Indian guru on hunger strike over graft

Indian guru on hunger strike over graft

Indian guru on hunger strike over graft

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Baba Ramdev goes on indefinite fast in New Delhi to press the government for tougher action on corruption.


Indian anti-graft yoga guru begins fast to death (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:42 PM PDT

India's yoga guru Swami Ramdev speaks during a yoga camp in the northern Indian town of Haridwar in this April 8, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - India's most famous yoga guru began a fast to the death on Saturday to demand reforms including the death penalty for corrupt officials in an anti-graft campaign that has undermined an embattled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Pope heads for Croatia to defend Christian Europe (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI sets off for Croatia Saturday for a two-day visit aimed at reaffirming Christian values that he believes are under threat in increasingly secular societies across Europe.(AFP/File/Vincenzo Pinto)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI sets off for Croatia Saturday for a two-day visit aimed at reaffirming Christian values that he believes are under threat in increasingly secular societies across Europe.

India yoga guru launches anti-graft fast (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT

India's most celebrated yoga guru, Swami Baba Ramdev (R), has begun a AFP - India's most celebrated yoga guru has begun a "fast unto death" in a bid to force the government to accept his hardline anti-corruption proposals.

Indian anti-graft yoga guru begins fast to death

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:52 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's most famous yoga guru began a fast to the death on Saturday to demand reforms including the death penalty for corrupt officials in an anti-graft campaign that has undermined an embattled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Obama chided on Libya, China meets rebels (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:49 PM PDT

An armed Libyan rebel patrols a road as people arrive to attend prayers at the Revolution Square in the eastern rebel stronghold city of Benghazi. China acknowledged Friday for the first time contact with Libya's rebels, as US lawmakers passed a resolution forcing President Barack Obama to explain his decision to intervene in Libya.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - China is acknowledging for the first time contact with Libya's rebels, as US lawmakers chided President Barack Obamafor failing to obtain congressional approval of military action.

India warns Pakistan over any new terror attacks (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

AP - A top defense official has warned that India would likely retaliate if another terror attack on its soil is linked to members of Pakistan's security apparatus.


NATO launches helicopter strikes in Libya

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Attack helicopters used for the first time, as opposition fighters advance towards the capital Tripoli.


'Scores killed' in fresh Syria protests

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:29 PM PDT

Rights group says at least 63 people killed in crackdown by security forces on anti-government protests on Friday.


Japan nuclear plant gets radioactive water tanks (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:35 PM PDT

In this May 27, 2011 photo released on June 2, 2011 by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), temporary storage tanks for low-level radioactive polluted waters used for temporary cooling system in Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, are shown. The nuclear facility was crippled when a huge tsunami generated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit Japan on March 11. It suffered explosions, fires and meltdowns in the days after the tsunami. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co.) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Tanks for storing radioactive water were on their way Saturday to the crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan where reactor cores melted after the massive earthquake and tsunami.

VIDEO: Edwards denies breaking funds laws

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has pleaded not guilty to violating campaign finance laws in an effort to hide an extramarital affair.


VIDEO: Edwards denies breaking funds laws

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has pleaded not guilty to violating campaign finance laws in an effort to hide an extramarital affair.


Killer bug outbreak 'stabilises', death toll at 19 (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:57 PM PDT

A bacteriologist outlines the genetic code of the EHEC bacteria on a computer screen at his laboratory in the northern German city of Hamburg. A puzzling outbreak of E. coli poisoning that has now spread to 12 countries appears to be stabilising, a senior German doctor said, as the death toll rose to 19.(AFP/DPA/File/Marcus Brandt)AFP - A puzzling outbreak of E. coli poisoning that has now spread to 12 countries appears to be stabilising, a senior German doctor said, as the death toll rose to 19.

First NATO strikes in Libya with attack copters (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:22 PM PDT

A French Navy Puma helicopter is seen hovering over the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Mediteranean sea. NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, military equipment and forces backing embattled leader Colonel Moamer Kadhafi.(AFP/File/Alexander Klein)AFP - NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, military equipment and forces backing embattled leader Colonel Moamer Kadhafi.

NATO uses attack helicopters for first time in Libya air assault

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Fighting continued Friday in the western Libyan town of Yefren, where NATO allied aircraft destroyed government tanks and personnel carriers, officials said.

Portuguese elections set to oust ruling Socialists (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:43 PM PDT

Caretaker Prime Minister and secretary general of the Socialist Party (PS) Jose Socrates makes a speech in Lisbon, on June 3, 2011. Portugal's centre-right opposition looks set to oust the Socialists from power in an early general election that will decide who will implement a demanding 78-billion-euro bailout deal.(AFP/Patricia de Melo Moreira)AFP - Portugal's centre-right opposition looks set to oust the Socialists from power Sunday in an early general election that will decide who will implement a demanding 78-billion-euro bailout deal.

Indian School Law Tests Rich and Poor

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:04 PM PDT

India's Right to Education Act mandates that private schools set aside 25% of admissions for low-income, underprivileged and disabled students. The most notable results so far are frustration and disappointment.


Drone Attacks Split U.S. Officials

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Fissures have opened within the Obama administration over the drone program targeting militants in Pakistan, with the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and some top military leaders pushing to rein in the CIA's aggressive pace of strikes.


More than 60 killed in Syria protests: rights group (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Syrian children carry pictures of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib and hold candles during a protest in front of the United Nations building in Beirut June 1, 2011. REUTERS/ Jamal SaidiReuters - Syrian forces killed at least 63 civilians in attacks to crush pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday, the Syrian human rights organization Sawasiah said on Saturday.

Henson eager to seize Wales rugby W.Cup lifeline (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:05 PM PDT

Gavin Henson has been handed a World Cup trial by Wales as he bids to play in the showpiece tournament for the first time in his career. Henson will make his first Test appearance for more than two years after he was named to face the Barbarians, arguably rugby union's most famous invitational side, at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.(AFP/File/Gerard Julien)AFP - Gavin Henson has been handed a World Cup trial by Wales as he bids to play in the showpiece tournament for the first time in his career.
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