'No end in sight' to Assange row

'No end in sight' to Assange row

'No end in sight' to Assange row

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT

There is 'no solution in sight' to resolving the row about attempts to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.


Twitter ads become more targeted

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Twitter is allowing advertisers to select from a checklist of 350 interests to better target their products at the social network's users.


Who Wears the Pants in This Economy?

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Welcome to the new middle-class matriarchy.

Inspectors Confirm New Work by Iran at Secure Nuclear Site

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Iran has installed most of the centrifuges it needs to complete an underground site for the production of nuclear fuel, a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

Court Blocks Texas Voter ID Law, Citing Racial Impact

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

A federal court ruled that Texas had failed to prove that a voter identification mandate would not disproportionately suppress turnout among eligible voters who are minorities.

Book details daring bin Laden raid

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT

When Osama bin Laden poked his head out of a third-floor door in Pakistan, it was the beginning of the end for the world's most notorious terror leader, writes a former Navy SEAL.

Ghana's NDC backs Mahama, seeks unity ahead of vote

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:36 AM PDT

KUMASI, Ghana (Reuters) - Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party nominated interim president John Dramani Mahama on Thursday as its candidate for a December presidential race, hoping a near-unanimous vote will restore unity after months of infighting.

"Free Pussy Riot" written in blood at Russian murder scene

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:26 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two women were found stabbed to death in a Russian apartment with the words "Free Pussy Riot" written on the wall in what was probably blood, investigators said on Thursday, stirring more passion over the women jailed for a protest in a church.

Georgia says armed raid was in "enemy's" interests

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian officials said on Thursday gunmen who took hostages on its territory were Russian nationals and suggested they acted in the interests of the "enemy", while stopping short of blaming Moscow for the raid.

VIDEO: SA miners charged with murder

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:46 AM PDT

The 270 South Africans arrested during recent protests at the Marikana mine are charged with the murder of 34 of their colleagues shot dead by police.


Poland Detains Head of Collapsed Gold Fund

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT

A judge ordered the detention of Marcin Plichta, the founder of the collapsed Amber Gold, following his arrest on charges of fraud and other financial crimes.


Finland Aims to Narrow Deficit Amid Euro Jitters

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Policy makers in Finland, one of the euro-zone's more robust economies, aim to narrow the government's deficit in 2013 as the Nordic nation braces for an additional dose of short-term uncertainty in the coming year.


Malaysia's Najib Faces Dilemma on Vote

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faces a tricky challenge as the deadline approaches for holding fresh elections here: He remains relatively popular in much of the country—but his government is less so.


Angolan police arrest opposition members before vote

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angolan police arrested several members of an opposition party on Thursday on the eve of national elections after they tried to enter the electoral commission building to demand credentials to observe the vote at polling stations, a party official and police said.

South Africa to Charge Miners in Deadly Unrest

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Two weeks after the police fired on workers engaged in a wildcat strike at a platinum mine, prosecutors are bringing charges against the workers themselves.

Indian army helicopters in deadly collision

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT

At least nine military officials dead after two Russian-made MI-17 helicopters crash into each other in Gujarat state.


Netanyahu to speak on Iran at U.N. General Assembly

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:11 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would speak out about the dangers of Iran's nuclear program in an address next month to the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Summer is 'wettest in 100 years'

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:42 AM PDT

This summer is set to be the second wettest in the UK since records began in 1910, figures show.


Report: Iran steps up uranium production

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Iran has stepped up its production of high-grade enriched uranium and has relandscaped one of its military bases in an apparent effort to hamper a United Nations inquiry into the country's nuclear program, a U.N. report said Thursday.

U.N. rights expert condemns Israeli ruling on Corrie death

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. investigator condemned an Israeli court on Thursday for clearing the military of blame for the death of American activist crushed by an army bulldozer, calling it a "victory for impunity".

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