called the "cozy relationship" between regulators and oil companies. 
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| Man admits raid on Gerrard's home Posted: 14 May 2010 10:25 AM PDT A man admits his part in a raid at the home of Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard in which his wife was threatened by masked men.
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| Taliban reintegration plan raises questions Posted: 14 May 2010 07:09 AM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans a peace "jirga" with tribal leaders later this month to discuss a reintegration plan for Taliban members who renounce violence and lay down their arms.   
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