Carbon nails down Egypt's history

Carbon nails down Egypt's history
Global organized crime becoming new superpower: U.N.
Afghanistan Moves Quickly to Tap Newfound Mineral Reserves
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Ruling
Europe Widens Iran Sanctions
Getty taps into Flickr snappers
Tourism Suffering on Isolated South Korean Island
Study Criticizes Swine-Flu Follow-Up
Justices Allow Search of Work-Issued Pager
Sunni fighter's killing is latest in attacks on former al-Qaeda insurgents
Movie Review | 'Toy Story 3': Voyage to the Bottom of the Day Care Center
Ancient ice ages 'linked' to CO2
'Errors' led to Air India bombing
Live text - US Open day one
Gold Cup win for Rite of Passage
EU thumbs up to Iceland bid talks
Choi Joins Early Leaders at U.S. Open
A Circle of Comfort in Baghdad
Deficit-taming rightist Dutch government less likely: aide
England rugby player Ripley dies

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Scientific techniques are used to back up the historical chronology of the Egyptian civilisation.

Global organized crime becoming new superpower: U.N.

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:17 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Governments must smash markets supplied by the global "superpower" of organized criminals trafficking drugs, people, arms and counterfeit goods, the U.N. crime chief said on Thursday.

Afghanistan Moves Quickly to Tap Newfound Mineral Reserves

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Two hundred mining investors from around the world have been invited to a meeting in London next week where they will offer suggestions for how to develop huge iron ore deposits.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Ruling

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Ultra-Orthodox Jews staged protests after a ruling forcing the integration of a religious school.

Europe Widens Iran Sanctions

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:38 PM PDT

European Union leaders authorized a significant widening of the 27-nation bloc's sanctions against Iran because of concerns over Tehran's nuclear-weapons program.

Getty taps into Flickr snappers

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Flickr users are getting the chance to make money out of their snaps as the site signs a deal with the Getty photo library.

Tourism Suffering on Isolated South Korean Island

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Since the sinking of a warship nearby, residents fear more for their livelihoods than their safety.

Study Criticizes Swine-Flu Follow-Up

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Researchers in Hong Kong find too little genetic surveillance of last year's human pandemic, which is now infecting pigs in China.

Justices Allow Search of Work-Issued Pager

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:42 AM PDT

A California police department did not violate the constitution with the audit, the Supreme Court ruled.

Sunni fighter's killing is latest in attacks on former al-Qaeda insurgents

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:37 AM PDT

BAGHDAD -- A Sunni fighter who had turned on al-Qaeda in Iraq was killed at his home outside Fallujah early Thursday in the latest of a string of attacks targeting members of a U.S.-backed Sunni militia group.

Al-Qaeda - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism - September 11 2001 - Terrorism

Movie Review | 'Toy Story 3': Voyage to the Bottom of the Day Care Center

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the cast from the first two "Toy Story" installments are joined by a new set of playthings.

Ancient ice ages 'linked' to CO2

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:02 PM PDT

A "global pattern" of change in the Earth's climate that began 2.7m years ago could be explained by CO2, say scientists.

'Errors' led to Air India bombing

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Canadian inquiry blames security forces over attack that killed 329 people in 1985.

Live text - US Open day one

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Tiger Woods defends his world number one ranking while Lee Westwood leads the British challenge at Pebble Beach.

Gold Cup win for Rite of Passage

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:51 AM PDT

Rite of Passage causes a big upset in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, outpacing Age of Aquarius in the final furlong.

EU thumbs up to Iceland bid talks

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:43 AM PDT

EU leaders agree to open membership talks with Iceland, despite its failure so far to refund the UK and the Netherlands for lost savings.

Choi Joins Early Leaders at U.S. Open

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:10 PM PDT

In the event's first few hours, a slew of known and unknown golfers seemed eager to take some early chances.

A Circle of Comfort in Baghdad

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:19 AM PDT

"If not for this place, I would have died of depression."

Deficit-taming rightist Dutch government less likely: aide

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 10:17 AM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Chances that a left-leaning Dutch coalition government will emerge increased on Thursday after an adviser to the queen said it would be difficult to forge an austerity-minded right-wing cabinet.