Autistic man survives US desert

Autistic man survives US desert


Autistic man survives US desert

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT

A autistic man from the US state of Colorado is recovering in hospital after surviving for three weeks in a remote Utah desert.


MPs summon Games security chiefs

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Two government departments, the 2012 Olympics organisers and G4S are called to give evidence to one of the most important Parliamentary committees.


Gordon Brown given UN envoy role

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Former prime minister Gordon Brown is to become a global education envoy to the UN secretary-general.


Chavez says Venezuela is no threat to anyone

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez denied on Friday that Venezuela was a threat to anyone, after U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized Barack Obama for playing down the risk posed by the socialist leader.


The Caucus: Romney to Give a Series of Interviews Friday

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Mitt Romney will submit to five network and cable television interviews this afternoon after several days of being hammered by President Obama's campaign on his personal wealth and his time at Bain Capital.


Sponsors' Games tickets sold on

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 09:45 AM PDT

An investigation has been launched after the BBC found sponsors' London Olympics tickets had been sold to the public for 20% more than their face value.


Property scene reveals Angola’s wealth gap

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

LUANDA, Angola — For decades, the residents of the waterfront slum here in Angola's capital have gazed up at the hilltop presidential compound and the colonial fort overlooking the harbor. Now the vista is changing. Little by little, other people's prosperity is eating into Chicala.

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Calgary Stampede horse deaths anger animal rights activists

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The debate between cowboy tradition and animal rights at the Calgary Stampede was reignited late Thursday when three horses were killed and a fourth seriously injured during a chuckwagon race at the huge annual rodeo and exhibition of Western Canadian culture


Annan 'appalled' by reports of Syria killings

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

UN envoy to Syria says "mass killing" in Hama is a sign peace plan is being ignored amid opposition call for UN action.


Kazakh team 'to bring horsemeat'

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT

The Kazakh Olympic team is hoping to boost its chances of success at London 2012 with horsemeat sausages, but could be blocked by import controls.


Photo Essay: Nannies: Love, Money and Other People’s Children

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Exploring the bond between nannies and the children they care for.


Apple's green registry u-turn

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Apple is returning its products to a green certification scheme a week after pulling out of the registry.


At War Blog: Study Calls for Better Assessment of Government P.T.S.D. Programs

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT

A comprehensive review of the government's programs for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in service members and veterans recommends expanded services and even more personnel.


The Caucus: How Condoleezza Rice Could Help — or Hurt — Romney

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:18 PM PDT

As quickly as the former secretary of state emerged as the "front-runner" to be Mitt Romney's running mate, the pros and cons of her being picked were being argued.


Clinton meets with Burma’s President Thein Sein, discusses investment, human rights

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:10 AM PDT

SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Two days after President Obama formally lifted prohibitions on U.S. investment in Burma, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Burmese President Thein Sein, marking another step in the administration's rapid normalization of relations with the formerly isolated country.

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U.N. envoy Annan condemns massacre in Syrian village

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT

BEIRUT — Kofi Annan, the U.N. special envoy to Syria, said Friday he was "shocked and appalled" by the reported massacre of about 200 people in the village of Tremseh, apparently the deadliest single attack since the country's uprising began in March 2011.

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Sri Lanka plays balancing act between U.S. and Iran

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:18 AM PDT

The Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka might seem an unlikely cockpit for a game of global power politics, but that is exactly what it has become.

Both India and the United States have tried to encourage Sri Lanka to respect human rights and promote post-war reconciliation three years after the end of a long-running civil war, but both countries are wary of pushing too hard.

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Romania government pushes ahead with campaign against president

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 01:04 PM PDT

BUCHAREST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Romania's ruling party plans to extend voting in a referendum on whether to impeach the president to two days from one, a senior politician said on Friday, seeking to boost voter turnout and minimize the risk of failure in its efforts to drive him out.


Berlusconi keeps Italy guessing over 2013 plans

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi failed to appear at a political rally on Friday, dashing expectations that he would use the occasion to announce he would run for his former post in next year's election.


U.S. indicts Iranian, Chinese for nuclear export plot

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has indicted two men, one from Iran and the other from China, on charges of conspiring to send materials from the United States to Iran for the purpose of enriching uranium, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.


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