International News
Germany's Rommel wins men's World Cup skeleton
Frank Rommel led Germany to a 1-2 finish in the men's skeleton World Cup at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Friday. Rommel finished the two runs in a combined 1 minute, 50.88 seconds to easily beat Sandro Stielicke, who finished in 1:51.36. Martins Dukurs of L...
21-11-2009 - 09:24
Treasury prices drop, yields inch off lows
Treasury prices fell Friday, pushing their yields higher. Yields on short-term bills hovered near their lows of the year. The yield on the three-month T-bill, considered among the safest investments, was unchanged from late Thursday at 0.02 percent in ...
21-11-2009 - 09:22
US couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case
A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba have pleaded guilty in federal court. Walter Kendall Myers and wife, Gwendolyn _ both in their 70s _ were caught in an undercover FBI sting operation, ar...
21-11-2009 - 09:22
Mexico's oil production drops 7 percent
Crude production at Mexico's state-owned oil company dropped 7.1 percent in the first 10 months of this year amid declining reserves. Petroleos Mexicanos said in statement that oil production from January through October averaged 2.6 million barrels a ...
21-11-2009 - 09:20
Marseille beats PSG 1-0; 15 fans arrested
Defender Gabriel Heinze scored against his former teammates to give Marseille a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Friday in a French league match which was postponed from last month. An outbreak of swine flu in PSG had forced the match to be postpone...
21-11-2009 - 09:19
UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election and release those still detained. Citing arbitrary arrests, detentions and the disappear...
21-11-2009 - 09:18
Terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term
The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge. Narseal Batis...
21-11-2009 - 09:17
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid. Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapp...
21-11-2009 - 09:15
Mexico says new data reflect economic recovery
Rising oil prices and increased exports are slowly dragging Mexico's economy out of a severe recession, but the nation's financial system still confronts fundamental challenges, national leaders and experts said. "We are expecting in 2010 the Mexican e...
21-11-2009 - 09:15
Beams of protons circulate in Big Bang machine
A spokesman says scientists have circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher for the first time after a year of repairs. James Gillies of the European Organization for Nuclear Research says the return to action took some scientists ...
21-11-2009 - 09:14
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