UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:57 PM PDT

A British soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles has died in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.


Prospect Harbor Journal: In Maine, Last Sardine Cannery in the U.S. Is Clattering Out

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Once a thriving national industry, sardine canneries have fallen victim to global competition, corporate consolidations and a general lack of appetite.

NATO admits Afghan civilian deaths in night raid

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan acknowledged on Sunday it had killed five Afghan civilians, including three women, during a botched night raid on a home in the southeast of the country in February.

Anger and fear

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Terreblanche murder sets South Africa on edge


Several rescued from China mine

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Rescue workers free nine people but more than 100 miners remain trapped.


Chinese Freighter Slams Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:19 AM PDT

A large Chinese freighter carrying coal to China ran aground on a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, raising fears that it might leak engine fuel on coral.

Chinese Freighter Slams Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:19 AM PDT

A large Chinese freighter carrying coal to China ran aground on a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, raising fears that it might leak engine fuel on coral.

Several rescued from China mine

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Rescue workers free nine people but more than 100 miners remain trapped.


Private imports allowed into Gaza

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Israel allows 10 truckloads of clothes for Palestinian traders into the Gaza Strip for the first time since 2007.


South African supremacist killed

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:33 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm Sunday amid fears the killing of notorious white supremicist Eugene Terreblanche could stoke racial violence. | ANALYSIS |

Cardinal speaks in support of pope

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:34 AM PDT

In a very rare move, a senior cardinal spoke before the pope's Easter Mass address at the Vatican on Sunday, saying the pontiff maintains the support of Catholics around the world "who do not let themselves be influenced by the gossip."

U.S. delays report on China currency

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has delayed a scheduled April 15 report to Congress that many lawmakers had hoped would publicly admonish China for allegedly manipulating its currency to the detriment of the United States.

Ship leaking oil near Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 09:40 AM PDT

A Chinese-registered ship carrying coal that ran aground off the coast of northeast Australia was leaking oil Sunday near the Great Barrier Reef -- the world's largest coral reef system.

Karzai seeks tribal support

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with tribal leaders Sunday in the violence-plagued Kandahar province to shore up support for an impending military offensive. He promised to hold back until he had their backing.

Greenspan Cites Evidence of Economic ‘Momentum’

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Alan Greenspan on Sunday reinforced increasingly confident assessments of the Obama administration that the latest job numbers reveal a resurgent economy.

Television: Ellen DeGeneres, ‘American Idol’ and the Power of Niceness

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Ellen DeGeneres has become a force to be reckoned with on the pop competition show since she was hired to be a judge.

Zuma Seeks to Calm South Africa After Killing

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:37 AM PDT

President Jacob Zuma called for calm on Sunday after the killing of Eugene TerreBlanche, a white far-right leader, in a suspected pay dispute with black workers.

Karzai rallies tribes, distances self from West

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai, under fire for anti-Western remarks, distanced himself from his foreign backers in a speech on Sunday, telling tribal elders Afghans need to see their leaders are not "puppets."

Birmingham 1-1 Liverpool

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 08:52 AM PDT

Liverpool's hopes of a securing fourth spot and Champions League qualification take a big blow after a 1-1 draw at Birmingham.


Car bomb defused at police station

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT

A car bomb made safe outside Crossmaglen police station in south Armagh could have killed anyone in the area, police say.


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U.S.-Russian crew dock at space station

U.S.-Russian crew dock at space station

U.S.-Russian crew dock at space station

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 01:06 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew in a Russian Soyuz space ship docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.


Blast derails Russian freight train - reports

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:08 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A bomb exploded on a railway track in Russia's Dagestan province on Sunday, derailing a freight train days after suicide bombers killed 12 people in the region, Russian news agencies reported. Nobody was hurt.


Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:34 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters defied orders to leave the Thai capital's main shopping district on Sunday despite threats of mass arrests, upping the ante on the fourth week of a bold street rally to press for fresh elections.


Australia warns stranded Chinese ship could break up

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:34 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A stranded Chinese bulk coal carrier leaking oil into the sea around Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in danger of breaking up and damaging the reef, government officials said on Sunday.


Senegal unveils "African Renaissance" statue

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal inaugurated its giant "African Renaissance" monument on Saturday, brushing aside complaints that the $28 million personal project of President Abdoulaye Wade was a waste of money and un-Islamic.


Iran used China connection for nuke gear - Report

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Western authorities are investigating whether an Iranian firm acquired valves and vacuum gauges used to enrich uranium through the representative of a Chinese firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.


Iran says China agrees sanctions ineffective

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran and China agreed during talks in Beijing that sanctions "have lost their effectiveness", chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Friday after meeting senior Chinese officials.


German troop deaths spark protests

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT

The bodies of three German soldiers killed in fighting in Afghanistan are due to be flown home, as opposition to the conflict mounts.


FACTBOX - Five facts about Eugene Terre'blanche

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:04 PM PDT

Terre'blanche fought to preserve apartheid in the early 1990s but had recently lived in relative obscurity. Below are five facts about him.


Pope begins Easter with Church under a cloud

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:34 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict led the world's Catholics into Easter with the holiest day of the liturgical calendar clouded by persistent allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests.


Holy Fire brings Jerusalem Easter to joyful climax

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:34 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bells, drums, ecstatic chants and flaming candles lit from the tomb of Jesus brought Easter to a joyful climax in Jerusalem on Saturday for Palestinians and thousands of Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around the world.


CORRECTION - Iran says China agrees sanctions ineffective

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:34 PM PDT

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Talks seek end to protest siege of key Bangkok district

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:04 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Leaders of tens of thousands of Thai protesters who have overrun Bangkok's main shopping district will meet with authorities on Sunday for talks following a threat of mass arrests in their bold street-rally bid for elections.


Britain's Conservatives extend lead in polls

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:04 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservatives extended their lead in two opinion polls on Sunday, scoring double-digit advantages over the ruling Labour Party just days before an expected announcement of an election.


South African far-right leader Terre'blanche murdered

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:04 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African white far-right leader Eugene Terre'blanche, who fought to prevent the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, was beaten and hacked to death at his farm on Saturday, his party said.


CORRECTION - Iran envoy - China agrees sanctions "not effective"

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:04 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran and China agreed during talks in Beijing that sanctions are "not effective", Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Friday after meeting China's foreign minister and other officials in Beijing.


Far-right leader Terreblanche 'killed'

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 05:04 PM PDT

South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche is beaten to death on his farm in the country's north-west.


Irish church has lost credibility: Anglican leader

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:32 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has lost all credibility over its response to a child sex abuse scandal, the Anglican Communion's spiritual leader told Britain's state broadcaster.


Pilgrims celebrate Easter's Holy Fire

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Hundreds of Christians have flocked to Jerusalem's old city to see what is known as the miracle of the Holy Fire.


US customers snap up iPad

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Apple's much-anticipated iPad has gone on sale in New York.


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