Angola Ruling Party Wins Vote

Angola Ruling Party Wins Vote


Angola Ruling Party Wins Vote

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Preliminary results show that Angola's ruling party won 75% of the national vote, ensuring President José Eduardo dos Santos, in power for 33 years, five more years in office.


Tottenham 1-1 Norwich

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Robert Snodgrass scores a dramatic equaliser as Norwich consign 10-man Spurs to their worst start for four years.


Stars lead tributes to Bygraves

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Des O'Connor and Ken Dodd lead the tributes to "lovely man" and "top, top professional" Max Bygraves who has died in Australia, aged 89.


Iran nuclear reactor reaches 'full capacity'

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Official says country's sole operational nuclear power reactor, the Bushehr plant, is now fully operational.


In final interview, Cardinal says Church "200 years out of date"

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic Church was "200 years out of date" in his final interview before his death, published on Saturday.


Isaac Is Latest Blow to Swampy South Louisiana

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Plaquemines Parish, the marshy peninsula of southeastern Louisiana, was the first landing point of Hurricane Isaac and the scene of perhaps its most thorough destruction.


Sports of The Times: George Vecsey — At the U.S. Open, the Big City’s Bright Lights

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Night tennis at the United States Open received a chilly reception when it began in 1975, but now players consider matches under the lights an honor.


In Colorado, Obama Takes Page From Surprise Democratic Win

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

President Obama has looked to Senator Michael Bennet, who managed to defeat a conservative Republican in 2010, a year of struggle for Democrats, for a road map in a battleground state.


Mexico lowers alert level for simmering volcano

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has lowered the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City four months after the simmering giant raised the alarm when it began spewing red-hot fragments of rock.


Simmonds sets new record for gold

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Britain's Ellie Simmonds knocks five seconds off the world record to win gold in the S6 400m freestyle.


EU worried over Hungary, Romania institutions: paper

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A top European Union official praised court rulings in Hungary and Romania which rejected widely criticized attempts to entrench their ruling parties in power, but said she remained worried about both countries' institutions.


U.S. Base in Afghanistan Target of Fatal Bomb Attacks

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:11 PM PDT

At least a dozen Afghans were killed and 58 others were wounded, while several American soldiers were also wounded.


Egypt TV chief denies inciting Morsi murder

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Tawfiq Okasha tells court he merely criticised president and says trial against him is politically motivated.


U.S. Base in Afghanistan Target of Fatal Bomb Attacks

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:11 PM PDT

At least a dozen Afghans were killed and 58 others were wounded, while several American soldiers were also wounded.


Fugitives' faces shown at stadium

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 07:47 AM PDT

The faces of two of England's most wanted men are shown on big screens at Manchester City's stadium.


Chris Christie, It’s Not All About Him, He Said Often

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey spoke for Mitt Romney in Tampa, Fla., but he had plenty of folks who were just as ready to talk about him.


The far-right skinheads of Russia

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:11 AM PDT

Meet the far-right nationalists of Russia


Thalidomide victims say apology not enough

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Victims say apology by German inventor of drug that caused severe birth defects in 1950s and 60s is too little too late.


Syrian Forces Attack Rebels in Aleppo

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Syrian warplanes and ground forces pounded the country's largest city, Aleppo, as soldiers clashed with rebels in its narrow streets, activists said.


Fugitive American Returned to the U.A.E.

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:01 AM PDT

Fugitive American businessman Zack Shahin, who is fighting fiscal corruption charges in Dubai, was returned to the United Arab Emirates after fleeing to Yemen.


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