Egypt court upholds exam veil ban

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• Egypt court upholds exam veil ban
• Large Oil Spill Reported in China
• The New Katrina Flood: Hospital Liability
• Police admit royal camera 'error'
• Peru court backs Fujimori sentence
• Egypt court upholds exam veil ban
• Bloody fighting hits Somali town
• Israel envoys told 'don't grovel'
• France sells surplus flu vaccine
• Bernanke Blames Weak Regulation for Financial Crisis
• Iraq says 5th UK hostage may be returned in days
• Real Estate in Cape Coral Is Far From a Recovery
• New Year revellers still snowed in at UK pub - three days on
• Heroic Leeds stun Man Utd in FA Cup
• Man's street death 'suspicious'
• Bernanke Calls for Regulation to Fight Future Bubbles
• U.S., U.K. close their embassies in Yemen over al-Qaeda threats
• Citi’s Creator, Alone With His Regrets
• Inquest calls for executed Briton
• Inquest calls for executed Briton

Egypt court upholds exam veil ban Posted: 03 Jan 2010 12:32 PM PST Court backs decision to ban university students from wearing niqab during exams.

Large Oil Spill Reported in China Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:14 AM PST The spill has heavily polluted a tributary of the Yellow River, and threatens to reach one of the country's longest and most important sources of water.

The New Katrina Flood: Hospital Liability Posted: 02 Jan 2010 10:31 PM PST Are New Orleans hospitals liable for not protecting electrical generators? A series of lawsuits is testing the bounds of their liability.

Police admit royal camera 'error' Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:39 AM PST A security officer says police were wrong to confiscate cameras from people watching royals in Sandringham, Norfolk.

Peru court backs Fujimori sentence Posted: 03 Jan 2010 10:22 AM PST Supreme court dismisses appeal against 25-year jail term handed to ex-president.

Egypt court upholds exam veil ban Posted: 03 Jan 2010 10:02 AM PST Court backs decision to ban university students from wearing niqab during exams.

Bloody fighting hits Somali town Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:41 AM PST At least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says.

Israel envoys told 'don't grovel' Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:46 AM PST Israel's hardline Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman tells envoys to stop "grovelling" and defend national honour, media say.

France sells surplus flu vaccine Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:30 AM PST France sells millions of surplus swine flu vaccine doses to other countries after finding it has more than enough for the outbreak.

Bernanke Blames Weak Regulation for Financial Crisis Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:33 AM PST Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said that Fed policies were appropriate and did not cause the housing bubble.

Iraq says 5th UK hostage may be returned in days Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:48 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq expects that the last of five British hostages captured by militants in Baghdad in 2007 will be handed to British authorities in the coming days, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

Real Estate in Cape Coral Is Far From a Recovery Posted: 03 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST A return to Cape Coral, Fla., a reluctant symbol for the excesses of the great American real estate bubble, shows how far the recovery has to go.

New Year revellers still snowed in at UK pub - three days on Posted: 03 Jan 2010 04:03 AM PST Guests celebrating new year at the highest pub in England are snowed in for three days.

Heroic Leeds stun Man Utd in FA Cup Posted: 01 Jan 2010 02:51 AM PST League One leaders Leeds United cause the biggest shock of the FA Cup third round by beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

Man's street death 'suspicious' Posted: 03 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST Fife Constabulary confirms it is investigating a suspicious death in Rosyth after a man's body was found in a street.

Bernanke Calls for Regulation to Fight Future Bubbles Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:40 AM PST Stronger regulation should be the first line of defense against speculative bubbles that could send the economy into a new crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday.

U.S., U.K. close their embassies in Yemen over al-Qaeda threats Posted: 03 Jan 2010 07:45 AM PST SANAA, Yemen --The United States and Britain shut down their embassies in Yemen on Sunday citing potential but unspecified threats from the al-Qaeda branch linked to the plot to bomb an American airliner on Christmas Day.

Citi’s Creator, Alone With His Regrets Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:49 AM PST Sandy Weill, the former head of Citigroup, says the bank didn't want his help to recover. The rejection stung.

Inquest calls for executed Briton Posted: 03 Jan 2010 07:35 AM PST The family of Akmal Shaikh executed in China for drug smuggling wants an inquest to be held.

Inquest calls for executed Briton Posted: 03 Jan 2010 07:35 AM PST The family of Akmal Shaikh executed in China for drug smuggling wants an inquest to be held.

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UK says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit

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• UK says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit
• Yemen president tackles boosting security with U.S.
• UK says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit
• Israel acts like the world's 'spoilt child' - Saudi
• Australian prime minister turns children's author
• ANALYSIS - Counterterrorism competes with jobs in Obama agenda
• Venezuela captures bigger drug haul in 2009
• US bomb suspect "reached out" to UK militants - report
• Obama puts blame on al Qaeda for plane attack
• UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat'
• Petition against Icesave pay-out
• Brazil mudslide death toll rises
• 'Wood to bone' medical breakthrough
• Eritrea refuses food aid
• Obama links al-Qaeda to plane plot
• Karzai cabinet nominees rejected
• Pakistan buries volleyball bomb dead
• Brazil mudslides death toll rises
• Somali govt accuses Yemeni rebels of arming Shabaab
• Danish cartoonist attacker suspected of al Qaeda ties

UK says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit Posted: 03 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism, Britain said on Sunday.

Yemen president tackles boosting security with U.S. Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's president met a top U.S. general on Saturday to discuss boosting military cooperation, after President Barack Obama tied al Qaeda's regional arm to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. passenger jet.

UK says it, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism in Yemen and Somalia after an attack on a U.S.-bound plane, Britain said on Sunday.

Israel acts like the world's 'spoilt child' - Saudi Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday said Israel was the world's "spoilt child" and got away with what Riyadh said were violations of international law and war crimes without punishment.

Australian prime minister turns children's author Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is about to become a published children's author, with a tale about the lives of two family pets at one of his official residences, a spokeswoman said on Sunday.

ANALYSIS - Counterterrorism competes with jobs in Obama agenda Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Job creation will take a backseat to counterterrorism on President Barack Obama's agenda next week after an al Qaeda-linked man's failed attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound plane forced the White House to shift its focus.

Venezuela captures bigger drug haul in 2009 Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela reported on Saturday 60 tonnes of drugs were confiscated in 2009, an 11 percent bigger haul than the previous year, and said anti-narcotics efforts had improved since it ended cooperation with the United States.

US bomb suspect "reached out" to UK militants - report Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - British security services knew three years ago that the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound plane had "multiple communications" with Islamic extremists in Britain, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Obama puts blame on al Qaeda for plane attack Posted: 02 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday zeroed in on al Qaeda as the driving force behind an attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas and promised again to hold accountable those involved in the failed attack.

UK and US unite on 'Yemen threat' Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:51 PM PST Britain and the US are to join forces to tackle the "evolving threat" from Islamist groups in Yemen and Somalia, Downing Street has announced.

Petition against Icesave pay-out Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:53 PM PST Almost a quarter of voters in Iceland have signed a petition against plans to repay money lost by foreigners when an Icelandic online bank collapsed.

Brazil mudslide death toll rises Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:54 PM PST The number of people killed in a landslide that hit a Brazilian island resort on New Year's Day has risen to at least 26.

'Wood to bone' medical breakthrough Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:50 PM PST Scientists in Italy have discovered a way of making artificial replacement bones out of wood, Duncan Kennedy reports.

Eritrea refuses food aid Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:49 PM PST Eritreans who have crossed the border into Ethiopia discuss the plight of their native country, as drought grips the Horn of Africa.

Obama links al-Qaeda to plane plot Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:15 PM PST US President Barack Obama has for the first time publicly accused an offshoot of al-Qaeda over the alleged Christmas Day bomb plot to blow up a US plane.

Karzai cabinet nominees rejected Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:27 PM PST The Afghan parliament has turned down 17 out of President Hamid Karzai's 24 nominees for his new cabinet.

Pakistan buries volleyball bomb dead Posted: 02 Jan 2010 10:17 AM PST A small village in Pakistan is mourning those lost in a suicide attack on a sports event that killed at least 93 people.

Brazil mudslides death toll rises Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:59 AM PST Heavy rain and landslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 40 people.

Somali govt accuses Yemeni rebels of arming Shabaab Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:43 AM PST MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Yemeni rebels have sent arms in the last few days to support Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab insurgents, the Somali defence minister said on Saturday.

Danish cartoonist attacker suspected of al Qaeda ties Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:43 AM PST COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Somali man armed with an axe and suspected of links with al Qaeda broke into the home of a Danish cartoonist whose drawings of the Prophet Mohammad caused global Muslim outrage and was shot and wounded by police.

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