Violent clashes erupt in Egyptian capital

Violent clashes erupt in Egyptian capital
Heat Deaths Rise as Forecast Calls for Cooler Air From Canada on Sunday
YouTube video apparently shows Norway killer with gun
Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Destructive Image, Dies at 27
Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead in Tehran
16 Killed and 89 Hurt in Crash of 2 Trains in China
Obama holds crisis US debt talks
Gunman kill two Mexican cops who guarded U.S. diplomats
Train Crash in China Kills At Least 32
Gunmen Kill Iranian Nuclear Scientist
U.S. Takes Hard Line on North Korea
Protesters Attacked in Cairo
France's Sarkozy approval rating at 11-month high: poll
Pope urges Norwegians to reject hatred and conflict
China Arrests Top Fugitive After Canada Deports Him
Syrian flashpoint city mourns Friday deaths
UK singer Amy Winehouse found dead
Bullet train collision in China; 11 dead
Iranian physicist killed in attack in front of his Tehran home
Report: Singer Amy Winehouse found dead

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Dozens reportedly injured after knife-wielding men attack pro-reform protesters marching to defence ministry in Cairo.

Heat Deaths Rise as Forecast Calls for Cooler Air From Canada on Sunday

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 01:10 PM PDT

The National Weather Service had noted at least 22 heat-related deaths nationwide, but several cities and states were reporting new numbers early Saturday.

YouTube video apparently shows Norway killer with gun

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT

OSLO (Reuters) - A video on the YouTube website promoting a fight against Islam apparently shows pictures of the man suspected of a gun and bomb attack in Norway, wearing a wetsuit and pointing an automatic weapon.

Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Destructive Image, Dies at 27

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:45 PM PDT

The British singer who found worldwide fame with a smoky, hip-hop-inflected take on retro soul was found dead in her home in London on Saturday.

Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead in Tehran

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Dariush Rezai-Nejad killed in front of his home in the capital, after two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire.

16 Killed and 89 Hurt in Crash of 2 Trains in China

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Near Wenzhou, China, a train halted by lightning was struck by another train, derailing six cars, two of which were thrown from a bridge.

Obama holds crisis US debt talks

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama holds crisis talks with congressional leaders in a bid to avert a catastrophic debt default.

Gunman kill two Mexican cops who guarded U.S. diplomats

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican police officers who acted as guards for diplomats at the U.S. consulate in the northern city of Monterrey were killed while off duty, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

Train Crash in China Kills At Least 32

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT

A bullet train lost power and was hit by another train in eastern China, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than 100, state media reported.

Gunmen Kill Iranian Nuclear Scientist

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:52 AM PDT

A pair of gunmen firing from motorcycles killed an Iranian physicist involved in the country's nuclear program in an attack similar to other recent assassinations of scientists that Tehran blamed on the U.S. and Israel.

U.S. Takes Hard Line on North Korea

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Tentative steps by North and South Korea to repair relations aren't enough to warrant renewed multinational nuclear-disarmament talks, the U.S. said Saturday at an Asian security conference, where it also took a tough line on resolving tensions in the South China Sea.

Protesters Attacked in Cairo

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Groups of men armed with knives and sticks attacked protesters trying to march to the headquarters of Egypt's military rulers Saturday, setting off fierce street clashes.

France's Sarkozy approval rating at 11-month high: poll

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:16 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's approval rating continued to rebound ahead of a 2012 election, a new poll found on Saturday, vaulting France's center-right leader to his highest popularity rating since last August.

Pope urges Norwegians to reject hatred and conflict

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:02 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict expressed sympathy Saturday for the victims of a suspected right-wing zealot who killed up to 98 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack and urged Norwegians to reject hatred and violence.

China Arrests Top Fugitive After Canada Deports Him

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:10 PM PDT

State security officials arrested Lai Changxing after Canadian authorities deported him, ending more than a decade of attempts to escape imprisonment.

Syrian flashpoint city mourns Friday deaths

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Funerals held for three protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations on Friday in Homs.

UK singer Amy Winehouse found dead

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:47 AM PDT

One of pop music's most recognisable Grammy-winning stars dies at 27 after struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.

Bullet train collision in China; 11 dead

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT

A high-speed bullet train collision in eastern China's Zhejiang province Saturday left 11 people dead and 89 injured, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

Iranian physicist killed in attack in front of his Tehran home

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT

An Iranian nuclear physicist, Daryoush Rezaie, 35, was killed in an attack Saturday afternoon in front of his Tehran house by assailants on a motorcycle, Iranian media said.