Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies aged 82

Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies aged 82


Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies aged 82

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Former US astronaut and the first man to walk on the moon has died, US media reports.


Big Givers Converge Outside Republican Convention

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Lobbyists, corporate executives, trade associations and donors exploit legal loopholes, making each party's quadrennial conventions a gathering of money and influence unrivaled in politics.


Romney and Ryan Present a United Front

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Unlike Sarah Palin, the Republican running mate in this election, Representative Paul D. Ryan, is staying in the background and giving ground on policy.


US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT

US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, has died at the age of 82 from complications following heart surgery.


Empire State injured shot by New York police

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Police say two officers caused all nine injuries while shooting armed man who killed ex-colleague near iconic building.


Broken promises hinder euro zone’s recovery

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT

PARIS — Even before it goes into effect, the European Union's much-touted fiscal discipline treaty is being violated routinely by key governments and has little chance of winning across-the-board compliance from the bloc's members, European economists say.

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New Zealand 22-0 Australia

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:06 AM PDT

New Zealand beat Australia 22-0 in the second round of the Rugby Championship to retain the Bledisloe Cup.


Hollande urges Greek PM to commit to reforms

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT

French PM follows example of German chancellor and urges Athens to stick to its pledge to enforce fiscal reforms.


Colombia's president says to keep defense minister in post

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday he would not remove his embattled defense minister in a cabinet shake-up despite growing criticism over an increasing number of attacks by Marxist guerrillas in Latin America's No. 4 economy.


Hollande approval rating slips to 54 percent: Ifop poll

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande's approval rating fell to 54 percent in August, continuing a steady decline since he came to office, according to a poll released on Saturday.


Muslim shrines attacked in Libya

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Ultraconservative Islamists are blamed for the latest attacks in Libya against pilgrimage sites used by followers of Sufi Islam.


VIDEO: Tropical storm Isaac hits Haiti

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Gale-force winds and driving rain are lashing Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac crosses the Caribbean state.


VIDEO: Blast hits Venezuelan oil refinery

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT

At least 24 people have been killed in a huge explosion at Venezuela's largest oil refinery.


Blast at Venezuela oil refinery kills 26

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:43 AM PDT

An explosion rocked the Amuay oil refinery in northwestern Venezuela, killing 26 people, including a 10-year-old boy, a Venezuelan official said Saturday.


Mexicans, U.S. tight-lipped over attack on vehicle

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Mexican authorities moved Saturday to tighten their communication about Friday's shooting of two U.S. Embassy personnel by federal police as the Americans drove in their SUV south of the capital with a Mexican Navy captain.


Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT

A senior Pakistani Taliban leader was killed in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan's volatile northern Kunar province, the NATO-led coalition said Saturday.


Trial to Begin for 16 Members of Amish Group

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Samuel Mullet Sr., the group's leader, has been charged along with nine other men and six women of multiple counts including conspiracy, hate crimes, kidnapping and destroying evidence.


Chinese Deny Forcing Kachin Refugees Back to Myanmar

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

The Chinese foreign ministry says fighting in Myanmar is subsiding, contradicting other reports.


Fighters bulldoze Sufi mosque in central Tripoli

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:20 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Attackers bulldozed a mosque containing Sufi Muslim graves in the centre of Tripoli in broad daylight on Saturday, in what appeared to be Libya's most blatant sectarian attack since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.


South Sudan denies abuses cited by HRW in Jonglei report

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:09 AM PDT

JUBA (Reuters) - The head of a South Sudan disarmament campaign dismissed a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report saying soldiers had raped, beaten, tortured and killed civilians during the campaign in Jonglei, the country's largest state.


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