East Harlem Landlords Keep Apartments Sealed Up Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:58 PM PDT Above the bustling street level, apartments are boarded up and vacant, with owners content to earn income off storefronts rather than deal with the trouble of renters.  
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Yemen airport shut after blasts Posted: 30 Oct 2011 01:07 PM PDT Yemen shuts its international airport in the capital Sanaa after explosions are reported at an adjacent air force base.  
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Kyrgyz PM leads race for presidency in tense vote Posted: 30 Oct 2011 01:07 PM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's prime minister was on target to win a presidential election in the strategic former Soviet republic Monday, with more than half the votes counted in an election that rival candidates say was marred by fraud and poor administration.  
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Students stage anti-government protest in east Sudan Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Hundreds of students staged an anti-government rally in eastern Sudan on Sunday, protesting against poverty and rising food prices, witnesses said.  
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Kelly Clarkson, the Role Model Next Door Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:15 AM PDT The singer's power-pop hits and dismissal of criticism about her weight have fostered a distinct relationship with fans: less that of adulation than of identification and admiration.  
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Controversy mars Kyrgyz presidential election Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT More than a third of candidates say they will reject outcome of Sunday's election, citing voting irregularities.  
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Saudi royal offers $1m Israeli-soldier bounty Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT Prince Khaled bin Talal increases to $1m a reward offered by cleric to anyone who captures an Israeli soldier.  
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VIDEO: New Israeli air strike into Gaza Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT One Palestinian has been killed in a new Israeli air strike in Gaza, hours after Egypt apparently brokered a ceasefire.  
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Teaching awards for two schools Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:07 PM PDT Two Welsh schools take top UK teaching awards, with honours for the PE department of Dyffryn Taf in Whitland, and a film by pupils at Lewis School Pengam.  
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Supreme Court to Hear Cases Involving Bad Advice on Plea Deals Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT Defendants have some recourse when they get incompetent representation at trial, and the justices are being asked to decide whether they have a similar guarantee in plea bargaining.  
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Russian Aide Hopeful W.T.O. Issues Can Be Resolved Soon Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT The adviser indicated that the obstacles to Russia joining the trade group could be resolved in a matter of hours, suggesting that an endgame was at hand after 18 years of stop-and-go negotiations.  
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The Haggler: A Cellphone Theft, and a $25,000 Phone Bill Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT After his cellphone was stolen in South Africa, a T-Mobile customer wound up with a monstrous bill — and asked the Haggler to intervene.  
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Islamic Jihad announces Gaza cease-fire Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:53 AM PDT The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad announced an immediate cease-fire with Israel on Sunday following a sharp rise in violence in the past several days.  
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VIDEO: Qantas ordered to resume flights Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT An independent tribunal in Australia has ordered a permanent end to the industrial dispute that has grounded all Qantas flights.  
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Tottenham 3-1 QPR Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:55 AM PDT Gareth Bale scores twice to extend Tottenham's unbeaten run to seven games with victory over Queens Park Rangers.  
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Protest greets BNP leader Griffin Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT About 30 people protest outside the British National Party's conference in Liverpool and shout at leader MEP Nick Griffin as he arrives.  
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Rally for president-elect Higgins Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:27 AM PDT The President of Ireland-elect Michael D Higgins has been greeted by over 5,000 supporters at a welcome home rally in his native Galway.  
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'Fatty apron' fuels ovary cancer Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT A "fatty apron" in the abdomen help fuel the spread of ovarian cancer, research suggests.  
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Debt crisis defines Trichet's tenure at ECB Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:03 AM PDT Did Jean-Claude Trichet do enough to tackle the debt crisis?  
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Egypt military detains blogger over clashes Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT Rights groups slam detention of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah for 'inciting violence' in October after court appearance.  
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