Kenya doping claims investigated

Kenya doping claims investigated

Kenya doping claims investigated

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:42 PM PDT

The chairman of Kenya's athletics body tells the BBC an investigation is under way into allegations of widespread doping in the country.


France unveils Zidane head-butt statue

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Retired French soccer player Zinedine Zidane has plenty of victories to his name, having been a key player when France won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship.

But Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed was more interested in memorializing one of Zidane's more aggressive moments on the field.

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Obama blocks China wind farm plan

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has stopped a private Chinese firm from building wind turbines in the US state of Oregon, citing national security concerns.


Spain Needs €60 Billion for Its Banks, Audit Finds

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT

The independent banking assessment was well below the potential €100 billion, or $128.6 billion, in bailout money Spain negotiated with the euro zone in June.


White House Move to Give Egypt $450 Million in Aid Meets Resistance

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Lawmakers in Congress wary of foreign aid in general, and of Egypt's new leadership in particular, protested the infusion of cash.


Barclays Center’s Opening Is Met With Protests

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Activists are spending Friday outside the Barclays Center reminding patrons of the unfulfilled promises of the center's developer.


Mark Duggan's death was 'karma'

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A man accused of supplying an illegal handgun to a man shot dead by police says Mark Duggan's death was "karma", a court hears.


Big Brother still watching: Internet censorship is up, report says

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Draconian laws, brutal attacks against bloggers and politically motivated surveillance are among the biggest threats to Internet freedom emerging in the last two years, according to a new report from free speech advocates, Freedom House.

Georgia opposition says ready to accept defeat in fair vote

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili said on Friday he will not stir unrest if his coalition loses fairly in a parliamentary election, due to be held amid tension following nationwide protests against prison brutality.

Obama blocks China wind farm plan

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has stopped a private Chinese firm from building wind turbines in the US state of Oregon, citing national security concerns.


Man who brought MTV to Africa

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Alex Okosi left Nigeria as a young boy in the late 1980s to seek a better future in the United States.

First debutante ball planned for China's 'red princesses'

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Thirty years ago, the mention of a social ball would have made most Chinese cringe -- it was regarded as a typical derivative of capitalism.

War against free speech?

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Frida Ghitis says calls for anti-blasphemy laws by some leaders in the Middle East should alarm democracy advocates everywhere.

U.S. formally drops Iranian MEK dissident group from terrorism list

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The State Department on Friday formally removed the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK) from its official list of terrorist organizations, but underscored that it still has "serious concerns" about the group.

Egypt's Copts abandon Sinai homes after threats, attack

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Most Christians living near Egypt's border with Israel are fleeing their homes after Islamist militants made death threats and gunmen attacked a Coptic-owned shop, a priest said on Friday.

Full Count: A Tag Play at Home, the Dirtiest Part of a Catcher’s Job

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Examining the decisions a catcher makes while bracing for a potential collision at home plate, through the eyes of Russell Martin of the Yankees.

Minecraft creator attacks Windows

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Minecraft's Markus "Notch" Persson accuses Microsoft of "trying to ruin the PC as an open platform".


Why 'no change' in Egypt may be ominous

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Why Egypt needs to maintain economic momentum


On the Runway Blog: Raf Simons and the Remapping of Dior

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:56 AM PDT

In just six months at Dior, Raf Simons has shown that he's more than a creative director. He's a decorator, an architect, and a definitive tastemaker. His July couture collection put Dior again in the spotlight. Today, he gave Dior a modern blueprint for its ready-to-wear and accessories.


‘Rock star’ challenger unsettles Chavez

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:41 AM PDT

VALENCIA, Venezuela — Henrique Capriles liberally tosses baseball caps emblazoned with the colors of the Venezuelan flag into the thick of an adoring crowd.

A scramble ensues to catch what has become a symbol of his campaign to unseat Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's socialist president, who is accused by his youthful opposition rival of polarizing the country between Chavez's red-shirted followers and Capriles's own supporters, dubbed "the squalid ones" by the abrasive leader.

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