Mexico's president-elect calls on rivals to back reform push

Mexico's president-elect calls on rivals to back reform push
2012 London Olympics Blog: London-Bound Olympians Participate in Live New York Times Videos
Saudi Shi'ites throng funerals of slain protesters
U.S. Eases Sanctions Against Myanmar
Guantanamo Prisoner Returns to Sudan
Russian Duma Passes Internet Censorship Bill
Romney booed at civil rights group meeting
Fighting legislators around the world (photos)
About New York: In Rory Staunton’s Fight for His Life, Signs That Went Unheeded
Florida A&M President Resigns in Wake of Hazing Scandal
Afghans in Kabul protest woman's execution
Hollywood goes telenovela
Outcry over dog on death row
Olympic trends through the years
Chile fishermen angry at new law
White House says Iran's role with Syria not productive
Fed Minutes Show Disappointment With Growth
Russia passes law curbing Internet
Egypt president seeks talks over parliament crisis
Earliest Americans Arrived in 3 Waves, Not 1, DNA Study Finds

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto called on rival parties to rally around his plans for economic reforms on Wednesday, naming a team of advisers to help negotiate deals and pave the transition to the next government.

2012 London Olympics Blog: London-Bound Olympians Participate in Live New York Times Videos

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Join us for a series of live Google+ video Hangouts with London-bound Olympians.

Saudi Shi'ites throng funerals of slain protesters

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims turned out for the funerals of two men killed during protests triggered by the arrest of a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia's oil-producing Eastern province, witnesses said on Wednesday.

U.S. Eases Sanctions Against Myanmar

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT

The U.S. is formally easing financial sanctions against Myanmar, President Barack Obama said Wednesday, the latest step by Washington to support political and economic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.

Guantanamo Prisoner Returns to Sudan

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:41 AM PDT

A man who spent a decade as a prisoner in the U.S. detention facility for militants in Guantanamo Bay returned Wednesday to his native Sudan after completing a shortened sentence for aiding al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Russian Duma Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Russia's parliament Wednesday passed a controversial bill allowing the government to block blacklisted websites, which critics warn could ultimately be used to crack down on dissent.

Romney booed at civil rights group meeting

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate angers NAACP crowd when criticising Obama for not sparking robust economic recovery.

Fighting legislators around the world (photos)

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Let's face it — our legislators are not always the best behaved.

Case in point: Earlier this week, Mohammad Shawabka, a Jordanian member of parliament, threw his shoe and then proceeded to pull a gun on former parliament member Mansour Murad during a live television broadcast.

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About New York: In Rory Staunton’s Fight for His Life, Signs That Went Unheeded

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Rory Staunton, 12, went to the emergency room with a sick stomach and fever one day in March. He was sent home, and three days later, he died of septic shock.

Florida A&M President Resigns in Wake of Hazing Scandal

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT

James Ammons has resigned the same day parents of a drum major who died after being hazed added the university to a wrongful death lawsuit.

Afghans in Kabul protest woman's execution

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Demonstrators march for gender rights and against shooting carried out in Parwan last week and captured in video clip.

Hollywood goes telenovela

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Mexican broadcasting giant Televisa makes an aggressive push into the U.S. market with telenovelas. Nick Parker reports.

Outcry over dog on death row

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT

An international effort to save a dog on death row in Northern Ireland ended in failure, heartbreak and recrimination Wednesday when Lennox -- described by the Belfast City Council as a "dangerous, illegal pit-bull terrier type" -- was put to death.

Olympic trends through the years

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Becky Anderson looks at the changing trends in sport and culture since London first staged the Olympic Games in 1908.

Chile fishermen angry at new law

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 02:24 AM PDT

Chilean fishermen clash with police as they protest in several coastal towns against a new law they say favours industrial fishing over them.

White House says Iran's role with Syria not productive

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said Iran's role on Syria has not been productive and the United States was interested in working with nations that would be more constructive in helping bring stability.

Fed Minutes Show Disappointment With Growth

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Several of the central bank's policy makers at a June meeting were prepared to take new steps if conditions worsened.

Russia passes law curbing Internet

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:22 AM PDT

MOSCOW — The Russian parliament passed a hastily introduced law Wednesday that allows the government to impose limits on the Internet, prompting fears it could prove a first step toward censorship of a previously unbridled forum.

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Egypt president seeks talks over parliament crisis

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:21 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Islamist president said on Wednesday he wanted talks with the judiciary and political powers to defuse a crisis over him trying reinstate parliament in defiance of generals who dissolved it last month based on a court ruling.