With Detroit in Downturn, Entrepreneurs Look Up

With Detroit in Downturn, Entrepreneurs Look Up


With Detroit in Downturn, Entrepreneurs Look Up

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:25 PM PST

In a recession twist, young entrepreneurs have met with success starting new businesses in Detroit.


Blast outside Greek parliament, no one hurt

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:02 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - An explosive device went off outside Greece's parliament on Saturday evening, causing no injuries and minor damage, police said.


CIA bomber calls for attacks on U.S. in video

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:57 AM PST

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- A videotape made by the Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven CIA operatives in Afghanistan last month called on Muslim holy warriors to avenge the death of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed by an American drone attack in August.



Feeling That Cold Wind? Here’s Why.

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:21 AM PST

Why has it been so cold this winter? It's not global cooling. A mass of high pressure in the Arctic is the culprit.


Bomb explodes outside Greek parliament

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:32 AM PST

A bomb exploded outside Greece's parliament building in central Athens on Saturday evening, police said. There were no casualties.


Bomb set off near Greek parliament

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:25 AM PST

No injuries reported after device explodes near popular pedestrian area in Athens.


Migrants escorted out of Italy town

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:14 AM PST

African workers taken out of southern town after clashing with residents and police.


Birmingham 1-1 Man Utd

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:38 AM PST

Manchester United come from behind to salvage a controversial draw against in-form Birmingham.


Eager web users snap up Montenegro's .me domain name

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:56 AM PST

Montenegro's top level domain name .me has proved extremely popular with web users as it is snapped up in record numbers.


Queens Man Is Charged In Terror Case

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:25 PM PST

The 25-year-old had traveled to Pakistan in 2008 with the Denver airport shuttle bus driver indicted last year in a Qaeda bomb plot.


Ford’s Bet: It’s a Small World After All

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 10:58 AM PST

The new Focus is Ford's first truly global car — a single vehicle designed and engineered for customers in every region of the world.


Neighbors Challenge Energy Aims in Bolivia

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:53 AM PST

Concern is surfacing over Bolivia's long-term financial underpinnings as its neighbors move to achieve energy security.


A Fox Chief at the Pinnacle of Media and Politics

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:28 PM PST

Roger Ailes has built Fox News into an earnings engine with powerful influence over the fractured conservative movement.


Own goal

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST

Angola's choice of Cabinda as football venue backfires


New Afghan Cabinet Picks Still Generate Resistance

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:01 AM PST

Displeasure over the new nominees could prolong the stalemate that has left Afghanistan without a fully functional government since the presidential election.


Officials Hid Truth About Immigrant Deaths in Jail

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:23 PM PST

Documents show that officials used their role as overseers to cover up evidence of mistreatment of immigrants in federal custody.


For Top Bonuses on Wall Street, 7 Figures or 8?

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:28 PM PST

The bank bonus season begins in earnest next week, and it looks as if it will be one of the largest and most controversial blowouts the industry has ever seen.


Government Is in Peril as Scandal Rocks Ulster

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:53 AM PST

The fate of a Northern Irish leader who is struggling to recover from revelations about his wife is crucial to a power-sharing agreement's future.


Man Arrested in Newark Security Breach

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:35 PM PST

Haisong Jiang is believed to have slipped into a secured area of Newark Liberty International Airport and to have caused a six-hour shutdown of a major terminal on Sunday.


Arsenal 2-2 Everton

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:01 AM PST

Thomas Rosicky scores an injury-time equaliser to rescue a point for Arsenal against Everton.


TV shows CIA bomber with Pakistani Taliban leader

TV shows CIA bomber with Pakistani Taliban leader


TV shows CIA bomber with Pakistani Taliban leader

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:46 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani television station showed on Saturday what it says was the double agent who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan with Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud.

China says achieved goal in Copenhagen climate deal

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese negotiators achieved their goal at Copenhagen climate talks in ensuring financial aid for developing nations was not linked to external reviews of China's environmental plans, its top climate envoy said on Saturday.

Togo team should not have taken bus -local official

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

LUANDA (Reuters) - Togo's national soccer team, who were ambushed by gunmen on their way to the African Nations Cup in Angola on Friday, failed to inform local organisers of the competition they were coming by bus.

U.S. warns of attack threat to Sudan-Uganda flights

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United States has warned that "regional extremists" were planning a deadly attack on Air Uganda flights between southern Sudan and Kampala.

U.S. warns of attack threat to Sudan-Uganda flights

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:40 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United States warned that "regional extremists" were planning a deadly attack on Air Uganda flights between southern Sudan and Kampala.

China again denounces U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Saturday again denounced U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying they were an intrusion in Chinese internal affairs that risked undermining its relations with the United States.

Arrest in Newark airport security breach

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities on Friday arrested a man suspected of triggering a security scare that shut down Newark's international airport this week.

Chavez says Venezuela jets intercepted US plane

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 08:08 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said he ordered two F-16 jets to intercept a U.S. military plane that twice entered Venezuelan skies on Friday, but Washington said none of its planes flew over the South American country's airspace.

Europe prepares to face blizzard

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:48 PM PST

Europe is being warned that a storm this weekend could worsen already frozen conditions across the continent.

U.S. denies U.S. plane flew over Venezuelan airspace

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 07:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday denied President Hugo Chavez's assertion a U.S. military plane twice violated Venezuelan airspace earlier in the day.

One dead, 9 hurt in gun attack on Togo soccer team

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 07:08 PM PST

LUANDA (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Togo's national soccer squad to the top African tournament in Angola on Friday, killing the driver and wounding nine others, including two players, a Togo team official said.

Not guilty plea entered for Nigerian bomb suspect

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:08 PM PST

DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge entered a not guilty plea on Friday on behalf of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airplane that prompted a sweeping review of U.S. security procedures.

U.S. urges new Mideast peace talks, focus on borders

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Israel and the Palestinians on Friday to resume peace talks and to focus immediately on borders and Jerusalem, suggesting this could break their deadlock over Jewish settlement building.

UK police arrest 3 passengers on plane at Heathrow

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:08 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested three passengers on a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner on the ground at London's Heathrow airport on Friday, after verbal threats were made before the take off, police said.

One dead, 9 hurt in gun attack on Togo soccer team

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

LUANDA (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Togo's national football squad to the top African tournament in Angola on Friday, killing the driver and wounding nine others, including two players, a Togo team official said.

Not guilty plea entered for Nigerian bomb suspect

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge entered a not guilty plea on Friday on behalf of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airplane that prompted a sweeping review of U.S. security procedures.

U.S. urges new Mideast peace talks, focus on borders

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks and said that focusing first on borders and Jerusalem could address Palestinian concerns about Jewish settlement construction.

Two more arrested in suspected New York bomb plot

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Friday arrested two men linked to a suspected al Qaeda-inspired bomb plot after one of them led the FBI on a high-speed chase during which he invoked the name of Allah in a 911 call, a law-enforcement source said.

U.S. pushes Sudan on election preparations

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudan's leaders must redouble efforts to guarantee fair elections or risk plunging the giant African nation back into chaos and violence, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

First Georgian plane since war lands in Moscow

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

MOSCOW/TBILISI (Reuters) - A Georgian Airways charter plane landed in Moscow from Tbilisi on Friday, the first direct flight between Georgia and Russia since the two countries fought a brief war in 2008.