Man City confirm Rodwell signing

Man City confirm Rodwell signing

Man City confirm Rodwell signing

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Premier League champions Manchester City confirm the signing of Jack Rodwell from Everton on a five-year deal.


Kuwait opposition attacks plan to change election law

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Kuwaiti government's efforts to change the electoral law before a vote expected this year amount to a "coup", opposition politicians said on Sunday, calling for political reform and full parliamentary democracy.

VIDEO: Iran begins quake relief efforts

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Rescue workers in Iran have started helping survivors following earthquakes which have reportedly killed at least 250 people.


2012 London Olympics: Live Coverage: The Closing Ceremony

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

The Times is live blogging the closing ceremony at the London Olympics.

Chelsea 2-3 Man City

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Manchester City come back from a goal down to beat 10-man Chelsea and win their first Community Shield for 40 years.


Mexican mayor-elect, campaign manager found shot to death

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An opposition politician elected in Mexico's July 1 vote and his campaign manager were found shot to death in a truck early Sunday morning in the central state of San Luis Potosi, which has seen a spike in drug gang-related violence in the past week.

Two killed at Lonmin South Africa mine in union clash

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two security guards were hacked to death at a South African mine operated by the world's number three platinum producer Lonmin on Sunday in new violence between rival unions, company officials said.

Cameron drafts Olympians for hunger summit

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT

"Race against hunger" brings world leaders and athletes together in the wake of Somalia famine.


Nigeria army 'kills 20 Islamists'

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Nigerian troops kill 20 suspected members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in a shootout in the north-east of the country, the army says.


Mexico mayor-elect Morales killed

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Unidentified gunmen in Mexico shoot dead the mayor-elect of the city of Matehuala and his campaign manager.


Bits Blog: Robotics Companies Look to Near Future - Disruptions

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Several companies are building robots that might eventually drive cars, give quadriplegics physical functionality or even replace soldiers on the battlefield.

Kiprotich wins marathon gold for Uganda

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:08 AM PDT

Stephen Kiprotich becomes Uganda's second ever gold medallist beating Kenyan rivals in the Olympic men's marathon.


Drought-Driven Voters Vent Anger Over Farm Bill

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

With lawmakers at home for a recess, constituents are venting their anger over delays in enacting a new five-year farm bill.

Egypt President Asserts Power Over Military

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Egypt's Islamist president ordered his defense minister and chief of staff to retire on Sunday and canceled the military-declared constitutional amendments that gave top generals wide powers.


Lebanon Charges Syria-Linked Lawmaker

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Lebanon's Military Tribunal charged a prominent politician close to Syria and Hezbollah of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks in Lebanon and plotting to assassinate politicians and religious figures in the country.


Expectations Mount for November Election in Japan

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Amid growing expectation that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will call a general election for autumn, November is emerging as the likeliest time.


Bangladeshi U.N. peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - One international peacekeeper from Bangladesh was killed on Sunday when unknown gunmen opened fire on a U.N. police station in Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations and African Union-led peacekeeping force there said.

Egypt president 'retires' military figures

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has removed the country's top two military officers and rescinded a June decree by the generals that kept lawmaking powers in their hands, his office announced Sunday.

Rescue operations end after Iran quakes kill 250

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Rescue operations have ended in Iran after two strong earthquakes that killed at least 250 people, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.

Bahrain returns its ambassador to Iran

Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:23 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has reinstated its ambassador in Iran, the country's foreign minister said, more than a year after the island kingdom withdrew its envoy to protest at Tehran's criticism against a Gulf-backed crackdown on Shi'ite protesters.

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