Anti-road sign note in US parcels

Anti-road sign note in US parcels
Israeli Soldiers Fatally Shoot Palestinian, 65, in His Bedroom
Aretha Franklin 'feeling great'
Chile joins peers in recognizing Palestinian state
Obama hails 'clear' jobs growth
Bashir warns of unstable south
Channeling Churchill, Ryan Inspires His Team
Pair chosen for water chaos probe
Divers 'find USS Revenge remains'
North, south Sudan could form EU-style pact: Bashir
Turkish, Greek PMs show unity over illegal migrants
Top Court in Massachusetts Voids Foreclosures by 2 Banks
Germans Fear Dioxin Has Contaminated Small Farms
French Vogue Names New Editor
U.K. Raises Threat Level for Hubs
Weak job market plagues US economy
Generous hosts Qatar lose opener
U.S. worried by Tunisia riots, Internet freedoms
Religious attacks should serve as wake-up call: U.N.
Mixed-sex handshakes banned

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 01:02 PM PST

Police investigating smoking packages sent to Maryland state government buildings discover notes decrying highway signs, police said.

Israeli Soldiers Fatally Shoot Palestinian, 65, in His Bedroom

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST

The killing of the unarmed man appeared to be a case of mistaken identity.

Aretha Franklin 'feeling great'

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 06:46 AM PST

Aretha Franklin tells a US magazine she is "feeling great" after surgery for an undisclosed illness, saying "the problem has been resolved".

Chile joins peers in recognizing Palestinian state

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile said on Friday it had recognized a Palestinian state, joining an endorsement by Latin American peers the United States has called premature and Israel has warned is harmful to the Middle East peace process.

Obama hails 'clear' jobs growth

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:35 PM PST

President Barack Obama cautiously hails a "clear trend" of rising employment as the jobless rate drops to 9.4%, and calls on businesses to boost investment.

Bashir warns of unstable south

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:22 PM PST

Sudan's president says the south's desire for secession is understandable, but warns it will not solve its problems.

Channeling Churchill, Ryan Inspires His Team

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST

The Jets regard Coach Rex Ryan as their great orator, but it has as much to do with the speaker as the words.

Pair chosen for water chaos probe

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:35 AM PST

The Office of the First and Deputy First Minister chooses two people to investigate the Department of Regional Development's role in the water crisis.

Divers 'find USS Revenge remains'

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:33 AM PST

A team of divers say they have discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, a ship commanded by the Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry that wrecked in 1811.

North, south Sudan could form EU-style pact: Bashir

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:40 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - North and South Sudan could join forces in a European Union-style pact if southerners vote to secede in Sunday's independence referendum, Sudan's president said in an interview on Friday.

Turkish, Greek PMs show unity over illegal migrants

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:24 AM PST

ERZURUM, Turkey (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey voiced solidarity in their approach to tackling the growing problem of illegal immigration, after the Greek government announced plans to fence part of its border.

Top Court in Massachusetts Voids Foreclosures by 2 Banks

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:38 AM PST

The case is among the earliest to address the validity of foreclosures conducted without full documentation.

Germans Fear Dioxin Has Contaminated Small Farms

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:34 AM PST

Officials halted sales from thousands of farms after dioxin was found in some feed for chickens and pigs and as fears grew about how far contaminated food might have spread.

French Vogue Names New Editor

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:09 AM PST

Emmanuelle Alt, the new editor of French Vogue, was the magazine's fashion director since 2000.

U.K. Raises Threat Level for Hubs

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:07 PM PST

The U.K. has raised the security threat level for the country's transport hubs to "severe" from "substantial," the latest reflection of mounting concern over a possible terrorist attack in Europe.

Weak job market plagues US economy

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:07 AM PST

New US jobless figures suggest that while the unemployment rate has dropped, the economy is still in for tough times.

Generous hosts Qatar lose opener

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:17 AM PST

Qatar defensive mixup for second goal sends home fans heading for an early exit in 2-0 Asian Cup defeat to Uzbekistan.

U.S. worried by Tunisia riots, Internet freedoms

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has called in Tunisia's ambassador because of its handling of anti-government riots and possible interference with the Internet, including Facebook accounts, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

Religious attacks should serve as wake-up call: U.N.

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - Attacks on religious minorities in places like Egypt, Nigeria and Pakistan should serve as a wake-up call to authorities everywhere to combat rising fanaticism, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday.