Syria angry at Olympic ban threat

Syria angry at Olympic ban threat

Syria angry at Olympic ban threat

Posted: 27 May 2012 01:01 PM PDT

Syrian officials say the UK government "has no right" to deny their athletes access to the London 2012 Olympic games.


Kolkata edge Chennai to win IPL

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Kolkata Knight Riders overcome defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets to win Indian Premier League final.


Franchitti Wins Indianapolis 500, His Third

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500, taking advantage when Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap.

Gebrselassie Olympic hopes ended

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Ethiopian two-time Olympic 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie fails to qualify for this summer's Games in London.


Nepal faces fresh turmoil after charter deadline missed

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's warring political parties failed to meet a midnight deadline to agree on a new constitution on Sunday, plunging the Himalayan republic into further uncertainty, but the government moved quickly to defuse the crisis with a call for elections.

News Analysis: In Euro Zone, a Debate Over Bonds

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Europeans are deeply divided over the question of whether euro zone countries should create common bonds to reduce borrowing costs for members that have trouble getting affordable credit.

Tech fault shuts Bulgaria Kozloduy nuclear unit

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT

SOFIA (Reuters) - A technical glitch automatically shut down one unit at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant but did not pose a risk of nuclear contamination, the plant said on Sunday.

No strict sharia in Mali's independent north: MNLA rebels

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:45 AM PDT

DAKAR (Reuters) - Malian rebels who declared an independent Islamic state in the country's north said on Sunday they would impose sharia but not in a strict form.

Moscow police arrest dozens at Occupy-style rally

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:33 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police detained dozens of opposition protesters on Sunday at an Occupy-style rally against President Vladimir Putin in central Moscow.

Donald wins to regain top ranking

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Luke Donald regains his world number one status from Rory McIlroy with victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.


Vatican faces widening of leaks scandal

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican faces a widening scandal that in one short week has seen Pope Benedict's butler arrested, the president of its bank unceremoniously dismissed and the publication of a new book alleging conspiracies among cardinals.

Haneke wins his second Palme d'Or

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Austrian director Michael Haneke wins his second Palme d'Or prize, this time for Love.


Security Council debates Syria massacre

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:57 PM PDT

UN body discusses tragedy in Houla that has been blamed on government, although Damascus says it was caused by rebels.


Bits Blog: Facebook Might Have a Smartphone in Its Future

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Employees of Facebook and several engineers who have been sought out by recruiters there, as well as people briefed on Facebook's plans, say the company hopes to release its own smartphone by next year.

The Summer Rental Rat Race

Posted: 26 May 2012 11:17 PM PDT

As more vacation-home owners have entered the rental business, with help from Web sites, the competition for tenants has become fierce.

Spain Bails Out Its Third-Largest Bank

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Spain will pump €19 billion ($24 billion) into troubled lender Bankia SA, the bank said on Friday, effectively nationalizing the country's third-largest bank in a dramatic effort to assuage concerns about the stability of its financial sector.


Rebels to free French reporter

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Colombia's Farc rebels say French journalist Romeo Langlois, who was captured a month ago, will be released on Wednesday.


Rampant England sense series win

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:47 AM PDT

West Indies close day three on 61-6 - a lead of just three - as a rampant England sense victory in the second Test.


News Analysis: When Sailing Turns Deadly

Posted: 26 May 2012 07:57 PM PDT

Landlubbers might be forgiven for wondering if sailboat racing, seemingly such a genteel and boring pastime, hasn't turned into a rich man's version of Indy car racing.

Iran Says It Won’t Halt Uranium Enrichment

Posted: 27 May 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Iran's nuclear chief backed away from an earlier offer that suggested it might be ready to cease 20 percent enrichment and said Iran would start building two new nuclear power plants.

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