Blackburn bidder's firm shut down

Blackburn bidder's firm shut down
Civil liberties groups sue over U.S. effort to kill U.S. terrorism suspects
Women set to bear 72% of British austerity cuts, report shows
Mexico sacks nearly a tenth of federal police
Fidel Castro says was at death's door, now better
India lifts Blackberry ban threat
U.S. aid worker held for 105 days freed in Darfur
S.Africa's Zuma's push leads to strike talks
Clemens Enters Not Guilty Plea
The Appraisal: Keeping Track of Tenants, With Help From a Private Eye
Obama in plea for business bill
Pakistan anger at cricket scandal
Biden Visits Iraq for Ceremony
Work to begin on main rescue shaft
U.S. Expands N. Korea Sanctions
VP Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw
BlackBerry Gets a 2-Month Reprieve in India
Sarkozy's crackdown on Roma camps adds fuel to criticism at home and abroad
US troops killed in Afghan blasts
Chile miners 'in better spirits'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:42 PM PDT

A Bahrain-based company run by the man behind a £300m takeover bid of Blackburn Rovers has been instructed to cease trading by Bahrain authorities.

Civil liberties groups sue over U.S. effort to kill U.S. terrorism suspects

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:46 PM PDT

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed suit Monday to fight the U.S. government's efforts to target U.S. terrorism suspects outside war zones.

Civil liberties - Terrorism - United States - Human Rights and Liberties - Warfare and Conflict

Women set to bear 72% of British austerity cuts, report shows

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:44 PM PDT

LONDON - As Britain prepares for the deepest budget cuts in generations to tackle a crippling mound of public debt, the government is facing a pressing legal question: Is its austerity plan sexist?

British Empire - Women - History - United States - Sales tax

Mexico sacks nearly a tenth of federal police

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:35 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities in Mexico have fired nearly 10 percent of the federal police force as President Felipe Calderon seeks to rein in powerful drug cartels and curb widespread corruption among Mexican police.

Fidel Castro says was at death's door, now better

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:28 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro told an interviewer there were times during his long illness when he was at death's door but now he is mostly recovered and trying to avert nuclear war.

India lifts Blackberry ban threat

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:45 PM PDT

Move comes after smartphone's maker agreed under pressure to give "lawful access" to encrypted data.

U.S. aid worker held for 105 days freed in Darfur

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:09 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A U.S. aid worker was released in Darfur on Monday after being held by her kidnappers for 105 days, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners for ransom in Sudan's west.

S.Africa's Zuma's push leads to strike talks

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's government and unions representing 1.3 million striking state workers began talks Monday night following President Jacob Zuma's order to ministers to negotiate immediately to end the walkout.

Clemens Enters Not Guilty Plea

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:54 AM PDT

No bail was set for the seven-time Cy Young Award winner, who faces felony charges of lying to Congress.

The Appraisal: Keeping Track of Tenants, With Help From a Private Eye

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Real estate investigation, a big business in a borough like Manhattan with plenty of rent-regulated apartments ripe for exploitation, has picked up in the past year.

Obama in plea for business bill

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:08 AM PDT

President Obama demands Republicans pass a bill aimed at helping small businesses, and hints at further stimulus spending.

Pakistan anger at cricket scandal

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:27 AM PDT

Coming as most of Pakistan is struggling to cope with the worst floods in decades, the betting scandal surrounding some of the country's cricket team has shaken already low national morale.

Biden Visits Iraq for Ceremony

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq to mark this week's formal end to U.S. combat operations and meet with leaders.

Work to begin on main rescue shaft

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Engineers in Chile are beginning to drill a shaft more than two thousand feet deep to rescue 33 miners trapped underground.

U.S. Expands N. Korea Sanctions

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:00 PM PDT

The Obama administration on Monday expanded sanctions against North Korea by freezing the assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.

VP Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:05 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq Monday to assure Iraqis the United States is not abandoning them as it stops combat operations, a milestone in the 7-1/2 year war the Obama administration is trying to end.

BlackBerry Gets a 2-Month Reprieve in India

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT

The government said it would study and test a proposal by the BlackBerry maker for two months as it tries to settle a dispute over corporate e-mail.

Sarkozy's crackdown on Roma camps adds fuel to criticism at home and abroad

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:14 AM PDT

PARIS - Much of France has returned from summer vacation in a rancorous mood, disturbed by a crackdown ordered by President Nicolas Sarkozy against illegal gypsy camps and naturalized immigrant youths who attack police in troubled suburbs.