No inquiry yet over Harry photos: UK press watchdog

No inquiry yet over Harry photos: UK press watchdog


No inquiry yet over Harry photos: UK press watchdog

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's press watchdog said on Thursday it would be inappropriate for it to investigate the publication of naked photos of Prince Harry by Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper, because the prince had yet to make a formal complaint.


S.&P. 500 at 4-Year High as Stocks Jump

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:34 PM PDT

The benchmark index rose by 2 percent over hopes that a more lasting solution to the European debt crisis may be taking shape.


Science cash hike 'a wise gamble'

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT

Television presenter and physicist Prof Brian Cox has argued that boosting public funds to science would be a "sensible gamble".


Beijing Debate Stirs Hong Kong Poll

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Hong Kong is stepping up efforts to ease mounting tension in the Chinese territory over the mainland's growing influence, just days before the city holds a landmark election.


France to Add Police in Marseille

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

The French government said it would dispatch more than 200 additional police officers to the Mediterranean port city of Marseille following a series of crimes that have claimed 20 lives since the start of the year.


U.S. Removes Nepal Maoists From Terror List

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT

The U.S. removed Nepal's ruling Maoist party from its list of global terrorist groups, providing a diplomatic victory for the former rebels who waged a decadelong civil war until 2006.


At War Blog: Making the G.I. Bill Work for Veterans

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:46 PM PDT

The Post 9/11 G.I. Bill has helped tens of thousands of veterans attend college, but the potentially lucrative source of guaranteed student tuition needs to be safeguarded from less the scrupulous actors in the higher education market.


VIDEO: Pitt: 'I'm a paranoid individual'

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Actor Brad Pitt has spoken to the BBC's Lizo Mzimba about his new film 'Killing Them Softly', his support for President Obama, marriage to Angelina Jolie and allegations that his phone was hacked.


Quebec shooting suspect charged

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT

A man accused of a deadly shooting at a election victory rally in the Canadian province of Quebec is formally charged and appeared in court.


Syrian forces 'bombard south Damascus'

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Shelling reportedly kills at least 20 people in Yarmouk district of capital, home to tens of thousands of Palestinians.


Nasa rover 'sniffs' Martian air

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

The US space agency's Curiosity rover uses its big onboard laboratory to measure the composition of the Red Planet's atmosphere.


Acapulco 'drug cartel boss' held

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Mexican police arrest an alleged leader and 11 members of an Acapulco cartel accused of taking terror to a top tourist destination.


Girl hid under bodies after French Alps shootings

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:11 PM PDT

CHEVALINE, France (Reuters) - A four-year-old British girl spent eight hours cowering among the bodies of three adults, thought to be her mother, father and grandmother, who were shot dead in a car in the French Alps.


Fort Hood accused 'must shave'

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT

The man accused of killing 13 people at a Texas army base, Maj Nidal Hasan, is ordered by a judge to shave off his beard or have it removed by force.


ECB announces unlimited bond-buying plans

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

President of European Central Bank says move addresses "unfounded" fears of investors concerning survival of the euro.


Saudi foreign minister leaves hospital after surgery: court

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal left hospital on Thursday after having an operation, the royal court said.


Greek police stage "suicide" protests against cuts

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:47 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - About 4,000 Greek police, coastguards and firemen protested in Athens on Thursday, staging faked suicides on gallows they placed outside the finance ministry and parliament to symbolize the pain of budget cuts.


Insight: Taking on the "toga-wearing bandits" in Brazil's courts

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Eliana Calmon takes great delight in provoking people. But even she didn't realize at first what a bomb she had dropped.


Egypt’s consumer and investor confidence on the rise

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:38 AM PDT

CAIRO — You couldn't call it giddy optimism. But, in recent weeks Egypt has experienced a palpable mood swing, resulting in increased consumer and investor confidence, according to those in business, shopkeepers and political observers.

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Syrian Army Attacks Village Near Jordanian Border

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT

The move into Tal Shehab is the latest step in a sweeping military campaign seeking to wipe out the opposition and raises fears that tens of thousands of refugees who have been fleeing across the border may be cut off.


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