UAE to issue verdicts for 94 defendants accused of plotting to seize power

UAE to issue verdicts for 94 defendants accused of plotting to seize power

UAE to issue verdicts for 94 defendants accused of plotting to seize power

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:24 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - A United Arab Emirates court will deliver verdicts on Tuesday in the case of 94 Emiratis charged with plotting to overthrow the government, a sensitive case reflecting the authorities' deep mistrust of Islamist groups after the Arab Spring.

China's Xinjiang offers rewards after deadliest unrest in four years

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:22 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced rewards of up to 100,000 yuan ($16,000) on Tuesday for information leading the arrest of those responsible for the deadliest violence in four years in the vast far-western region of Xinjiang, dominated by Muslim Uighurs.

VIDEO: Malala's friend Shazia comes to UK

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:45 PM PDT

Pakistani schoolgirl Shazia Ramzan, who was with Malala Yousafzai when she was shot in the head by the Taliban after campaigning for girls' rights to education, has come to the UK to go to school.

Warner could make Australia comeback

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:04 PM PDT

Controversial Australia batsman David Warner is in the mix for the Ashes opener against England, says Darren Lehmann.

VIDEO: Malala's friend Shazia comes to UK

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:45 PM PDT

Pakistani schoolgirl Shazia Ramzan, who was with Malala Yousafzai when she was shot in the head by the Taliban after campaigning for girls' rights to education, has come to the UK to go to school.

VIDEO: Mexico's first mariachi school

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:52 PM PDT

Mexico's first academy of mariachi music has opened in Mexico City.

Palin stars in WWI drama

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:20 PM PDT

A new BBC Two drama set on the battlefields of World War I will see Michael Palin in his first on-screen TV acting role in more than two decades.

Winklevoss twins plan Bitcoin trust

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:38 PM PDT

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, famed for their legal dispute with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, unveil plans to float a Bitcoin trust.

DealBook: As Bond Market Tumbles, Pimco Seeks to Reassure Investors

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:41 PM PDT

Interest rates have surged in the last two months, and the company, the fifth-largest asset manager in the world, is showing signs of stress.
    

South Africa's Mandela still 'critical but stable'

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:32 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Ailing anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Monday in a "critical but stable" condition, the government said.

Manhattan Apartment Sales Increase Despite Reduced Inventory

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:18 PM PDT

Concern over the number of available units shrinking to a near record low was allayed by a robust level of transactions.
    

Economix Blog: Zero-Based Tax Reform

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:01 PM PDT

If they don't make specific proposals for eliminating tax deductions, Senate leaders are posturing and wasting everyone's time with their talk of tax reform, an economist writes.
    

Panel to Review Up to 50 Trial Convictions Involving a Discredited Brooklyn Detective

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:57 PM PDT

The review was ordered after problems were found in the work of Louis Scarcella, a former Brooklyn homicide detective, including repeated use of the same eyewitnesses.
    

DealBook: Winklevoss Twins Plan First Fund for Bitcoins

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:50 PM PDT

A proposal by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to create an exchange-traded fund dealing in bitcoins could make the digital currency more accessible to ordinary investors.
    

With Fewer Stars at Yankee Stadium, Fewer Fans Are Watching

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:28 PM PDT

The absence of their usual big names is hurting the Yankees not only in the standings but at the gate and in the television ratings. Fewer people are watching.
    

Sharia law spreading in Syria rebel areas

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:22 PM PDT

Sharia law spreading in Syria's rebel-held areas

Russian rocket crashes in Kazakhstan

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:56 PM PDT

An unmanned Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites crashes seconds after its launch from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.

Militants Attack NATO Compound in Kabul

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 07:55 PM PDT

Militants blew up a suicide car bomb at the gate to a NATO compound in Kabul early Tuesday and attacked guards with small-arms fire, killing four guards and two civilians, police said.
    

As Bay Area Strike Idles Trains, Commuters Scramble

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:46 PM PDT

Employees of the commuter railroad went on strike after their contract expired Sunday night, and with no new negotiations scheduled, the region braced for a second day of travel disruptions.
    

Alice Munro Puts Down Her Pen to Let the World In

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT

The renowned short-story writer says her writing days are over. She plans to see more people, she said, "to get out on the surface of life."
    
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