Sep 26, 2010
In U.S.-ASEAN meeting, symbolism outweighs substance
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Philippines President Benigno Aquino III (C) alongside Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak during a group picture at a meeting between President Obama and ASEAN leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New York, September 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the United States and the ...
Israel must take urgent steps to solve conflict, Abbas says
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general debate of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel must stop all settlement activities, dismantle the barrier and end its "policy of blockade and closures" before a lasting Middle East peace agreement can be ...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel must stop all settlement activities, dismantle the barrier and end its "policy of blockade and closures" before a lasting Middle East peace agreement can be ...
Ready to go -- women's fashion in Milan
A model displays a creation as part of Just Cavalli spring-summer 2011 ready-to-wear collection during the Women's fashion week in Milan, Italy, Sept. 25, 2010. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaozhe)
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Man City halt Chelsea charge with Tevez winner | Reuters
By Martyn Herman
LONDON | Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:38pm BST
LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders Chelsea failed their first serious test of the Premier League season Saturday when a Carlos Tevez goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 home win over the champions who were unstoppable in their opening five matches.
Labour elects Ed Miliband in cliffhanger | Reuters
By Adrian Croft
MANCHESTER, England | Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:40pm BST
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Former cabinet minister Ed Miliband pipped his brother to win the leadership of the Labour Party on Saturday thanks to union backing and could take the party down a more left-wing path.
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Chelsea undone by Tevez and his City slickers | Reuters
By Martyn Herman
LONDON | Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:58pm BST
LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders Chelsea failed their first serious test of the Premier League season Saturday when a Carlos Tevez goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 home win over the champions who were unstoppable in their opening five matches.
Labour elects Ed Miliband as new leader | Reuters
MANCHESTER, England | Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:56pm BST
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Labour Party chose former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband as its new leader on Saturday after a cliffhanger vote.
Money Morning Mailbag: GOP Announces "Pledge to America" as Voters Question Obama's Economy
Republicans this week outlined their plan for reform in one-page summary entitled "A Pledge to America." Republicans today hope their pledge will do for them what the "Contract with America" did for Republicans in 1994 when the GOP gained 54 House seats and regained control of Congress for the first time in 40 years.
Consumers International Blog
A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to visit Brussels, where I met staff at BEUC, Test Achats and Den Hagg, and I got in touch with Consumetenbond. I was received very kindly by members of each organisation, who took the time to brief me about their projects and how they achieve their work. The same happened here in London where I was very well received by everybody.
I’ve been reading a lot about junk food and children and adolescents and I believe that Consumers International is doing great in regards to this issue, especially in identifying advertising as one of the most influential factors in food and diet. Children and adolescents are especially vulnerable to advertising techniques.
I’ve been reading a lot about junk food and children and adolescents and I believe that Consumers International is doing great in regards to this issue, especially in identifying advertising as one of the most influential factors in food and diet. Children and adolescents are especially vulnerable to advertising techniques.
Games chief says all countries will take part | Reuters
By Amlan Chakraborty and Sudipto Ganguly
NEW DELHI | Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:25pm BST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was a lot of work to be done amid security concerns before India's showcase event opens on October 3, but that all countries were expected to take part.
NEW DELHI | Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:25pm BST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was a lot of work to be done amid security concerns before India's showcase event opens on October 3, but that all countries were expected to take part.
It's Time to Invest in Chile and Colombia
For decades, investors with an interest in Latin America were essentially limited to two choices: Invest in countries that were moderately badly run; or invest in countries that were truly dreadfully run.
Most recently, it's been the "dreadfully run" group that seems to be attracting new members: Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua have subscribed to the economic and political doctrines of Hugo Chavez's Venezuela.
Most recently, it's been the "dreadfully run" group that seems to be attracting new members: Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua have subscribed to the economic and political doctrines of Hugo Chavez's Venezuela.
Pressure has turned Wenger into a nutter, says Redknapp | Reuters
Credit: Reuters/David Moir
By Ken Ferris
CHIGWELL, England | Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:50pm BST
CHIGWELL, England (Reuters) - The pressures of managing in the Premier ...
Japan refuses China demand for apology in boat row | Reuters
A Chinese fishing boat (blue), flanked by a Japan Coast Guard vessel, is moored at Ishigaki port on the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki, September 8, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Kyodo
By Yoko Kubota and Chris Buckley
TOKYO/BEIJING | Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:05am BST
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan refused to apologise on Saturday for detaining a Chinese boat captain, showing .....
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- Citigroup gives pay hikes to top execs in stock (AP)
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- Pakistan plane lands in Sweden after bomb threat (AP)
- Fla. bank robbers strap bomb to abducted teller (AP)
- Ahmadinejad says Iran may end enrichment (AP)
- Pelosi says tax cut vote possible before election (AP)
Social Network opens in NY to buzz, controversy | Reuters
NEW YORK | Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:16pm BST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billed as an exhilarating, visceral tale about the founding of Facebook, "The Social Network" gave the opening of the New York Film Festival on Friday an aura of anticipation and a touch of controversy.
Sep 24, 2010
Chelsea will be champions again, say Man City's Mancini | Reuters
By Sonia Oxley
MANCHESTER, England | Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:51pm BST
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini conceded the Premier League title to Chelsea five games into the season Friday as he prepared to face them with only 11 fit players and a shortage of defenders.
MANCHESTER, England | Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:51pm BST
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini conceded the Premier League title to Chelsea five games into the season Friday as he prepared to face them with only 11 fit players and a shortage of defenders.
U.N. atom assembly rejects Arab move targeting Israel | Reuters
By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall
VIENNA | Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:58pm BST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Member states of the U.N. nuclear watchdog narrowly rejected an Arab-sponsored resolution on Friday calling on Israel to join a global anti-atomic weapons treaty, a U.S. victory after a bruising diplomatic battle.
VIENNA | Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:58pm BST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Member states of the U.N. nuclear watchdog narrowly rejected an Arab-sponsored resolution on Friday calling on Israel to join a global anti-atomic weapons treaty, a U.S. victory after a bruising diplomatic battle.
Wall Street insider looks into Money Never Sleeps | Reuters
NEW YORK | Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:33pm BST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 20 years after the release of hit film "Wall Street," director Oliver Stone again looks at the world of high finance with "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," opening in theatres on Friday.
Athletes arrive for Games, but future in doubt | Reuters
By Amlan Chakraborty
NEW DELHI | Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:56pm BST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event hung in the balance.
Lindsay Lohan sent back to jail in handcuffs | Reuters
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES | Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:52pm BST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan was led away from a Beverly Hills courtroom in handcuffs on Friday and taken back to jail where she is expected to spend nearly a month awaiting a hearing for violating her probation.
LOS ANGELES | Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:52pm BST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan was led away from a Beverly Hills courtroom in handcuffs on Friday and taken back to jail where she is expected to spend nearly a month awaiting a hearing for violating her probation.
HSBC power struggle forces top team overhaul | Reuters
LONDON/HONG KONG | Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:21pm BST
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dramatic change swept through HSBC on Friday as Europe's biggest bank named a new chairman, chief executive and finance director to repair its reputation after a shock boardroom bust-up.
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Stocks slide and bonds rise as data fails to inspire | Reuters
(Reuters) - Global stocks fell and bond prices rose on Thursday as lacklustre U.S. and euro zone economic data rekindled worries over growth prospects in the developed world.
Heavyweight panel considers bank break-ups | Reuters
LONDON | Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:51pm BST
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks are facing a hard-hitting probe that will examine the break-up of retail and investment banks after the financial crisis forced taxpayers to pour billions of pounds into the sector.
HSBC power struggle forces top team shake-up | Reuters
(Reuters) - A dramatic upheaval among HSBC's top management after a boardroom row has left the bank scrambling to limit damage to its reputation but unlikely to alter its increasing focus on Asia.
It's nice Jennifer Lopez wants to give kids free health care, but why not help out your old block
It's nice to know Jennifer Lopez has snagged a $12 million deal with "American Idol." It would be a heck of a lot nicer if she'd finally give some of her millions to her old school in the Bronx.
Teresa Lewis dies by lethal injection, executed in Virginia despite thousands of appeals to save her
Helber/APDeath penalty protestors rally against the execution of Teresa Lewis on Thursday. A Virginia woman met her fate Thursday night.
Teresa Lewis, who in 2002 stood by while her husband and stepson were brutally murdered as they slept, was executed thanks to a lethal cocktail of chemicals shortly after 9 p.m. at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va.
Crime pays for world-famous organist
Who says crime does not pay?
It is fair to say Carlo Curley has gone to extraordinary lengths to break into the music scene.
Like many musicians, the 58-year-old flamboyant and popular classical concert organist got his introduction to music from his grandmother, who taught him to play piano when he was 4.
Later, he joined his grandmother in the local church choir in North Carolina, where he discovered the organ.
Franklin speaks out over assault on son
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is speaking out on the beating her adult son took from three men at a Detroit gas station this week.
Franklin said in a statement some early reports had some innaccuracies.
Franklin said through a public relations firm that Eddie Franklin underwent surgery after arriving at a hospital emergency room earlier this week. She said his jaw was wired shut.
Franklin also said her son's girlfriend gave the wrong location of the attack.
Pop idol Eddie Fisher dead
Eddie Fisher, whose huge fame as a pop singer was overshadowed by scandals ending his marriages to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, has died. He was 85.
His daughter, Tricia Leigh Fisher, of Los Angeles, said Fisher died of complications from hip surgery at a hospital in BerkeleyBeckham to sue over allegations in US magazine
David Beckham's management company says it is taking legal action against a US magazine which published claims the former England captain slept with prostitutes.
The company said in a statement the allegations in the weekly In Touch are "completely untrue and totally ridiculous as the magazine was clearly told before publication."
"Sadly we live in a world where a magazine can print lies and believe they can get away with it. We are taking legal action against the magazine," the statement said.
The company said in a statement the allegations in the weekly In Touch are "completely untrue and totally ridiculous as the magazine was clearly told before publication."
"Sadly we live in a world where a magazine can print lies and believe they can get away with it. We are taking legal action against the magazine," the statement said.
How to separate without hurting the children | Life and style
Children are used as "ammunition" during separation. Photograph: Getty
Sir Nicholas Wall, Britain's most senior family judge, warned this week that parents are harming children during divorce proceedings, by using them as "the battlefield, [and] the ammunition".
Fired for being openly gay
After serving for 11 years in the US navy, Rhonda Davis openly admitted to being gay, and was thrown out. Photograph: Guardian
Campaigners against the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy, which bans openly gay people from serving in the US armed forces, were offered hope when Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, said he would schedule a vote on it next week.....
How a catwalk show at London Fashion Week brought my memories back to life
Memories come alive . . . Models walk the runway at the Topshop Unique show. Photograph: Danny Martindale/WireImage
Long ago, in a far-off land called the 1970s, the fashion spreads in magazines for young teens used to be drawn, not photographed. I loved those drawings, of tall, slender, elegant creatures, all with exactly the same faces, figures and hair, in perfectly fitting, perfectly draping clothes.
Long ago, in a far-off land called the 1970s, the fashion spreads in magazines for young teens used to be drawn, not photographed. I loved those drawings, of tall, slender, elegant creatures, all with exactly the same faces, figures and hair, in perfectly fitting, perfectly draping clothes.
Why women shouldn't be campaigning for equal pay
Made in Dagenham, based on the strike by women machinists at the Ford car plant. Photograph: Guardian
Rip off your pinny, reach for the Biba frock, get that asymmetric bob: it's the 60s all over again. Feminism's second wave is brewing, Barbara Castle is first secretary of state and the 187 women who sew car seats at the Ford Dagenham plant are out on strike.
Bono: the celebrity who just keeps giving
Forgive the reheating of old chestnuts, but it seems appropriate to begin with a classic urban myth starring Bono, recently described with due reverence by Viz as ....
Bulldozers prepare as deadline on West Bank settlement freeze looms
Giant bulldozers churn up the ground, turning the air a dusty red. Further off, the clack of building machinery and tools punctuate the tranquillity of a warm West Bank morning.
Iran and Iraq remember war that cost more than a million lives
Nostalgia is not the right word to describe how Iranians and Iraqis feel when they look back at the epic war they fought – one of the longest and bloodiest of the 20th century.
Pakistan neuroscientist given 86 years for shooting at US agents
Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained Pakistani neuroscientist who was named as one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was today sentenced to 86 years in prison by a New York court, in a case that has prompted outrage in Pakistan.
Japan to free Chinese fishing boat captain | World news | guardian.co.uk
Japanese prosecutors are to release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat, two weeks after a collision in disputed waters sparked a dramatic deterioration in ties between Beijing and Tokyo.
Ireland's crisis shows folly of cuts, warns Labour
Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen came under renewed pressure after figures showed the economy shrank 1.2% in the second quarter of 2010. Photograph: Reuters
Ireland's beleaguered economy was held up by Labour as a stark warning to the UK of austerity overkill after the Irish government announced that national output had taken a fresh dive in the second ....
Prada shows Milan a flash of colour | Life and style
Bold colour shot straight to the top of the fashion agenda tonight as Miuccia Prada showed her new collection at Milan fashion week.
Soldiers honoured for bravery in Afghanistan
A soldier who has cleared twice as many roadside bombs as any other bomb disposal specialist in history is among more than 100 service personnel honoured for bravery in Afghanistan.
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