Flooding follows heavy downpours

Flooding follows heavy downpours

Flooding follows heavy downpours

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Parts of Northern Ireland experience flooding following a series of heavy downpours.


Official explanation of deadly gun fight at Mexico City airport spurs questions

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY — Two days after a deadly shootout at the capital's busy international airport, Mexican officials sought to calm fears Wednesday, stressing that the facility was fully operational and safe for travelers.

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Iran threatens to halt S. Korea imports

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Iran threatened Wednesday to halt all imports of goods from South Korea in response to Seoul's announcement a day earlier that it would stop accepting Iranian oil.

Argentina's Moyano ups the ante with truck strike

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:53 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Argentine truckers rallied outside the presidential palace on Wednesday to demand tax cuts in the biggest protest against President Cristina Fernandez's rule since a 2008 farm revolt.

Shell Receives Approval for French Guiana Drilling

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Royal Dutch Sheel said Wednesday it can start drilling appraisal wells off the coast of French Guiana after it received the necessary government approval.


One of the worst places to be a mom

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:07 AM PDT

The young women in a Kabul classroom are learning how to deal with a difficult birth. As instructors watch over and guide the simulation, the girls gently tug at a baby doll as it passes through the model of a birth canal.

Italy Approves Labor Law Overhaul

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Italy's Parliament late Wednesday approved a landmark reform of the country's labor law, boosting Prime Minister Mario Monti's position ahead of a critical summit of European leaders in Brussels.


Presidential Election Could Reshape an Aging Supreme Court

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT

A rush of end-of-term decisions is likely to make the court — and the tenure of some of the justices — a significant issue in the presidential campaign.

Berlusconi tax inquiry is closed

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:08 AM PDT

A judge in Rome orders a tax evasion case against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to be dropped under the statute of limitations.


Rwanda regrets U.N. decision to publish Congo report

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:16 PM PDT

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Rwanda said on Wednesday that it was 'deeply regrettable' that the UN Security Council has decided to publish a document alleging Rwanda was backing armed groups in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Obama, UAE prince talk Iran, Syria, oil: White House

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama discussed conditions in Iran and Syria as well as global energy prices with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan on Wednesday, the White House said.

UK air pollution reprieve refused

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:51 AM PDT

The UK is facing fines if it fails to improve air quality quickly, after the European Commission refused plans to delay improvements.


In pictures: Momentous handshakes

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT

The handshakes that shaped the modern world


Bolivian police end salary strike

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Police in Bolivia end their protests against low pay, which had seen them take control of police barracks across the country.


More than 90 dead in heavy rain, floods in Bangladesh

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Rescue crews were frantically trying to find survivors possibly buried in debris Wednesday after heavy rain and floods washed through southeastern Bangladesh in the past few days, killing 95 people, police and local officials said.

Pakistan general urges NATO to contain Taliban

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani complained to U.S. Gen. John Allen about Taliban incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistan when he met the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, a Pakistani army official said Wednesday.

Romania court rejects electoral reform

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:40 AM PDT

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's constitutional court rejected on Wednesday a law to change the electoral system, dealing a further blow to a government that has been rocked by a string of misfortunes in the last week.

Caterpillar cut from social index over Israel

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:21 AM PDT

US company removed from socially responsible share index over Israeli use of its bulldozers for demolition in Palestine.


One of the worst places to be a mother

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:07 AM PDT

The young women in a Kabul classroom are learning how to deal with a difficult birth. As instructors watch over and guide the simulation, the girls gently tug at a baby doll as it passes through the model of a birth canal.

More bombs rock Iraq

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:03 AM PDT

Two bombs exploded southeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, authorities said, killing at least eight people in the latest wave of bloody attacks in Iraq this month.

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