Reversing car kills elderly woman Posted: 31 May 2011 12:57 PM PDT An elderly woman dies after being hit by her husband's car as he reversed at a golf club outside Glasgow, police have said.  
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Andy Robustelli, Giants’ Hall of Fame Defensive End, Dies at 85 Posted: 31 May 2011 12:58 PM PDT Robustelli was an All-Pro six times and the N.F.L.'s most outstanding player in 1962, and the Giants defense in his prime evoked a celebrity aura.  
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Group to review UK court rulings Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT A group of legal experts is to be appointed by the Scottish Cabinet to look at the implications of UK Supreme Court rulings on criminal cases.  
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Pakistani Journalist Who Covered Security and Terrorism Is Found Dead Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT Syed Saleem Shehzad had been abducted and received threats from Pakistan's intelligence agency.  
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Army probes Egypt blogger, TV host on abuse claims Posted: 31 May 2011 12:26 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military questioned a democracy activist and a television anchor on Tuesday over comments that implicated a military official in abuses against civilians, the activist said.  
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Food prices 'could double' by 2030 Posted: 31 May 2011 12:08 PM PDT Oxfam report warns cost of staples could soar as result of climate change, rising energy prices and growing demand.  
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Bahrain king calls for national dialogue Posted: 31 May 2011 11:59 AM PDT July talks "to push forward reform" announced day before martial law is scheduled to be lifted in the Gulf nation.  
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Pakistani Journalist Slain Posted: 31 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT Syed Saleem Shahzad, a correspondent for Asia Times Online, has been found dead in eastern Pakistan after going missing from Islamabad on Sunday, local police said.  
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No Progress on India-Pakistan Glacier Dispute Posted: 31 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT Defense secretaries from both countries failed to deliver a breakthrough on demilitarizing a Himalayan glacier considered the world's highest battlefield.  
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VIDEO: E. coli cases 'likely to increase' Posted: 31 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT Health experts across Europe are on the hunt for the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak that has led to 16 deaths.  
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To Much Skepticism, Syria Issues Amnesty Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT An announcement by President Bashar al-Assad came at a time of outrage over a video of a tortured boy who had been arrested in April at a protest.  
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Murray surges into Paris quarters Posted: 31 May 2011 06:14 AM PDT Andy Murray completes an extraordinary comeback to defeat Viktor Troicki in their fifth set shoot-out and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.  
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Tentative Agreement Between North and South Sudan Posted: 31 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT The two sides have agreed to a preliminary arrangement on demilitarizing the border between them, though some officials from both sides immediately expressed skepticism of the deal.  
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At War: Reaction to Dempsey Appointment Posted: 31 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT President Obama nominated Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rounding out his realignment of the top Pentagon and intelligence posts.  
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Somalia's child casualties surge Posted: 31 May 2011 11:11 AM PDT There is a sharp rise in the number of children being injured in fighting in Somalia - almost all of May's total casualties were under the age of five, the UN says.  
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'New charges' for 9/11 suspects Posted: 31 May 2011 12:11 PM PDT Military prosecutors have filed new charges against self-styled 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators, reports say.  
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Japanese Sweat Over New Dress Code Posted: 31 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT The Japanese government is introducing a "Super Cool Biz" campaign that advocates wearing Hawaiian shirts, T-shirts and sandals to work as a way to save electricity this summer.  
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Pakistan Is Seen Readying Attack on Militants Posted: 31 May 2011 10:29 AM PDT Pakistan appears to be making preparatory moves for an attack on North Waziristan, a tribal region that has become a base for Afghan Taliban militants, amid pressure from the U.S.  
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Spain Cuts Budget Deficit by 53%, Warns on Regional Spending Posted: 31 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT The Spanish government Tuesday said it cut its budget deficit in half in the first four months of the year but the finance ministry also said many of the country's 17 regions are in danger of breaching year-end targets.  
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Drought Weighs on French Wheat Harvest Posted: 31 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT Western Europe's largest producer of soft wheat deals with warmest and driest spring on record.  
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