Sunday, June 24, 2012

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North Korea slams use of its flag in U.S.-South Korean military drills

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:56 PM PDT

North Korea has reacted angrily to the use of its flag during a live-fire drill by South Korea and the United States, calling it "a grave provocative act."

Religion is not the biggest enemy for Arab women, poll finds

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:47 PM PDT

The greatest challenge for Arab women is not Islam but the lack of economic and social development, said a Gallup poll Monday.

House vote to hold attorney general Holder in contempt possible soon

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:44 PM PDT

The U.S. House could, for the first time in history, vote this week to cite a sitting U.S. attorney general for contempt of Congress.

Tropical Storm Debby stalls in Gulf of Mexico, lashing nearby states

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:36 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Debby threatened to spawn more tornadoes Monday as the stationary cyclone pummeled the Gulf Coast with fierce winds and heavy rain.

Syrian downing of Turkish plane condemned; NATO to meet

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:34 PM PDT

Turkish search-and-rescue teams found the wreckage of a fighter jet shot down by Syria, Turkish television reported Sunday.

Paraguay gets cold shoulder from neighbors after impeaching president

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:27 PM PDT

Paraguay faced regional isolation after several of its neighbors said they were pulling their ambassadors out of the country after the president's impeachment.

'Obamacare': The word that defined the health care debate

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:20 PM PDT

It's less of a tongue-twisting jumble than the phrase "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."

Wildfires burn across Colorado, thousands evacuated

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:46 PM PDT

A spate of wildfires were burning across Colorado on Sunday, forcing thousands of people into shelters.

Tropical Storm Debby spawns fatal tornado in Florida, drenches coast

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:40 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Debby lashed Florida on Sunday, spawning two tornadoes in the central part of the state that killed a woman, a county official said.

After Morsi's win, now what?

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:38 PM PDT

Mohamed Morsi will assume an Egyptian presidency straightjacketed by the country's military, start work under intense international scrutiny and inherit a country on its back economically.

Morsi's presidential victory draws congrats, guidance on Egypt's direction

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:36 PM PDT

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi's victory in Egypt's historic presidential election drew wide-ranging reactions around the nation and the world.

Tunisia hands former Gadhafi PM over to Libya

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:19 PM PDT

Libya's most recent prime minister under the regime of deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi was in Libyan custody on Sunday after extradition from Tunisia, a Libyan justice official said.

On the queen's jubilee, thank Ike, too

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Bob Greene says amid celebrations of the Queen's jubilee and the upcoming Olympics, England should note another anniversary: Eisenhower's arrival as Allied commander in WWII

Egypt's new president: U.S.-educated Islamist

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, is a study in contrasts: a strict Islamist educated in the United States.

Congress ready for high court's health care decisions -- then it gets tricky

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:21 PM PDT

No matter how the Supreme Court rules on the challenge to the health care law, it will only be a matter of minutes after that ruling is announced before attention shifts back across the street to the Capitol and to what happens next there.

Syrian unrest unchanged by regime moves

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:16 PM PDT

Rebel fighters killed 16 Syrian soldiers in a battle in the northern Syria town of Daret Azza Sunday, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

25 killed in Mexico when bus plummets off embankment

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:05 PM PDT

At least 25 people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday when a bus ran off a freeway and fell off an embankment in Guerrero state, Mexico, officials said.

1 feared dead, 1 trapped after roof collapse at Canadian mall

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:04 PM PDT

Authorities in Elliot Lake, Canada, on Sunday were searching the rubble left by a roof collapse a day earlier at a large shopping mall.

Italy reach semi-finals after penalty kicks drama

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Italy beat England 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals of Euro 2012 after their match in Kiev Sunday ended goalless following extra time.

All sides preparing for political fallout from health care decision

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:27 PM PDT

Karen Harned has been going to the Supreme Court every day it has met since June 11 so there would be no chance she would miss the health care law ruling.

What is the Muslim Brotherhood?

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:43 PM PDT

In an announcement that triggered jubilation among supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Mohamed Morsi was declared Egypt's new president Sunday.

Latest Formula One standings

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Fernando Alonso's dramatic victory on home soil at the European Grand Prix in Valencia has lifted him back on top of the world championship standings.

Alonso doubles up in Spain to reclaim world championship lead

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso became the first two-time winner of the unpredictable 2012 Formula One season as he triumphed in front of his home fans in Valencia.

Eight Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Dozens of Taliban fighters crossed over from Afghanistan and attacked three Pakistani military posts Sunday, killing at least eight soldiers, officials said.

Lawyer for Gitmo detainees: 'Less hope now than ever'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT

David Remes used to be a partner at a top Washington law firm, but he left four years ago to defend, for free, prisoners at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Alex Trebek suffers mild heart attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:53 PM PDT

Alex Trebek suffered a "mild heart attack" Saturday, but the "Jeopardy!" host should recover and return to the game show next month, a spokeswoman said.

U.S. gas prices plunge again

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:50 PM PDT

U.S. gasoline prices have dropped by nearly 15 cents a gallon since early June as crude oil continues to fall, the Lundberg Survey says.

Neighbors pull envoys after Paraguay dumps president

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Four of Paraguay's neighbors said Sunday they are pulling their ambassadors in the wake of the impeachment of Paraguay's president.

Baby boomer divorce rate doubles

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT

It wasn't easy for 59-year-old Margie White to ask her husband, Dick, for a divorce after 37 years of marriage.

Willett secures maiden win after dramatic sudden death playoff in Germany

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:13 PM PDT

England's Danny Willett recorded his maiden European Tour victory after a marathon sudden death playoff against Marcus Fraser of Australia at the BMW International Open in Cologne Sunday.

Congress faces Saturday deadline on highway bill

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Congressional negotiators face a Saturday deadline before federal money runs out for highway construction projects across the country.

Sudanese police crackdown on growing protests

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Sudanese police fired tear gas on university students demonstrating against government austerity measures and calling for the president's ouster Sunday.

Issa: Fast and Furious executive privilege 'simply wrong'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 09:17 AM PDT

A letter sent to President Barack Obama will outline why his invocation of executive privilege over documents sought by lawmakers investigating the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting is either "overbroad, or simply wrong," House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa said Sunday.

Kvitova: 'Tennis without pressure is boring'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Petra Kvitova will use the expectation of being defending champion to help her when she begins her Wimbledon campaign on Monday.

Mexican election could mean drug war strategy shift, U.S. officials say

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 08:05 AM PDT

Dealing with deep drug war wounds is a top issue in Mexico's presidential campaign, but the vote could affect both sides of the border.

Why we fool ourselves into optimism

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Most people project a positive future for themselves and don't expect the many misfortunes that can befall them, says Tali Sharot

Test your knowledge of Ukraine

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 06:32 AM PDT

Ukraine: A history in pictures

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:26 AM PDT

She shoots wildfire photos amid the flames

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:41 AM PDT

For 15 years Kari Greer has been documenting wildland fires and the men and women who battle them.

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