Glitches mar Nigeria state vote

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• Glitches mar Nigeria state vote
• G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt
• Red Cross worker abducted in Chad freed
• Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth
• Political Notebook: Tea Party Looks to Move From Fringe to Force
• Group of 7 Vows to Keep Cash Flowing
• England battle to win over Wales
• Man seriously hurt at Stoke match
• Retired Officers Question Integrity of Crime Reports
• Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Edge
• Japan whalers 'ram' activists
• Children rescued from cliff ledge
• Lebanon finds crash jet recorders
• US contractor 'abducted in Iraq'
• Toyota Has Pattern of Slow Response on Safety Issues
• Notes From the Tea Party Convention
• Gates Scoffs at Iran Nuclear Claim
• Complaint Box | Online Insults
• Zuma apologises over love-child
• Iraq group says it has kidnapped U.S. contractor

Glitches mar Nigeria state vote Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST Observers complain of chaos in vote seen as a test ahead of 2011 presidential poll.

G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt Posted: 06 Feb 2010 01:00 PM PST The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake.

Red Cross worker abducted in Chad freed Posted: 06 Feb 2010 11:14 AM PST A French aid worker was freed Saturday nearly three months after his abduction near Chad's border with Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:00 AM PST Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth.

Political Notebook: Tea Party Looks to Move From Fringe to Force Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:21 PM PST About 600 people gathered to get serious about electing conservatives.

Group of 7 Vows to Keep Cash Flowing Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:07 PM PST The Group of 7 finance ministers, who are meeting in Canada, want to keep support for their economic recoveries while pledging to tackle their debt levels once sustained growth returns.

England battle to win over Wales Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:57 AM PST Two tries from flanker James Haskell help England open their RBS Six Nations campaign with a 30-17 victory over Wales at Twickenham.

Man seriously hurt at Stoke match Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST An arrest is made after a man is found unconscious and suffering a head injury at a Stoke City Premier League home game.

Retired Officers Question Integrity of Crime Reports Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:28 PM PST More than a hundred retired New York captains and higher-ranking officers said in a survey that pressure led some of them to manipulate statistics.

Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Edge Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST The bank's demands for billions of dollars from the insurer bled it of cash, which the government later provided.

Japan whalers 'ram' activists Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST Anti-whalers say their boat was holed in a standoff in Australia's Antarctic waters.

Children rescued from cliff ledge Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:40 AM PST Five children are rescued by Torbay's inshore lifeboat after becoming trapped on cliffs at Roundham Head.

Lebanon finds crash jet recorders Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:31 AM PST Divers retrieving black boxes but "will take time", transportation minister says.

US contractor 'abducted in Iraq' Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:11 AM PST Armed group releases video believed to show AMerican missing since last month.

Toyota Has Pattern of Slow Response on Safety Issues Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:36 PM PST Toyota's recent recalls and disclosures are part of a long-term pattern in which the automaker has often reacted slowly to safety concerns.

Notes From the Tea Party Convention Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST In Nashville, about 600 people gathered to get serious about electing conservative candidates.

Gates Scoffs at Iran Nuclear Claim Posted: 06 Feb 2010 11:52 AM PST The United States and Germany rejected Iran's assertion that it was close to accepting an international compromise on enriching uranium abroad.

Complaint Box | Online Insults Posted: 05 Feb 2010 08:46 AM PST Political blogs, celebrity blogs, literary blogs and, yes, even some mommy blogs have one overwhelming thing in common: snark.

Zuma apologises over love-child Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:50 AM PST South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate son, after a national outcry.

Iraq group says it has kidnapped U.S. contractor Posted: 06 Feb 2010 08:46 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi militant group said on Saturday it kidnapped a U.S. civilian contractor last month and was negotiating the release of the body of another.

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Main parts of crashed Ethiopian jet found off Lebanon

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• Main parts of crashed Ethiopian jet found off Lebanon
• N.Korea releases U.S. activist, Beijing sends mission
• China: Big powers should talk with Iran, not punish
• China: Big powers should talk with Iran, not punish
• North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist
• North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist - media
• Russia names NATO expansion as national threat
• China envoy to visit N.Korea; U.S. activist to go free
• Putin scolds party after rally exposes discontent
• Illinois Democrats no cure for what ails Obama
• Police chief among 16 dead in Russia Caucasus violence
• Powerful snowstorm hits U.S. East Coast
• Iran optimistic on uranium exchange - Mottaki
• Haiti aid chopper crashes, two Americans killed
• Arctic melt to cost up to $24 trln by 2050 - report
• Arctic climate changing faster than expected - study
• Blasts hit Shia pilgrims in Karbala
• Photographer detained in Iran
• India backs climate chief Pachauri
• BAE handed £280m criminal fines

Main parts of crashed Ethiopian jet found off Lebanon Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:14 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Search teams have identified the location of main segments of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that had crashed off the coast of Lebanon last month killing all 90 people on board, the Lebanese transport minister said on Saturday.

N.Korea releases U.S. activist, Beijing sends mission Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:42 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. missionary was on his way home on Saturday after he was freed by North Korea, which had detained him on Christmas day for illegally crossing the border.

China: Big powers should talk with Iran, not punish Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:42 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Six major powers on Friday discussed efforts to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment program but China made clear it wants them to keep talking rather than impose new sanctions on Tehran.

China: Big powers should talk with Iran, not punish Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:13 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Six major powers on Friday discussed efforts to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment program but China made clear it wants them to keep talking rather than impose new sanctions on Tehran.

North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist Posted: 05 Feb 2010 08:42 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. religious activist taken captive by North Korea in December arrived in China on Saturday and will next fly back to the United States, an official with the U.S. embassy in Beijing said.

North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist - media Posted: 05 Feb 2010 08:12 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. religious activist taken captive by North Korea in December has been released and arrived in China on Saturday, South Korean media reported.

Russia names NATO expansion as national threat Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:07 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev approved on Friday a new military doctrine identifying NATO expansion as a national threat and reaffirming Russia's right to use nuclear weapons if the country's existence is threatened.

China envoy to visit N.Korea; U.S. activist to go free Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:07 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior Chinese Communist Party official will visit North Korea as early as Saturday, in what appears to be a move to press Pyongyang to return to nuclear disarmament talks, a South Korean news agency said on Friday.

Putin scolds party after rally exposes discontent Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:36 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told his ruling party on Friday it must pay more attention to ordinary voters, just days after one of the biggest opposition protests in a decade.

Illinois Democrats no cure for what ails Obama Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:36 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Still reeling from the loss of the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat to Republicans in Massachusetts, Barack Obama's Democrats now face the prospect of losing the president's old Senate seat in Illinois.

Police chief among 16 dead in Russia Caucasus violence Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:36 PM PST MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - The police chief of the southern Russian city of Makhachkala was shot dead in his car on Friday, one of 16 people killed in a string of attacks in the mainly Muslim North Caucasus.

Powerful snowstorm hits U.S. East Coast Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful storm slammed the U.S. mid-Atlantic on Friday, threatening record snowfall in a region heavily dependent on home heating oil and natural gas supplies.

Iran optimistic on uranium exchange - Mottaki Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST MUNICH (Reuters) - Iran sees good prospects for clinching a deal with world powers on exchanging some of its low-enriched uranium (LEU) for higher-grade fuel it can use in a reactor producing medical isotopes, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday.

Haiti aid chopper crashes, two Americans killed Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Two Americans were killed when their helicopter, which was participating in aid and recovery operations in earthquake-hit Haiti, crashed in the Dominican Republic, aviation authorities said on Friday.

Arctic melt to cost up to $24 trln by 2050 - report Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a report released on Friday.

Arctic climate changing faster than expected - study Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from the biggest-ever study of Canada's changing north.

Blasts hit Shia pilgrims in Karbala Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:51 AM PST Suicide bombers kill at least 40 Shia pilgrims and injure more than 140 during a major ceremony in the Iraqi city of Karbala, police say.

Photographer detained in Iran Posted: 05 Feb 2010 12:02 PM PST An internationally renowned artist, Mehraneh Atashi, and her husband were detained in Iran three weeks ago.

India backs climate chief Pachauri Posted: 05 Feb 2010 12:05 PM PST India has firmly backed climate change chief Rajendra Pachauri - who has been under attack over recent scientific errors - at UN-led talks in Delhi.

BAE handed £280m criminal fines Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:53 AM PST BAE Systems will pay fines of £280m in a deal with US and UK authorities to settle investigations into its actions in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania.

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