Four Japanese climbers believed dead in Alaska avalanche |
- Four Japanese climbers believed dead in Alaska avalanche
- Greeks urged to respect austerity
- Fire South of Athens Spreads
- In Greece, 'Red' Island Shows Left-Wing Divide
- Greece Faces Tough Choice
- For Greek Leftists, a Strange Bedfellow
- In Greece, a Beachy Haven From Politics
- For Anna Wintour, Power Is Always in Vogue
- Dilemma for Greece as crucial election looms
- Afghan death: UK soldier is named
- In New Jersey Halfway Houses, Escapees Stream Out as a Penal Business Thrives
- Russell Brand hosts Dalai Lama
- Russell Brand hosts Dalai Lama
- VIDEO: Highlights of Trooping the Colour
- VIDEO: China sends first female into space
- Strategies: Why European Stocks May Be Ripe for Long-Term Gains
- Egypt’s presidential election: Facts about the historic post-Mubarak vote
- In Shift, China Stifles Debate on Economic Change
- Bulgarian president vetoes ski development law
- Libya says it wants ICC's cooperation over detained staff
| Four Japanese climbers believed dead in Alaska avalanche Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:09 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Four Japanese climbers are presumed dead after they were swept up by a powerful avalanche on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak, the National Park Service said on Saturday.
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| Greeks urged to respect austerity Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Greek voters to elect a new government that will stick to the country's austerity measures.
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| Posted: 16 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT A fire aided by strong winds has burned several houses near the town of Keratea, 30 miles south of Athens, authorities said Saturday. Two firefighters were injured but no civilian casualties have been reported.
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| In Greece, 'Red' Island Shows Left-Wing Divide Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT Locals refer to the craggy Aegean island of Icaria as "the red rock"—less for its landscape than for the communist political tradition that many in Europe worry will help pull Greece out of the euro zone.
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| Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:34 AM PDT Greek voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new leader tasked with guiding their country through its worst economic crisis in decades.
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| For Greek Leftists, a Strange Bedfellow Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:35 AM PDT Much of the Greek establishment is arrayed against Alexis Tsipras, the upstart politician whose bid to become prime minister is threatening to fracture the euro zone. But the leftist Mr. Tsipras, leader of the Syriza party, has an unusual supporter in the business world: one of Greece's brashest media owners.
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| In Greece, a Beachy Haven From Politics Posted: 16 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT There may be a financial catastrophe brewing here, an existential threat to Europe's common currency and a harbinger of doom for the world economy. But for some Greeks, Saturday was a day for the beach.
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| For Anna Wintour, Power Is Always in Vogue Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT Anna Wintour's latest effort, working as an Obama bundler, came on Thursday evening at a $40,000-a-plate dinner she hosted with Sarah Jessica Parker.
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| Dilemma for Greece as crucial election looms Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT Greeks appear to face choice of voting against austerity but leaving euro, or supporting party to keep them in currency.
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| Afghan death: UK soldier is named Posted: 16 Jun 2012 12:59 PM PDT A British soldier killed in Afghanistan on Friday has been named as Corporal Alex Guy from the 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment.
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| In New Jersey Halfway Houses, Escapees Stream Out as a Penal Business Thrives Posted: 16 Jun 2012 12:22 PM PDT A company with deep ties to Gov. Chris Christie dominates New Jersey's system of large halfway houses. There has been little state oversight, despite widespread problems, The New York Times found.
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| Russell Brand hosts Dalai Lama Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:24 AM PDT Comedian Russell Brand comperes for the Dalai Lama at the Manchester Arena, as part of the Tibetan spiritual leader's 10-day tour of Britain.
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| Russell Brand hosts Dalai Lama Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:24 AM PDT Comedian Russell Brand comperes for the Dalai Lama at the Manchester Arena, as part of the Tibetan spiritual leader's 10-day tour of Britain.
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| VIDEO: Highlights of Trooping the Colour Posted: 16 Jun 2012 05:39 AM PDT The Queen has marked her official birthday at the Trooping the Colour parade in central London.
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| VIDEO: China sends first female into space Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:49 AM PDT A rocket lifted off from the edge of the Gobi Desert, taking Liu Yang and two male colleagues to the Tiangong space module.
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| Strategies: Why European Stocks May Be Ripe for Long-Term Gains Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:32 AM PDT All of Europe's bad news may be adding up to some long-term opportunities for stock investors, one asset manager says. But, he adds, it doesn't look like a place for quick profits.
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| Egypt’s presidential election: Facts about the historic post-Mubarak vote Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:50 AM PDT Who are the candidates? Mohamed Morsi, the candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group, is in a face-off with former prime minister and air force chief Ahmed Shafiq in the presidential election runoff. Read full article >>   
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| In Shift, China Stifles Debate on Economic Change Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:59 AM PDT Fewer prominent voices are able to make the case for a systemic overhaul that would encourage private enterprise and foster a shift toward a more consumer-driven economy.
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| Bulgarian president vetoes ski development law Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's president on Saturday vetoed new measures that would have made it easier for developers to build ski runs and ski lifts after three days of protests by environmentalists who said the move threatened the Balkan country's forests.
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| Libya says it wants ICC's cooperation over detained staff Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:38 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz said on Saturday Libya wanted the International Criminal Court's cooperation as it investigates detained ICC staff accused of smuggling documents to Muammar Gaddafi's captured son.
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