Bucks: The Dangerous Allure of Distressed Real Estate

Bucks: The Dangerous Allure of Distressed Real Estate

Bucks: The Dangerous Allure of Distressed Real Estate

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Too many people will jump in at today's prices without figuring out whether the numbers on real estate ownership actually add up.

Green: On Our Radar: A Satellite Tour of a Threatened Rain Forest

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT

An animation focuses on Bukit Tigapuluh, a hilly region that provides habitat to endangered tigers, elephants, orangutans and other rare species.

You're the Boss: What 'Bridesmaids' Says About Losing a Business

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Now $40,000 in debt, Annie is miserably working in retail, living with two revolting roommates and driving a car that's ready for the junkyard. And she can't bear the thought of baking.

Without Ever Showing Up, Malick Is Talk of Cannes

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:16 PM PDT

With his new film "The Tree of Life," the reclusive filmmaker Terrence Malick provides exactly what Cannes thrives on: mystique and anticipation.

Djokovic earns World finals spot

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to qualify for the 2011 ATP World Tour finals after his win in Sunday's Rome Masters final.


Berlusconi's Party Trails in Milan Race

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conservative party was trailing in Milan's mayoral election on Monday, in the first clear sign that political divisions and judicial woes for the premier over the past year are taking a toll on his popularity.


VIDEO: Tight security in Ireland for Queen

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT

The Queen will make the first ever visit by a British monarch to the Irish Republic amid concern that dissident republicans might try to cause trouble


Royal visit divides cash-strapped Irish

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

It is a state visit that many in Ireland believed would never happen. But when the UK's Queen Elizabeth II lands in Dublin on Tuesday it will mark the reconciliation between two neighboring countries that once viewed each with suspicion and hostility.

Kerry: U.S., Pakistan must heal relationship

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:34 AM PDT

The United States need not apologize to Pakistan for the successful raid that killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, but it is important that the countries find a way to mend their frayed relationship in the wake of the attack, U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Monday during a visit to Islamabad.

South Africans get rare glimpse of Mandela

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:36 AM PDT

South Africans got a rare glimpse of former President Nelson Mandela as he voted in local municipal elections at his home in Johannesburg on Monday.

Ahmadinejad: I'll run Oil Ministry

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that he will temporarily run the country's Oil Ministry, state-run media reported Monday.

Opening of Spillway Seen to Relieve Pressure on River

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

The Mississippi River will crest at Baton Rouge and New Orleans sooner and at lower levels than predicted.

Before Meeting Obama, Netanyahu Outlines Stance

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:13 PM PDT

The prime minister hinted that he'd hold to a hawkish approach that Palestinians would be unlikely to accept.

Company’s Arenas Leave Cities With Big Problems

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Global Entertainment sold several cities on building arenas. But many have been a bust, and the cities are stuck with the losses.

Sleepy Irish village braces for Obama homecoming

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:46 PM PDT

MONEYGALL, Ireland (Reuters) - Ollie Hayes does not usually bother to open his pub in the sleepy Irish village of Moneygall on a Monday afternoon, but he will make an exception for Barack Obama.

Sudan war crimes suspect re-elected

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Ahmed Haroun, who is facing ICC charges of murder and rape in Darfur, re-elected governor of South Kordofan state.


Puma reveals environmental impact

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Puma becomes the world's first major corporation to publish details of the cost of its impact on the environment.


Tepco to start compensating Fukushima evacuees by fall

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:22 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co will start paying compensation to victims of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident this fall according to a government timetable, The Nikkei business daily said.

Emanuel sworn in as Chicago mayor

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is sworn in as Chicago's first new mayor in more than two decades.


IMF Chief's Arrest Boosts French Socialist Candidates

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest has lifted the prospects of rival presidential candidates in France's Socialist Party, but they face a struggle to win over voters.


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