UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?


UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?


Egypt's Mursi pardons political prisoners

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi pardoned on Monday all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year.


London Mayor upstages PM Cameron at party conference

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Maverick London mayor Boris Johnson, one of the most colorful figures in British politics, received a hero's welcome at the ruling Conservative Party's conference on Monday, underlining his status as a possible future challenger to struggling Prime Minister David Cameron.


Venezuela's Chavez vows 'better' presidency

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT

President Hugo Chavez pledges to work with the country's opposition after being re-elected for a fourth term in office.


My admiration for Cameron - Boris

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT

London Mayor Boris Johnson pledges his loyalty to David Cameron and announces free Tube travel for soldiers as he addresses a Tory conference meeting.


UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?


Syrians attempt 'normal life'

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Wearing a sheer leopard top, Rauda Alaita buzzed around her beauty salon in Damascus. She decided six months ago to open this little shop, paint its walls seafoam green and call it Aloe Vera.


Egypt pardons 'revolutionaries'

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi pardons all those arrested during the uprising that toppled former leader Hosni Mubarak, state media says.


'Saudi weapons' found in Syria

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:06 PM PDT

The BBC finds evidence that weapons intended for the Saudi military have been diverted to Syrian rebels in the city of Aleppo.


Syrian author shares Pinter prize

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Samar Yazbek, whose latest book is an account of the Assad regime written inside Syria, will share the Pen Pinter prize with poet Carol Anne Duffy.


Eritrea calls for lifting of sanctions, rejects U.N. accusations

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Eritrea has asked the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions against it after a recent U.N. experts' report showed that the tiny east African state had cut its support for the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab militant group in Somalia.


VIDEO: Keeping samurai skills afloat in Japan

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT

An old samurai traditional swimming still alive in the modern pools of Japan.


VIDEO: Keeping samurai skills afloat in Japan

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT

An old samurai traditional swimming still alive in the modern pools of Japan.


Thousands of Greek protesters tell Merkel she is not welcome

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - About 8,000 demonstrators chanted anti-austerity slogans and hoisted banners warning Angela Merkel she was not welcome in Greece at a protest on Monday, the eve of a visit by the German chancellor.


Mozambique's president sacks prime minister

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT

MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique President Armando Guebuza sacked his prime minister in a surprise cabinet reshuffle on Monday, replacing his presumed political successor with the little-known governor of Tete province, home to a massive coal mining investment boom.


Syrian forces step up attacks on rebel areas

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Heavy bombardment of Idlib, Homs and other provinces reported as Turkey and Syria exchange fire for sixth straight day.


Abu Hamza wife asked to move home

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT

A London council asks the wife of Islamist cleric Abu Hamza to consider downsizing from the five-bedroom property she lives in.


Iran Places New Restrictions on Currency Trading

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT

The police moved to arrest unlicensed currency dealers and increase patrols in Tehran to prevent unofficial trading from disrupting new official exchange rates for Iran's currency, the rial.


Pitcher’s Kiss Evokes Tiger Who Talked to the Ball

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Tigers pitcher Al Alburquerque kissed the baseball before throwing to first in a crucial situation, a move that evoked memories of Mark Fidrych's antics in the 1970s.


U.S. counter-terrorism aide due in Libya on Tuesday: source

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The top U.S. counter-terrorism adviser will visit Libya on Tuesday to discuss the investigation into the killing of the U.S. ambassador at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last month, a Libyan protocol official said.


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