22 Mar 2010 at 7:02am
Reuters - With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?
Sandstorms across China prompt health warnings (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:43am
AP - Sandstorms whipping across China shrouded cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit Monday, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Rio Tinto executive Hu pleads guilty in China trial (AFP)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:39am
AFP - Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu pleaded guilty at a politically charged trial in Shanghai on Monday to taking bribes, a defence lawyer told AFP.
Clinton says Israel faces choices on path to peace
22 Mar 2010 at 6:37am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that Israel faces "difficult but necessary choices" on the road to Mideast peace because the status quo with the Palestinians is unsustainable.
Clinton says Israel faces choices on path to peace (Reuters)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:37am
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that Israel faces "difficult but necessary choices" on the road to Mideast peace because the status quo with the Palestinians is unsustainable.
Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out
22 Mar 2010 at 6:36am
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?
Karzai holds peace talks with insurgent faction
22 Mar 2010 at 6:29am
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation for peace talks with one of the main insurgent groups fighting against his government and foreign troops, Karzai's spokesman said on Monday.
Clinton: US wants biting sanctions on Iran (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:12am
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is vowing that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions "that will bite" to press it to come clean about its suspect atomic program.
UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:12am
AP - A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a U.N. conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching.
House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:11am
AP - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
Historic US health overhaul a triumph for Obama (AFP)
22 Mar 2010 at 6:00am
AFP - The US Congress narrowly passed an historic health overhaul, taking the United States closer to universal medical care and handing Barack Obama the biggest triumph of his presidency.
Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 5:24am
AP - Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war. Six have had charges dismissed, and one was acquitted.
`Alice' still reigns at box office with $34.5M (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 4:53am
AP - Alice remains the queen of the box office.
NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 4:51am
AP - The NCAA tournament's regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy.
Bush, Clinton to visit rubble-filled Haitian city (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 4:45am
AP - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are traveling to Haiti's rubble-filled capital Monday as part of their effort to raise aid and investment for a country still reeling from a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul
22 Mar 2010 at 4:30am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.
Obama lauds House for passing health care bill (AP)
22 Mar 2010 at 4:19am
AP - Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history."
Karzai holds peace talks with insurgent faction (Reuters)
22 Mar 2010 at 3:46am
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation for peace talks with one of the main insurgent groups fighting against his government and foreign troops, Karzai's spokesman said on Monday.
House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul (Reuters)
22 Mar 2010 at 3:04am
Reuters - The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.
Senators to square off over financial reforms (Reuters)
22 Mar 2010 at 3:02am
Reuters - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will begin hammering out new rules for the financial system on Monday, two years after Bear Stearns' collapse ushered in the worst financial crisis in decades.
Senators to square off over financial reforms
22 Mar 2010 at 3:02am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will begin hammering out new rules for the financial system on Monday, two years after Bear Stearns' collapse ushered in the worst financial crisis in decades.
House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans
21 Mar 2010 at 11:38pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama's bid to implement what would be the biggest overhaul in decades of the federal student loan program.
Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat
21 Mar 2010 at 10:44pm
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party's heavy loss in regional elections at the weekend.
Immigration activists rally for change
21 Mar 2010 at 8:53pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the U.S. capital on Sunday to demand immigration reform that defends the rights of foreign workers, but their voices may have been muted by Democrats' push for a historic vote on healthcare.
Venezuela's Chavez rules out Internet controls (AP)
21 Mar 2010 at 7:32pm
AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied that the government plans to impose controls on the Internet, saying Sunday that his administration aims to increase Web access rather than limit it.
Immigration activists rally for change (Reuters)
21 Mar 2010 at 6:21pm
Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the U.S. capital on Sunday to demand immigration reform that defends the rights of foreign workers, but their voices may have been muted by Democrats' push for a historic vote on healthcare.
Greenberg sells AIG stock to UBS for $278 million
21 Mar 2010 at 5:50pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief executive of American International Group Inc, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, reached a deal to sell most of the shares he holds in the insurer to a unit of Swiss bank UBS.
Greenberg sells AIG stock to UBS for $278 million (Reuters)
21 Mar 2010 at 5:50pm
Reuters - The former chief executive of American International Group Inc, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, reached a deal to sell most of the shares he holds in the insurer to a unit of Swiss bank UBS.
U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan
21 Mar 2010 at 2:10pm
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
U.S. missile strike kills 8 militants in Pakistan (Reuters)
21 Mar 2010 at 2:10pm
Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
