Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:33 GMT
U.S. Fears Iraqis Will Not Keep Up Rebuilt Projects
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:32:53 GMTA construction worker at the site of the Basra Children's Hospital in southern Iraq. Its completion has been delayed by more than four years, and it is still not ready.
Chinese Mine Explosion Kills 42 and Traps 66
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:36:42 GMTRescuers waited on Saturday to go down a coal mine to search for survivors after a gas explosion at the Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province.
Arrests for Mumbai Attacks in Italy
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:00:12 GMTItalian anti-terrorist police arrested two Pakistanis suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, which killed 166 people.
New Leaders in Japan Seek to End Cozy Ties to Press Clubs
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:36:02 GMTShizuka Kamei, the financial services minister, is critical of the media.
This Time, Egyptian Riot Over Soccer, Not Bread
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:25:27 GMTEgyptian demonstrators confronted police outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo early Friday.
U.S. Presses China in Case of Geologist
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:32:32 GMTThe Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing.
In Draft Resolution, United Nations Rebukes Iran for Rights Violations Since Election
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:40:29 GMTA measure, which is almost certain to pass in the General Assembly, denounces a rise in violence, torture and limits to free speech.
Frustration as Iran Stalls on Deal
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:41:06 GMTOfficials from six countries and the European Union expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted a deal to export most of its enriched uranium.
E.U. Leaders Make Unity in the Bloc Their First Job
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:28 GMTWith Europe’s new top jobs going to two low-key bridge-builders, the bloc appears to have set its sights on repairing internal divisions before trying to construct a bigger global role.
Gates Says U.S. Could Withhold Aid if Afghanistan Cannot Curb Corruption
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:42:24 GMTDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s statement echoed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent warning to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Tamils From Camps
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:34:36 GMTA senior Sri Lankan official said that all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees would be freed from government camps on Dec. 1.
Life Requested for U.S. Suspect in Italy Murder Case
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:30:20 GMTProsecutors have requested a life sentence for an American student and her former Italian boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.
Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan Market, Killing at Least 15 People
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:33:28 GMTSeveral children and a police officer were among the victims of the blast on a crowded market.
In Britain, Visions of Japan’s Decade of Stagnation
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:27:19 GMTThe prospect of a period of Japan-like outcome in Britain was aired last month by a member of the monetary policy committee of the Bank of England, above.
The Breaking Point: Hospital Falters as Refuge for Illegal Immigrants
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:06:32 GMTFidelia Perez in a hospital room after receiving emergency dialysis on Oct. 13.
Couple Plead Guilty in Cuba Spying Case
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:13:24 GMTThe retired State Department worker and his wife, both in their 70s, were caught in an undercover F.B.I. sting operation, arrested in June and held without bail.
Dismissal of Case for Guard in Iraq
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:36:40 GMTThe Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against a security guard from the company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide who was involved in deadly Baghdad shootings.
Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:54 GMTPrivate messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show a climate science conspiracy.
Proton Beams Are on Track at Collider
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:39:41 GMTThis handout picture provided by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) shows scientists celebrating at the Cern’s control center after the restart operation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on Fridy near Geneva. The world’s biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on November 20, 2009. CERN spokesman James Gillies said the injections lasted a fraction of a second, enough for “a half or even a complete circuit” of the Large Hadron Collider built in a 27-kilometre (17-mile) long tunnel straddling the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva.
