Spanish unemployment reaches 25%

Unemployment in Spain continued its steady march higher in the third quarter, as the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy remained in recession, to hit a fresh high at just over 25%. The jobless rate in the quarter rose to 25.02% from 24.63% in the second quarter,...

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Criminal probe opened over video showing Va. rep's son discussing vote scheme

Local police in Arlington, Va., have opened a criminal investigation after a secretly recorded video showed the son of a Democratic congressman apparently advising someone who claimed to be looking for ways to commit voter fraud. In a brief statement, the Arlington County police department and attorney's office said they were "aware"...

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Kingfisher to arrange own funds to restart airline

NEW DELHI | Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:14pm IST (Reuters) - Kingfisher Airlines(KING.NS), which agreed this week to pay overdue salaries to its staff, will source funding from its own resources to get the grounded carrier flying, the DGCA said on Friday. The Director General...

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Obama says he has lead, as poll shows Romney ahead and gaining among women

A day after an interview aired in which President Obama declared he still has the lead, another national poll showed Mitt Romney slightly ahead while erasing Obama's advantage among women. The Associated Press-GfK poll showed Romney pulling 47 percent of likely voters to Obama's 45 percent -- a split within the margin of error, but...

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Samsung / Apple UK judgment

On 9th July 2012 the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ruled that Samsung Electronic (UK) Limited’s Galaxy Tablet Computer, namely the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Tab 8.9 and Tab 7.7 do not infringe Apple’s registered design No. 0000181607-0001. A copy of the full judgment of the High court is available on the following link www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Patents/2012/1882.html. In the ruling,...

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Harvey Weinstein editing, releasing 'SEAL Team Six' documentary to help President’s re-election bid

Set to air on the National Geographic Channel two days before the Presidential election, “SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden,” is billed as the “real inside story behind the manhunt and raid that took down al-Qaeda’s notorious leader, told through the eyes of the military and intelligence teams involved.” But rather than...

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NYPD officer plotted to kidnap, cook and eat women, authorities say

A New York City police officer plotted to kidnap, cook and eat women, using a crime victim database and possibly an online dating forum to choose potential victims and discussing his twisted scheme in grisly detail online, local and federal law enforcement authorities said. Six-year NYPD veteran Gilberto Valle, 28, who worked in Harlem,...

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He'd do anything for a vote (But he won't do that)

Mitt Romney is joined by Randy Owen (L) and Meat Loaf (C) as they sing 'God Bless America' at a campaign rally in Defiance, Ohio. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was joined on stage during the campaign trail in Defiance, Ohio by Meat Loaf and country singer Randy Owen. The singers...

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The Entente Cordiale takes to the seas

Nearly a third of the Royal Navy fleet is positioned off the coast of France today for a major exercise with the French military. Six British ships and 3,000 UK military personnel are taking part in Exercise Corsican Lion to develop the joint naval force being set up by Britain and France. The two countries are creating...

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Controversial New Diet Pill Hits Market

Hailed as a Miracle Fat Burner — But Should It Be ...

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Tennessee-Alabama border town shaken by six unsolved killings

The recent homicides of six people along the Tennessee-Alabama state line have brought back fear and bad memories of previous violent killings near the quiet rural town of Fayetteville, Tenn. Dozens of law enforcement personnel in Tennessee and Alabama have been working long hours over the past three days to identify a suspect in...

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Police: 37 dead after Afghan mosque suicide bomb

Police in northern Afghanistan told the Reuters news agency that the death toll following a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Afghanistan has risen to 37. The attack, on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, happened in Maimana, capital of Faryab province, said Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a spokesman for police in the Afghan nort...

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Suspect in New York police officer's killing charged with murder

 An ex-convict suspected of gunning down a New York policeman and a carjacking victim was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder as he appeared in a courtroom packed with officers. About 50 police officers, most in uniform, stood in the courtroom and about 50 more filled the hallways during Darrell Fuller's...

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British oil executive murdered

A British oil executive has been shot dead in front of his wife outside a restaurant in the Belgian capital of Brussels. The attack on Nicholas Mockford happened 12 days ago, but details have only emerged after a news blackout imposed by the police...

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President Assad at prayers as Eid ceasefire fails

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been filmed at Friday prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, as reports of shelling appear to show that the holiday ceasefire is not holding in Damascu...

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East Coast prepares for pre-Halloween 'Frankenstorm'

The pre-Halloween hybrid weather monster that federal forecasters call "Frankenstorm" is looking more ominous by the hour for the East Coast, and utilities and local governments are getting ready. Meteorologists expect a natural horror show of high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and maybe snow to the west beginning early Sunday,...

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2 US troops killed in Afghan insider attack

Two U.S. troops in Afghanistan were killed after an individual wearing an Afghan National Police uniform turned his weapon on them, officials said Thursday. The attack took place in Khas Uruzgan district. Officials are investigating the incident. It was the latest in a string of attacks from inside the Afghan Army and police force that are threatening to undermine both the partnership with international troops --...

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Bombing kills 20 in Afghan mosque

A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 50 when he struck inside a mosque in Maymana city in northern Afghanistan during Eid al-Adha holiday prayers on Friday, officials said. "We have 20 people dead. Police are also among the victims. More than 50 were wounded as a result of the explosion," the Faryab provincial governor's spokesman, Ahmad Jawed Baidar, told AF...

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Britain honors bomb-sniffing dog who died with handler in Afghanistan

 A bomb-sniffing army dog who died in Afghanistan on the day his handler was killed has been honored with Britain's highest award for animal bravery. Springer spaniel mix Theo was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in London. Theo worked for five months in Afghanistan with...

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Prosecutors say Colorado teen confesses in death of Jessica Ridgeway

  A Colorado teenager has confessed in the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl and in a separate attack on a runner, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, 17-year-old Austin Reed Sigg, made his first court appearance Thursday in the death of Jessica Ridgeway and an assault on a 22-year-old female runner in May. Authorities...

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Lawmakers press administration for Libya answers after email release

Leading congressional lawmakers applied new pressure to the Obama administration Thursday for information on the Libya terror attack, after emails published this week showed top officials being told within hours that a local militant group had claimed responsibility. Republicans are using the alert on Sept. 11, contained in State...

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Police detain 1, seek motive in LA family shooting

 Authorities say they will continue to detain for questioning a man who fits the description of the gunman in shootings that killed three people and critically wounded two others at a family-owned business in suburban Los Angeles. Downy Police Lt. Dean Milligan says the man is one of four people detained and questioned earlier...

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