Egyptians learn fast in campaign for historic vote

Egyptians learn fast in campaign for historic vote


Egyptians learn fast in campaign for historic vote

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:11 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - In the final moments of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, Mohamed Elshahawy made a call to the man he thought should replace him.


How to rebel, Saudi style

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:56 AM PDT

At first glance, it looks like a standard road sign to Mecca, the Saudi Arabian pilgrimage site for millions of Muslims every year.


Guatemala leader talks drug legalization

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:06 PM PDT

On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist. The retired general said he would send troops into the streets to fight drug violence. Now -- just two months after taking office -- the 61-year-old Guatemalan president is the driving force behind a controversial proposal that has drawn criticism from U.S. officials and earned praise from people who were once among his staunchest critics. Last year's law-and-order candidate wants to legalize drugs. Central American presidents are scheduled to debate the idea in Guatemala Saturday.


Tibetan hunger strikes ends

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PDT

A month on the sidewalks of New York for three Tibetan hunger strikers finally ends. CNN's Richard Roth reports.


Outrage over Shell South Africa fracking

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PDT

South Africa has an energy deficit on its hands. To help ease this crisis, the big companies want to start drilling for natural gas using a controversial drilling technique called fracking in one of the most remote and beautiful places in South Africa, the Karoo.


A Texas mayor, a mural and a Mexican stereotype

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Julian Castro is not cooperating. The mayor of San Antonio knows full well what I want to talk about, and yet he is determined to change the subject to what he believes is a much more pressing story. Where I want to drag him, my friend refuses to go.


Bad romance between regime, media

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:12 PM PDT

The foreign press first praised the Western-educated Bashar al-Assad and his wife for their attempts to reform Syria. These days, not so much.


CNN: We didn't collaborate with rebels

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Syria, which has long accused Arab and Western satellite news networks for fabricating and falsifying events, now has CNN in its sights.


Cell phones help clean water bid

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT

The recent announcement by the United Nations that 89% of the world's population (6.1 billion people) now has "sustainable access to safe drinking water" was described by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a "great achievement for the people of the world."


Mali Rebels Close in on Timbuktu After Coup

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:56 PM PDT

A separatist army led by ex-Libyan recruits swept across its ethnic homeland in northern Mali, seizing advantage of the chaos reigning in the aftermath of a military coup.


EU Widens Sanctions on Belarus

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:45 AM PDT

The EU added 12 people and 29 companies to its sanctions against Belarus in reaction to what it called the deteriorating political situation in the country.


Shell Faces Two Nigerian Spill Lawsuits

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Royal Dutch Shell is facing two lawsuits over its activities in Nigeria, related to separate spills in the Niger Delta region.


YPF Loss Two More Argentine Concessions

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Argentina's Mendoza Province said Friday it will revoke two concessions held by the country's largest energy producer, YPF, as part of a broader dispute between the company and authorities over investment.


Icelandic bank pays council £5.4m

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Reigate council is repaid £5.4m by the Icelandic bank Glitnir after its collapse in 2008.


Firefighters honoured over blast

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Four firefighters are awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for risking their lives to save a man and woman disfigured in a house explosion.


Once Imperiled, U.S. Aid to Egypt is Restored

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:20 PM PDT

The Obama administration said on Friday that national security interests favored the release of $1.3 billion in military assistance.


Chariots of Fire set for return

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire is to be digitally re-mastered and brought back to the big screen as part of the London 2012 Festival.


Brazil police hunt 'blonde gang'

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Brazilian police say they are hunting a gang of blonde young women blamed for a string of kidnaps and robberies.


Polo mogul guilty of manslaughter

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:44 PM PDT

The owner of the International Polo Club in Palm Beach, John Goodman, has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a man in a drink-driving crash.


Army Sgt. Robert Bales charged with murdering 17 Afghans

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:34 PM PDT

KABUL — The U.S. military on Friday charged Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with murdering 17 Afghans during an village massacre this month but did not shed light on a possible motive for the worst U.S. atrocity of the decade-long war.

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Belgian racing pigeons lure rich Chinese aficionados

Belgian racing pigeons lure rich Chinese aficionados


Belgian racing pigeons lure rich Chinese aficionados

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:07 AM PDT

(Courtrai, Belgium-AFP) - Rich Chinese pigeon fanciers are offering tens of thousands of euros to buy Belgian champions, to the despair of local pigeon-lovers unable to compete in such sky-high auction bids. A voiced AFPTV report. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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No grounds to hold French shooter before spree: PM

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:59 AM PDT

French police had no grounds to detain a self-proclaimed Islamic extremist before he went on a killing spree, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Friday.

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No makeup, no way: 70% of UK women wouldn't go to work without full makeup

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:44 AM PDT

A new survey has revealed 70 percent of UK women wouldn't feel confident going to work without a full face of makeup, with problem skin, fatigue and paleness among the main concerns.

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VIDEO: Brisbane hit by flash flood deluge

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:18 AM PDT

Flash floods sweep through towns on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, Australia, causing damage to cars and property.


Taiwan protest over criticism of foreign wives

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:22 AM PDT

Foreign wives of Taiwanese men joined local women to protest outside the island's parliament Friday against a lawmaker who had criticised overseas spouses for reducing the supply of available men.

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Hong Kong 'mock vote' under cyber attack: university

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:43 PM PDT

A university website offering ordinary Hong Kongers a chance to vote for their next leader ahead of Sunday's election is under "systematic attack" from hackers, organisers said Friday.

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VIDEO: Boulder crushes house in Ohio

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:09 PM PDT

A massive boulder, which broke off a hillside, has crushed a house and cars in Ohio.


VIDEO: EU to ban entry for Assad circle

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT

The European Union is expected to ban 12 people close to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, from travelling to EU countries.


VIDEO: Europe's giant space freighter lifts off

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:54 PM PDT

Europe's giant space freighter, which is delivering supplies to the International Space Station, has taken off from French Guiana.


VIDEO: Digital Magician reveals his tricks

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Cyber-illusionist Marco Tempest explains how he fuses magic and technology to create beguiling visual displays.


China in bid to rescue 17 miners trapped after deadly blast

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:02 PM PDT

Chinese rescue workers battled Friday to free 17 miners trapped for more than 48 hours in a northeast colliery after a gas blast that left five dead, a government official said.

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China vows to slow reliance on executed inmates' organs

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:01 PM PDT

A Chinese health official has vowed executed inmates will no longer be the main source of organs for transplants in three to five years, as the country sets up a donation system, state media said.

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Vietnam police seize frozen pangolins, iguanas

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Vietnamese police have seized five tonnes of frozen pangolins and iguanas that were destined for the cooking pot in China, an official said Friday.

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N. Korea rocket launch could affect aid: UN chief

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned North Korea Friday that any rocket launch could discourage international aid donors and worsen the country's already dire humanitarian situation.

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McDonald’s in China, recycled cooking oil in Malaysia

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:58 PM PDT

Compared to most other restaurants using illegal "gutter oil" and tainted ingredients, even the McDonald's outlet in Sanlitun, found to have violated the company's rules, is much more hygienic.

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Tackling poverty through sustainable development UN's priority: Ban

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:57 PM PDT

Despair from abject poverty often provides the breeding ground for conflict and to tackle this problem head-on, the United Nations (UN) has made sustainable development as its number one priority, says its secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon.

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Japan prepares defences against N. Korean rocket

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:16 PM PDT

Japan's defence minister on Friday ordered missile defence systems to be prepared so the military could shoot down a North Korean long-range rocket if it threatened the country.

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VIDEO: Calls for democracy in Hong Kong

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:22 PM PDT

Accusations of infidelity and corruption during Hong Kong's leadership race have fuelled calls for democracy.


VIDEO: Peaceful rally for Trayvon Martin

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:39 PM PDT

The shooting of an unarmed teenager has sparked peaceful demonstrations in Florida against what has been called 'a travesty of justice'.


Whitney Houston dies of drowning, heart disease, cocaine use

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:44 PM PDT

The Los Angeles County coroner's office revealed Thursday that US pop icon Whitney Houston died of "drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use," China's Xinhua news agency reported.

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