At White House, Biden's Expletive Caught on Open Mic

At White House, Biden's Expletive Caught on Open Mic

At White House, Biden's Expletive Caught on Open Mic

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:43 PM PDT

The vice president's effusiveness to President Obama was overheard at the ceremony for the signing of health care legislation.

What the Health Care Overhaul Means for Americans Abroad

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:26 AM PDT

How the new health care legislation will affect Americans living abroad.

'The Reality of Reform': Understanding the Health Care Law

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PDT

Lesson Plan | Clarifying what the health care reform law means for Americans, and putting the law into historical and current context.

U.S. and Mexico Set New Anti-Drug Strategy

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:50 PM PDT

A $331-million plan aims to strengthen law enforcement and rebuild communities, and was at the center of a visit by several senior Obama administration officials.

'Gang of Retires' Guilty of Kidnapping

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PDT

A German court has convicted and sentenced members of a group dubbed the "gang of retirees" to jail for kidnapping their financial adviser and forcing him to transfer money into their bank accounts.


Clinton in Mexico for crime talks

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:51 PM PDT

High-level US delegation to look at $1.6bn programme to fight organised crime.


Jonathan selects Nigeria ministers

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Acting-president sends list of 18 cabinet members to the senate for approval.


Google, China showdown marks a turning point for the West, Beijing

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:16 PM PDT

BEIJING -- The showdown between the Internet giant Google and the world's most populous country marks a turning point in what was one of the great alliances of the late 20th century -- the bond between Western capital and Beijing's authoritarian system.


White House Takes First Steps to Replace Fannie and Freddie

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:02 PM PDT

The first step includes seeking comment on the appropriate role of the government in housing policy and housing finance.

Pay cuts for US bailed-out bosses

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:21 PM PDT

White House pay tsar tells bosses at five bailed-out firms to take a 15% drop in pay after calling AIG's recent bonuses 'outrageous'.


Rio Tinto bribery suspects await fate

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:22 AM PDT

The commercial bribery case against four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto resumed in Shanghai on Tuesday -- a day after the Australian executive at the heart of the case admitted to taking money.

Affleck in Congo aid initiative

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:56 PM PDT

Actor Ben Affleck on Monday launched a grassroots initiative to assist communities ravaged by war in one of the most troubled places on earth, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Netanyahu fears peace talks delay in settlement feud

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he feared Middle East peace talks could be delayed for another year unless Palestinians drop their demand for a full freeze on housing settlements.

Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:59 AM PDT

West Ham host relegation rivals Wolves and Newcastle visit Doncaster on a busy night of Premier League and Football League action.


Cameron: Scandal worse than 1990s

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:09 AM PDT

David Cameron says the "scandals" besetting Labour are "worse" than 1990s sleaze, but his inquiry calls are rebuffed.


G20 protest woman 'like lunatic'

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PDT

A G20 protester allegedly assaulted by a police officer was acting like a "lunatic", a court hears.


ICC prosecutor: Sudan poll like vote under Hitler

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:30 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday that monitoring Sudan's election next month would be like monitoring a vote in Hitler's Germany.

France backs down on carbon tax

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:23 AM PDT

The French government signals that it is dropping a plan for a tax on domestic carbon dioxide emissions.


Ex-Nazi gets life for Dutch murders

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Court finds 88-year-old former member of SS guilty of killing three civilians in 1944.


Libya releases Islamist prisoners

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Libya frees 214 Islamist inmates as part of its programme of rehabilitation, Muammar Gaddafi's son announces.


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China says Google departure an isolated act

China says Google departure an isolated act

China says Google departure an isolated act

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:37 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday the government will handle the Google case "according to the law", after Google jettisoned its China-based search site Google.cn.


Japan Democrats' No. 2 moves to defuse criticism

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:37 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The powerful kingpin of Japan's floundering ruling party, Ichiro Ozawa, tried to soften his autocratic image ahead of a key election by urging an outspoken critic to stay on in a senior party position, Jiji news agency said on Tuesday.


U.S. Marine base row puts pressure on Japan PM - poll

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:37 AM PDT

Adding to his woes, 92 percent of respondents to the Sankei newspaper poll said a series of financial scandals overshadowing ruling party lawmakers, including party No. 2 Ichiro Ozawa, would have an impact on the election, which is expected in July.


Australia's Rudd kicks off re-election bid

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:06 AM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd kicked off a campaign for an election still up to eight months away with a health debate against opponent Tony Abbott on Tuesday, with political analysts declaring Rudd the winner of the showdown.


Rio staff face secrets charge after admitting bribes

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:06 AM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Four Rio Tinto executives faced charges of stealing commercial secrets in China on Tuesday after pleading guilty to taking bribes in a trial that has thrown a spotlight on the country's opaque business practices.


CORRECTED - U.S. Marine base row puts pressure on Japan PM - poll

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:06 AM PDT

TOKYO Reuters) - Nearly half of Japanese voters think Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should quit if he fails to resolve by the end of May a row over a U.S. airbase that is eroding his ratings ahead of a mid-year election, a survey showed on Tuesday.


Israel 'to build in Jerusalem'

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:46 PM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, amid a row with the US over plans for new homes in the city.


US to 'redouble' Mexico drug effort

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:46 PM PDT

President Obama has pledged to 'redouble' its efforts to tackle the growing threat from drug cartels in Mexico.


Chinese express regret, anger at Google move

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Young Chinese professionals working in Beijing's main IT hub expressed a mixture of regret, anger and surprise on Tuesday at Google's move to shut its mainland Chinese website and reroute searches to Hong Kong.


Rio staff face secrets charge after admitting bribes

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Four Rio Tinto executives, including Australian Stern Hu, faced charges of stealing commercial secrets in China on Tuesday, the second day of a trial that has already brought confessions to taking bribes.


TIMELINE - Google shutters Chinese site, moves to Hong Kong

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc closed its China-based search service on Monday and began redirecting Web searchers to an uncensored site in Hong Kong, drawing harsh comments from Beijing that raised doubts about the company's future in the world's largest Internet market.


Obama to revel in hard-fought healthcare victory

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will revel on Tuesday in the passage of landmark healthcare legislation, a hard-fought win that will help shape his legacy and the Democrats' chances of holding power in the U.S. Congress.


Google risks China's ire with slap to censorship

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PDT

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site, unleashing a blast of ire from Beijing and prompting concerns over its future business in China.


Toshiba eyes Gates nuclear alliance, chip plant

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said it is in talks with a company backed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to jointly develop advanced nuclear reactors, helping push Toshiba's stock up nearly 5 percent.


Thailand likely to extend security law during protests

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:06 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will likely extend a tough security law on Tuesday for another week after opposition protest leaders called for a "historic rally" this weekend to paralyse Bangkok in their campaign to force elections.


Sudan to 'expel poll observers'

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:44 PM PDT

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has threatened to expel foreign election monitors, after they suggested next month's vote should be delayed.


Netanyahu in U.S.: Jerusalem not a settlement

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:37 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declaring "Jerusalem is not a settlement," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant note on Monday after new U.S. criticism of Jewish home construction in disputed territory in and around the city.


U.S. Marine base row puts pressure on Japan PM - poll

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:37 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly half of Japanese voters think Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should quit if he fails to resolve by the end of May a row over a U.S. airbase that is eroding his ratings ahead of a mid-year election, a survey showed on Tuesday.


U.S. judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered on Monday that a man accused of having ties to some of the hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, be released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Bush and Clinton visit Haiti

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:48 PM PDT

Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush have toured villages and camps in Port-au-Prince in Haiti, as part of their fundraising efforts to aid the earthquake-stricken nation.


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