Gaddafi threatens to take fight to Europe

Gaddafi threatens to take fight to Europe

Gaddafi threatens to take fight to Europe

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Libyan leader gives fresh warning as artillery fire slows advance on two fronts by fighters seeking to end his rule.


VIDEO: New nation South Sudan celebrates

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:36 PM PDT

South Sudan has become the world's newest nation, after decades of conflict with the north.


Gunmen kill at least 20 in Mexican bar - report (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT

A member of a forensic team (L) and a police detective cordon off a crime scene in downtown Monterrey July 8, 2011. REUTERS/Tomas BravoReuters - Gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican city of Monterrey and shot dead at least 20 people Friday, the latest massacre in the city battered by drug-gang violence, El Universal newspaper reported.

China media denies Yao Ming has retired (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:13 PM PDT

China's iconic basketball centre Yao Ming (pictured in 2010) has not announced his retirement, Chinese state media said, amid numerous reports that the All Star millionaire was quitting the game.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China's iconic basketball centre Yao Ming has not announced his retirement, Chinese state media said, amid numerous reports that the All Star millionaire was quitting the game.

Gunmen kill at least 20 in Mexican bar - report

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican city of Monterrey and shot dead at least 20 people Friday, the latest massacre in the city battered by drug-gang violence, El Universal newspaper reported.

Guatemala VP candidate critical after copter crash (AP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:12 PM PDT

AP - A Guatemalan political party says its vice presidential candidate has been critically injured in the crash of a helicopter he was piloting west of Guatemala City.


PM promises inquiry into tabloid scandal (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:29 PM PDT

Andy Coulson, former editor of The News of the World, is confronted by the media as he leaves Lewisham police station in London. Police arrested Coulson after he voluntarily appeared at a south London police station AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron promised urgent inquiries into Britain's tabloid phone hacking row as his ex-media chief and a former royal reporter were arrested over the spiralling scandal.

Evans looking up as Wiggins crashes out of Tour de France (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Riding as close to the front of the Tour de France peloton in Friday's Stage 7 paid dividends once more for Cadel Evans (pictured) as the Australian saw fellow yellow jersey challenger Bradley Wiggins crash out.(AFP/Joel Saget)AFP - Riding as close to the front of the Tour de France peloton paid dividends once more for Cadel Evans as the Australian saw fellow yellow jersey challenger Bradley Wiggins crash out.

Murdoch Hacking Scandal: Quantum of Content Effects

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:21 PM PDT

Rupert Murdoch?s decision to shutter the News of the World points to one of the reasons I titl


VIDEO: Buena Vista guitarist Galban dies

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:23 PM PDT

The Grammy winning Cuban guitarist Manuel Galban has died at the age of 80.


U.S. city requires armed guards at some restaurants (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Small restaurants in the city of Newark, New Jersey will be required to have an armed security guard at night under a new law approved by the city council.


Malaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 514 (AP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Malaysian police officers detain a man near Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Malaysian police said they have detained at least 236 people trying to assemble at a stadium for a banned rally seeking electoral reforms. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)AP - Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 10,000 demonstrators massed across Malaysia's largest city demanding electoral reforms in the country's biggest political rally in years.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Arrive in Los Angeles

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 07:36 PM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Los Angeles for a long-awaited visit. And what did the world's most glamorous couple do in the world's most glamorous region? Why sit and watch VCs drone on about social media, start-ups and East London's tech scene, of course.


South Sudanese dance to celebrate independence (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:54 PM PDT

Members of Southern Sudanese security forces prepare for a rehearsal of the upcoming independence day celebrations in Juba July 7, 2011.REUTERS/Paul Banks/UNMIS/HandoutReuters - Thousands of South Sudanese danced in the streets on Saturday to mark their long-awaited independence, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty.

British author freed from Singapore jail: witness (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 07:59 PM PDT

British author Alan Shadrake (L), seen here with his lawyer M. Ravi outside the High Court of Singapore, in 2010. Shadrake has been freed from a Singapore prison after serving time for contempt of court related to his book on the death penalty, according to a witness.(AFP/File/Mohd Fyrol)AFP - British author Alan Shadrake was freed from a Singapore prison after serving time for contempt of court related to his book on the death penalty, according to an AFP photographer.

U.N. votes for South Sudan peacekeeping force (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 07:42 PM PDT

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is seen during a meeting with Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti in Khartoum July 8, 2011, before Ban departs to South Sudan for their Independence Day ceremony. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahReuters - The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to establish a force of up to 7,000 peacekeepers for poor, conflict-ravaged but oil-producing South Sudan, which became independent after a referendum.

Malaysian capital in massive lockdown ahead of protest (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 07:45 PM PDT

Malaysian police walk to their positions at Merdeka square on the eve of a mass rally organised by Bersih 2.0 calling for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur, on July 8. Police sealed off the major arteries into Kuala Lumpur overnight with barricades, creating huge traffic jams as they checked every vehicle for protesters attempting to sneak into the city ahead of the rally.(AFP/Saeed Khan)AFP - Malaysia's government imposed a massive lockdown on the capital as thousands of protesters demanding electoral reforms were expected to defy a police ban and hold a rally.

South Sudanese dance to celebrate independence

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:54 PM PDT

JUBA (Reuters) - Thousands of South Sudanese danced in the streets on Saturday to mark their long-awaited independence, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty.

As Tree Clings to Life, So Does Japanese City

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:35 PM PDT

A lone pine tree has become a national symbol of Japan's tenacity, clinging to life amid the destruction of the March 11 tsunami, which killed more than 20,000 people and laid waste to entire communities along the country's northeast coast.


Totilas Prances His Way Into Many Hearts

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:11 PM PDT

With competition victories and world-record scores since his 2007 debut, the Dutch-born Totilas has sold out dressage shows world-wide and brought a jolt of celebrity to a sport that has traditionally struggled to attract a following.


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