Worries Mount Over Italy and Spain

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• Worries Mount Over Italy and Spain
• Syria Keeps Up Bombings as Activists Meet in U.S.
• Vilnius mayor squashes car to warn illegal parkers
• NATO Activates Reserve Force for Kosovo
• Square Feet: Cities See the Other Side of the Tracks
• Tower's governor 'was petulant'
• Men deny burglary at Walcott home
• Colombia arrests leaders of submarine cocaine ring
• Pakistan, U.S. try to narrow differences as officials meet
• Egyptians Turn Against Liberal Protesters
• Oil Tensions Rise in South China Sea
• Italy Recalls Ambassador to Syria
• Central Banks Buy Gold
• Italian Parliament Moves on Burqa Ban
• Japan Intensifies China Rhetoric
• Vietnam Court Upholds Dissident's Sentence
• Russia Reopens Case of Deceased Whistle-Blower
• U.N.: Somalia Famine to Spread
• Japan Hints at Yen Intervention
• China Considers Tighter Rare-Earth Quotas

Worries Mount Over Italy and Spain Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:42 PM PDT Government bonds in Italy and Spain continued their downward march, heightening concern about the potential spread of the euro zone's debt crisis into two of the region's most vulnerable countries.

Syria Keeps Up Bombings as Activists Meet in U.S. Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:41 PM PDT The U.S. and Europe ratcheted up pressure on Syria as the bloody crackdown on protesters in Hama entered its third day, but the escalation of the violence appears to be outpacing international response.

Vilnius mayor squashes car to warn illegal parkers Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:08 PM PDT The mayor of Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, is filmed using an armoured vehicle to crush a car parked illegally in a cycle lane.

NATO Activates Reserve Force for Kosovo Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:36 PM PDT NATO sent reserve forces to Kosovo after a week of violence near the border with Serbia left one Kosovo police officer dead and brought peacekeepers under fire.

Square Feet: Cities See the Other Side of the Tracks Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:27 PM PDT After the success of the High Line park in Manhattan, other cities like Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis are moving to turn abandoned rail lines into public spaces.

Tower's governor 'was petulant' Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:29 AM PDT An ex-Tower of London governor was fired after acting like a "petulant" child at work, an employment tribunal hears.

Men deny burglary at Walcott home Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:27 PM PDT Two men go on trial accused of burgling the family home of Arsenal and England player Theo Walcott.

Colombia arrests leaders of submarine cocaine ring Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:33 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian authorities have captured two leaders of a 20-ton-per-year cocaine operation that sent drug-laden submarines to the world's top drug consumer, the United States, local police said Tuesday.

Pakistan, U.S. try to narrow differences as officials meet Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:15 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States and Pakistan are working to smooth over travel curbs which Islamabad has imposed on U.S. diplomats, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday, the latest strain in ties that have worsened since the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Egyptians Turn Against Liberal Protesters Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:27 AM PDT Mobs of ordinary Egyptians joined with soldiers to drive pro-democracy protesters from their encampment in Tahrir Square, showing how far the uprising's early heroes have fallen in the eyes of the public.

Oil Tensions Rise in South China Sea Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT Southeast Asia and China face the potential for more trouble ahead as oil and gas companies expand their exploration work in the contested waters.

Italy Recalls Ambassador to Syria Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:01 AM PDT Italy recalled its ambassador to Syria to protest the repression of antigovernment demonstrations and urged other European nations to do the same.

Central Banks Buy Gold Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:11 PM PDT South Korea's move to buy gold for the first time in 13 years is the latest in a growing trend of central banks diversifying their reserves and reducing dependence on the U.S. dollar.

Italian Parliament Moves on Burqa Ban Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:13 PM PDT An Italian parliamentary commission on Tuesday approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public.

Japan Intensifies China Rhetoric Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT Japan intensified its rhetoric against China's military, accusing Beijing for the first time of "assertiveness" and saying it needs to keep a closer watch on how China views the contested waters between the two countries.

Vietnam Court Upholds Dissident's Sentence Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:58 AM PDT An appeals court upheld the seven-year prison sentence for dissident Cu Huy Ha Vu, the son of one of Vietnam's founding revolutionaries, despite arguments that his support for a multiparty system didn't mean he was against the Communist Party.

Russia Reopens Case of Deceased Whistle-Blower Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:15 AM PDT Russia reopened a criminal case against a whistle-blowing lawyer whose death in a Moscow jail in 2009 has led to a round of tit-for-tat recriminations between the U.S. and Russia.

U.N.: Somalia Famine to Spread Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:58 AM PDT The United Nations says famine will probably spread to all of southern Somalia within a month and force tens of thousands more people to flee into the capital of Mogadishu.

Japan Hints at Yen Intervention Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:40 AM PDT Japan's finance minister called the yen "strongly overvalued" amid speculation the government may step in to stem the yen's relentless rise.

China Considers Tighter Rare-Earth Quotas Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:09 PM PDT China is considering tightening regulations on exports of rare-earth metals amid concerns over smuggling and the export of byproducts that aren't included in current limits.

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