Brazil’s most-deadly natural disaster may worsenas heavy rain in coming weeks threatens to causemore mudslides and hinder rescue efforts after atleast 511 people died in Rio de Janeiro state.Petropolis,...
More Rain Forecast for Brazil as Floods, Mudslides Kill 511 in Rio State.
A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
China is failing to enforce trade laws necessary fornuclear sanctions against Iran, weakeninginternational efforts to prevent Iran fromacquiring a nuclear arsenal, according to a formernuclear inspector...
Retail Sales Rise Less Than Expected.
Sales at U.S. retailers rose slightly less thanexpected in December, but retail sales for all of2010 reversed two years of contraction andposted the biggest gain in more than a decade, agovernment report...
Michelle Obama's Advice to Parents in Wake of Tucson Shooting.
First Lady Michelle Obama is offering advice toparents who are struggling to help their childrenunderstand the horrific Tucson massacre thatkilled six and wounded 14, including Rep. GabrielleGiffords...
Jude Law returns to London stage in "Anna Christie".
Hollywood actorJude Law will return to theWest End stage, appearing inEugene O'Neill's "AnnaChristie" at the DonmarWarehouse, the theater said.The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, part of a farewellseason...
Obama speech recalls Reagan.
The patter of the Oval Office hasn't come as easilyto Obama as it has to his predecessors.Two weeks after President Barack Obamareturned from a Hawaiian vacation spent readinga 900-page biography of Ronald...
Obese? What your doc may be overlooking.
Ann Silk, MD, worries about heroverweight patients. But Dr. Silk, an internal-medicine resident at the University of PittsburghMedical Center, isn't concerned only about theirdiets and cholesterol levels.She...
Stock futures off, Dow, S&P seek 7th week of gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fellon Friday despite strong quarterly results fromJPMorgan Chase & Co as the Dow Industrials andS&P 500 looked to close out a seventh week ofgains.JPMorgan...
Tucson to bury judge slain in shooting rampage.
A devout Catholicand a respected federal judge,John Roll was also a closefriend to CongresswomanGabrielle Giffords.He was shot to death as he dropped by to seeher at a constituents' meeting outside...
Health care reform law back on House agenda for Tuesday.
The House will try to get back to normal nextweek, with the chamber coming back intosession on Tuesday to reignite debate overrepealing the health care reform law.“As the White House noted, it is important...
Pope John Paul II will be beatified after Easter.
Current pontiff Benedict XVI certifies that a miraclehealing attributed to John Paul is genuine. Thefinding puts John Paul closer to sainthood, forwhich a second miracle is required.Reporting from Manchester,...
Nearly 500 Dead in Brazil Mudslides, Flooding.
Jan. 12: Cars sit in debris in a flooded street inTeresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.TERESOPOLIS, BRAZIL – Rain began falling againFriday in this mountain town, hampering rescueefforts in the wake...
Gold slips below $1,370/oz after China move.
(Reuters) - Gold fell in Europeon Friday after China's centralbank raised lenders' reserverequirements by 50 basispoints, with softer havendemand for the metal aftersolid bond sales by Portugaland Spain...
In Tunisia's capital, protesters return to the streets.
Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- A day after the Tunisianpresident indicated that he wouldn't run again,people peacefully took to the streets in tenseNorth African nation's capital to protest his rule.Thousands...
Poll: Americans SayThey Will HonorKing Holiday
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial site,
which is currently under construction, is seen
through a mesh barrier during a tour for the
media in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011.
Americans...
Japan Finance Minister: Share Economic, Fiscal Policy Views With Yosano.
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's finance ministersaid Friday he shares some economic and fiscalpolicy views with Kaoru Yosano, a veteranlawmaker who is expected to become economyminister in a cabinet reshuffle...
Delayed again, 'Spider-Man' may set another record.
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway's "Spider-Man:Turn Off the Dark" has already become the mostexpensive show ever mounted on Broadway.Soon it may reach another milestone: The showstuck in previews the longest.Producers...
Business news in brief | Judge approves Madoff settlement.
Judge approves Madoff settlementA New York bankruptcy judge approved ahistoric $7.2 billion deal Thursday to settle alawsuit brought against the estate of one of theoldest and wealthiest clients of disgraced...
Apple's iOS update gives hints on future of iPhone and iPad.
Imagination Technologies designs microchipsused in Apple's iPadApple has released a beta version of its iOSoperating system that shows some of thefeatures that will be coming for iPhone and iPadusers...
Tunisian protests: Tunis marchers test Ben Ali's words.
Tunisia's president made it clear his forces wouldno longer use lethal force against demonstratorsDemonstrators are gathering for a marchthrough the centre of the Tunisian capital,Tunis, as pressure mounts...
1 million affected by Sri Lanka floods.
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Aid workersscrambled to help more than a million people inSri Lanka suffering from massive floodingdescribed by the government as the worstnatural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.At...
Sri Lanka struggles with flood havoc.
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan militaryand aid agencies struggled Thursday to bringrelief to a million people displaced by floods thathave claimed nearly 30 lives and devastated theisland's rice...
Exclusive: Loughner Friend Explains Alleged Gunman's Grudge Against Giffords
— Jared Lee Loughner volunteering at the TucsonBook Festival. Loughner is a suspect in theshooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others at apublic event. | © Mamta Popat/Arizona DailyStar/ZUMAPRESS.com.At...
Chip sector jumps on strong Intel report.
HELSINKI/LONDON (Reuters) - Shares insemiconductor companies jumped on Friday inJapan and Europe after strong earnings reportfrom sector bellwether Intel, the world's largestchipmaker, defied a slowdown...
Marathon to spin off refining business.
Marathon Oil Corp. has a refinery in Texas City.Under a proposal approved Thursday, thedownstream business would be spun off intoMarathon Petroleum Corp., which would be setup in Findlay, Ohio.After studying...
