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Space tourist blasts offPlay

Space tourist blasts off

Reuters - 28 minutes ago

U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott blasts into space on board a Russian rocket.

  • Russia tests long-range missile Play
    Russia tests long-range missile Reuters - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

    Russia's President Dimity Medvedev oversees the missile test and says that new weapons will be made.

  • Australia guarantees deposits Play
    Australia guarantees deposits Reuters - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago

    Australia's Prime Minister announces plans for the government to guarantee bank deposits for the next three years.

  • Deadly blasts rock Baghdad Play
    Deadly blasts rock Baghdad Reuters - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago

    Car bombers target Shi'ite neighbourhoods in the Iraqi capital in weekend attacks.

  • India gets first woman saint Play
    India gets first woman saint Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 9:22 AM ET

    India's Christians celebrate the elevation of a Roman Catholic nun more than 60 years after her death.

  • North Korea to restart disablement Play
    North Korea to restart disablement Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 9:12 AM ET

    Pyongyang says it will resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant after its removal from a U.S. terrorist blacklist.

  • Renwed Arab-Israeli clashes in Acre Play
    Renwed Arab-Israeli clashes in Acre Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 8:47 AM ET

    Arabs and Israelis clash for a fourth night in a row as tensions remain high in the Israeli city of Acre.

  • Race to save trapped toddler Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 7:30 AM ET

    Rescuers in India battle to save a two-year-old boy who has fallen down a well.

  • Facebook seeks growth over profits Play
    Facebook seeks growth over profits Reuters - Sun Oct 12, 6:45 AM ET

    On a visit to London as part of a multi-city European trip, Facebook founder Mark Zuckeberg explains his strategy for navigating a tough economic climate.

  • Bush: G7 needs coordination Play
    Bush: G7 needs coordination Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 8:15 PM ET

    US President Bush said the world's major economies will stand together and do what it takes to stem global financial crisis

  • Turkey attacks Kurdish separatists Play
    Turkey attacks Kurdish separatists Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 1:25 PM ET

    The Turkish chief of staff announces an air raid conducted on 31 suspected PKK targets in northern Iraq.

  • Israel helps Iranian cancer victim Play
    Israel helps Iranian cancer victim Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 1:11 PM ET

    Iranian boy to be treated in Israel for a brain tumour.

  • Latest fashions include baby bumps Play
    Latest fashions include baby bumps Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 12:39 PM ET

    Moms-to-be walk the ramp in India's capital city New Delhi to launch the designer wear collection for pregnant women.

  • Panda politics for China and Taiwan Play
    Panda politics for China and Taiwan Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 10:52 AM ET

    China and Taiwan are to swap rare breeds of animals in a bid to warm up tense relations and quell political rivalries.

  • Dining in clinical cleanliness Play
    Dining in clinical cleanliness Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 8:38 AM ET

    A hospital-themed restaurant in Latvia is raising eyebrows and pulse rates.

  • Palin power abuse scandal Play
    Palin power abuse scandal Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 6:30 AM ET

    An Alaskan ethics inquiry says Sarah Palin abused her authority by pushing for the sacking of a state trooper.

  • Austrian far-right leader killed Play
    Austrian far-right leader killed Reuters - Sat Oct 11, 5:03 AM ET

    Joerg Haider was driving a government car which went out of control and rolled down an embankment.

  • US, India sign nuclear deal Play
    US, India sign nuclear deal Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 10:15 PM ET

    The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades.

  • Teachers and police clash in Mexico Play
    Teachers and police clash in Mexico Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 8:20 PM ET

    Hundreds of teachers, residents and police clash in Morelos state during a violent protest against a new education plan.

  • Full Steam Ahead Play
    Full Steam Ahead Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 8:15 PM ET

    As the world looks for ways to counter climate change, the most abundant energy source might be right below your feet.

  • G7 in need of sales job Play
    G7 in need of sales job Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 7:51 PM ET

    As G7 meets to address financial crisis, some analysts say the problem is not their prescription but their sales job

  • Rebuilding hope in Samarra Play
    Rebuilding hope in Samarra Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 7:30 PM ET

    As Golden Mosque in Samarra is restored, some hope it will become symbol of reconcilation and recovery

  • G7 aims to sell financial fix Play
    G7 aims to sell financial fix Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 6:53 PM ET

    As the G7 meets to address the financial crisis, some analysts say the problem is not their prescription but their sales job

  • Coldwell tries 10-day housing sale Play
    Coldwell tries 10-day housing sale Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 6:36 PM ET

    A U.S. real estate brokerage firm asks its clients to cut their homes' listing price in the hopes of attracting buyers during a 10 day markdown sale.

  • Creating doubts about Barack Obama Play
    Creating doubts about Barack Obama Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 6:24 PM ET

    John McCain is trying to create doubts about Obama-- and also focus on why he would be better than Obama in dealing with the economic crisis

  • Cold comfort for Icelanders Play
    Cold comfort for Icelanders Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 2:36 PM ET

    Angry Icelanders have staged a protest outside the central bank in Reykjavik over the way the economy has been run.

  • Wow, that's a very big fish! Play
    Wow, that's a very big fish! Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 2:30 PM ET

    And it's no fisherman's imaginary tale because a deep-dwelling fish line caught offshore Taiwan is several metres long.

  • Week ahead: Bernanke in spotlight Play
    Week ahead: Bernanke in spotlight Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 2:14 PM ET

    Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a highly anticipated economic address in New York on Wednesday.

  • Dow plunges 700, then recovers Play
    Dow plunges 700, then recovers Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 2:12 PM ET

    The benchmark S&P fell below 900 for the first time in 5 years as U.S. stocks took another wild ride on Friday.

  • Bush: US moving quickly Play
    Bush: US moving quickly Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 2:01 PM ET

    President George W. Bush said on Friday the U.S. government was moving aggressively to address the financial markets crisis, but he acknowledged that anxiety was feeding on itself as stocks continued to plunge.

  • European shares in freefall Play
    European shares in freefall Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 1:48 PM ET

    European stocks plunged by around ten percent on Friday afternoon, after Wall Street started badly as part of a global equities rout.

  • Euro feels the pain Play
    Euro feels the pain Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 1:33 PM ET

    With markets in turmoil the euro has taken a sharp turn for the worse as investors seek safer havens.

  • Peace negotiator wins Nobel Prize Play
    Peace negotiator wins Nobel Prize Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 1:17 PM ET

    The former President of Finland Martti Ahtissari has won the Nobel Peace Prize for a long career of peace mediation work.

  • Bush: "We can solve this crisis" Play
    Bush: "We can solve this crisis" Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 1:15 PM ET

    President Bush said the U.S. would move aggressively to address the financial crisis, while acknowledging that anxiety is playing a role in sending stocks sharply lower.

  • Tokyo workers' tough times Play
    Tokyo workers' tough times Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 12:45 PM ET

    Small factories in downtown Tokyo say the global financial crisis is hitting them hard, and is likely to hit them even harder by the end of the year.

  • Cashing in on the crunch Play
    Cashing in on the crunch Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 12:37 PM ET

    A luxury chocolate called the "Credit Crunch" is proving a hit at one of the biggest department stores in London.

  • Workers worried by financial crisis Play
    Workers worried by financial crisis Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 12:25 PM ET

    As European stocks tumble once again, markets turmoil is spilling over into the economy of Europe's powerhouse, Germany.

  • Gold defies market turbulence Play
    Gold defies market turbulence Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 12:09 PM ET

    As the financial crisis deepens many investors are switching to gold with its historic appeal as a safe reserve asset.

  • Fisherman net rare 'earthquake' fish Play
    Fisherman net rare 'earthquake' fish Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 11:52 AM ET

    A 3.5 metre long fish is caught in the east coast of Taiwan.

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