Libyan general shot dead by gunmen in Benghazi

Libyan general shot dead by gunmen in Benghazi


Libyan general shot dead by gunmen in Benghazi

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:40 PM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a Libyan army general in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday, a security source said, the latest in a string of attacks in the cradle of last year's revolt.


U.S. Women Break 4x100 World Record

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT

The Americans won their first gold medal in the sprint relay in 16 years. Their time, 40.82 seconds, broke the previous mark, 41.37, which was set by East Germany in 1985.


London 2012: Live Coverage of U.S.-Argentina Men's Basketball Semifinal

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Live blogging the men's basketball semifinal game between the United States and Argentina at the London Olympics.


Deadly clashes rage on in Syria's Aleppo

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT

About a dozen people feared killed as shell hits bakery amid continued fighting between government troops and rebels.


Mexican drug cartel members arrested in Spain

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Interior ministry says one of the four men arrested in Madrid is alleged to be related to Mexico's most wanted man.


Common Sense: In the Superrich, Clues to Romney’s Tax Returns - Common Sense

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Based on experts' analysis of data on ultrarich taxpayers, Mitt Romney has almost certainly been paying income taxes, but perhaps at a very low rate.


EU says monitoring France over wave of Roma expulsions

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union is closely watching how France expels members of the Roma community to ensure their removal is consistent with the bloc's rules on the free movement of people, a spokeswoman for its executive arm said on Friday.


The Lede Blog: Video Shows Fukushima Crisis Talks

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

The Tokyo Electric Power Company released video this week which was recorded during teleconferences last year in the first days of the crisis at the utility's nuclear plant at Fukushima.


Donald facing missed cut at USPGA

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Luke Donald is struggling to make the cut after scoring 76 in the second round at the USPGA Championship.


ET creator Rambaldi dies aged 86

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Oscar-winning Italian special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, who worked on ET and Alien, dies aged 86 after a long illness.


Tia police arrest Stuart Hazell

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:33 PM PDT

The partner of Tia Sharp's grandmother is arrested on suspicion of murder, the Metropolitan Police says.


Aircraft owners seek shelter from EU ETS law breaches

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International tension over the EU's law making all airlines flying in and out of Europe pay for their carbon emissions has prompted firms that lease planes to airlines to change the terms of their contracts, lawyers familiar with the situation said.


Afghan in uniform kills 3 U.S. Special Forces troops in third such attack this week

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — A man wearing an Afghan police uniform shot and killed three U.S. Special Forces troops Thursday night as they met with tribal leaders in southern Afghanistan, Afghan and U.S. officials said. It was the 25th incident this year in which Afghan soldiers or police officers turned their weapons on NATO troops with fatal consequences.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT


GB disqualified from 4x100m relay

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Great Britain are ruled out of the men's Olympic 4x100m relay final after being disqualified in their semi-final.


Troubles Seen in China's Low-Income Housing Plan

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

China's local governments aren't adequately implementing a national low-cost-housing program intended to anchor social stability and spur economic growth, a government think tank said.


Kenya needs more security to protect voters: poll chief

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya needs to improve security to ensure that voters are not deterred by recent grenade and gun attacks and threats by a coastal separatist movement to disrupt the election due next March, the head of the electoral commission said on Friday.


Olympic Uniforms Designed by Mom

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

The Olympics are a quadrennial showcases for the Nikes and Speedos of the world. But athletes have proven that sometimes it's nicer to use something homemade.


Iraq’s oil output overtakes Iran’s

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT

LONDON — Iraq has overtaken Iran as the second-largest OPEC oil producer for the first time since the late 1980s, a symbolic shift that signals the huge impact of Western sanctions on Tehran and the steady recovery of Baghdad's energy industry.

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US adds Hezbollah to Syria sanctions list

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Lebanese group denounced for "integral role" in violence in Syria, whose state oil company has also been targeted.


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