Close Mubarak associate held in Spain

Close Mubarak associate held in Spain


Close Mubarak associate held in Spain

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Egyptian officials say Hussein Salam will be bought back to Egypt to face a number of charges.


Sudan border state foes agree to talks: Mbeki

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT

ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The warring parties in Sudan's Southern Kordofan border state have agreed hostilities should cease and that talks should start, former South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday.


Police hold 100 at Vancouver riot

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Police arrested nearly 100 people during riots in downtown Vancouver after the hockey team lost the Stanley Cup final, an official says.


At War: Libya Campaign Reveals the Doves - on the Left and Right

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT

President Obama is coming under criticism from the left and the right for his decision to participate in the NATO military campaign in Libya.


Senate Votes to End Ethanol Subsidies

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:15 PM PDT

The Senate voted 73 to 27 on Thursday to wipeout billions of dollars in support for the U.S. ethanol industry.


Mapping Sun’s Potential to Power New York

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Two-thirds of New York's buildings are suitable for solar panels, which together could meet half of the city's power demand at peak times, the city found.


Syrian Forces Move to Iraq Border

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Syria's military has expanded its reach to a fourth border by deploying forces to the remote towns of Deir el-Zour near the frontier with Iraq, a volatile tribal area, stretching the capacity of it military.


India, China Set to Resume Military Ties

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:44 AM PDT

India and China will resume military ties a year after a cold freeze in relations, with a defense delegation set to travel to Beijing on Sunday, according to an official in the Indian government.


Spain Expels Libyan Ambassador

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Spain has ordered the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador in Madrid, saying Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime no longer has any legitimacy,


Ministers 'losing way' on reforms

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT

The coalition is "losing its way" over its promised public sector reforms in the face of union pressure and fears of a public backlash, the CBI is to say.


Vancouver ponders Stanley Cup riots

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:39 AM PDT

Sanitation workers in Vancouver continued clean-up efforts Thursday after hundreds of angry hockey fans, fuming over their team's Stanley Cup loss, wreaked havoc across downtown sections of the Canadian city.


China Says It Has Inspected Its Nuclear Plants

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT

A statement from the Ministry of Environmental Protection implied that the country's 13 nuclear power plants had passed the test.


Assange supporters' camera claim

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claim surveillance cameras have been installed near his bail address in Norfolk.


Gang wars kill 33 in Mexican city

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Thirty-three people are killed in one of the deadliest days ever for the Mexican city of Monterrey, officials say.


Greek PM talks tough amid worsening crisis

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

George Papandreou vows to stay the course and pursue reforms amid growing resentment over austerity measures.


California Governor Vetoes Budget

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Gov. Jerry Brown said that the budget the Legislature passed merely papers over the state's long-term deficit.


VIDEO: Congressman Weiner news conference

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT

News conference by Congressman Anthony Weiner


Libya rebels: Cell phones show rapes

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Libyan rebels say they have confiscated cell phones that contain video showing Gadhafi loyalists raping women and torturing people, adding to the accusations of rape being used as a weapon of war in the country.


City Room: No Strike at Macy's

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Macy's and the union representing roughly 4,000 workers reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a threatened strike.


US pledges to hunt down Zawahiri

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT

The US will hunt down and kill new al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri as it did Osama Bin Laden, Washington's top military officer says.


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