US lawmaker weeps, says he tweeted lewd photo

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• US lawmaker weeps, says he tweeted lewd photo
• Ban Ki-moon announces re-election bid
• Royal couple to get new London digs
• No confirmation that Ilyas Kashmiri is dead: Pentagon
• To save power, Tokyo employees start workday early
• Clashes erode Yemen ceasefire amid power vacuum
• Macedonia Conservatives win snap poll
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
• Kate will get it right, says Sarah Ferguson
• Ilyas Kashmiri wanted to create 'Laskhar-e-Osama'
• Indian woman found murdered in Nepal hotel
• Nepal detains hundreds of Ramdev supporters
• Millions displaced by natural disasters last year

US lawmaker weeps, says he tweeted lewd photo Posted: A tearful Rep. Anthony Weiner on Monday admitted sending a lewd photo of his underwear-clad crotch to a young woman over Twitter and then lying repeatedly to protect himself. In a flash of defiance, Weiner refused to resign even as Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called for a House ethics investigation into whether he broke the rules.

Ban Ki-moon announces re-election bid Posted: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced his bid to seek re-election to the top post of this world body.

Royal couple to get new London digs Posted: Most everyone wants a pied a terre in London, a fine city that showcases the arts and music and at times fine food. But only a select few can get a small renovated apartment in Kensington Palace to call home when they are in town.

No confirmation that Ilyas Kashmiri is dead: Pentagon Posted: The United States has no confirmation that Ilyas Kashmiri, the Al Qaeda leader and a key planner behind the gruesome 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, has been killed in a US drone attack, a top Pentagon official said today.

To save power, Tokyo employees start workday early Posted: Facing a summer power crunch, some Tokyo city government employees began working an hour earlier on Monday to conserve energy amid shortages caused by damage to a tsunami-hit nuclear plant.

Clashes erode Yemen ceasefire amid power vacuum Posted: A ceasefire in Yemen's capital was at risk of unraveling on Monday as regime supporters opened fire on opposition fighters in renewed clashes that killed at least six. The violence raises fears over the potentially explosive situation after the wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh left the country, creating a deep power vacuum.

Macedonia Conservatives win snap poll Posted: Macedonia's Conservative Prime Minister won a general election in the Balkan country, but will need to form a coalition to govern for another four-year term, according to final results released Monday by the State Electoral Commission.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges Posted: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper.

Kate will get it right, says Sarah Ferguson Posted: In the past year or so, Sarah Ferguson, the much-maligned Duchess of York, has been caught trying to sell access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew; has narrowly escaped going bankrupt; and was shut out of the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Among other memorable low points, she recalled one recent afternoon over lunch in the penthouse at the James Hotel here, was a rain-soaked weekend near Edmonton, Alberta, when she showed up to give a motivational speech at a Canadian resort.

Ilyas Kashmiri wanted to create 'Laskhar-e-Osama' Posted: Al Qaeda-linked terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri was in the process of forming a new terror group called the "Laskhar-e-Osama" for carrying out reprisal attacks to avenge the killing of bin Laden.

Indian woman found murdered in Nepal hotel Posted: An Indian woman was found strangled inside a hotel in a Nepal town close to one of the busiest entry points on the India-Nepal border, police said. Police suspect it's a case of illicit love and have started a search for the Indian man who accompanied the woman who appears to be in her early thirties.

Nepal detains hundreds of Ramdev supporters Posted: Nepal police today detained over 200 supporters of Baba Ramdev while they were holding a demonstration outside the Indian Embassy here against the crackdown on the yoga guru and his followers in New Delhi.

Millions displaced by natural disasters last year Posted: Experts say more than 42 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters in 2010, more than double the number during the previous year.

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