| Venezuela says China offers $20 billion in financing( 2010-04-17 19:51) | | CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday that China was providing his nation with a long-term, $20 billion financing plan for major projects in the South American oil-exporter. "Ch... |
| Europe's air travel crisis enters fourth day( 2010-04-17 19:41) | | LONDON (Reuters) – Air travel across much of Europe was paralyzed for a fourth day on Sunday because of a huge cloud of volcanic ash, but Dutch and German test flights carried out without apparent damage seemed to offer hope. ... |
| Cookbook pulped over 'ground black people' typo( 2010-04-17 19:39) | | SYDNEY – An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with "salt and freshly ground black people." Penguin Group Australia's head of publishing, Bob Sessions, acknowledged the proofread... |
| China's President Hu flies to quake-hit region: Xinhua( 2010-04-17 18:45) | | BEIJING (AFP) – China's President Hu Jintao was flying to the remote northwest region hit by a strong earthquake to guide rescue efforts as the death toll rises to more than 1,400, state-run media reported Sunday. ... |
| Book: May-Treanor feared mom before she sobered up( 2010-04-17 18:35) | | Two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor said in a soon-to-be-published autobiography that she has struggled with alcoholism all her life as the child of a mother who became violent when drunk and a father who didn't sober up until... |
| Capitals switch from Theodore to Varlamov in 1st( 2010-04-17 18:34) | | WASHINGTON – Capitals starting goalie Jose Theodore has been pulled and replaced by Semyon Varlamov after allowing goals on the first two shots he faced in Game 2 against the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal's Brian Gionta... |
| Bank of America returns to profit( 2010-04-17 18:32) | | WASHINGTON (AFP) – Bank of America returned to profit in the first quarter of this year, the firm said Friday, reporting better than expected profit of 3.2 billion dollars. After a boardroom shake-up and losses of more... |
| Google Drafts Cloud Printing Plan for Chrome OS( 2010-04-17 18:29) | | Google is unveiling early-stage designs, software code and documentation of a project whose goal is to let users of the company's Chrome OS operating system print documents to any printer from any application. Called Goo... |
| On The Call: Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan( 2010-04-17 18:26) | | BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China's cabinet on Saturday laid out further detailed measures for keeping the property sector in check, empowering and ordering local governments to take steps to control speculative buying. ... |
| High unemployment not the "new normal": Romer( 2010-04-17 18:26) | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fragile economy is on the path to recovery but is still far from back to normal, White House economist Christina Romer said on Saturday. Romer, chairwoman of President Barack Obama's Coun... |
| Afghans blame both US, Taliban for insecurity( 2010-04-17 18:26) | | KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – With a U.S.-led offensive only weeks away to clear the Taliban from this key southern city, many residents blame foreign troops and the Afghan government as much as the Taliban for pushing Kandahar toward the ... |
| Chronology of North Korean attacks on South Korea( 2010-04-17 18:26) | | A timeline of North Korean attacks against South Korea. Seoul says the March 26 of one of its navy ships near their maritime border was caused by an external explosion, leaving open the possibility that a North Korean torpedo or mine may h... |
| Thai PM not planning crackdown on protesters( 2010-04-17 18:26) | | BANGKOK – Thailand's beleaguered government insisted it had no plan for an immediate crackdown on protesters despite handing over security operations to the army chief, saying Saturday too many people are camped in central Bangkok to... |
| Pakistan: Bombers kill refugees waiting for food( 2010-04-17 18:25) | | ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani government presented evidence in court Saturday that allegedly showed contacts between five detained Americans and a reputed al-Qaida-linked militant leader, revealing the leader's identity for the first tim... |
| Cambodia, Thai soldiers exchange gunfire at border( 2010-04-17 18:25) | | ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani government presented evidence in court Saturday that allegedly showed contacts between five detained Americans and a reputed al-Qaida-linked militant leader, revealing the leader's identity for the first tim... |
| Bomb blasts hit remote Myanmar dam project( 2010-04-17 18:25) | | YANGON (AFP) – A series of bomb blasts at the site of a controversial dam project in a remote part of Myanmar destroyed cars and buildings and left one man injured on Saturday, an official said. The explosions took pla... |
| Karzai vote rules compromise ends standoff with West( 2010-04-17 18:25) | | KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai named officials on Saturday to oversee a parliamentary election, sealing a compromise with the United Nations and effectively ending a damaging stand-off with the West. K... |
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