2012 London Olympics: Live Blogging the Opening Ceremony

2012 London Olympics: Live Blogging the Opening Ceremony

2012 London Olympics: Live Blogging the Opening Ceremony

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:27 PM PDT

The Times is reporting from the Olympic Stadium in London, where crowds packed the seats early for a chance to see an opening spectacle overseen by the filmmaker Danny Boyle.

Colorado Suspect Was Getting Psychiatric Care

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Court papers show that James Holmes was getting mental health treatment from a doctor at his school.

Sudan makes concession in oil talks but no deal in sight

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan said on Friday it had made price concessions in oil talks with newly-independent neighbor South Sudan, but the two countries remained far apart on a deal to resolve disputes that have already brought them to the brink of war.

Pirates kill Eni oil worker in Nigeria: military

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Pirates killed at least one oil worker in an attack on a boat owned by Italian energy firm Eni's local subsidiary Agip in Nigeria's Niger Delta on Friday, the military said.

Proponents of Arms Trade Treaty Urge Final Approval

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:18 PM PDT

A number of United Nations members are still balking at the idea of regulating the estimated $60 billion global arms trade business, and the Obama administration has said it may need more time to study it.

Olympics: Medals, money and more

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:17 PM PDT

As the 2012 Summer Games begin, check out the medals, the money and which four nations have competed in every Summer Olympics.

Cuba says speed caused Paya crash

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The Cuban Interior Ministry releases a statement blaming driver error for the accident which caused the death of dissident Oswaldo Paya.


Georgia freezes opposition footballer's bank funds

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:42 PM PDT

TBILISI (Reuters) - A Georgian court froze the bank accounts of retired footballer and opposition leader Kakha Kaladze in a money-laundering probe on Friday that opponents foes of President Mikhail Saakhshvili's government say is a campaign of legal harassment.

Injured Mali leader flies home, faces challenges

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim president returned on Friday from weeks convalescing abroad after he was beaten up by a mob, facing pressure to form a new government and authorize a foreign military intervention against rebels in the north.

Olympics show gets going with fly-past

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT

The 2012 Games burst into life as curtain-raiser kicked off two-week festival of sport.


Deadline looms for UN small arms treaty

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Negotiators scramble to reach consensus on treaty cracking down on the $60bn business of illicit trading in small arms.


Obama signs bill for Israel missile defence

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

US president releases an additional $70 million aid timed to upstage Republican rival Mitt Romney's trip to Jerusalem.


Mali's interim president returns home

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Traore says he forgives those who assaulted him as he returned from Paris after recuperating from his wounds.


Russia denies overseas base plans

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Russia's Defence Ministry denies media reports that Moscow is planning to set up its first new overseas navy bases since the end of the Soviet Union 1991.


ECB to Discuss Rescue Plan With Bundesbank

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

ECB President Mario Draghi will meet with German central bank head Jens Weidmann to discuss plans for the ECB and Europe's rescue fund to join forces in purchasing Spanish and Italian government bonds.


Syria has expanded chemical weapons supply with Iran’s help, documents show

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Syria has expanded its chemical weapons arsenal in recent years with help from Iran and by using front organizations to buy sophisticated equipment it claimed was for civilian programs, according to documents and interviews.

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White House Lowers Projected Deficits for 2012 and Beyond

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Though revenues have fallen, federal spending has reduced as well, leading to a projected deficit of $1.2 trillion in fiscal 2012 rather than $1.3 trillion, the midyear budget report says.

Maryland Man Held Over Threats Had Weapons Hoard, Police Say

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

A man in the Maryland suburbs of Washington declared himself "a joker" and threatened to kill people after an apparent workplace dispute, the police said.

Four arrested over Ivory Coast U.N. peacekeeper killings

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Four men have been arrested in connection with the ambush killings in Ivory Coast of seven U.N. peacekeepers on its border with Liberia, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Friday.

At War Blog: In Relocating of War Gear, a Larger Force Strategy Emerges

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:15 AM PDT

With the war in Iraq ended and Afghanistan beginning to wind down, the Army is faced with two big questions. Where do you move your heavy equipment? And why?

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