Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law

Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law

Obama Proposes Overhaul in Education Law

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:24 PM PST

The Obama administration called for changes to the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind law, proposing to eliminate provisions that have encouraged teaching to tests and labeled one in three schools as failing.

Chinese fishing boat, 7 crew hijacked off Cameroon

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:41 PM PST

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in Cameroon said on Saturday.

New York Prisoner Who Posed as Another to Escape Is Captured

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:26 AM PST

Freddie Thompson, who escaped during a court appearance on Staten Island, was back in custody after about 56 hours of freedom.

Thousands protest against Italy's PM

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PST

Tens of thousands of Italians stage a protest in central Rome against the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.


Flaming torches light up whole of UK's ancient Hadrian's Wall

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PST

About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches illuminate Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast.


Bendtner secures late Arsenal win

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST

Nicklas Bendtner's late goal takes Arsenal level with Chelsea at the top of the table via a 2-1 win at 10-man Hull.


Dam burst destroys Kazakh village

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 09:42 AM PST

At least 35 killed and many homes ruined after dam unleashes flood in south Kazakhstan.


Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:34 AM PST

TBILISI (Reuters) - Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.

China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:14 AM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S. weapons parts to oil exporter Venezuela.

Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:18 AM PST

A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said.

Iraq vote count too close to call

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:51 AM PST

The votes tallied so far suggest weeks or months of horse-trading ahead.


Payout over cancer misdiagnosis

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PST

A Lincolnshire woman is awarded more than £500,000 damages from the NHS after her cervical cancer was misdiagnosed.


Explosions in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PST

Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a series of explosions hit the center of Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar after nightfall, a hospital official said.

Italian court rejects Berlusconi government ballot appeal

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:07 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top administrative court on Saturday dealt a blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's regional election hopes when it refused to reinstate the ruling coalition's candidate list submitted late for the poll in Rome province.

England toil to draw with Scots

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PST

England retain the Calcutta Cup as they fight out a 15-15 draw with Scotland, who now look certain to end with the Six Nations wooden spoon.


The New Poor: For-Profit Schools Cashing In on Recession and Federal Aid

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST

Long accused of overpromising and underdelivering, commercial trade schools are under fire because they are attracting more students and more Pell grants.

Thirteen killed in crime wave at Mexico's Acapulco

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:28 AM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco early on Saturday in apparent drug-related violence, with four victims found beheaded, security officials said.

Iran arrests 30 over U.S.-linked cyber ring: report

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:13 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a U.S.-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists and sending people abroad for training, a news agency reported on Saturday.

Deadly blasts rock Afghan city

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:44 PM PST

A series of co-ordinated explosions kill at least 35 people and injure 45 in Kandahar.


New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PST

Chaos, weak oversight and wide use of cash payments in the Iraq reconstruction program allowed Americans who took bribes to get off scot-free.
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Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat

Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat

Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 12:14 AM PST

MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 11 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.


Netanyahu's position is 'perilous' - U.S. official

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:14 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.


Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan's Swat

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:14 PM PST

MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least 10 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after a major crackdown against the group.


"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from the countryside on Saturday for what they are calling a "million-man march", aiming to paralyse the capital and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.


Pope backed sex abuse priest transfer when archbishop

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:13 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was involved in a decision to move a priest suspected of child abuse to his diocese for therapy when he was an archbishop in 1980, his former diocese in southern Germany said on Friday.


U.S. criticizes Iran for religious persecution

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:13 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States voiced growing concern on Friday about Iran's "ongoing persecution" of religious minorities, including Baha'is, and called on Tehran to protect human rights at home.


SCENARIOS - Troubled paths for North Korea nuclear diplomacy

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:13 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will return to dormant nuclear talks in April, ending its year-long boycott of international discussions designed to grant aid for dismantling its nuclear arms programme, a report said on Saturday.


Clinton warns Israel over settlements

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:44 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps that undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.


China's Hu tells military to obey national priorities

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:13 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - After an announced slowdown in official defence spending, China's President Hu Jintao has told military commanders that defence modernisation remains a priority but must integrate with economic development, state media said.


N.Korea may join six-party talks in April - paper

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:13 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has internally decided to return to long-stalled six-nation talks on its nuclear arms activities in early April, South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source from the North.


Second U.S. woman probed in plot to kill Swede - report

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:42 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 07:13 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.


Clinton says U.N. needs more women in top jobs

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday the United Nations needs more women in top positions as it strives to raise the profile of women's issues and fights gender-based violence.


Clinton Moscow talks to cover START, Iran, Mideast

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow next week for a meeting of the quartet of Middle East mediators and talks with Russian officials about arms control and Iran's nuclear program.


Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.


German Church apologises, vows action on abuse

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologised to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measures.


FACTBOX - U.S. public opinion on global warming

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Opinion polls show Americans have grown less concerned about global warming, which could make it tougher for lawmakers to pass a climate change bill that would lower U.S. emissions.


U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.


Irish bookmaker slashes odds on Pope's resignation

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:44 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Irish bookmaker Paddy Power said on Friday it had cut the odds on Pope Benedict XVI resigning after allegations of child abuse by priests in Germany gripped the Roman Catholic Church.


Clinton warns Israel over settlements

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:10 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps that undermined renewed Middle East peace talks.


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