Chavez's illness delays summit

Chavez's illness delays summit


Chavez's illness delays summit

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Venezuela suspends a summit due to be hosted by President Hugo Chavez amid continued speculation over the pace of his recovery from surgery.


News Corp finally sells MySpace

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT

News Corporation sells its ailing social networking site MySpace for a fraction of the price it paid for the business six years ago.


Greek police battle rioters as austerity bill passed

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT

ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas and battled masked demonstrators who attacked the finance ministry on Wednesday after lawmakers passed the first of two austerity bills demanded by international lenders to stave off default.


EU Budget Plan Risks Showdown

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:47 PM PDT

The European Commission risked a major battle with the likes of the U.K. and other wealthy countries by unveiling a proposal for a minimum 5% real term increase in the EU's budget for the 2014-20 period.


Prescriptions: F.D.A. Again Rejects Avastin for Breast Cancer

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Advisers found that the drug was neither effective nor safe for treatment of metastatic breast cancer.


DealBook: New Investment Strategy: Preparing for End Times

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:44 PM PDT

In return for small losses now, some funds offer to protect portfolios against events that are unlikely or unthinkable.


US synagogue bomb plotters jailed

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Three men convicted of plotting to set off bombs at a New York synagogue and attack military planes are sentenced to 25 years in prison.


Tsonga eliminates Federer from Wimbledon

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Frenchman defeats six-time champion to reach semi-final against second seed Djokovic, while Murray will take on Nadal.


France Sent Arms to Libyan Rebels

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

France sent weapons this month to Libyan civilians under siege by Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces, a military spokesman said, making it the first country from NATO to announce it has armed rebel fighters.


Myanmar government warns Suu Kyi on planned tour

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - A possible tour of Myanmar by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi could cause riots, state media warned on Wednesday, implying she would be responsible for her own safety.


Egyptian Seeds Linked to European E. Coli Outbreaks

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:44 AM PDT

European health officials have cautiously identified contaminated fenugreek seeds as a probable common link between the large outbreak in Germany and a smaller one in France.


Moldova 'uranium smugglers' held

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Moldovan police say they have arrested six people suspected of trying to smuggle a type of uranium used in nuclear weapons to an African country.


Schools hit in pension row strike

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Around half of Wales' schools are set to fully or partially close on Thursday as up to 20,000 teachers walk out in a protest over changes to their pensions.


South Asians hit by Greek crisis

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Thousands of South Asian migrants have left Greece in recent months to escape the country's growing economic crisis, community leaders tell the BBC.


VIDEO: 183 billion apps downloaded by 2015

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

The BBC's Sam Naz reports on the latest technology news from around the world


Media Decoder: News Corp. Sells MySpace to Specific Media for $35 Million

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT

MySpace, bought by the News Corporation six years ago for $580 million, has been sold to Specific Media for about $35 million, two executives with knowledge of the sale said Wednesday.


City Room: 3 Sentenced in Bronx Synagogue Bomb Plot

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT

A federal judge imposed the minimum sentence under the law, noting concerns about the prosecution's use of an informant to recruit the defendants.


ArtsBeat: Better Reading for Madoff?

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Bernard L. Madoff said he is reading all of James Michener's novels while serving his 150-year prison sentence. But what should he be reading behind bars?


VIDEO: Gorilla goes home after day job at zoo

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:38 AM PDT

A childless French couple have adopted a 13-year-old female gorilla named Digit.


Syrian army 'kills four in Idlib province'

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Troops kill at least four people in village of Rameh, as Syrian forces press on in a tank-led assault, activists say.


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