Venezuela's Chavez to stage cancer-comeback rally

Venezuela's Chavez to stage cancer-comeback rally

Venezuela's Chavez to stage cancer-comeback rally

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will appear on Monday at his biggest rally since he was diagnosed with cancer a year ago, providing clues to the state of his health as he heads into a re-election campaign.

Apple Overhauls Mac Computers and Introduces New Mobile Operating System

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT

The company's high-end laptop computer, the MacBook Pro, will have a high-resolution "retina display" like the one on the screens of new iPads and iPhones.

ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Season Finale: Matthew Weiner Discusses ‘The Phantom’

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT

The creator and show runner of "Mad Men" answers questions about the final episode of the season, in which careers are advanced, teeth are extracted and a couple of dogs behave very naughtily.

U.S. Clears Seven More Nations From Iran-Oil Sanctions

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:19 PM PDT

The Obama administration cleared India, South Korea and five other countries from U.S. sanctions after they significantly reduced their imports of Iranian oil.


U.K. Banks Await Regulatory Overhaul

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT

British Chancellor George Osborne's plan to outline one of the most radical regulatory reforms the U.K.'s banking sector has faced risks raising more questions than it answers, experts say.


Albania elects new president, opposition sidelined

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albanian lawmakers elected government nominee Bujar Nishani as president on Monday, the appointment pushed through by the ruling party after it shrugged off Western calls for consensus for the sake of national unity.

ICC lawyer held in Libya faces 45-day detention

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A lawyer and interpreter for the International Criminal Court face 45 days in detention in Libya while investigations into their meeting with Muammar Gaddafi's captured son continue, the prosecutor-general's office said on Monday.

Apple ditches Google Maps in iOS6

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Apple ditches its use of Google Maps in its latest mobile operating system, instead opting for its own mapping software.


VIDEO: New Terracotta Warriors found in China

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Nearly 120 new Terracotta Warriors and about 30 statues of entertainers have been discovered at Chinese Emperor Qin Shihuang's mausoleum.


Nadal admits French Open nerves

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:45 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal says he was nervous before beating Novak Djokovic to collect a record seventh French Open.


India Ink: Indian Executives Vouch for Rajat K. Gupta in Court

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Mr. Gupta "inspires trust" and was a mentor, witnesses say.

Tensions at Manouba University Mirror Turbulence in Tunisia

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:25 PM PDT

A university dean's experience dealing with ultraconservative Salafist students on a secular campus offers a window into the larger forces at work in Tunisia today.

Nigeria gang in 'revenge raid'

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT

An armed gang kills at least 23 people in two remote Nigerian villages in what is thought to be a revenge attack, witnesses and police say.


Gunmen kill 27 people in north Nigeria's Zamfara state

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:20 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers attacked several villages in the remote northern Nigerian state of Zamfara on Monday, killing at least 27 people, police and hospital officials said.

US withdraws supply negotiators from Pakistan

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Washington to bring home diplomats without securing deal with Islamabad to end blockade on NATO convoys to Afghanistan.


Bomb Hits Ambulance in Usually Calm Afghan Area

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:17 AM PDT

A roadside bomb struck an ambulance on Monday, killing at least three passengers and the driver, but miraculously sparing the life of the patient, a pregnant woman, government officials said.

VIDEO: New Terracotta Warriors found in China

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Nearly 120 new Terracotta Warriors and about 30 statues of entertainers have been discovered at Chinese Emperor Qin Shihuang's mausoleum.


VIDEO: 'I survived Munich Olympic massacre'

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT

The opening of the Olympic games in London later this summer will mark not just the beginning of the sporting world's greatest festival but also the fortieth anniversary of one of its darker moments.


Spain's Bailout Boost Turns to Bond Rout

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Investors fled from Spanish government debt on Monday, an immediate rejection of the country's planned bank bailout by the constituency it most desperately needs to impress: the buyers of its own government bonds.


Moscow Lifts Pressure on Opposition

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Russian police searched the homes of several prominent opposition leaders Monday, ratcheting up the pressure on critics just a day before a major anti-government rally in Moscow.


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