Didn't Have Time to Exercise? Drink Some Red Wine.

Didn't Have Time to Exercise? Drink Some Red Wine.

Didn't Have Time to Exercise? Drink Some Red Wine.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:41 PM PDT

A new study suggests that an ingredient in red wine may stave off the effects of not exercising.


Sharapova poised to reclaim Wimbledon crown (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Russian Maria Sharapova, seen here returning the ball during a training session at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, southwest London, on July 1. Sharapova will attempt to complete her long journey back from the wilderness on Saturday when she takes on Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova for the women's singles crown.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Maria Sharapova will attempt to complete her long journey back from the wilderness at Wimbledon on Saturday when she takes on Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova for the women's singles crown.

How first 24 hours shaped Japan's nuclear crisis (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT

AP - When Unit 2 began to shake, Hiroyuki Kohno's first hunch was that something was wrong with the turbines. He paused for a moment, then went back to logging the day's radioactivity readings.


Thailand prepares for crucial vote

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Main opposition Puea Thai Party enjoys clear lead in polls over party of current prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.


Thailand enters calm before election storm (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:12 PM PDT

A woman prays in front of a picture of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a religious ceremony at a temple in the village of Suan Mon near Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Political campaigning in Thailand drew to a close on Saturday, taking a day to cool off before an election which could exacerbate the country's six-year-old political crisis just as easily as end it.

Ex-Thai PM, in exile, looms large in tense vote (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2006 file photo, then Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is pictured at government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Five years after the military deposed Thaksin, the influential billionaire-in-exile is the dominant force in pivotal elections Sunday, July 3, 2011 that many fear could trigger more upheaval. The vote boils down to a race between Thaksin's sister Yingluck and army-backed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. But it has come to be viewed as a referendum on Thaksin's rule and the political turbulence unleashed since his overthrow. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - He's not even in Thailand, let alone on the ballot. But five years after the military deposed Thaksin Shinawatra, the influential billionaire-in-exile is back by proxy: the dominant force in pivotal elections Sunday that many fear could trigger a new era of upheaval.

VIDEO: US 'considering Pakistan missions'

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:19 PM PDT

The US is so concerned about security in Pakistan it is considering plans to enter the country to prevent extremists getting hold of nuclear material, the BBC's Newsnight programme has discovered.


VIDEO: Monaco Prince marries Olympic star

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Prince Albert II of Monaco has married his fiancee, South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, in a civil ceremony.


VIDEO: Familiar name in Thai elections

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

As Thailand prepare to go to the polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva faces a new rival with a familiar name - Pheu Thai's Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.


VIDEO: Moroccans approve king's reforms

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT

Moroccans have overwhelmingly approved constitutional reforms put forward by King Mohammed VI, early results have suggested.


VIDEO: Poland takes on EU presidency

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:19 PM PDT

Poland has taken on the presidency of the European Union for the first time, marking the event with celebrations in Warsaw.


VIDEO: US 'considering Pakistan missions'

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:19 PM PDT

The US is so concerned about security in Pakistan it is considering plans to enter the country to prevent extremists getting hold of nuclear material, the BBC's Newsnight programme has discovered.


VIDEO: Familiar name in Thai elections

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

As Thailand prepare to go to the polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva faces a new rival with a familiar name - Pheu Thai's Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.


VIDEO: Moroccans approve king's reforms

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT

Moroccans have overwhelmingly approved constitutional reforms put forward by King Mohammed VI, early results have suggested.


VIDEO: Monaco Prince marries Olympic star

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Prince Albert II of Monaco has married his fiancee, South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, in a civil ceremony.


VIDEO: Poland takes on EU presidency

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:19 PM PDT

Poland has taken on the presidency of the European Union for the first time, marking the event with celebrations in Warsaw.


Somalia troops roll back fighters in capital

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:47 PM PDT

Change in mandate allows peacekeepers to engage al-Shabab, as they try to turn the situation around.


Thai election rivals in final push for votes (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and candidate for the Puea Thai Party, speaks at a campaign rally at the Rajamangala National stadium in Bangkok, on July 1, ahead of the July 3 general elections.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Thailand's rival political camps launched a last-minute appeal for votes on the eve of a hard-fought election seen as crucial to the future of the kingdom after years of often bloody unrest.

Morocco's referendum on reform: Model for Arab Spring? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Moroccans voted Friday in a referendum on constitutional reforms, amid deep disagreement over whether it represented a new path for reform in a troubled region or another autocrat's hollow bid to diffuse popular discontent.


Chávez' supporters ask: How can our superman be ill? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Hugo Chávez graces the big screen in a rowdy city center bar in Caracas, Santiago Valledare stands up and salutes, with no hint of irony.


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Greece intercepts Gaza-bound American activists

Greece intercepts Gaza-bound American activists

Greece intercepts Gaza-bound American activists

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT

ATHENS/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Greece prevented a boat of U.S. activists from sailing on Friday to join a flotilla of pro-Palestinian campaigners planning to challenge Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip.

VIDEO: Mass anti-Assad protests across Syria

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of people have again taken to the streets in Syria calling for President Bashar Assad to leave office.


Panetta sworn in as defence chief

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT

New US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta pledges to maintain the "excellence" of the US military while finding ways to trim its budget.


Ivory Coast warrant for Ble Goude

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Ivory Coast issues an international arrest warrant for Charles Ble Goude, ex-President Laurent Gbagbo's youth militia leader, who is on the run.


VIDEO: Camping with the dead in Taiwan

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT

A graveyard has become one of Taiwan's most popular camping sites.


VIDEO: Camping with the dead in Taiwan

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT

A graveyard has become one of Taiwan's most popular camping sites.


Djokovic to Face Nadal in Wimbledon Final

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic, the 24-year-old Serbian who is 47-1 this season, beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while Rafael Nadal, the defending champion, ousted Andy Murray.

In Syria, Protests and Lawlessness Grow

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Syrian protesters mounted what some observers called the biggest demonstrations in the country yet. Observers said the lawlessness unleashed in part by the protests is eroding the state authority that has been a cornerstone of the legitimacy of the Assad regime.


Sudan Bashir says army to carry on in South Kordofan

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said the northern army would continue its military operations in the border flashpoint state of South Korfodan, state news agency SUNA said Friday.

Defiant Gaddafi threatens Europe

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi threatens to attack Europe in revenge for Nato's operations in Libya, in a message broadcast in Tripoli.


Boy is stabbed to death in London

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT

A 16-year-old boy is stabbed to death in south-east London, prompting the arrest of a man who is being questioned by police.


Analysis: Hariri tribunal indictments to widen political strife

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Indictments by a U.N.-backed court seeking the killers of statesman Rafik al-Hariri, which Lebanese officials say accuse Hezbollah members, will widen the country's political rift and increase sectarian tension.

Nadal ends Murray's hopes again

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal beats British number one Andy Murray in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the second year running and will play Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.


Leon Panetta sworn in as US defence secretary

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Former CIA director succeeds Robert Gates to become first Democrat to take charge of the Pentagon since 1997.


Court Overturns Michigan Affirmative-Action Ban

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:10 PM PDT

State voters passed a ban on the consideration of race and gender in college admissions in 2006.

Obama Picks New Counterterror Chief

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday.

Cuba to allow sale of homes, cars

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Cuba is to end its 50-year-old ban on buying and selling cars and homes, says the Communist Party newspaper.


Well: What Cellphone Calls Say About Parent-Teenager Relations

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Both the nature of phone calls and who initiates them may affect relationships between parents and teenagers.

New Zealand 1-2 England

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:21 AM PDT

Substitute Jessica Clarke put England's women on course for the World Cup quarter-finals as they beat New Zealand 2-1.


Straight Sets: Nadal Ends Murray’s Run at Wimbledon

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal will play Novak Djokovic in the final after ousting Britain's Andy Murray 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.
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