Farah wins 10,000m European gold

Farah wins 10,000m European gold


Farah wins 10,000m European gold

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Britain's Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, with compatriot Chris Thompson taking silver.


Pressure mounts for talks in Mideast as end nears for Jewish-settlement freeze

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:34 PM PDT

ITAMAR, WEST BANK -- While Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Washington this week to talk about peace gestures toward the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was planting a tree in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank -- an indication of permanence that few Palestinians would...


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Army of Ex-Financial Regulators Set to Lobby Agencies

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Corporations are recruiting former regulators to help negotiate an avalanche of anticipated federal rules.


Polygamist’s Rape Convictions Are Overturned in Utah

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Utah's Supreme Court ordered a new trial for the polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs, ruling that the jury instructions had been faulty.


Cameron in India on trade drive

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:11 PM PDT

David Cameron arrives in India for a visit he hopes will inject new life into Anglo-Indian relations and help build trade links.


Murray splits from coach Maclagan

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:31 PM PDT

British number one Andy Murray has sacked Miles Maclagan, his coach of two-and-a-half years.


Russian Offer Divides Activists

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Russian opposition activists are divided on an offer by authorities to allow a demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, on the condition that the protests' original architect be excluded.


Japan's Top Parties Ponder Cooperation

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Japan's two biggest political parties are looking at how they might work together, as Prime Minister Naoto Kan seeks ways to push policies through parliament following his ruling party's election defeat.


Body of Missing American Sailor Found in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:31 AM PDT

The body of a missing sailor, one of two captured by the Taliban in Logar Province on Friday, was found Sunday according to a statement released Tuesday from a NATO spokesman.


Live - European Championships day one

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Britain's Mo Farah goes for gold in the 10,000m and Dwain Chambers runs in the 100m at the European Championships in Barcelona.


Countdown excites Olympic stars

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:07 AM PDT

Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy says the London 2012 Games have taken a step closer to reality after becoming the first person to ride in the velodrome.


What next for BP?

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Tony Hayward will stand down as chief executive of BP. What impact will this have on the company?


Nato denies Afghan civilian deaths

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Afghan and Nato officials at odds over killing of 52 civilians in Helmand rocket attack.


Indians on 'special relationship' with UK

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:01 PM PDT

British prime minister David Cameron has called for a new special relationship with India. It was once once part of the British empire, but is now one of the world's fastest growing economies.


Haitian singer Wyclef Jean weighs presidential bid

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:56 AM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian singer and songwriter Wyclef Jean is weighing a bid for the presidency of his earthquake-shattered Caribbean homeland but has not yet decided whether to run in November's election.


Iranian Exiles Struggle to Stay Involved

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:58 AM PDT

The Web keeps Iranian exiles involved, but they can no longer confront the government in Iran, where bloody repression has put lives in danger.


Tobacco Funds Dwindle as Obesity Fight Intensifies

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:08 PM PDT

As public health priorities shift, anti-tobacco programs are losing out to the campaign against obesity.


Body of Missing U.S. Sailor Found in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:26 PM PDT

The body of a missing sailor, one of two captured by the Taliban in Logar Province on Friday, was found Sunday according to a statement released Tuesday from a NATO spokesman.


Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Create Hybrid Taxi Fleet

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT

A federal appeals panel ruled that the city's attempt to force taxi fleet owners to upgrade to hybrids amounted to regulating fuel efficiency, something that only the federal government is allowed to do.


Books of The Times: Jane Ziegelman’s ‘97 Orchard’ Is a Culinary History

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:23 PM PDT

The Old World meets the new on the plates of immigrants on the Lower East Side in Jane Ziegelman's "97 Orchard."


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