Whale alert system being tested

Whale alert system being tested

Whale alert system being tested

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:40 PM PDT

A system designed to reduce the number of whales colliding with ships is being tested in the Mediterranean.


Venezuela plane crash kills 15

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:33 PM PDT

Venezuelan officials say 15 people were killed in a plane crash in the southeast of the country, but 36 have survived.


Merchandise to mark Papal visit

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT

Official merchandise is on sale to mark the Pope's visit to the UK


I've Seen Your Future and It's Been Edited

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:27 PM PDT

My friends were the first two people kicked off of an extremely popular reality show. And I couldn&#


Clinton says time is ripe for Mideast deal (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. With tempered optimism, Clinton is leaping back into Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that she says may be the last chance for peace.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the "time is ripe" for Mideast peace, but that without face-to-face talks Israel can't expect lasting security and the Palestinians can't create an independent state.

Cuba to cut 500,000 gov't workers, reform salaries (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:13 PM PDT

Manuel Cardenas repairs shoes in La Habanera state-run workshop in Havana, Cuba, Monday Sept. 13, 2010. Raul Castro's government announced Monday it will cast off at least half a million state employees by mid-2011 and reduce restrictions on private enterprise to help them find new jobs. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - Cuba announced Monday it will cast off at least half a million state workers by early next year and reduce restrictions on private enterprise to help them find new jobs — the most dramatic step yet in President Raul Castro's push to radically remake employment on the communist-run island.

Japan PM but rival Ozawa in close fight in party vote (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and ruling Democratic Party of Japan's powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa attend a political debate ahead of the party leadership election in Tokyo September 10, 2010. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Japan's ruling party votes on Tuesday in a cliffhanger poll that could yield the country's sixth premier in three years and refocus fiscal policies as Tokyo battles a strong yen, a weak economy and bulging public debt.

Baseball's billionaires by the Bay

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:48 PM PDT

Bay Area baseball teams not only pay out millions - but as the SF Giants enter the pennant race, it'


Settlements row to dominate U.S.-led Mideast talks

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:11 PM PDT

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Egypt on Tuesday to lead a second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, aiming to prevent negotiations from collapsing days after their launch.

India deploys more police to Kashmir after protests

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:01 PM PDT

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities deployed thousands more federal police across Kashmir to enforce a curfew on Tuesday after one of the worst single days of violence in two decades of separatist protests.

New Zealand rescues American -- from Antarctica

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:16 PM PDT

New Zealand's air force has gone to the rescue of a sick American -- in Antarctica.

Falcons boost Champagne harvest

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Farmers in the Champagne region of France are hoping for a bumper crop of grapes for a sixth year after introducing falcons to ward off pests.


Asian shares mixed on higher yen in morning trade (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:11 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Two years after the dramatic collapse of Lehman Brothers led to a meltdown of the US banking system, investors were on Monday optimistic that the new global rules would revitalize the sector.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AP - Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday morning as the dollar briefly retreated to a new 15-year low against the yen, dampening investor sentiment.

China postpones visit to Japan amid ship dispute (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:21 PM PDT

In this photo released by Japan's 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, a Taiwanese fishing boat, bottom, is followed by Japanese patrol boats as it sails near Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyu in Chinese, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. The disputed islands are controlled by Japan, but are also claimed by Taiwan and China. (AP Photo/11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters)AP - Japan said Tuesday that China has postponed a senior official's visit to Tokyo in an escalating diplomatic battle over the arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain after a ship collision near islands claimed by both countries.

Philippines says plane baby may be up for adoption (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 07:56 PM PDT

AP - The baby boy born on a flight from the Middle East to the Philippines and abandoned in an airplane trash bag will be put up for adoption if the mother is not found or declared unfit, a government official said Tuesday.


Falcons boost Champagne harvest

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Farmers in the Champagne region of France are hoping for a bumper crop of grapes for a sixth year after introducing falcons to ward off pests.


Japan Vote Is Down to Wire

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:48 PM PDT

Ruling party lawmakers gathered at a Tokyo hotel to decide whether to extend the prime minister's fragile grip on power, or to replace him with a controversial power-broker.


Referendum in Turkey: A Vote for Democracy or a New Strongman? (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The country has voted to reform the old, military-inspired constitution but has it only given more power to Turkey's Islamist-rooted Prime Minister?


Turkey Unites Over Basketball, If Not a Constitution (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Turkey's "12 Giant men" and a cartoon cat bring a measure of unity to a country gripped by political debate


Ryanair pilot: sack the boss and save cash (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:12 PM PDT

A Ryanair jetplane prepares for take off in eastern Germany. A pilot for the budget airline has come up with a new money-saving idea after the firm suggested axing co-pilots on flights -- replace the airline's boss with a flight attendant.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens-Ulrich Koch)AFP - A pilot for budget carrier Ryanair came up with a new money-saving idea Tuesday after the firm suggested axing co-pilots on flights -- replace the airline's boss with a flight attendant.
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