VIDEO: Egypt's military granted powers

VIDEO: Egypt's military granted powers


VIDEO: Egypt's military granted powers

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:48 PM PDT

Egypt's military council issues a declaration granting itself sweeping powers, as the Muslim Brotherhood claims victory in presidential polls.


VIDEO: US marks 200th anniversary of 1812

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:01 PM PDT

The US is marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, which gave America its national anthem and its flag.


VIDEO: Anger over food waste in India

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:00 PM PDT

Inadequate food storage is causing a huge problem of food wastage in parts of India.


G20 to press Europe for lasting fix for debt crisis

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:12 PM PDT

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - World leaders, relieved that pro-bailout parties won a narrow election victory in Greece, will pile pressure on Europe at the G20 summit on Monday to outline a lasting strategy to save the euro currency and end financial turmoil.


G20 to press Europe for lasting fix for debt crisis

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:04 PM PDT

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - World leaders, relieved that pro-bailout parties won a narrow election victory in Greece, will pile pressure on Europe at the G20 summit on Monday to outline a lasting strategy to save the euro currency and end financial turmoil. Group of 20 leaders from major industrialized and developing economies, representing more than 80 percent of world output, start a two-day meeting in this Pacific resort to prioritize growth and job creation as the path to bolstering a world economy that is running out of steam. ...


Militants infiltrate from Egypt, 2 reported dead

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:58 PM PDT

Militants infiltrated Israel early on Monday, opening anti-tank fire against Israeli civilians building a security fence along the border with Egypt's turbulent Sinai Peninsula, the military said. The media reported that one Israeli was killed in the attack.


VIDEO: Germany targets work email overload

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:38 PM PDT

We all love to keep in touch with the latest gadgets but the constant stream of phone calls and emails when you have left the office can make out-of-hours time seem like you are still at work.


VIDEO: Egypt's military granted powers

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:48 PM PDT

Egypt's military council issues a declaration granting itself sweeping powers, as the Muslim Brotherhood claims victory in presidential polls.


VIDEO: Anger over food waste in India

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:00 PM PDT

Inadequate food storage is causing a huge problem of food wastage in parts of India.


VIDEO: US marks 200th anniversary of 1812

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:01 PM PDT

The US is marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, which gave America its national anthem and its flag.


A Response to Popular Ad Hominem, err Science, Magazine on Global Warming Skeptics

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:43 PM PDT

I thought I knew what ?science? was about: ??the crafting of hypotheses that could be tested and refined through observation via studies that were challenged and replicated by the broader community until the hypothesis is generally accepted or rejected by the broader community. But apparently ?popular science? works differently, if the July 2012 article by ...


Dan Dorfman, Columnist Extraordinaire And Pioneer In Financial Reporting On Television, Dead At 80

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:30 PM PDT

Dan Dorfman, a true pioneer in financial reporting in the press and on air, died this weekend at age 80. His career was forged from humble beginnings at a trade school and some courses at NYU, not a journalism school. He became a dogged reporter in quest of scoops. His goal he said was like competing in the Olympics. "its competiton. You want to win but you had to be right."


VIDEO: Curfew in Nigeria after deadly blast

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 09:27 PM PDT

A curfew has been imposed in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna after multiple bomb attacks kill at least 36 people.


VIDEO: New Democracy party claims Greek victory

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT

After a close race, in the second election in six weeks, the anti-bailout Syriza party was edged into second place.


VIDEO: Germany targets work email overload

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:38 PM PDT

We all love to keep in touch with the latest gadgets but the constant stream of phone calls and emails when you have left the office can make out-of-hours time seem like you are still at work.


VIDEO: LA riots figure Rodney King dies

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 07:58 PM PDT

Rodney King, the African American at the centre of the Los Angeles riots 20 years ago, has been found dead aged 47.


VIDEO: Why voters in Egypt stayed at home

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:44 PM PDT

Voting has ended in Egypt to elect the first president since Hosni Mubarak was forced from office last year.


VIDEO: Man killed in Radiohead stage collapse

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT

The rock band Radiohead have cancelled a concert in Canada after a member of their crew was killed when part of the stage collapsed during rehearsals.


Obama to press Putin on Syria at G20 amid skepticism

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:13 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves from his car after landing at the airport in Los CabosLOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will press Vladimir Putin over Russia's role in the Syrian crisis when they meet on Monday but appears to have little chance of persuading him to budge on Moscow's resistance to tougher U.N. action against Damascus. After a week of Cold War-style recriminations between U.S. and Russian diplomats, the talks at a Group of 20 summit in Mexico will test whether the two leaders can forge a working relationship and find common ground on Syria and other festering disputes. Suspension of the U.N. ...



At least 2 killed in attack on Israel-Egypt border

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:32 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli citizen and at least one militant were killed in an attack on the Egyptian border on Monday, Israeli media and the military said. "A terrorist squad opened gunfire and possibly also fired an anti-tank rocket at an area where (Israel) is constructing the border fence," Israeli military spokesman Yoav Mordechai told Army Radio. "Soldiers arrived on the scene and killed one terrorist," he said. Army Radio said that an Israeli workman was killed by the militants, but Mordechai would only say "there is a small number of fatalities. ...


Suu Kyi wins pop star reception in Europe

Suu Kyi wins pop star reception in Europe


Suu Kyi wins pop star reception in Europe

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT

BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has enjoyed pop star treatment wherever she has gone on her first trip to Europe in nearly a quarter of a century, after Myanmar's rulers finally freed her from house arrest.


Egypt voters' 'loss of faith'

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Egyptians grow disaffected with uncertain transition


Israeli Driver Kills 2 Palestinians

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:44 AM PDT

An Israeli tow truck driver shot dead two Palestinians and wounded one Sunday during what police said was an attempted car robbery in the West Bank.


Group Warns Euro-Zone Rescue Funds Insufficient

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:33 AM PDT

The euro-zone's bailout funds can't handle another big bailout, the world's biggest private financial institutions said.


Obama Faces Crises With Few Options

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:05 AM PDT

President Obama this week confronts two foreign-policy challenges for which he has few options: the European economic crisis and the violence in Syria.


Yemenis say al-Qaeda gave security, at a cost

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:07 PM PDT

After government troops forced the group to flee Jaar, residents say they feel relief mixed with worry.


Exit polls predict French Socialists' victory

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:37 AM PDT

President Hollande's party tipped to win solid majority in National Assembly in second round of parliamentary vote.


French Socialists Projected to Win Majority

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:16 PM PDT

François Hollande was poised to secure the parliamentary majority he says he needs to revive France's economy and help repair the troubled euro zone, after voters gave his Socialist Party a lead in legislative elections.


Syrian Opposition Urges U.N. Action

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Syrian opposition leaders called for U.N. Security Council action after the latest peace plan appeared to unravel with the U.N. mission in Syria suspending observers' activities because of surging violence.


Chinese Astronauts Prepare for Docking

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:35 AM PDT

China's top leadership celebrated the launch of China's first female astronaut and two male colleagues into space as the mission gears up for its main objective: an attempt at a manned space-docking scheduled for Monday.


Romney Criticizes Immigrants Plan

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's move to stop the deportation of some young illegal immigrants, but didn't say whether he would reverse the action.


Streetscapes | East 68th Street: A Hospital With Fine Bones

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:47 PM PDT

New York Hospital's soaring white 1932 skyscraper, though added to and encroached upon, is still something to see.


Amid Vote, Egypt Military Asserts Role

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Turnout on Egypt's final day of a presidential run-off appeared low as the military leadership seemed poised to cement its hold on the legislative authority and clarified the incoming president's powers.


ECOWAS has Mali force troop pledge, still lacks backing

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - West African military chiefs have secured troop commitments from three nations for their planned Mali intervention force, despite the mission still lacking an invitation from authorities in Bamako and backing from the United Nations.


Grand Junction Journal: Debating if Colorado National Monument Should Be a National Park

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Some people want to turn Colorado National Monument into a national park. Others say that would just be a bother.


The Caucus: Romney Doesn't Say Whether He Would Overturn Obama Immigration Order

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Mitt Romney was equivocal about overturning President Obama's order.


Cholesterol 'helps' damaged brain

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT

A diet high in cholesterol may help people with a fatal genetic disease which damages the brain, according to early studies in mice.


Uneasy calm in Myanmar's Rakhine

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:57 AM PDT

More than 30,000 people, both Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, have fled their homes to escape communal violence.


Thousands gather to bury Saudi crown prince

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, buried in Mecca on Sunday, is the second Saudi crown prince to die in a year.


US police-beating victim Rodney King dies

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Foul play ruled out in death of black motorist whose videotaped assault culminated in destructive LA race riots in 1992.