Bud weakens to tropical storm off Mexican coast

Bud weakens to tropical storm off Mexican coast


Bud weakens to tropical storm off Mexican coast

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:48 PM PDT

Bud flexed its muscles as it closed on the southwestern coast of Mexico late Thursday, becoming a major hurricane with winds of 115 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.


South Africa and Australia to share telescope

Posted: 25 May 2012 11:03 PM PDT

Dual site agreed for Square Kilometre Array with antennae to be located in New Zealand and across nine African nations.


Pakistan: US missile attack kills 3 in northwest

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:07 PM PDT

Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone has fired two missiles at a shop in the country's northwest, killing three suspected militants and wounding another.


China hits back on U.S. human rights

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:44 PM PDT

China criticized a "woeful" human rights record in the United States, a day after a U.S. report said Beijing's own record is worsening, with harsh crackdowns on dissidents.


DNA solves Argentina mystery

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Argentina's 'death flights' tore families apart, but now thanks to DNA, some mysteries are being solved.


VIDEO: 'Pope's butler' quizzed on leaks

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:57 PM PDT

The Vatican says it has detained a person suspected of leaking a series of confidential documents and letters to the media.


VIDEO: Key Egypt candidate seeks allies

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:53 PM PDT

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for talks to "save" the 2011 uprising ahead of a presidential election run-off.


Chip Maker Renesas to Cut Up to 14,000 Jobs

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:12 PM PDT

Japanese chip maker Renesas plans to cut about 30% of its workforce and sell a plant as the company struggles to turn around its business.


Pope's Butler Is Arrested

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI's butler was arrested in connection with an investigation into leaks of confidential documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, a senior Vatican official said.


Federer's French Open Gauntlet

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:31 PM PDT

Looking at the draws, the Swiss tennis star has his work cut out for him. Tom Perrotta analyzes that and the rest of the potential paths for male and female contenders.


Barca cruise to Copa win

Posted: 25 May 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Barcelona seal a record 26th Copa del Rey title as Pep Guardiola's glittering era draws to an end at the Catalan giants.


VIDEO: Key Egypt candidate seeks allies

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:53 PM PDT

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for talks to "save" the 2011 uprising ahead of a presidential election run-off.


VIDEO: 'Pope's butler' quizzed on leaks

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:57 PM PDT

The Vatican says it has detained a person suspected of leaking a series of confidential documents and letters to the media.


Clinton to visit Scandinavia, Caucasus, Turkey

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves next week on an eight-day trip to Scandinavia, the Caucasus and Turkey that will cover security issues such as Iran and Syria as well as the environment and health.


Song Contest Puts Azerbaijan on Stage

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:36 PM PDT

Azerbaijan rushed to rebuild its capital, Baku, to host the weekend's Eurovision song contest, an annual pop spectacle viewed by 100 million people. But offstage, the government and its opponents are sending competing messages.


'Oklahoma!'---Not OK in Beijing

Posted: 25 May 2012 07:10 PM PDT

The growing unease toward foreigners in Beijing may have claimed an unexpected casualty: a community theater production of "Oklahoma!"


Tourists Also Tell Greece No

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:27 PM PDT

Greek-vacation bookings from Germany and the rest of Europe are down sharply, as would-be tourists take fright at the prospect of strikes and street protests.


Euro Crisis Calls for a Mix of Solutions

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:17 PM PDT

As the euro crisis moves closer to its conclusion, it looks increasingly like two types of initiatives will have to be combined to be effective.


Bud weakens to storm off Mexico's Pacific coast

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:23 PM PDT

Hurricane Bud appoaches landfall in MexicoMANZANILLO, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Bud weakened to a tropical storm as it churned closer to Mexico's coast on Friday, but brought heavy rains and strong winds that downed trees and closed schools and a major Pacific shipping port. The first hurricane of the 2012 season, Bud was downgraded to a tropical storm with winds up to 60 miles per hour on Friday afternoon. ...



One Taliban Bullet, Two Lives Lost

Posted: 25 May 2012 07:30 PM PDT

U.S. Army medic Keith "Doc" Benson in Afghanistan couldn't save the life of Staff Sgt. Daniel Quintana, a popular soldier known as Sgt. Q. The sergeant's death haunted him. A few months later, the 27-year-old Doc Benson took his own life.