India Ink: Image of the Day: June 24

India Ink: Image of the Day: June 24

India Ink: Image of the Day: June 24

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:40 AM PDT

The Indian cricket team won the I.C.C. Champions Trophy in England on Sunday.
    

Germany Floats Compromise on EU Talks With Turkey

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Turkey remained embroiled in a dispute with Germany and other European Union countries after the 27-nation bloc failed to reach a consensus on whether to hold new talks with Ankara on its long-delayed bid to join

Qatari emir set to hand over to son, little policy change seen

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:02 PM PDT

DOHA (Reuters) - The emir of Qatar told his family on Monday he would hand power to his son, al Jazeera reported, preparing the wealthy gas-exporting Gulf Arab country for a highly unusual step in a region where hereditary rule normally means for life.

Germany proposes delaying EU-Turkey talks over protests

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:57 PM PDT

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Germany proposed on Monday postponing a new round of EU membership talks with Turkey by about four months to signal the bloc's displeasure at its crackdown on anti-government protests.

M'ne Rebels v British & Irish Lions

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:12 AM PDT

Manu Tuilagi aims to give Lions coach Warren Gatland a selection headache against Melbourne Rebels on Tuesday.

Court invites Qataris to swear loyalty to new emir: al Jazeera

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:34 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qataris are being invited to go to the royal court on Tuesday and Wednesday to swear loyalty to Crown Prince Tamim as the Gulf Arab state's new emir, Qatari-owned al Jazeera television reported on Monday.

Death toll rises in southern Lebanon clashes between army and Sunni militia

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:54 AM PDT

SIDON, Lebanon — The death toll in clashes in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon continued to climb Monday, marking the bloodiest 48 hours for the country's army since the conflict in Syria began creeping over the border and evoking memories of Lebanon's own 15-year civil war.

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Snowden's Russia problem: Why a libertarian activist made friends with authoritarian states

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:37 AM PDT

When Edward Snowden announced to the world that he would stay in Hong Kong despite the looming threat of a U.S. extradition request, he explained that he trusted its reputation for rule of law and free speech, the same values he wished to promote in leaking information about classified U.S. surveillance programs. "My intention is to ask the courts and the people of Hong Kong to decide my fate," he said. "I have been given no reason to doubt your system."

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Central African Republic gold mine collapses, at least 37 dead

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:22 PM PDT

BANGUI (Reuters) - At least 37 gold miners died and many others were injured in the Central African Republic when a pit in which they were working collapsed after heavy rains, the country's presidency said on Monday.

President's son says Uganda not a monarchy after succession row

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:09 PM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he would not inherit power like a monarch, after a general accused Uganda's veteran leader of grooming his son to take over.

Pakistani Premier Says Government Intends to Charge Musharraf With Treason

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:23 AM PDT

In a speech to Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had to answer for his acts during his years in power.
    

Phys Ed: The Rise of the Minimalist Workout

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:44 AM PDT

People have been trying to figure out forever what the right amount of exercise is, but the focus lately is on the shortest period possible.
    

Knobbly reptile roamed vast desert

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:02 PM PDT

A bizarre reptile with knobbly growths on its head roamed a vast, isolated desert about 260 million years ago, researchers say.

Pakistani Premier Says Government Intends to Charge Musharraf With Treason

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:23 AM PDT

In a speech to Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had to answer for his acts during his years in power.
    

White House presses Russia to expel Snowden; sharp words for China

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House pressed Russia on Monday to exercise all options to expel Edward Snowden and slammed China for allowing the former U.S. spy agency contractor who disclosed government surveillance secrets to leave Hong Kong.

Egypt's Morsi Criticized After Killings

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Egypt has been hit by unusual sectarian violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims after President Mohammed Morsi's attendance last week at a rally held by hardline Sunni clerics, where he said his country would cut off ties with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime

UK police 'spied on race victim's family'

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Government promises to investigate claims police attempted smear campaign against family of Stephen Lawrence.

At least 37 dead as Central African Republic gold mine collapses

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:47 AM PDT

BANGUI (Reuters) - At least 37 gold miners died in Central African Republic when a pit in which they were operating collapsed after heavy rains, the country's presidency said on Monday.

Eight soldiers killed in India's Kashmir, attacks escalate

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:44 AM PDT

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Eight soldiers were killed and six others injured in rebel attacks in India's Jammu and Kashmir state, an army spokesman said on Monday, in a sign of escalating violence ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state.

In Britain, attempts to cut spending fuel angst over cherished state

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:37 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - When the chief enforcer for Britain's finance ministry suggested that the army should cut spending further because it had more horses than tanks, he provoked an indignant response from one of his own colleagues in the cabinet.

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