Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:22:41 GMT
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding
Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:45 GMT
Thailand braces for mass protests
Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of mass rallies by planned supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:09:10 GMT
New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
New York City agrees to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:55 GMT
Iraq results point to tight race
First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:38:37 GMT
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Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:13:49 +0000
NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health cases
New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero rescue and response workers who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:10:58 +0000
Sen. Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday — the wife with a broken back and neck — after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:04:11 +0000
US criticizes China's domestic, economic policies
The Obama administration accused China on Thursday of abusing its citizens' rights and maintaining currency policies that cost millions of U.S. jobs, a double-barrel attack that comes amid a growing willingness to confront and even antagonize the Asian power.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:02:33 +0000
Bassett leads Ohio past Kent State, 81-64
Armon Bassett scored 38 points to lead Ohio past top-seeded Kent State, 81-64 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:35:24 +0000
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School sued for canceling prom over lesbian date
A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:37 EST
Manager: Haim had enlarged heart
The autopsy on Corey Haim revealed the actor's heart was enlarged and his lungs were filled with water when he died, Haim's manager said.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:37:00 EST
Sen. Reid's wife breaks back in wreck
The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured Thursday in a highway accident, a spokesman for the senator from Nevada said. The injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:23:06 EST
Meningitis kills 2nd Oklahoma student
An Oklahoma elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis, officials said Thursday, and two other students are hospitalized with the illness.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:53:58 EST
Fast food in tomato famine
Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest.
California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains
After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:57:37 GMT