Suu Kyi wins pop star reception in Europe

Suu Kyi wins pop star reception in Europe


Suu Kyi wins pop star reception in Europe

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT

BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has enjoyed pop star treatment wherever she has gone on her first trip to Europe in nearly a quarter of a century, after Myanmar's rulers finally freed her from house arrest.


Egypt voters' 'loss of faith'

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Egyptians grow disaffected with uncertain transition


Israeli Driver Kills 2 Palestinians

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:44 AM PDT

An Israeli tow truck driver shot dead two Palestinians and wounded one Sunday during what police said was an attempted car robbery in the West Bank.


Group Warns Euro-Zone Rescue Funds Insufficient

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:33 AM PDT

The euro-zone's bailout funds can't handle another big bailout, the world's biggest private financial institutions said.


Obama Faces Crises With Few Options

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:05 AM PDT

President Obama this week confronts two foreign-policy challenges for which he has few options: the European economic crisis and the violence in Syria.


Yemenis say al-Qaeda gave security, at a cost

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:07 PM PDT

After government troops forced the group to flee Jaar, residents say they feel relief mixed with worry.


Exit polls predict French Socialists' victory

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:37 AM PDT

President Hollande's party tipped to win solid majority in National Assembly in second round of parliamentary vote.


French Socialists Projected to Win Majority

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:16 PM PDT

François Hollande was poised to secure the parliamentary majority he says he needs to revive France's economy and help repair the troubled euro zone, after voters gave his Socialist Party a lead in legislative elections.


Syrian Opposition Urges U.N. Action

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Syrian opposition leaders called for U.N. Security Council action after the latest peace plan appeared to unravel with the U.N. mission in Syria suspending observers' activities because of surging violence.


Chinese Astronauts Prepare for Docking

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:35 AM PDT

China's top leadership celebrated the launch of China's first female astronaut and two male colleagues into space as the mission gears up for its main objective: an attempt at a manned space-docking scheduled for Monday.


Romney Criticizes Immigrants Plan

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's move to stop the deportation of some young illegal immigrants, but didn't say whether he would reverse the action.


Streetscapes | East 68th Street: A Hospital With Fine Bones

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:47 PM PDT

New York Hospital's soaring white 1932 skyscraper, though added to and encroached upon, is still something to see.


Amid Vote, Egypt Military Asserts Role

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Turnout on Egypt's final day of a presidential run-off appeared low as the military leadership seemed poised to cement its hold on the legislative authority and clarified the incoming president's powers.


ECOWAS has Mali force troop pledge, still lacks backing

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - West African military chiefs have secured troop commitments from three nations for their planned Mali intervention force, despite the mission still lacking an invitation from authorities in Bamako and backing from the United Nations.


Grand Junction Journal: Debating if Colorado National Monument Should Be a National Park

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Some people want to turn Colorado National Monument into a national park. Others say that would just be a bother.


The Caucus: Romney Doesn't Say Whether He Would Overturn Obama Immigration Order

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Mitt Romney was equivocal about overturning President Obama's order.


Cholesterol 'helps' damaged brain

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT

A diet high in cholesterol may help people with a fatal genetic disease which damages the brain, according to early studies in mice.


Uneasy calm in Myanmar's Rakhine

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:57 AM PDT

More than 30,000 people, both Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, have fled their homes to escape communal violence.


Thousands gather to bury Saudi crown prince

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, buried in Mecca on Sunday, is the second Saudi crown prince to die in a year.


US police-beating victim Rodney King dies

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Foul play ruled out in death of black motorist whose videotaped assault culminated in destructive LA race riots in 1992.


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