Severe disruption to rail routes

Severe disruption to rail routes
With McChrystal out, difficult Afghan mission gets harder
Afghanistan disappointed by McChrystal resignation, optimistic about Petraeus
Live - World Cup
NATO chief says strategy for Afghanistan unchanged
Was Obama right to fire Gen McChrystal?
Iran is ready for planned U.S. sanctions on fuel, analysts say
Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Citing Overseas Threats
At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback
Wimbledon Live: Isner and Mahut in Epic Marathon
Synthetic drugs use 'rising' - UN
Picasso reaches £34.7m in auction
Toll rises in Congo train crash
Obama has free rein to act on McChrystal, but system is still complex
Meet Dubai's 'Merchant of Marriage'
Council of Europe opposes bans on Muslim face veils
Hitler documents to be auctioned
Syria jails leading rights lawyer
'Superstorm' rages on exoplanet
Live - World Cup

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Mainline trains in and out of London Paddington are severely hit after 300ft (90m) of signalling cable is stolen in west London.

With McChrystal out, difficult Afghan mission gets harder

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:40 PM PDT

President Obama's decision to relieve Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal of his duties will create new complications for the troubled U.S. effort to stabilize Afghanistan, but selecting Gen. David H. Petraeus to replace him represents an attempt to minimize disruptions resulting from a change in command.

Afghanistan - Asia - Stanley McChrystal - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War

Afghanistan disappointed by McChrystal resignation, optimistic about Petraeus

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

KABUL -- Afghan officials said they were saddened and disappointed by the dismissal Wednesday of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, but they expressed high hopes for his replacement.

Afghanistan - Stanley McChrystal - Barack Obama - Asia - David Petraeus

Live - World Cup

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:38 AM PDT

Three-time World Cup winners Germany face Ghana's Black Stars - Africa's main hope of qualifying to the second round.

NATO chief says strategy for Afghanistan unchanged

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:40 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will maintain its approach to Afghanistan after President Barack Obama on Wednesday relieved his top general in the country from command, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

Was Obama right to fire Gen McChrystal?

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 11:21 AM PDT

President Obama has dismissed Gen McChrystal for publicly criticising his officials. Was he right?

Iran is ready for planned U.S. sanctions on fuel, analysts say

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:09 PM PDT

TEHRAN -- As Congress prepares to target Iran's vital fuel imports as part of its most far-reaching sanctions package yet, observers say the Tehran government has already done much to deflect the impact of the new U.S. measures.

United States - Iran - Middle East - Nuclear weapon - Enriched uranium

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Citing Overseas Threats

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

The Federal Reserve's policy-making arm decided to keep short-term interest rates near zero for "an extended period."

At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

With states slashing budgets, many two-year colleges are unable to handle an influx of students.

Wimbledon Live: Isner and Mahut in Epic Marathon

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Live coverage of the five set match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.

Synthetic drugs use 'rising' - UN

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Synthetic drugs are becoming increasingly popular while demand for opium and cocaine is dropping, a UN report says.

Picasso reaches £34.7m in auction

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:08 PM PDT

A "blue period" Picasso has fetched £34.7m at a Christie's auction in London where receipts could total £230m.

Toll rises in Congo train crash

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:04 PM PDT

Railway staff continue search for survivors of accident that killed at least 76 people.

Obama has free rein to act on McChrystal, but system is still complex

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

The Constitution spells it out clearly: Civilians are in control of the military, with one in particular deemed the "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States when called into the actual Service of the United States."

Barack Obama - Stanley McChrystal - President - United States - Afghanistan

Meet Dubai's 'Merchant of Marriage'

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 03:58 AM PDT

He is the self-styled "Merchant of Marriage" -- a Dubai matchmaker who says he has helped set up 3,000 weddings for the Emirate's Indian and Pakistani community.

Council of Europe opposes bans on Muslim face veils

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:19 PM PDT

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The Council of Europe human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it opposed an all-out ban on full face veils, under consideration by some European states, but also urged Muslims to reject customs that deny women equal rights.