Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Strike cancels ferry service in San Francisco Bay area

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Nearly 5,000 commuters in the San Francisco Bay area are urged to find alternate forms of transportation Friday as Golden Gate Ferry ticket agents go on strike.

NBA locks out players after sides disagree on money

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:56 PM PDT

The NBA began a lockout of its players early Friday, a statement from the league said.

Judge: Testimony in Casey Anthony case likely to conclude Friday

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:52 PM PDT

The judge in the Casey Anthony capital murder trial expects testimony to conclude Friday, saying the case could be in the hands of the jury by the weekend.

World watches for fair Thai election

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Thailand's first elections since last year's violent protests place it at the crossroads between national reconciliation and further destabilization, a scenario analysts believe could have serious implications beyond its borders.

Accuser's credibility issues rattle Strauss-Kahn probe, official says

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Prosecutors will notify the court Friday of troubling believability issues with the woman once called extremely credible in her sexual assault allegations against former International Monetary Fund Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, an official familiar with the case said.

Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge 'delighted' to be in Canada

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife will join thousands of people Friday to mark Canada Day during their first official foreign trip as a married couple.

Chavez says doctors removed cancerous tumor from his body

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Doctors in Cuba detected and removed a cancerous tumor from Hugo Chavez's body, the Venezuelan president announced in a speech broadcast on state-run VTV Thursday night.

'Red' culture campaign sweeps China

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Walking down the streets of Beijing, it's hard to avoid seeing red slogans lining the sidewalks. Switching on a TV at home, almost every channel hosts a gala show performed on a red-colored stage.

Official: Prosecutors disclose credibility issue to Strauss-Kahn team

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:41 PM PDT

Prosecutors have discovered troubling believability issues with the woman once called extremely credible in her sexual assault allegations against former International Monetary Fund Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, an official familiar with the case told CNN late Thursday.

Milwaukee teachers oppose pension contribution

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:38 PM PDT

Milwaukee teachers are offering meals and moral support to 354 fellow educators who will be laid off effective Friday, a union leader said.

Leader of Bahrain's human rights probe vows transparency

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:32 PM PDT

The head of the independent commission assigned by King Hamad bin Is al-Khalifa with investigating charges of human rights abuses during recent government crackdowns on pro-reform protesters in Bahrain vowed Thursday to carry out a fair, methodical and transparent investigation.

Disasters sour Japan's economic picture, but hope may lie ahead

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:28 PM PDT

Japan's economy has been deeply shaken by a string of disasters, according to fresh numbers from the Bank of Japan released Friday, but there might be some early glimmers of hope.

Suspected drug kingpin arrested in Los Angeles

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:57 PM PDT

A suspected drug kingpin on the "15 Most Wanted" fugitives list has been arrested in Los Angeles, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday.

Unrest: Middle East and North Africa, country by country

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:48 PM PDT

Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been swept up in protests against longtime rulers since the January revolt that ousted Tunisian strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. In many cases, these demonstrations and movements have been met with brute force that has escalated into seemingly unending violence. Here are the latest developments and information about the roots of the unrest.

Golf star McIlroy talks Tiger, beer, what's in his iPod

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:35 PM PDT

Cockiness and swagger serve him on the golf course, but there's much more to golf's young phenom, Rory McIlroy.

Canada welcomes William and Kate on first royal tour

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:12 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrived Thursday in Canada on their first official foreign trip since their wedding in April.

Depot in 'Dreamsville USA' among sites named national landmarks

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:10 PM PDT

One weekend out of the year, the tiny town of Dennison, Ohio, is transported to the 1940s. The brassy tones of swing music drift from the town center on an evening breeze. Children giggle as they weave through the legs of men in World War II uniforms while women serve lemonade and cookies at town's canteen.

Clinton: U.S. 'would welcome' dialogue with Muslim Brotherhood

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT

The Obama administration is open to dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday about the Islamist group.

Hezbollah indictments in Lebanon could ripple through the region

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:24 PM PDT

One dead politician in a tiny Arab country and now, six years on, the quest for justice in his assassination divides a people and could add to regional instability.

Judge denies 'Whitey' Bulger request to merge racketeering cases

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:06 PM PDT

A federal judge on Thursday denied a petition of James "Whitey'' Bulger to consolidate two pending racketeering cases against the reputed mobster, ruling in favor of prosecutors' requests to dismiss the lesser 1994 indictment in an effort to focus on 19 murder charges.
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