Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:46 GMT
NYT: U.S. fears Iraq projects will go to waste
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:46 GMT
The U.S. has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq, but Iraqis' inability to maintain what's left behind could waste hundreds of millions of dollars and jeopardize basic services.
Hasan had intensified contact with cleric
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:10:34 GMT
Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan exchanged e-mails with a radical Yemeni American cleric and began to discuss surreptitious financial transfers, according to two sources.
Hacked emails add fuel to climate dispute
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:34:47 GMTHackers break into the electronic files of one of the world's foremost climate research centers and post an array of e-mails which causes a stir among skeptics who say discussions show a conspiracy.
Life sentences sought in Amanda Knox case
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:05 GMT
Italian prosecutors request life in prison for American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend, who are accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate.
Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:58:33 GMT
Italian police on Saturday arrested two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, officials said.
China coal mine blast kills 42, traps 66
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT
A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in China, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.
Video: Couple held by pirates begs for freedom
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:56:06 GMT
Nov. 21: Captured nearly one month ago, Paul and Rachel Chandler are seen pleading for their lives in a videotape obtained by a British television station. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports (Today Show)
Pope meets 250 artists to renew friendship
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:46 GMT
Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often "illusory and deceitful."
Forced DNA tests? Argentine law limits privacy
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:30 GMT
Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina is forcing extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago.
Pakistan wants to see U.S. Afghan plan
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:58 GMT
Pakistan says it fears that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory.
Britain sees record rain, 'biblical' flooding
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:07 GMT
British military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain.
Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:48 GMTA retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba plead guilty in federal court.
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