Tropical storm kills more than 100

Tropical storm kills more than 100
U.S. military: Airstrike kills senior Taliban leader
Russia hands over plane crash recordings to Poland
Global Update: Poisoned Wells: In Asia, Cutting Arsenic Risk in Water Through Well-Drilling Techniques
Gunmen kill 12 at Pakistan hospital
On Memorial Day, U.S. soldiers in Iraq contemplate 'forgotten war'
Thousands protest flotilla deaths
Police crush protests as Russia-EU summit opens
Iran expands nuclear work: IAEA
Koreas Ease Tensions With Small Gestures
Downpour Cancels Obama's Memorial Day Event
Pope Names Team to Investigate Abuse in Ireland
Louise Bourgeois, Artist and Sculptor, Is Dead
Shedding light on Cape Town theft
Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model
Chinese Edge Toward Supercomputing Record
Czech parties hold coalition talks
Renegades coordinate attacks on South Sudan army
Turks march against Israeli attack
Israeli PM 'regrets' ship deaths

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:01 PM PDT

The death toll continues to climb as more than 100 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.

U.S. military: Airstrike kills senior Taliban leader

Posted: 31 May 2010 02:12 AM PDT

A precision air strike has killed one of the two most senior Taliban leaders in Kandahar province and several of his fighters, the U.S. military said Monday.

Russia hands over plane crash recordings to Poland

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:41 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia agreed Monday to give Poland copies of cockpit recordings as part of an investigation into last month's plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Global Update: Poisoned Wells: In Asia, Cutting Arsenic Risk in Water Through Well-Drilling Techniques

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Arsenic is so common in groundwater in Bangladesh, Nepal, western India, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam that their drinking water has been called "the largest poisoning of a population in history."

Gunmen kill 12 at Pakistan hospital

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:53 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least three gunmen attacked a hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing 12 people and holding several hostage, a senior doctor told Reuters.

On Memorial Day, U.S. soldiers in Iraq contemplate 'forgotten war'

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:21 PM PDT

BAGHDAD -- Inside the ornate palace of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, now the main headquarters of U.S. forces in Iraq, dozens of U.S. service members bowed their heads in prayer at a Memorial Day commemoration.

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Thousands protest flotilla deaths

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:38 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Europe and the Middle East on Monday, clashing with police as they protested against the Israeli storming of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla during which 10 activists were killed.

Police crush protests as Russia-EU summit opens

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT

MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Police violently dispersed anti-Kremlin rallies in Russia's largest cities and detained dozens of protesters on Monday, as President Dmitry Medvedev was set to welcome European Union leaders at a summit.

Iran expands nuclear work: IAEA

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:35 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has been preparing extra equipment for enriching uranium to higher levels, a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters said, a move which may increase tensions with the West over its atomic work.

Koreas Ease Tensions With Small Gestures

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Tentative steps on Monday showed that North and South Korea were weighing the option of stepping back from their confrontation.

Downpour Cancels Obama's Memorial Day Event

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:04 PM PDT

A downpour Chicago cancels a Memorial Day event near Chicago that President Obama had planned to attend, one in which he also had his share of detractors.

Pope Names Team to Investigate Abuse in Ireland

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:38 AM PDT

The inquiry represents one of his most concrete actions since a sexual abuse scandal hit the European church.

Louise Bourgeois, Artist and Sculptor, Is Dead

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Ms. Bourgeois's sculptures shared a set of repeated themes, centered on the human body and its need for nurture and protection in a frightening world.

Shedding light on Cape Town theft

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Cape Town switches street lights on round the clock to thwart thieves who steal electric cables.

Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:18 AM PDT

TORONTO (Reuters) - Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb healthcare costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system.

Chinese Edge Toward Supercomputing Record

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:04 PM PDT

A Chinese supercomputer ranks as the world's second fastest, surpassing European and Japanese systems.

Czech parties hold coalition talks

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:18 AM PDT

President says centre-right rule of three parties is only option for new government.

Renegades coordinate attacks on South Sudan army

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:12 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Three top officers who quit south Sudan's army over alleged fraud in national elections are coordinating attacks in the oil-producing region, a renegade general said Monday, but the army played down the threat.