Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics confirmed (AFP)

Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics confirmed (AFP)

Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics confirmed (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT

The governor Shintaro Ishihara (pictured) has formally announced Tokyo's 2020 Olympic bid at a reception marking the 100th anniversary of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC).(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Tokyo formally announced its bid to host the 2020 Olympics as a symbol of Japan's determination to recover from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

VIDEO: Syrian forces 'kill dozens'

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Security forces in Syria have shot dead at least 32 protestors, according to activists.


Philippine colonel calls for president's ouster (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 10:59 PM PDT

An online video of Colonel Generoso Mariano is seen being viewed in Quezon City, suburban Manila, on July 16. Colonel Mariano has been stripped of his post and put under investigation over the video in which he called for President Benigno Aquino's overthrow, according to the military said.(AFP/Jay Directo)AFP - A colonel in the Philippine navy has been stripped of his post and put under investigation over a video in which he called for President Benigno Aquino's overthrow, according to the military.

Japan nuclear reactor halted over pressure drop (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 10:20 PM PDT

This file photo shows one of Kansai Electric Power's nuclear power plants, in Fukui prefecture, west of Tokyo. Kansai Electric Power Co. said it would halt operations at another nuclear reactor in Central Japan, Ooi, because of a technical failure, placing further strain on the country's power supply.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)AFP - A Japanese power firm said it would halt operations at a nuclear reactor because of a technical failure, placing further strain on the country's power supply.

VIDEO: Mexico burns largest marijuana farm

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A 300-acre marijuana plantation in a remote desert area of Mexico has been burned to the ground.


French politicians attack critic of July 14 parade (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:28 PM PDT

Cadets from the French Naval Academy, L'Ecole Navale, march down the Champs-Elysees, during the annual Bastille day parade in Paris, on July 14. French politicians on the right have turned on the green candidate for next year's presidential vote after she suggested scrapping the traditional July 14 military parade.(AFP/File/Miguel Medina)AFP - French politicians on the right have turned on the green candidate for next year's presidential vote after she suggested scrapping the traditional July 14 military parade.

Dow Jones CEO quits due to phone-hacking scandal

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK: Les Hinton, chief executive officer of Dow Jones, resigned on Friday, as the phone-hacking scandal made him the target of criticism, reported China's Xinhua news agency. In his resignation letter, he apologized to those who were hurt by the actions of the News of the World. In the letter, he said he was "ignorant" of what happened and felt it was proper for him to resign from News Corp, the parent of Dow Jones. Along with Hiton, Rebekah Brooks, the CEO of News Corp's subsidiary company News International, also resigned earlier Friday. Hinton, aged 67, who was also the Wall Street Journal' s publisher, has work for Murdoch's News Corp for more than 5 decades. His departure was the latest development of News Corp's phone-hacking scandal. -- Bernama


"We are sorry" says News Corp boss Murdoch (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 10:41 PM PDT

A handout picture released in London by News International shows a copy of an apology to be issued Saturday in national newspapers by News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch.(AFP/News Internation/HO)AFP - Rupert Murdoch issued a public apology on Saturday for the phone hacking row, as two of his top executives resigned over the crisis that has engulfed his media empire.

Haiti clears homeless from stadium parking lot (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:50 PM PDT

AP - People began moving off the parking lot at the National Stadium in the capital Friday after Haiti's government paid them to clear out off the spot that has been their home since last year's earthquake.


32 killed in Syria protests, Damascus moves: activists (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:00 PM PDT

Protesters march during a demonstration against President Bashar al-Assad in the suburb of Qaboun, Damascus in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website on July 15, 2011. Syrian forces killed at least 32 civilians on Friday, including 23 in the capital Damascus, in an intensifying crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. REUTERS/Social Media Website via REUTERS TVReuters - Syrian forces killed at least 32 civilians on Friday, including 23 in the capital Damascus, in an intensifying crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.

58 held in Mexico's biggest marijuana farm bust (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:24 PM PDT

Army personnel burn marijuana plants at a plantation discovered near San Quintin, Baja California state, Mexico, Friday, July 15, 2011. Soldiers have found the largest marijuana plantation ever detected in Mexico, a huge field covering almost 300 acres (120 hectares), covered by shaded netting, the Defense Department said Thursday. The plantation is four times larger than the previous record discovery by authorities at a ranch in northern Chihuahua state in 1984. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Food still sat on the camp dinner table Friday, abandoned three days earlier by workers fleeing soldiers who stumbled on their lush, mesh-covered oasis stretching across the harsh Baja California desert.

China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:27 PM PDT

AP - China called on the U.S. to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, saying Saturday that it could hurt relations between the two countries.


VIDEO: LA preps for Car-mageddon

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT

Los Angeles is facing Car-mageddon, as a section of the 405 freeway closes for repairs. People are staying at home, buying up supplies and hunkering down for the weekend.


VIDEO: Syrian forces 'kill dozens'

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Security forces in Syria have shot dead at least 32 protestors, according to activists.


Women's Soccer Has Men Wanting to Buy Jerseys

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:47 PM PDT

The excitement has some men particularly worked up as they fret over one of the finer points of fandom: What in the world is a beer-drinking, chest-hair-sporting Abby Wambach fan supposed to wear?


VIDEO: LA preps for Car-mageddon

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT

Los Angeles is facing Car-mageddon, as a section of the 405 freeway closes for repairs. People are staying at home, buying up supplies and hunkering down for the weekend.


Deadly jail breakout in Mexico

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:04 PM PDT

At least seven killed and 59 others escape after prison riot in the town of Nuevo Laredo.


Venezuela's Chavez to go to Cuba for chemotherapy (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is pictured as he waits for the arrival of Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas July 15, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he would return to ally Cuba for chemotherapy, raising doubts about his fitness to fight for re-election next year in the OPEC-member nation.

Grieving Daley to defend world diving title (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Tom Daley (pictured in 2010) is used to pressure but the British teenager will defend his world championships diving title without his most ardent supporter following the recent death of his father. Robert Daley died aged 40 in May after suffering with brain cancer for several years.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)AFP - Tom Daley is used to pressure but the British teenager will defend his world championships diving title without his most ardent supporter following the recent death of his father.

Phelps eyes new China gold rush at swimming worlds (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:44 PM PDT

Michael Phelps of the US attends an early morning training session at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Brisbane, on July 15. The US swimming team were in a training camp on the Gold Coast in preparation for the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, starting July 16.(AFP/File/Patrick Hamilton)AFP - Michael Phelps returns to China, scene of his astonishing Beijing Olympic swimming triumphs, seeking to kick-start another Olympic campaign at the 2011 world championships in Shanghai.
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