Markets await Trichet's comments on strong euro (AP)

Markets await Trichet's comments on strong euro (AP)

Markets await Trichet's comments on strong euro (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:48 PM PDT

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet listens to questions during a media conference on the sidelines of an EU Asia summit in Brussels on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The 16 nations that use the euro are urging China to let the value of its currency rise to help stimulate global economic growth. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet faces a quizzing about the euro's ascent to eight-month highs against the dollar when he holds his monthly press conference Thursday.

Scientists find new species in Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

A photo provided by Conservation International shows a newly discovered katydid in Papua New Guinea in the Muller Range mountains, Rapid Assessment Program scientists Piotr Naskrecki and David Rentz found at least 20 new species. This pink-eyed Caedicia probably feeds on flowers of the forest’s tall trees. (AP Photo/Piotr Nasrecki/Conservation International)AP - A thumbnail-sized frog with a long snout, a brilliant green katydid with bright pink eyes and a mouse with a white-tipped tail are among 200 species scientists have discovered in the remote mountains of Papua New Guinea.

Philippine journalists given security handbook (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 11:14 PM PDT

File photo shows protestors demanding justice for journalists killed in the Philippines during a demonstration in Manila. Police said Thursday they would hand out security handbooks to journalists in the Philippines, which is described by press monitors as one of the most deadly environments for the media profession.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - Police said Thursday they would hand out security handbooks to journalists in the Philippines, which is described by press monitors as one of the most deadly environments for the media profession.

Not to Be Outdone by Facebook, Yahoo Launches Search Enhancements

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:54 PM PDT

A look at Yahoo's expansive new search interface, and the motivations behind the launch.


Two Arrested in Currency Firm Probe

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:05 PM PDT

Two men were arrested in relation to a probe into the activities of employees and agents of Securency International, the currency note company partly owned by Australia's central bank.


Women: Japan's Secret Economic Weapon

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:14 PM PDT

Japan's economic outlook has gone from bleak to bleaker. Can a bigger female work force help?


Liverpool board accepts Boston Red Sox owners' bid (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT

Liverpool forward David N'Gog reacts after a miss during a Premier League match against Blackpool at the weekend. Liverpool's board of directors agreed to sell the club to the owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, despite fierce opposition from the club's current American owners.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Liverpool's board of directors agreed to sell the football giants to the owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, despite fierce opposition from the club's current American owners.

Puerto Rico police swept up in US corruption probe (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:26 PM PDT

FBI agents escort Puerto Rico police officers after they were arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010. U.S. Federal authorities arrested about 130 people, including nearly 90 law enforcement officers for allegedly aiding drug dealers in what authorities said was the national agency's largest-ever police corruption investigation. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Dia, Angel M. Rivera) PUERTO RICO OUT - NO PUBLICAR EN PUERTO RICOAP - Hundreds of FBI agents flew into Puerto Rico to round up dozens of police officers accused of aiding drug traffickers — one of the darkest days yet for a force tarnished by recent allegations of brutality, discrimination and incompetence.

Close-up look at Soyuz spacecraft

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT

On Friday morning, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft will launch from Baikonur on the Kazakstan steppe, heading for the International Space Station.


Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:57 PM PDT

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Deaths rise to 91 in Indonesia flooding

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:29 PM PDT

The death toll has climbed to at least 91 dead and 68 missing in Indonesia, after flash floods that struck following torrential rains, officials said Thursday.

Hope fades for Vietnam's flood missing (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:15 PM PDT

A boy looks for cooking wood swept in the Gianh river near flooded houses in the central province of Quang Binh on October 5. Hope faded Thursday for people listed as missing after floods killed at least 49 in central Vietnam, an official said.(AFP)AFP - Hope faded Thursday for people listed as missing after floods killed at least 49 in central Vietnam, an official said.

U.S. and Afghans at odds over Kabul Bank reform

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT

KABUL - The United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are at odds over a proposed investigation into Kabul Bank and how to clean up the tottering but politically connected financial institution, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.


Sprint stars to spice up Delhi Games (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:20 PM PDT

Uganda's Moses Kipsiro celebrates his victory in the Men's 5000m final at the XIX Commonwealth Games on October, 6 2010 in New Delhi. The New Delhi Commonwealth Games staggered forward on Thursday hoping for a dash of high-class drama in the final of the men's 100 metres sprint to spice things up.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - The New Delhi Commonwealth Games staggered forward on Thursday hoping for a dash of high-class drama in the final of the men's 100 metres sprint to spice things up.

Govt considers delay to some spending cuts: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:38 PM PDT

Crowds line the pavement in central London's busy West End retail district. The government is considering a delay to some of its public spending cuts in what could be a setback to its much-vaunted plans to rein in enormous debts, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The government is considering a delay to some of its public spending cuts in what could be a setback to its much-vaunted plans to rein in enormous debts, a report said Thursday.

Sea Shepherd, whaling protester in NZ public spat (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT

In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo provided by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the sheared off bow of the Ady Gil, foreground, a high-tech speed boat that resembles a stealth bomber is seen after a collision with a Japanese whaling ship, background, in the frigid waters of Antarctica. The skipper of a Sea Shepherd protest boat damaged in a collision with a Japanese whaling ship said Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 that the head of the conservation group ordered him to let the vessel sink because it would help win public support. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson denied the claim, saying the decision to scuttle the futuristic, high-tech protest boat Ady Gil early this year was made by the skipper, New Zealander Peter Bethune. Crew member Laurens De Groot, center, is seen on top of the vessel. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, JoAnne McArthur)** NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT **AP - Sea Shepherd deliberately sank its own high-tech protest boat after a January collision with a Japanese whaling ship to gain sympathy, the former skipper alleged Thursday in a public spat with the conservation group's founder.

FBI arrest Puerto Rican officers

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:44 PM PDT

Dozens of police officers are arrested on drugs charges in Puerto Rico following the biggest police corruption investigation in the history of the FBI


Sunlight worry for Chile miners

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:48 PM PDT

Authorities worry over how Chile miners will cope when exposed to sunlight for the first time when they are freed


Japan Considers Stimulus, Wealth Fund

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Japan's ruling party unveiled an economic stimulus plan totaling more than $57.6 billion that also calls for Japan to consider making use of its $1.07 trillion in foreign reserves to create a sovereign wealth fund.


Ukraine's Style Gets a Makeover

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT

Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister known for her love of designer dresses and high heels, on Wednesday called a new government dress code "laughable."


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