Numerous aftershocks in Turkey

Numerous aftershocks in Turkey

Numerous aftershocks in Turkey

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:34 PM PST

More than 100 aftershocks have struck eastern Turkey following an earthquake on Sunday which killed at least 50 people.


Germany's pothole sponsor scheme

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PST

A German town has started asking people to sponsor potholes for 50 euros each, with the repaired ground sporting the donors' names.


Yemen offers talks with separatists after crackdown

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 11:00 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's president, following a security crackdown in south, offered to hold talks with separatists and said the state would listen to their grievances, state media said on Tuesday.


Cyprus police confirm body is ex-leader's corpse (AP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:38 PM PST

AP - A Cyprus police spokesman has confirmed that a body discovered in a Nicosia cemetery is the stolen corpse of ex-president Tassos Papadopoulos.


Myanmar junta to appoint electoral body (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:31 PM PST

A local is seen reading a copy of the state-run 'New Light of Myanmar' in a street of Yangon, on March 9. Military-ruled Myanmar issued the first details of long-awaited polling laws revealing that the junta itself will pick all members of the country's new election commission.(AFP)AFP - Myanmar's military junta will pick all members of the country's new election commission, state media said Tuesday as the regime revealed the first details of long-awaited laws for polls this year.

Numerous aftershocks in Turkey

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:34 PM PST

More than 100 aftershocks have struck eastern Turkey following an earthquake on Sunday which killed at least 50 people.


Germany's pothole sponsor scheme

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PST

A German town has started asking people to sponsor potholes for 50 euros each, with the repaired ground sporting the donors' names.


Haiti frees missionary; leader still held

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 05:52 PM PST

Charisa Coulter, one of two American missionaries detained for more than a month in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping 33 children after January 12's devastating earthquake, was released Monday.

Cyprus police find stolen corpse of ex-president

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PST

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot police said on Tuesday they had discovered the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, three months after it was snatched from its grave in a crime that shocked the Mediterranean island.


US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:07 PM PST

Interactive graphic on parliamentary elections in Iraq, the second since US-led troops ousted Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, which could turn the page on years of deadly sectarian strife.(AFP iactiv)AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

N.Korea says ready for dialogue and war with US (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:00 PM PST

Replicas of N.Korea's Scud-B missile (2nd right) and S.Korean missiles are displayed at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul. N.Korea said it would strengthen its nuclear deterrent in response to US military threats and is prepared for both dialogue and war with Washington.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - North Korea said Tuesday it would strengthen its nuclear deterrent in response to US military threats and is prepared for both dialogue and war with Washington.

EXCLUSIVE - Freed gadfly lawyer Lerach warns of more Wall St fraud

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:03 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - His debt to society finally paid in full, William Lerach, the fiery shareholder litigator who exposed the excesses of Enron before running afoul of the law himself, warned of another wave of financial fraud emerging on an unregulated Wall Street.


Indonesia launches raid on suspected militants - TV

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 10:03 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police were involved in a shoot out with suspected militants on the outskirts of the capital, Metro TV station reported on Tuesday.


Portugal's Socrates defends austerity plan (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:10 PM PST

Big business and the rich will bear the brunt of Portugal's new austerity programme, the country's socialist prime minster, Jose Socrates (pictured), said as his government announced spending cuts and select tax rises.(AFP/File/Joao Cortesao)AFP - Big business and the rich will bear the brunt of Portugal's new austerity programme, the country's socialist prime minster said as his government announced spending cuts and select tax rises.

Indonesian graft fighter appeals murder sentence (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PST

Indonesia's former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar (pictured) was found guilty by the South Jakarta district court in February of organising the murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, his suspected rival for the affections of 22-year-old golf caddy Rhani Juliani.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - The sacked head of Indonesia's anti-corruption commission had appealed against his 18-year jail sentence for murder, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Myanmar unveils election law

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:09 PM PST

Military says five-member commission to oversee vote must be "eminent and loyal".


Krugman Got It Wrong

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:01 PM PST

Republicans aren't off base about unemployment, health care or the estate tax.


About That Pay Cut For Federal Workers

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:01 PM PST

We stand behind the idea.


Want More Lending?

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:01 PM PST

Then fix government policies.


Machiavelli Or Torquemada?

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 09:01 PM PST

Politician Jerry Brown's dual personality.


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