Venezuela's Chavez unveils 3D image of hero Bolivar

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• Venezuela's Chavez unveils 3D image of hero Bolivar
• Israeli officials voice confidence in security of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal
• China: Needs Further Health Steps
• Romney readying for low-key European turn
• Ethnic riots sweep India's Assam, at least 30 killed
• New Technology and Tougher Rules Shaking Up Fixed-Income Trading
• City Room: In Commuters' Daily Gamble, Dashing to Victory, or Despair
• John Atta Mills, President of Ghana, Dies at 68
• Opening ceremony role for Beckham
• Hacking accused protest innocence
• Two China Olympics goods factories accused of rights abuses
• 'Food fetish' teacher struck off
• A Syrian town's 'Street of Death'
• Suicide bomber behind Bulgaria bus attack had help: PM
• Life for Hudson family's killer
• Cuban activists held at funeral
• Extra troops beef up security at Olympics
• Report: Ghana President Has Died
• Berlusconi daughter questioned in blackmail case
• Afghan President Hamid Karzai demands handover, not demolition, of NATO bases

Venezuela's Chavez unveils 3D image of hero Bolivar Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:55 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez unveiled a 3D image of South America's 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar on Tuesday, based on bones the president ordered exhumed two years ago to test his theory that Bolivar was murdered.

Israeli officials voice confidence in security of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:42 PM PDT JERUSALEM — Top Israeli officials said Tuesday that Syria's chemical weapons remain under the control of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, in a shift of emphasis from recent warnings. The remarks — made separately by a top Defense Ministry official and the Israeli army chief — appeared intended to calm jitters set off in the past week when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak suggested that Israel would take action, if it deemed it necessary, to prevent Syrian chemical weapons from falling into the hands of the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah. Read full article >>

China: Needs Further Health Steps Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:33 AM PDT Chinese health officials called for additional reform of China's health-care system amid mounting costs, problems at public hospitals and a surge of patients with chronic diseases.

Romney readying for low-key European turn Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT LONDON — Mitt Romney lands here Wednesday for the start of an overseas tour that takes him into the heart of Obama country — Europe. As the Democratic presidential hopeful in 2008, Barack Obama's tour of Europe ahead of the U.S. elections drew saturation media coverage and massive crowds — including 250,000 people for a landmark speech in Berlin — that cemented the senator from Illinois's rock-star status in the grand capitals of the Old World. Four years later, President Obama, though somewhat off his peaks, still enjoys approval ratings of 80 percent or more in Britain, Germany and France. Read full article >>

Ethnic riots sweep India's Assam, at least 30 killed Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Police shot dead four rioters in India's northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday as security forces struggled to contain ethnic fighting that has killed at least 30 people and left riverside hamlets ablaze, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.

New Technology and Tougher Rules Shaking Up Fixed-Income Trading Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT Tighter regulations and electronic technology are revolutionizing the once-stodgy bond market, threatening profits and jobs.

City Room: In Commuters' Daily Gamble, Dashing to Victory, or Despair Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT After a hunch, a gamble or an educated guess, the result is often frustration for subway riders at a Manhattan station who must weigh whether to remain on their train or abandon it for one that might leave sooner.

John Atta Mills, President of Ghana, Dies at 68 Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT The president, John Atta Mills, died unexpectedly Tuesday, five months short of completing his first term in office. The government gave no details of the cause, but Mr. Mills had recently undergone medical treatment in the United States.

Opening ceremony role for Beckham Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT David Beckham will have a role in Friday's London 2012 opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.

Hacking accused protest innocence Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT PM David Cameron's ex-media chief and the ex-chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International say they are innocent of charges related to phone hacking.

Two China Olympics goods factories accused of rights abuses Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:57 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based labor rights group slammed London Olympics organizers on Tuesday for failing to prevent "rampant" abuses at two China suppliers of Games merchandise.

'Food fetish' teacher struck off Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT A teacher who asked a female pupil to stuff a pie down his pants has been struck off the teaching register.

A Syrian town's 'Street of Death' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:22 AM PDT CNN's Ivan Watson finds that fighting in one Syrian town has left rubble, stunned survivors and not much else. Its main street is now known as "the street of death."

Suicide bomber behind Bulgaria bus attack had help: PM Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT SOFIA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber who killed five Israeli tourists when he blew up a bus in Bulgaria last week was backed up by an organized group who helped him plan and carry out the attack, Boiko Borisov, the Bulgarian prime minister, said on Tuesday.

Life for Hudson family's killer Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT A man who killed the mother, brother and nephew of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson is sentenced to life in prison by a Chicago judge.

Cuban activists held at funeral Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT Cuban police have arrested leading dissidents after the funeral mass of prominent activist Oswaldo Paya, who died in a car crash on Sunday.

Extra troops beef up security at Olympics Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT Britain to pull out all the stops on security measures as government remain determined "to leave nothing to chance".

Report: Ghana President Has Died Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT Ghana's President John Atta Mills has died at age 68, according to the president's chief of staff, who announced the death over Ghanaian television stations.

Berlusconi daughter questioned in blackmail case Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:21 AM PDT PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian magistrates questioned a daughter of Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations that the former prime minister was blackmailed by a close aide convicted of association with the mafia.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai demands handover, not demolition, of NATO bases Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT KABUL — President Hamid Karzai and Afghan lawmakers called on the NATO coalition this week to stop demolishing Western military bases, saying that the facilities could be converted to schools, clinics and government offices. Read full article >>

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