China oil spill to have long-term impact: report (AFP)

China oil spill to have long-term impact: report (AFP)

China oil spill to have long-term impact: report (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:22 PM PDT

File photo shows a worker's feet stained with oil following a crude spill in China's northeastern Liaoning province. An oil spill off China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term environmental damage that will hurt the area's fishing industry, state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - An oil spill off China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term environmental damage that will hurt the area's fishing industry, state media reported Tuesday.

Collingwood to play for Scorchers in Big Bash (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:15 PM PDT

England all-rounder Paul Collingwood (pictured) has become the second international signing for Australian franchise Perth Scorchers for the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - England all-rounder Paul Collingwood on Tuesday became the second international signing for Australian franchise Perth Scorchers for the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament.

DNA tests determine stranded NZ penguin is a boy (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT

An Antarctic penguin that wound up stranded on a New Zealand beach is prepared for an X-ray at Wellington Zoo in Wellington, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. It may be months before the young emperor penguin - affectionately dubbed Happy Feet - fully recovers, and officials are uncertain about when or how it could return home about 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) away. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - It's a boy.

Potential layoffs at Bombardier factory (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Canadian transportation giant Bombardier will announce staff changes Tuesday to its Derby factory in Britain, after losing a contract to rival Siemens, a company official said. Layoffs were expected.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)AFP - Canadian transportation giant Bombardier will announce staff changes Tuesday to its Derby factory in Britain, after losing a contract to rival Siemens, a company official said. Layoffs were expected.

Chavez gets hero's welcome after cancer surgery (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez raises a fist as he holds a copy of a Venezuelan newspaper at the Maiquetia Airport near Caracas, Venezuela, Monday July 4, 2011. Chavez returned to Venezuela from Cuba on Monday morning, stepping off a plane hours before dawn and saying he is feeling better as he recovers from surgery that removed a cancerous tumor. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Prensa Latina)AP - President Hugo Chavez received a hero's welcome as he rallied thousands of supporters upon his return to Venezuela, vowing to beat cancer after undergoing surgery in Cuba.

In Sudan's breadbasket, a revolution is waiting to happen (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Disgruntled farmers in Gezira state -- home to one of the world's largest irrigation projects, between the Blue and White Nile rivers -- do not bear witness to Sudan's would-be agricultural revolution.(AFP/File/Jose Cendon)AFP - Standing in a green field near the banks of the Nile, Al-Hajil Maamun says he struggles to make a profit from his farm despite the potential of Sudan's fertile heartland and the high hopes of the government.

Sri Lanka allows foreigners into former war zone (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT

File photo shows displaced Tamil civilians at the Manik Farm refugee camp in the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya. The island state has eased restrictions on tourists travelling to former war zones two years after the defeat Tamil Tiger separatists, the government said Tuesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Sri Lanka has eased restrictions on tourists travelling to the island's former war zones two years after the defeat Tamil Tiger separatists, the government said Tuesday.

VIDEO: Following Diana's steps in Canada

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:31 PM PDT

In June of 1983, Prince Charles and Diana paid a visit to Prince Edward Island. Now 28 years later William and Kate have also paid the island a visit.


Gaddafi forces 'intercept arms from Qatar'

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Government spokesman says two boats carrying weapons for rebels seized from west of Tripoli.


Roadside bomb kills 1 Pakistani soldier in NW (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Pakistani craftsman Abdul Rehman prepares art pieces made of florescent material and stainless steel sheets for a decoration of traditional trucks and buses which is a famous car-craft in Pakistan, on Monday, July 4, 2011, in Rawalpindi Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - Pakistani intelligence officials say a roadside bomb hit an army vehicle near the Afghan border, killing one soldier and wounding 14 others.

Israel halts transfer of Palestinian bodies (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Crew and pro-Palestinian activists stand on board one of the French boats of a flotilla bound for Gaza simulate a departure for Gaza in Pireus near Athens. Thirty pro-Palestinian activists on a Canadian boat bound for Gaza that was stopped out of a Greek port Monday for breaking a ban, defied authorities by claiming they had all captained the ship.(AFP/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek)AP - Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday called off the impending transfer of the bodies of 84 Palestinian militants from an Israeli grave site to the West Bank — just hours after the military confirmed the planned handover.

Japanese minister quits over gaffe

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:51 PM PDT

Disaster reconstruction minister resigns following "insensitive" behaviour during visit to tsunami-hit region.


Cameron's Afghan trip marred by soldier death (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:22 PM PDT

A soldier from 2 Para stands nearby a Union Flag at Lashkar Gah base in Afghanistan. Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to scrap part of a visit to the war-torn nation intended to hail improved security after a soldier went missing and was later found dead.(AFP/Pool/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to scrap part of a visit to Afghanistan intended to hail improved security after a soldier went missing and was later found dead.

Quake hits New Zealand; no casualties reported (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT

AP - A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's North Island on Tuesday but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.


Storm deaths in Mexico raise Arlene's toll to 16 (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:52 PM PDT

AP - Five more deaths from Tropical Storm Arlene were confirmed by Mexican civil protection officials on Monday.


Egypt's revolution disrupts daily life, economy (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 29, 2011 file picture, protesters run to avoid tear gas during clashes with security forces, unseen, at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Frustration in Egypt is growing over the continuing disruption of daily life, amid the optimism of the revolution that began Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)AP - The quarrel on a bridge spanning the Nile went like this.

Australia to unveil pollution tax (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Environmentalists hold banners and placards during an anti-coal demonstration in Sydney. The country is set to unveil the full details of its contentious pollution tax within days, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Tuesday, promising help for households facing higher energy bills.(AFP/File/GREG WOOD)AFP - Australia will unveil the full details of its contentious pollution tax within days, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Tuesday, promising help for households facing higher energy bills.

British soldier found dead in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:55 PM PDT

NATO forces are looking for a service member who is missing in southern Afghanistan.

FIFA chief: Match-fixers face life ban

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Monday his organization would ban for life any Asian and Zimbabwean players and administrators found guilty of match-fixing.

Tanks surround Syrian city of Hama after protests (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:46 PM PDT

Turkish soldiers patrol on the Turkish side of Turkish-Syrian border as people wait to cross into Turkey in a rural area on the Syrian side of the border zone near the Turkish village of Guvecci, 50 km (31 miles) from Hatay city centre, June 30, 2011. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - Syrian tanks surrounded Hama on Tuesday, residents and activists said, threatening a large-scale assault on the city after the biggest protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
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