Canada pulls out of UN arms talks

Canada pulls out of UN arms talks


Canada pulls out of UN arms talks

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Canada withdraws from UN nuclear disarmament talks in protest at North Korea's presidency of the forum, the Canadian foreign minister says.


FIFA tight-lipped over whistleblower

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:24 AM PDT

Football's world governing body says it 'does not comment on allegations' after ex-Qatar 2022 employee withdraws claims.


Ex-media tycoon Black to return to jail on September 6

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former media mogul Conrad Black has been ordered to report to prison on September 6 to serve out his prison sentence for fraud and obstruction of justice, according to U.S. court documents filed on Monday.


44 schoolboys die in road accident

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:38 AM PDT

At least 44 schoolboys were killed and many more injured as a pick-up truck skidded off the highway and plunged into a canal in southeast Chittagong district, 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said.


Owl of pane as bird's window crash leaves image

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:32 AM PDT

A woman returned to her Cumbrian home to find a near perfect imprint of an owl on her window.


Media Decoder: Sheila Bair to Write Book on Financial Crisis

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:55 AM PDT

Sheila C. Bair, who ended a tumultuous five-year term as chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this month, has landed a book deal to give her inside account of the financial crisis.


Green: House Vote on Light-Bulb Efficiency Repeal

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Republicans want to reverse a measure that required incandescent bulbs to be more efficient. Foes of their effort point out that consumers will save money over all if the rule stays in place.


Well: The Claim | A Tennis Ball to Cut Snoring

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Attaching a tennis ball to the back of one's pajamas may thwart back sleeping, but it does not appear to significantly reduce snoring.


Italy Evolves Into E.U.’s Next Weak Link

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT

A power struggle between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his finance minister, Giulio Tremonti, is threatening to turn Italy's economy into a liability.


In Midwest, Flutters May Be Far Fewer

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 12:33 PM PDT

The evidence is preliminary, but some experts say genetically modified crops threaten the butterfly by depriving it of habitat.


Cyprus Navy Chief Dies in Blast at Arms Depot

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

The large and deadly accidental blast leveled a munitions storage facility on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more.


Drought Spreads Its Pain Across 14 States

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:11 PM PDT

A drought that some say could rival the Dust Bowl has spread from Florida to Arizona.


UK'S ex-PM Brown says he is a suspected phone hacking victim

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Police have confirmed that Britain's former Prime Minister Gordon Brown was a possible victim of phone hacking, his spokeswoman said on Monday.


News Corp's BSkyB takeover bid at risk

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:17 AM PDT

UK review of $11.9bn bid for broadcaster likely to put deal on hold for months amid phone-hacking scandal.


Essien ruled out for six months

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:13 AM PDT

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is ruled out for up to six months after knee surgery.


Man 'attacked friend over grudge'

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT

A man attacked his best friend, who later died, over "a pathetic grudge" over money, a jury hears


Suspect Freed in Afghan Mutilation Case

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT

The only suspect arrested in the case of a woman mutilated by having her nose and ears cut off has been released, according to local Afghan officials and the woman's father.


Uganda to check Museveni "birthday cake" for poison

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:21 AM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan government chemists are carrying out tests on a birthday cake, sweets and mangoes that opposition activists tried to offer the president to see if they contained poison, police said.


Medvedev Approves Plan to Double Moscow's Size

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

President Dmitry Medvedev gave initial approval Monday to an ambitious plan to more than double the size of the Russian capital, making space to move legions of bureaucrats and bankers out of the traffic-clogged center into surrounding suburbs.


Suspect Freed in Afghan Mutilation Case

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT

The only suspect arrested in the case of a woman mutilated by having her nose and ears cut off has been released, according to local Afghan officials and the woman's father.


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