Movie Review | 'Katy Perry: Part of Me': ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ Follows the Pop Singer’s 2011 Tour

Movie Review | 'Katy Perry: Part of Me': ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ Follows the Pop Singer’s 2011 Tour

Movie Review | 'Katy Perry: Part of Me': ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ Follows the Pop Singer’s 2011 Tour

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT

"Katy Perry: Part of Me" documents the 2011 concert tour of that pop singer, who is an energetic, industrious personification of the paradoxes that contemporary commercial music encompasses.

Fate of detainees is early test for Egyptian leader

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:01 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian revolutionaries piled pressure on new President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday to free protesters jailed by military courts, as he tried to forge a government strong enough to make a difference to a frustrated population.

Colombian rebels kill five oil workers in south

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's leftist guerrillas on Wednesday killed five oil contractors working for the state-run petroleum company Ecopetrol, hurting the country's image as a prime destination for oil and mining investment.

Sudan opposition calls for strikes, protests

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:55 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's main opposition parties on Wednesday called for strikes, sit-ins and demonstrations to topple the government of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, throwing their weight behind anti-austerity protests.

The 'Netflix of Africa'

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT

When Jason Njoku graduated from his UK-based university in 2005, he was filled with high hopes of entrepreneurial success.

Bodies of Turkish pilots found

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Residents across Syria woke up to a particularly bloody day Wednesday, when at least 17 people -- including six children -- were killed in early morning violence, opposition activists said.

Obama Presides Over Naturalization Ceremony

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT

President Obama started his Independence Day with a citizenship naturalization ceremony that made 25 active-duty service members new Americans.

Leader of Newmont protest says beaten by Peru police

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - A leader of protests against Newmont's $5 billion gold mine in Peru said he was beaten by police on Wednesday - a day after three people died and 21 were injured in clashes between police and protesters.

Mexico recounts votes from over half of polling booths

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's election officials on Wednesday recounted votes from more than half the polling booths in Sunday's presidential and congressional elections, responding to claims of fraud and requests for recounts in areas where the race was tight.

When one passport isn't enough

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Irena Sharoshkina Boostani came to the United States in 1998 with $450 and few plans.

Is America the world's moral leader?

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Michael Barnett: America's record on human rights has had its ups and downs, but the current period is not "unusual" or "cruel"

Advancing radical Islamists lay waste to religious heritage

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The grim sacking of Sufi shrines in Timbuktu is the latest chapter in an assault on prized religious heritage across the Muslim world that has picked up over the past decade with the spread of radical Islamism.

Palestinians May Exhume Arafat After Report of Poisoning

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Yasir Arafat's widow, Suha, called for the exhumation after Al-Jazeera reported that Mr. Arafat might have been poisoned with polonium, a rare radioactive isotope associated with KGB-style assassination intrigues.

Murray through to Wimbledon semis

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray overcomes David Ferrer in four sets to seal a Wimbledon semi-final against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.


VIDEO: Queen of Scots: Jubilee tour continues

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:35 AM PDT

The Queen attended a thanksgiving service on Wednesday at Glasgow's cathedral as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour.


Merkel tells Italy benefits of reforms take time

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:16 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Italians on Wednesday they could not expect to reap the rewards of economic reforms in just a few months but that the experience of her own country showed it was worth persevering.

HTC defeats Apple in UK courts

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT

A High Court judge rules against Apple's claim that the Taiwanese firm infringed four of its patents, including its swipe-to-unlock feature.


Yassir Arafat’s body may be exhumed to investigate claims that he was poisoned

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT

JERUSALEM — The Palestinian leadership signalled on Wednesday that it was ready to exhume the body of Yassir Arafat, in an attempt to investigate claims that the Palestinian leader, who died more than seven years ago, may have been poisoned with polonium, a highly radioactive substance.

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Merkel, Monti Show Unity Over Euro Crisis

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they working together to strengthen the European Union, a public display of unity days after the two leaders dueled over the need for short-term measures to fight the euro-zone crisis.


EU to Meet Iran for Fresh Nuclear Talks

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT

The EU said it will hold a fresh round of talks with Iran on the country's nuclear program, following a one-day meeting between the international community and Tehran in Istanbul.


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