Cambodia to Ask Met to Return 10th-Century Statues

Cambodia to Ask Met to Return 10th-Century Statues


Cambodia to Ask Met to Return 10th-Century Statues

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The Cambodian government will ask the Metropolitan Museum of Art to return twin sandstone figures that were allegedly looted from a jungle temple.


MP apologises for Holocaust claim

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT

A Labour MP apologises for making false allegations about a Palestinian human rights group.


Israeli soldier, Gaza gunmen killed in clash

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian gunman broke into Israel on Friday and killed a soldier before being shot dead himself in a rare cross-border attack that Israel blamed on the Islamist group Hamas.


Hezbollah demands hostages in Syria be freed

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Hassan Nasrallah calls for the release of Lebanese Shia pilgrims held in Syria, saying they are innocent civilians.


Photos: Where are Arab leaders now?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:34 PM PDT


Sandy Row UFF mural painted over

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:29 AM PDT

A huge Ulster Freedom Fighters mural is to be painted over in south Belfast after businessmen told paramilitaries it was bad for investment.


Judge in Trayvon Martin Case Revokes Zimmerman’s Bond

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT

The judge ordered George Zimmerman returned to jail within 48 hours, saying Mr. Zimmerman and his wife misled the court about how much money they had available.


The Lede Blog: Skepticism Greets Google's Attempt to Deal With Censored Terms in China

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Google's effort to improve user experience on its search pages while navigating government censorship is being greeted skeptically by some observers in China.


Bail revoked for George Zimmerman

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT

The US neighbourhood watchman charged with the murder of a black unarmed teenager has his bail revoked and must surrender himself within 48 hours.


Mexico's Pena Nieto feels the heat with finish in sight

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:03 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two months before Mexico's presidential election, Enrique Pena Nieto was strolling to victory. But with just a month to go, he may suddenly have a race on his hands.


Sudan says it pulls police from disputed region

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:39 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan said it had pulled its police forces from a disputed border region, removing a possible obstacle to troubled peace talks with its neighbor South Sudan which also claims the fertile area.


Wada to add 'Olympic ban' to code

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Serious drugs cheats are more likely to miss an Olympic Games under new World Anti Doping Agency rules.


Green Blog: A Wildlife Rescue Center for New York City

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT

After years in a crowded apartment, the Wild Bird Fund is opening a full-fledged rehabilitation center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.


U.S. asks Iraq to extradite Hezbollah suspect

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:19 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has formally asked Iraq to extradite a suspected Hezbollah operative accused of killing American troops, a U.S. official told Reuters, amid heightened concerns in Washington that he may go free.


India’s telecom success story turns sour

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:13 AM PDT

NEW DELHI — Over the past decade, the number of cellphones in India shot up from 6.5 million to 900 million, a prime example of how an industry could exploit the vast consumer market here to achieve breathtaking rates of growth and, in the process, help transform the country.

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Nuns Speak About Vatican Criticism

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:32 PM PDT

After being condemned as failing to uphold Catholic doctrine, the sisters are sending representatives to Rome to speak with Vatican officials.


Far From Home, Amantle Montsho Chases Olympic Dream

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Thousands of miles from home at a training compound in Senegal, the 400-meter world champion Amantle Montsho of Botswana pursues her Olympic dream.


Turkey tells U.N. and aid donors to move to Somalia

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:07 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations should beef up its operation in Somalia, and other countries who want to help the war-torn state should actually move in and set up bases there, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.


Sheep free of Chernobyl controls

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:56 AM PDT

The last farms under sheep movement controls after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster finally have them lifted after 26 years.


Sri Lanka's hidden scourge of religious child abuse

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Monk's sentencing highlights Sri Lanka child abuse


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