U.S. says al Qaeda-linked man tried to blow up plane (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 05:42 PM PST Reuters - A Nigerian man linked to al Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Friday, but was overpowered by passengers and crew and the plane landed safely, U.S. officials said. |
Aircraft terror suspect linked to al Qaeda - Rep King (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST Reuters - The suspect in an attempt to detonate an explosive device on a Delta Airlines flight outside Detroit is thought to have al Qaeda connections, Representative Peter King told CNN. |
Just a Minute With: Sushmita Sen (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:54 AM PST Reuters - Fifteen years ago, Sushmita Sen charmed an entire nation with her intelligence and poise after she brought home Indias first Miss Universe crown. |
How the Indian Ocean gets tsunami warnings (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:07 AM PST Reuters - For more than 40 years, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has been alerting countries in the Pacific region to the dangers of killer waves. |
Burj Dubai to be world's tallest building, how tall? (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:45 AM PST Reuters - In the annals of tall skyscrapers, there is no doubt that the soon-to-open Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest. But how tall is known to only a few. |
Pope calls for peace amid concern over his security (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:36 AM PST Reuters - Pope Benedict called on the world to abandon violence and vengeance on Friday and showed no sign of strain after an "unstable" woman lunged at him, forcing him to the ground, on Christmas Eve. |
Tsunami early warning must start at community level (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:06 AM PST Reuters - Five years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, the region has its own early warning system but experts say the new technology will not save lives unless local communities are more involved in planning how to respond. |
Tighter credit won't ease inflation - finmin (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 01:32 AM PST Reuters - India's finance minister said tightening credit would not help ease the country's soaring food price inflation. |
Commonwealth Games stadium catches fire (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:32 PM PST Reuters - A fire broke out late on Thursday at the rugby stadium under construction for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. |
Pilgrims crowd Bethlehem on warm Christmas eve (Reuters) Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:31 AM PST Reuters - Thousands of pilgrims and dignitaries crowded into Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity for a Christmas Mass, where Latin Patriarch Fuad al-Tuwal urged visitors to return home bearing a message of peace for the Holy Land. |
Pope dragged to floor but unharmed at Mass incident (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:42 PM PST Reuters - A woman the Vatican described as unstable jumped over a barricade, lunged at Pope Benedict and dragged him to the floor at the start of his Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica. |
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