· Qantas says latest A380 delay unrelated to wing cracks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Qantas Airways played down a steering issue that forced an Airbus A380 to twice abandon departure before taking off from London's Heathrow airport Saturday, saying it
· Glossy leather stands out at NY fashion week
Shiny leather stood out during a particularly busy Sunday at New York fashion week, with both Derek Lam and Donna Karan for DKNY making the most of the material in its most highly polished...
· Arabs back Syria opposition; Homs bombardment resumes
CAIRO/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the...
· At Fort Bliss, video valentines recorded for soldiers
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Aamber Alderson's sweetheart - her husband, Staff Sergeant James Alderson - will be thousands of miles away from her on Valentine's Day. So on Friday at Fort...
· Japan economy shrinks more than expected in Q4, weak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank a bigger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October-December, hurt by slowing global growth, Thai floods and a strong yen, casting doubt about...
· Greek lawmakers approve austerity bill as Athens burns
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill Monday to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central...
· Exonerated Texas man's grave gets permanent tribute
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The first person in the United States to be exonerated posthumously on the basis of DNA evidence received a lasting tribute in his home state of Texas this...
· As Xi visits, China's U.S. crop demanda balm for tensions
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - China is half a world away from the 2,300-acre family farm in east-central Iowa where John Weber and his son plant corn and soybeans.
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· Civil unions criticized ahead of NJ marriage vote
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the fall of 2010, John Grant was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with a shattered skull after being hit by a car in New York City. Grant's partner, Daniel Weiss, arrived
· Foreign students given unearned degrees at North Dakota college
(Reuters) - Hundreds of foreign students in a joint degree program at a North Dakota state university were admitted despite lacking credentials and awarded degrees without completing...
· U.S. blues museum planned for St. Louis riverfront
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A few blocks from the Mississippi River levee where a homeless W.C. Handy composed "St. Louis Blues" more than 100 years ago, the first national blues museum in the...
· Greek coalition expels 43 deputies on debt dissent
Greece's coalition government has expelled 43 deputies from its ranks in parliament, over dissent in a crucial debt vote. The Socialists and conservatives expelled 22 and 21 lawmakers,...
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· Apple launches new legal attack on Samsung phones
(Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked a federal court in California to block Samsung Electronics Co Ltd from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphones, alleging patent violations.
· Greek coalition government expels 43 deputies, over dissent in crucial debt vote.
Greek coalition government expels 43 deputies, over dissent in crucial debt vote.
· Romney's Santorum problem: no easy targets
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a Rick Santorum problem that can't be easily swept aside, even with wins in the sparsely attended Maine...
· Greece passes new austerity deal amid rioting
Greece's parliament early Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled country from bankruptcy, after rioters in central Athens...
· China tells banks to roll over local government loans: FT
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China has instructed its banks to embark on a huge roll-over of loans to local governments, the Financial Times reported, aiming to give itself more time to deal with a...
· Exclusive: Mortgage problems? Turn your house into a billboard
BUENA PARK, California (Reuters) - When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside,