'Colombian drug lord' extradited

'Colombian drug lord' extradited
Five miners trapped after explosion in northern Mexico
Kim Jong Un's new bride is...
Olympic mascots: Cute or creepy?
VIDEO: Buddhist temple rebuilt in Siberia
North Korean’s Kim Jong Eun gets married: Twitter reacts with snark
Spanish Ex-Judge to Lead Assange Defense
Gun sales surge after Colorado movie massacre
Twitter to reveal spoof identity
N Koreans walk off after flag row
Bolt is fit, says Jamaica doctor
Colombia's Santos adamant security hasn't deteriorated
Italian parties clash over electoral reform plans
Bangladesh arrests suspects in Saudi diplomat killing
Individual Fights for Control of the House
United States 4, France 2: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Rallies to Beat France
US police shootings spark race protests
Boy hops plane to Rome without ticket or passport
Chelsea complete signing of Oscar
Brand on criminal damage charge

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

Venezuela sends back an alleged top Colombian drug lord, Diego Perez Henao, to Bogota.

Five miners trapped after explosion in northern Mexico

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:34 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An explosion on Wednesday in a coal mine in northern Mexico trapped five miners, officials said.

Kim Jong Un's new bride is...

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

North Korea's youthful leader, Kim Jong Un, has married a woman named Ri Sol Ju, according to a report by state news agency KCNA Wednesday.

Olympic mascots: Cute or creepy?

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Aliens have taken over London and the invasion is gathering pace. First it was YouTube clips, then appearances with the mayor. Now they're on the shelves of every corner shop and immortalized in statues across the city.

VIDEO: Buddhist temple rebuilt in Siberia

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:08 PM PDT

A replica of an old Buddhist temple, destroyed in the Soviet era, was built in the Tuva region, in Southern Siberia.

North Korean’s Kim Jong Eun gets married: Twitter reacts with snark

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT

North Korea announced Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Eun is married, ending weeks of speculation about the identity of a "mystery woman" who has accompanied him in several recent appearances.

The woman is "Comrade" Ri Sol Ju, state media said, but not much else is known about her.

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Spanish Ex-Judge to Lead Assange Defense

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Spain's former judge Baltasar Garzón, who energized the global rights movement with his attempted prosecution of former Chile strongman Augusto Pinochet, will lead the legal team representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Gun sales surge after Colorado movie massacre

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Anticipation of new gun-control legislation, motivated by recent Batman shootings, pushes firearm sales to record highs.

Twitter to reveal spoof identity

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Twitter has warned that it must reveal the identify the owner of an account spoofing a UK newspaper group boss.

N Koreans walk off after flag row

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:38 PM PDT

The North Korean women's football team walk off the pitch at Hampden Park after the South Korean flag was wrongly displayed.

Bolt is fit, says Jamaica doctor

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

100m and 200m record holder Usain Bolt is fit for the Olympics according to Jamaica team doctor Dr Winston Dawes

Colombia's Santos adamant security hasn't deteriorated

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos rejected accusations that leftist FARC guerrillas are making a comeback, describing recent attacks as a last-gasp effort to grab headlines that did not pose a threat to economic prosperity.

Italian parties clash over electoral reform plans

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's major political parties clashed on Wednesday over plans to change much-criticized electoral laws as maneuvering intensified ahead of a vote due to take place next May at the latest.

Bangladesh arrests suspects in Saudi diplomat killing

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Bangladeshi authorities have arrested four men suspected of killing a Saudi Arabian diplomat in Dhaka on March 6, the press agencies of both countries said on Wednesday.

Individual Fights for Control of the House

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

With no partisan surge this year, the overall dynamic favors Republicans, who look poised to maintain their hold on the House.

United States 4, France 2: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Rallies to Beat France

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT

The United States overcame a 2-0 deficit on Wednesday to beat France, perhaps the toughest opponent in its group.

US police shootings spark race protests

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Fatal shootings of two Hispanic men by police sets off four days of near-riots in Southern California city of Anaheim.

Boy hops plane to Rome without ticket or passport

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Many kids manage to slip away from their parents in shopping centers during summer vacations, but an 11-year-old boy from Manchester, England, got farther away than most this week.