- Oil near $99 in Asia amid Iran supply concerns AP - 8 minutes ago
Oil fell to nearly $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as tensions in Iran offset fresh concerns that the eurozone may refuse to grant Greece a fresh bailout. More »Oil near $99 in Asia amid Iran supply concerns
Oil fell to nearly $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as tensions in Iran offset fresh concerns that the eurozone may refuse to grant Greece a fresh bailout.
Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months Reuters - 9 minutes agoGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or longer … More »Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or longer before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday. Divers searching for bodies in the hulk, which lies …
- Gunmen attack Yemen election committee office Reuters - 16 minutes ago
ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked an office of Yemen's electoral committee in a southern province, a local official said on Sunday, in the latest sign of opposition to … More »Gunmen attack Yemen election committee office
ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked an office of Yemen's electoral committee in a southern province, a local official said on Sunday, in the latest sign of opposition to a presidential election next month. The official told Reuters the gunmen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, wounded two soldiers who …
Former Italian President Scalfaro dies at 93 Reuters - 16 minutes agoROME (Reuters) - Former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who was head of state during the "Bribesville" corruption affair that overturned Italy's old political … More »Former Italian President Scalfaro dies at 93
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who was head of state during the "Bribesville" corruption affair that overturned Italy's old political order in the 1990s, has died, officials said on Sunday. He was 93. Scalfaro, a former interior minister and speaker of the lower house of parliament, was …
- U.S. school bans UGG-type boots used to hide phones Reuters - 22 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting on Monday, a suburban Philadelphia … More »U.S. school bans UGG-type boots used to hide phones
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting on Monday, a suburban Philadelphia school district is banning the wearing of sheepskin boots, including the popular UGG brand, to middle school classes because students have been using …
- Three Canadians jailed for life for 'honor killings' Reuters - 23 minutes ago
REUTERS - Three members of an Afghan Canadian family were found guilty of the "honor killing" of three siblings and a fourth relative on Sunday after a high-profile trial … More »Three Canadians jailed for life for 'honor killings'
REUTERS - Three members of an Afghan Canadian family were found guilty of the "honor killing" of three siblings and a fourth relative on Sunday after a high-profile trial that has fascinated Canadians. A jury in Kingston, Ontario, found the three -- husband and wife Mohammad Shafia and Tooba Mohammad Yahya, and their eldest …
Iraqi officials outraged by use of US drones: report AFP News - 37 minutes agoIraqi officials have expressed outrage at the United States' use of a small fleet of surveillance drones to help protect the US embassy, consulates and American personnel … More »Iraqi officials outraged by use of US drones: report
Iraqi officials have expressed outrage at the United States' use of a small fleet of surveillance drones to help protect the US embassy, consulates and American personnel in Iraq, The New York Times reported.
- Japan finds water leaks at stricken nuclear plant Reuters - 35 minutes ago
REUTERS - Japan's stricken nuclear power plant has leaked more than 600 litres of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fuel pond at the … More »Japan finds water leaks at stricken nuclear plant
REUTERS - Japan's stricken nuclear power plant has leaked more than 600 litres of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fuel pond at the weekend, but none is thought to have escaped into the ocean, the plant's operator and domestic media said. The Fukushima plant, on the coast north of Tokyo, …
Indonesian Christians held a prayer vigil in Jakarta on Sunday urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to re-open their church and stop intimidation by Muslim hardliners. More »Indonesian Christians protest over intimidation