BASE Jumpers Double the Dare

BASE Jumpers Double the Dare

BASE Jumpers Double the Dare

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:15 PM PDT

BASE jumping is the extreme younger cousin of sky diving, but rather than dropping from planes, BASE jumpers fall from objects attached to Earth.

Greece's 'economic orphans'

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:53 AM PDT

Imagine abandoning your own children because you can't afford to feed and clothe them. It's a parent's nightmare that in Greece, mired in economic crisis, is increasingly becoming reality.

WTO Rules Against China Duties on U.S. Steel

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:12 PM PDT

A WTO panel ruled that China violated some global trade rules by imposing duties on U.S. electrical steel, a victory for the Obama administration.


Wallenda Preps for Niagara Falls Walk

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Daredevil Nik Wallenda will attempt to do what nobody has done before: A high-wire walk directly over the precipice at Niagara Falls and 190 feet above the churning torrent below.


New Freedom Lets Burmese Air Venom Toward a Muslim Group

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:34 PM PDT

As more than two dozen people have died in clashes between Rohingyas and Buddhist villagers, commenters have expressed their grievances online.

Aung San Suu Kyi Reaches Oslo 21 Years After Winning Nobel

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy leader, says she "never doubted" that her first trip abroad after a long house arrest would be to Norway.

Tunisia lifts curfew imposed following riots

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia lifted a night time curfew on Friday imposed earlier this week following riots by Salafi Islamists and others over an art exhibition they deemed insulting to Islam.

U.N. Security Council condemns eastern Congo mutiny

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:44 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council condemned on Friday a mutiny of troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called on neighboring countries to prevent the armed groups in North Kivu province from receiving outside support.

Russia Sending Air and Sea Defenses to Syria

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:39 PM PDT

The chief of Russia's arms exporter said that his company was shipping defensive missile systems to Syria that could be used against the United States or other nations trying to intervene.

China Suspends Family Planning Workers After Forced Abortion

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:04 PM PDT

A public outcry ensued when graphic photos of a 23-year-old woman and her dead fetus were posted online.

Media Decoder Blog: Reporter Interrupts Obama During Statement on Immigration

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Neil Munro of The Daily Caller interrupted the president as he was making his statement from the Rose Garden. "It's not time for questions, sir," Mr. Obama said. "Not while I'm speaking."

Powers want "diamonds for peanuts": Iran ex-official

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:09 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - A former Iranian negotiator on Friday dismissed as "diamonds for peanuts" a proposal by world powers that Tehran halt higher-grade uranium enrichment and close an underground nuclear site in exchange for reactor fuel and civil aviation parts.

Paraguay land clash turns deadly

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Police evictions of landless farmers from a property they had occupied in eastern Paraguay turn violent, with more than a dozen people killed.


ARTS: The Sweet Spot | June 15, 2012

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:19 AM PDT

David Carr and A. O. Scott debate the relative merits of museums and memorials and discuss how to best make sense of Sept. 11.

In Health Care Ruling, Vast Implications for Medicaid

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT

The expected decision by the Supreme Court would greatly expand the number of people served — and add to the cost of the federal-state program.

Microsoft Expected to Introduce Tablet

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 11:46 AM PDT

The device, running a new version of the Windows operating system, would be the first computer of the company's own design — and would be aimed squarely at Apple's iPad.

Italy Introduces Growth Measures

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 11:05 AM PDT

Prime Minister Mario Monti unveiled an array of measures aimed at getting companies and households to invest, as Italy tries to put to rest talk that it could be the next domino to fall in the European bailout line.


Egypt's Brotherhood Pins Hopes on Vote

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:27 AM PDT

With security beefed up on the eve of Egypt's presidential runoff election, the Muslim Brotherhood tried to salvage its hopes for leadership urging voters to back its candidate instead of calling for mass protests.


Carrefour Checks Out of Greece

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Carrefour said it will sell its Greek supermarket business to its local partner and leave the country altogether, offering concrete evidence of foreign investors exiting Greece amid a deeply contracting economy and political upheaval.


Financing Deal Restarts Detroit-Canada Bridge Plan

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:43 AM PDT

U.S. and Canadian officials rolled out a new plan to build a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, to speed the flow of goods through a busy border crossing.


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