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Oct 21, 2010
Activity detected at North Korea nuclear test site
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A satellite image of Yongbyon, North Korea, released by DigitalGlobe in May 2009. Credit: Reuters/DigitalGlobe/Handout By Jeremy Lau...
Spanish smoking ban goes into effect
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MADRID, Spain — Spanish smokers faced a wrenching change New Year’s Day as a nationwide ban on tobacco in the workplace came into ...
Appeals court stays ruling on gays in military
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By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:49am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that ...
Afghan peace council to offer concessions to Taliban
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By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL | Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:19pm EDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new peace council said on Thursday it would be...
French unions call two more days of protests
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A French high school student shouts slogans during a demonstration over pension reform in Paris October 21, ...
Thousands of Germans opt out of Google Street View
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Protests have greeted Google's Street View camera cars in Germany Almost 250,000 Germans have told Google to blur pictures of the...
Money Morning Mailbag: When Investing in Precious Metals, 'Physical Metal' Isn't Always Better
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By Jack Barnes , Contributing Editor , Money Morning If there's one thing that I'...
The Peoples Voice News
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What the U.S. Undid for Women in Iraq The U.S.-led invasion and then occupation of Iraq brought a sharp setback to the rights of ...
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione dies of cancer
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Bob Guccione makes an appearance in 1996 to promote a film project. He was 79. (CNN) -- Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died Wednes...
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth are not engaged -- yet
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( PEOPLE ) -- Wedding bells aren't ringing quite yet for Reese Witherspoon and her agent beau Jim Toth. Despite reports suggesting t...
Inter survive Spurs fightback as Bale scores San Siro hat-trick
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Young and old: Gareth Bale, left, and Javier Zanetti were key performers at the San Siro on Wednesday night. (CNN) -- Titleholders Inter Mi...
French protesters march in Paris as lawmakers vote
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Paris, France (CNN) -- Students demonstrated in central Paris on Thursday as protesters and lawmakers went down to the wire in a battle over...
Galaxy is most distant object yet
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The faintest of faint dots - a signal from the edge of the observable Universe A tiny faint dot in a Hubble picture has been confirme...
Russia earmarks 900 state firms for public sale
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Rosneft is one of the state-owned assets to be used to raise revenues Russia has announced further details of plans for its biggest p...
Gene linked to depression 'fixed' in mice
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Gene therapy in mice appears to be able to "correct" a gene defect strongly linked to depression in people. Abnormal beha...
India malaria deaths hugely underestimated, says report
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The number of people dying from malaria in India has been hugely underestimated, according to new research. The data, published in ...
Settlers start 600 new homes after ban ends: watchdog
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Construction in West Bank settlements has resumed since the freeze expired on 26 September Jewish settlers have started building more...
Toyota to recall over a million cars in US and Japan
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The latest recall affects Toyota Avalon cars built between 2005-06, among others Toyota has announced a recall of more than 1.5 million car...
French workers vow to step up pension protests
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French workers will step up their protests against pension reforms next week, a top trade union leader says. Bernard Thibault, head...
BBC News - Spending Review: Osborne defends 'fairness' of cuts
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George Osborne said some call his cuts too harsh, while others say they don't go far enough Chancellor George Osborne has defended the &...
BBC News - UN drops award sponsored by Equatorial Guinea's Obiang
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President Obiang sponsored the $3m (£2m) life sciences prize A United Nations agency has suspended plans to grant a prize sponsored b...
BBC News - Court allows Pentagon to re-instate ban on gay soldiers
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Some gay people discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy have attempted to re-enlist ...
Gunbattles stir panic in 2 Mexican border cities
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NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico – Mexican soldiers battled gunmen in two cities across the border from Texas on Wednesday, prompting panicked parents t...
Young woman decapitated in Ciudad Juarez
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(CNN) -- A young woman was found decapitated in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Tuesday, local officials told CNN.
20-year-old woman becomes top cop in violent Mexican municipality
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(CNN) -- Some headlines are hailing her as the bravest woman in Mexico. Marisol Valles Garcia, all of 20 years old, says she's just t...
Israel marks 15th anniversary of Rabin's assassination
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) sits with Israel's President Shimon Peres during a memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl m...
Yahoo News
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Obama's 4-day campaign swing is his longest yet (AP) GOP leader hopes ...
Oct 20, 2010
Tibetan students in China protest over language policy
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The Tibetan students are said to be angered by changes to education policy At least 1,000 ethnic Tibetan students in China have prot...
Pope Benedict picks 24 new cardinals
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Pope Benedict has now chosen three groups of cardinals Pope Benedict XVI has chosen 24 new cardinals, including 10 Italians, as he moves to...
Chilean politician alleges miners' warnings 'ignored'
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The Chilean Navy has patented the name and design of the rescue capsule A Chilean politician has alleged that on the day the San Jose ...
Portugal transformed by green energy revolution
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Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) -- In recent years Portugal has been harnessing its enviable southern European climate to benefit more than just its...
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve
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London, England (CNN) -- Chile's president said Monday that conditions must improve in the country's mining industry, just days afte...
British aid worker released in Somalia
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(CNN) -- Somali gunmen on Wednesday released a British aid worker kidnapped last week while working for Save the Children. The aid worker,...
Saudi prince gets life in prison for murdering servant
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London, England (CNN) -- A British court sentenced a Saudi prince Wednesday to the maximum penalty of life in prison for murdering his servant.
Fresh clashes as French protests continue
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(CNN) -- Fresh clashes broke out Wednesday between protesters and police in France as hundreds of thousands rallied in opposition to planned...
GEC To Stay At GCIC Until Dec. 31, Guam
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Guam- 12 days are left until the General Election, and the Guam Election Commission is on track in its preparations for the big event. In f...
IT’S WAR: Public servants give TT government ultimatum
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Thousands of public servants took to the streets in Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in support of their dem...
Wedding bells for five of Chile's rescued miners
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Hugo Infante / Government of Chile via Reuters file Trapped miner Esteban Rojas hugs his wife Jessica Yanez after reaching the surface...
WINNERS in Currency Wars, Oct 20, 2010
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The return of “great power politics” - Stabroek News Stabroek News https://www.stabroeknews.com › Daily Features Oct 20, 2010 — October 20...
Thaksin's zero-sum game is a road to self-destruction
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Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand if his proxy Pheu Thai Party sweeps the next election and forms a ...
A life-and-death issue
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With the Philippines remembering the first anniversary of the days when the deadly and destructive storms 'Ondoy' (Ketsana) and '...
A neglected necessity
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Sooner or later someone you know will likely be busy scurrying back and forth to a hospital, caring for a child or spouse who has a high fev...
Pakistan’s cloak-and-dagger democracy
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The simmering crisis in Pakistan deepens with the government attempting a swingback to the Musharraf era in terms of its dealings with the j...
Scientists say Asia's corals dying en masse
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Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian marine scient...
Surabaya offers an appealing alternative
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It is neater, cleaner and more orderly - quite unlike Jakarta’s oppressiveness To many Malaysians, Surabaya - Indonesia’s second largest ci...
India at the high table
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India's uncontested elevation to a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, with endorsement from 187 of the UN's ...
How deep runs the Commonwealh Games rot
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mplications of the old saying about what happens when “thieves fall out” would appear to underlie the Congress’ imposing a gag order on Delh...
Prepared for ‘Juan’
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The Philippines' capital Metro Manila may be heaving a sigh of relief after having been mostly spared by the wrath of Super-typhoon '...
Sandra Bullock Anne Fletcher Ryan Reynolds The Proposal
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By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com : Have you ever heard the famous bit of homespun Texas wisdom, “You dance with the one who brung you?” ...
Zagat Hollywood Steve Spielberg Meryl Streep 3-D
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By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com : All lists are subjective, and most movie lists are flawed. But if there’s a constant when it comes t...
BBC News - Mel Gibson lands Hangover 2 cameo role
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Gibson's next movie, Beaver, has seen its release date postponed Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has landed a cameo role as a tattoo a...
Bomber who killed seven at CIA base 'was not vetted'
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France clears fuel blockades ahead of pension vote
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Why China Stinks
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Spending Review 2010: Live
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Chancellor George Osborne gets a pat on the back by colleagues after delivering the Comprehensive Spending Review ...
Dramatic solar eclipse pictured by Nasa
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The moon passes between NASA'S Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun Photo: NASA / BARCROFT ...
Could the Government Seize Your Gold? Rules to Consider, Steps to Take
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By Don Miller , Associate Editor , Money Morning Could the government seize your gold?...
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