Wales 16-25 Australia Posted: 06 Nov 2010 09:24 AM PDT A superb attacking display makes up for Australia's scrummaging deficiencies as they edge Wales in an action-packed Test at the Millennium Stadium.  
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Israel's Barak not optimistic about Iran talks Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:44 PM PDT HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressed little optimism on Saturday about a proposed round of talks between global powers and Iran, which is under pressure over its nuclear ambitions.  
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Jakarta's congested streets have some commuters promoting bicycling Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:49 AM PDT |
Police question UK PM's media chief Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:01 PM PDT Investigation concerns claims Andy Coulson urged reporters to hack phones in previous job as a tabloid editor.  
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Bloomberg Questions U.S. Inquiry Into China Trade Practices Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:28 PM PDT In Hong Kong, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was skeptical about a United States decision to open an inquiry into whether China violated trade rules.  
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In Schools’ Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:30 PM PDT Lessons to teach acceptance of homosexuality, which have gained urgency after several well-publicized suicides by gay teenagers, are provoking new culture wars.  
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Hitmen block roads after Mexican drug lord killed Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:23 PM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Rival hitmen blocked roads near the U.S. border and strung up threatening banners on Saturday after marines killed one of Mexico's top drug kingpins in a government crackdown that could spark more bloodshed.  
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Germany minister now warns of terror attack threat Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:03 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere was quoted on Saturday as saying there were "serious indications" of terror attacks in preparation in Europe and the United States but did not provide any further specific details.  
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Myanmar to Vote in Election Controlled by the Military Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PDT Though the Constitution guarantees the military a leading role in the state apparatus, this will be the first civilian government in the former Burma since a military coup in 1962.  
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Nazi war criminal dies in Italy Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PDT Michael Seifert, a former Nazi SS prison guard known as 'the beast of Bolzano' for his cruelty, dies in an Italian hospital aged 86.  
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Pope Criticizes Anti-Church Sentiment in Spain Posted: 06 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI criticized an "aggressive" anti-church sentiment in Spain that he said was reminiscent of the country's bloody civil war era as he began a two-day visit Saturday aimed at rekindling the faith.  
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Peru: Rebel Collaborator Berenson to Go Free Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:15 PM PDT Peruvian officials say convicted rebel collaborator Lori Berenson will go free on Monday.  
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Lily Allen fights blood poisoning Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:04 PM PDT Singer Lily Allen is suffering from blood poisoning just days after her second miscarriage, a spokesman confirms.  
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Tomas Weakens After Hitting Haiti Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:10 PM PDT Hurricane Tomas weakened to a tropical storm after it triggered flooding and mudslides that killed at least seven people.  
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U.S. Sikh Groups Decry Screenings Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PDT Three advocacy and civil rights organizations have said that transportation officials plan to always search turbans, even if wearers pass through body imaging scanners.  
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U.S. Workers on Alert After Breach Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PDT An employee of the General Services Administration sent the names and Social Security numbers of the agency's entire staff to a private e-mail address.  
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Political Memo: Alaska Writes a Senator Back Into Contention Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PDT Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska played many novel roles in her historic run as a write-in candidate. Yet she returned to an ordinary political platitude: the local rallying cry.  
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Democrats Divided on Tax Cut Strategy Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PDT The Obama administration and House Democrats are seeking a strategy for the soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts.  
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In Japan, U.S. Defends Fed Actions Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PDT Timothy F. Geithner, the Treasury secretary, said that the United States was not trying to devalue the dollar.  
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Mass German anti-nuclear rally against waste shipment Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PDT DANNENBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters took part in one of the largest anti-nuclear rallies in years Saturday as the first shipment of waste in two years was slowed by activists on its way from France back to Germany.  
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