Mon, May 25th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

The fatal shooting of a visiting guru at a Sikh temple in Vienna sparked rioting across northern India today, with the Government calling in the army to help police restore order. At least two people were killed and four injured when ...Read More

Iranian enrichment has not grown: diplomats

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | World |

Iranian enrichment has not grown: diplomats VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has effectively stopped expanding active uranium enrichment since September, diplomats said, while considering a big power offer to fuel a medical reactor if it turns over enriched material seen as an atomic bomb risk. While Iran's stock ...Read More

9 executed over China's deadly ethnic riots

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | World |

9 executed over China's deadly ethnic riots BEIJING -- China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for ...Read More

China Executes 9 for Role in Ethnic Riots

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | World |

BEIJING — Nine people have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that convulsed a western regional capital in July and left nearly 200 people dead, a state news agency reported Monday. The report by the China News Service did ...Read More

China executes nine suspects over July ethnic riots

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

BEIJING (AP) — Nine men have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese state media reported Monday. The worst ethnic unrest in ...Read More

China executes 9 suspects over July ethnic riots

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

BEIJING -Nine men have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese state media reported Monday. The worst ethnic unrest in decades began ...Read More

Handball coach who ran on court gets 3-year ban

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009 | Sports |

VIENNA (AP) — The European Handball Federation has given a three-year ban and a euro45,000 ($61,500) fine to an Austrian coach who ran onto the court and stopped an opposing player from scoring last week. The EHF also excluded Gunnar Prokop, ...Read More

Melzer beats Cilic to take Vienna title

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Sports |

VIENNA -- Jurgen Melzer defeated top-seeded Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, his second career ATP title. The 35th-ranked Melzer, seeded seventh, saved five break points to hold serve throughout. He broke Cilic three ...Read More

Melzer home hero in Vienna

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Sports |

Melzer home hero in Vienna Jurgen Melzer dealt a blow to Marin Cilic's bid to reach the ATP year-end finals by beating the Croatian to the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy 6-4 6-3. World number 35 Melzer was the first home player to lift the trophy since ...Read More

Publisher delays books by guru in sweat lodge case

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | U.S. |

PHOENIX—The release of two books by author and motivational speaker James Arthur Ray has been postponed in the wake of three deaths that occurred after a sweat lodge ceremony he led this month in northern Arizona. Hyperion Books publicity director Marie ...Read More

Group: 2 Tibetans executed in China for last year's Lhasa riots

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | World |

BEIJING - Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known executions for the violence, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday. Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, who ...Read More

Sweat lodge deaths a new test for self-help guru

Thu, Oct 22nd, 2009 | Most Viewed, U.S. |

Reporting from Carlsbad, Calif., and Denver - The story that self-help guru James Arthur Ray loves to tell his new audiences is a modern-day parable, a tale of overcoming adversity. The key character: James Arthur Ray. In 2000, he was living ...Read More

Crunch round in Iran uranium talks in Vienna

Wed, Oct 21st, 2009 | World |

Iran and world powers were meeting for a third round of talks here Wednesday to hammer out a deal on the supply of enriched uranium to Tehran in the hope of defusing tensions over its nuclear programme. Delegations from France, Iran, ...Read More

Iran nuclear talks with US, other powers stall in Vienna

Tue, Oct 20th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Vienna - Iranian negotiators played it tough on the second day of "brass tacks" talks on their nuclear program Tuesday. Some diplomats had been hoping for a breakthrough, with a deal sealed to send a large portion of Iran's nuclear ...Read More

Iran says Vienna talks won't curb nuclear drive

Tue, Oct 20th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Iran says Vienna talks won't curb nuclear drive TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday it will never abandon its "legal and obvious" right to nuclear technology and will not curb uranium enrichment, despite talks the West hopes will lead to restraints on the program. The talks ...Read More

Iran-big power talks in Vienna start well: ElBaradei

Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 | Top Stories |

VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and world powers on a uranium supply deal to ease concerns about Tehran's nuclear activity got off to a good, constructive start on Monday, the U.N. atomic agency chief said. "We're off to a good ...Read More

Iran not to hold "direct talks" with France in Vienna

Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran will not hold direct talks with France in Vienna on the purchase of highly-enriched uranium for medical purposes, the local satellite Press TV reported on Monday. "France has failed in its responsibilities regarding nuclear cooperation ...Read More

Iran to Boost Enrichment Level If Vienna Talks Fail

Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 | World |

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Iran vowed to increase the level ofenrichment in its uranium program to supply fuel for a medical-research reactor in Tehran if no progress is made with the worldpowers to allow the material to be imported. Iranian delegates ...Read More

Iran says will enrich uranium if Vienna talks fail

Mon, Oct 19th, 2009 | World |

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not hesitate to produce higher enriched uranium on its territory if nuclear talks fail with the U.N. watchdog, Russia, France and the United States in Vienna on Monday, an Iranian official said. "If the talks do ...Read More

3rd person dies after Arizona sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help guru; lawsuit planned

Sun, Oct 18th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday that she prided herself on leading a healthy and active life. Liz Neuman, 49, ...Read More

Armed riots threatened as Karzai scorns election inquiry

Sat, Oct 17th, 2009 | Top Stories |

HAMID KARZAI, the Afghan president, has threatened to ignore the findings of an investigation into widespread fraud that made it appear he had won an election victory over his rival in August. The country’s Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) had been due ...Read More