Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Japan doubles sales tax

Japan doubles sales tax

Japan doubles sales tax

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:05 AM PDT

Japanese lawmakers approved a contentious plan to double the country's sales tax Tuesday even as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda battled to contain an uprising in his own party over the issue that could bring about his downfall.

Voting on both sides of the border

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:34 PM PDT

They love two countries, live in two worlds. They're among many Mexican-born naturalized U.S. citizens voting in two presidential elections, starting Sunday.

Was Rio+20 a failure of leadership?

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:18 AM PDT

I was happy to return to Rio, this beautiful city which I have visited several times. Twenty years after the first Earth Summit, I came to Rio, like many people from all over the world, to put the world on a different pathway -- one leading to sustainable development.

Wall art masquerades as class war

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:39 PM PDT

For many it's the adrenaline, the thrill of scaling buildings to scrawl their gang's signature in huge black letters from the highest point possible.

Scores missing after landslides

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT

The death toll from a landslide that buried three villages in eastern Uganda stood at 18 on Tuesday, with rescue officials fearing the figure would rise.

400-year-old site burns to ground

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:48 AM PDT

Bhutan is mourning the loss of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, a four-century-old architectural wonder that had dramatically stood on a ridge at the confluence of two rivers before it burned to the ground over the weekend.

3 police killed in Mexico City airport shooting

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Gunmen opened fire on federal police officers at Mexico City's international airport Monday, killing three, officials said.

Turkey: Syria had 'no excuse'

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Turkey's prime minister criticized Syria harshly on Tuesday for shooting down the Turkish fighter jet, saying: "Even if the plane was in their airspace for a few seconds, that is no excuse to attack."

Egypt's new president to pick woman, Christian VPs

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Egypt's first ever democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi will make history in another way: by appointing a woman as vice president, his policy adviser told CNN.

India makes key arrest in Mumbai terror plot

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:03 AM PDT

A key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 160 people has been apprehended, Indian authorities said Tuesday.

Centuries-old architectural wonder burns to ground

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:45 AM PDT

Bhutan is mourning the loss of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, a four-century-old architectural wonder that had dramatically stood on a ridge at the confluence of two rivers before it burned to the ground over the weekend.

18 killed, scores missing after landslides in Uganda

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:47 AM PDT

The death toll from a landslide that buried three villages in eastern Uganda stood at 18 on Tuesday, with rescue officials fearing the figure would rise.

Search for possible survivor in Canadian mall rubble

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:55 AM PDT

After an emotion-filled session that had one tearful resident telling officials, "we can't just let them die," authorities in southern Ontario announced late Monday that search-and-rescue efforts would continue at a mall where a weekend roof collapse trapped at least two people.
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