Sunday, June 3, 2012

Global economy at risk as US, Europe and Asia slow

Global economy at risk as US, Europe and Asia slow

Global economy at risk as US, Europe and Asia slow

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 01:07 PM PDT

FILE- In this June 1, 2012, file photo, an investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China. The global economy's foundations are weakening, one by one. Already hobbled by Europe's debt crisis, the world now risks being hurt by slowdowns in its economic powerhouses. (AP Photo)The global economy's foundations are weakening, one by one.

More than 150 killed in Nigeria plane crash

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Onlookers stand on the tail wing of a crashed passenger plane in a neighborhood just north of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, government officials said. The Lagos state government said in a statement that 153 people were on the Dana Air flight Sunday.(AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all passengers aboard, an emergency official said. Several charred corpses could be seen in the rubble of a building damaged by the crash, as firefighters searched for survivors and pulled a dead body from the wreckage.

Defiant Assad rejects role in Houla massacre

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT

An image grab taken from Syrian state TV shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressing the parliament in DamascusPresident Bashar al-Assad on Sunday dismissed allegations that his government had a hand in the Houla massacre and accused foreign-backed forces of plotting to destroy Syria.

Alexander apologizes for 'gay' cricket remark

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Actor Jason Alexander has apologized for joking during a TV talk show that he considers cricket to be a "gay" sport.

Republicans fail to dampen royal jubilee fever

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Crowds celebrating the Queen's 60th year on the throne jeered and sang the national anthem on Sunday to drown out a noisy protest by republicans calling for Britons to end centuries of history and overthrow the monarchy. Waving banners demanding "Votes not Boats" and "Make Monarchy History", more than 100 demonstrators braved driving rain and chill winds in the shadow of Tower Bridge to demand an elected head of state for Britain. ...

FACTBOX- Queen's 60 year reign - by numbers

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT

(Reuters) POLITICS: The queen is the second-longest serving monarch. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: Victoria (63 years) George III (59 years) Henry III (56 years) Edward III (50 years) James VI of Scotland (James I of England) (58 years) The queen is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror won the crown of England. Since 1952 The queen has given Royal Assent to more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament. Over her reign, she has given regular audiences to 12 Prime Ministers. ...

Queen and crowds brave rain for jubilee armada

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth waves from the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on the River Thames in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - The Queen joined an armada of 1,000 vessels and more than a million cheering spectators on Sunday to celebrate her 60th year on the throne with the most dazzling display of pageantry seen on London's River Thames for 350 years. Pealing bells greeted the start of the flotilla as the queen's gilded royal barge sailed alongside a colourful and eclectic array of boats from leisure cruisers and yachts to rowing boats, a Hawaiian war canoe and Venetian gondolas. Organisers said 1. ...

Defense: George Zimmerman in police custody

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

After his bond was revoked, George Zimmerman, right, returns to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Fla., Sunday, June 3, 2012. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joshua C. Cruey, Pool)George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, surrendered to police Sunday and was booked into jail after having his bail revoked two days earlier.

US-Egyptian detained in pro-democracy groups case

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Egyptian officials say a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen has been detained on arrival at Cairo airport because he faces trial in a case of pro-democracy groups receiving foreign funds.

Paris police investigate porn star sighting claims

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT

This surveillance image provided by Interpol shows who authorities believe is Luka Rocco Magnotta at a security checkpoint area. A state prosecutor says police are investigating two claimed French capital sightings of the Canadian porn actor wanted in connection with a gruesome murder in Montreal. (AP Photo/Interpol)A state prosecutor's office says police are investigating two claimed sightings in the French capital of a Canadian porn actor wanted in connection with a grisly murder in Montreal.

Djokovic, Federer escape French Open booby traps

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Switzerland's Roger Federer hits a return to Belgium's David GoffinNovak Djokovic and Roger Federer stayed on course for a mouth-watering French Open semi-final showdown on Sunday, but only after they survived fourth round scares at a chilly Roland Garros.

Laughs: A part of the game for 'Feud' host Dawson

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT

FILE - This June 1978 file photo shows Richard Dawson, host of "Family Feud" in character. Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s sitcom "Hogan's Heroes" and a decade later began kissing thousands of female contestants as host of the game show "Family Feud" died Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was 79. (AP Photo, File)Richard Dawson brought a saucy, unabashedly touchy-feely style to TV game shows as host of "Family Feud."

Blue Jays player at mall when shots fired

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Police set up a perimeter outside the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, Saturday, June 2, 2012. Panic broke out at the Eaton Centre Saturday after shots were fired at the downtown mall packed with weekend shoppers. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Victor Biro)Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie said Sunday that he narrowly missed being in the area where a gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls, killing a man and injuring seven others.

Seattle wants to attract willing but wary bikers

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT

As the city of Seattle is preparing to overhaul its five-year-old bike plan, some want to make the city safer and friendlier to those not so accustomed to navigating the streets on two wheels.

Trial opens for suit against Costner over BP deal

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:36 PM PDT

A New Orleans courtroom will be the setting for a real-life legal drama casting two Hollywood stars in adversarial roles.

Women engineers trace tech gender gap to childhood

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Silicon Valley companies portray themselves as inventors of the future, but they're afflicted by a longstanding problem.

'Snow White' puts bite on box office with $56.3M

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:26 PM PDT

This film image released by Universal Pictures shows actress Kristen Stewart in a scene from "Snow White and the Huntsman." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)"Snow White & the Huntsman" turned out to be a fairer box-office beauty than Hollywood anticipated.

Queen Elizabeth and crowds brave rain for jubilee armada

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth waves from the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on the River Thames in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth joined an armada of 1,000 vessels and more than a million cheering spectators on Sunday to celebrate her 60th year on the throne with the most dazzling display of pageantry seen on London's River Thames for 350 years. Pealing bells greeted the start of the flotilla as the queen's gilded royal barge sailed alongside a colorful and eclectic array of boats from leisure cruisers and yachts to rowing boats, a Hawaiian war canoe and Venetian gondolas. Organizers said 1. ...

Florida teen shooter back in jail after bail revoked

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:08 PM PDT

George Zimmerman (C) is escorted by police as he returns to Seminole County JailThe US neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting dead an unarmed black teenager in Florida in February gave himself up and was back behind bars Sunday after a judge revoked his bail.

Gymnast Shawn Johnson ends comeback, retires

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT

The knee injury that sparked Shawn Johnson's comeback put an end to it, too.

Blackmon arrested in Oklahoma on DUI charge

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Payne County Sheriff's Office shows Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon. Authorities in Oklahoma say Blackmon is being held on $1,000 bail after he was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge, Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Payne County Sheriff's Office)Authorities in Oklahoma say Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon has been arrested on an aggravated DUI charge after he allegedly had three times the legal amount of alcohol in his system.

Djokovic rallies on a strange day at French Open

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia slides to the net to return in his fourth round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Novak Djokovic won even though he felt like nothing was working.

153 feared dead as plane crashes in Lagos

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Residents of the Iju district of Lagos gathering at the site where a Dana company aircraft crashedA plane carrying 153 people plunged into a residential area of Nigeria's largest city Sunday, with all those aboard feared dead, an inferno blazing at the scene and a number of structures badly damaged.

Small markets finding success in NBA playoffs

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9), of France, passes the ball as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha (2), of Switzerland, defends during the first half of Game 4 in the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are locked in a rousing series with some of the biggest stars in the sport, some of the most raucous crowds in the league and television ratings that are nearing record highs.

Belmont horses breeze; I'll Have Another gallops

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:56 AM PDT

The horse with possibly the best chance to spoil I'll Have Another's bid for a Triple Crown posted a strong workout six days before the Belmont Stakes.

Magglio Ordonez makes retirement official

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2006, file photo, Detroit Tigers' Magglio Ordonez hits his game-winning, three-run home run to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 and clinch the American League pennant in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Detroit. Ordonez made his retirement official during a news conference at Comerica Park, Sunday, June 3, 2012, ending a stellar career in which the outfielder hit .309 in 15 seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox. His home run to win Game 4 of the 2006 AL championship series against Oakland sent Detroit to the World Series and remains one of the most memorable moments in Tigers history. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)The ball sailed deep toward the left-field seats off Magglio Ordonez's bat — in a video on the Comerica Park scoreboard this time — and the crowd cheered its approval of one of the greatest moments in Tigers history.

If it's not 1 thing it's another before Triple try

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:51 AM PDT

In this image provided by the New York Racing Association (NYRA), Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner I'll Have Another, ridden by exercise rider Jonny Garcia, gallops at Belmont Park, Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Elmont, N.Y. Trainer Doug O'Neill says a loose horse nearly slammed into the Triple Crown hopeful I'll during training Thursday at Belmont Park.(AP Photo/NYRA)Nothing ever comes easy in the nerve-racking weeks before the Belmont Stakes with a Triple Crown on the line.

More than 150 on plane that crashed in Nigeria

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:40 AM PDT

A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, government officials said. Firefighters pulled at least one body from a building that was damaged by the crash and searched for survivors as several charred corpses could be seen in the rubble.

Soros says Europe has 'three months' to save euro

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:35 AM PDT

George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund ManagementEurope has three months to save the euro, billionaire investor George Soros said this weekend amid global pressure to end eurozone turmoil rocking financial markets and creating deep economic uncertainty.

OLRTXT EG MEAST NEWS CRIM GEN PIL JUDIC SECUR POL

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Protesters wave national flags as they gather and chant anti-military council slogans during a protest in CairoMubarak verdict adds to tension before Egypt vote CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners called on Sunday for a new uprising, saying justice was not served by the trial of Hosni Mubarak and others blamed for the killing of protesters during the street revolt that ended his three-decade rule. In the first trial of a leader toppled in last year's Arab spring uprisings, Mubarak was found guilty and handed a life sentence. His sons were found innocent of corruption charges and senior policemen were acquitted. ...

Israel media worried over looming indictment

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, Sunday, June 3, 2012. An Israeli official said on Saturday Netanyahu is mulling whether to demolish or relocate a West Bank outpost ahead of a court deadline for its removal. (AP Photo/Lior Mizrahi, Pool)The Israeli government's plans to indict an investigative reporter who exposed classified military practices for killing wanted Palestinian militants has sent a chill over Israel's aggressive media and evoked dark warnings of a crusade to muzzle the press.

US democracy aid went to favored groups in Egypt

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2009, photo released by the Transportation Department, Sam LaHood, left, watches as his father Ray is sworn in as Transportation Secretary, at the Transportation Department in Washington. Two months before Egyptian police stormed the offices of U.S.-backed democracy organizations in 2011, 7 Egyptian employees resigned from one of the American groups to protest what they called very undemocratic practices. This wasn't the democracy that Dawlat Soulam, one of those who quit, said she had hoped to deliver to Egypt when she went to work for the International Republican Institute. Soulam, a New York City-born Egyptian with dual citizenship, and the others said they were troubled by work being done under the programs run by Sam LaHood. Interviews and documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the workers' protest and the broader government crackdown with the raids helped expose what U.S. officials do not want to admit publicly: the American government spent tens of millions of dollars financing and training liberal groups in Egypt, the backbone of the Egyptian uprising. This was done to build opposition to Islamic and pro-military parties in power - all in the name of democracy development. And, all while American diplomats were assuring Egyptian leaders the U.S. was not taking sides. (AP Photo/Transportation Department)Two months before Egyptian police stormed the offices of U.S.-backed democracy organizations last year, seven Egyptian employees resigned from one of the American groups to protest what they called undemocratic practices.

'Snow White' takes bite out of N. American box office

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT

(L-R) Producer Joe Roth, actors Sam Claflin, Kristen Stewart and director Rupert Sanders"Snow White and the Huntsman" was the fairest of them all, striking North American box office gold over the weekend with a $56.3 million debut, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Afridi stars as Pakistan level T20 series

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi celebrates after he dismissed Sri Lankan cricketer Chamara KapugederaShahid Afridi's superb all-round performance helped Pakistan post an easy 23-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second and final Twenty20 international and level the series 1-1.

Security chiefs freed as prosecutor appeals Mubarak verdict

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Egyptian protesters gather in Cairo's landmark Tahrir SquareFive of six security chiefs tried with ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters were to be released on Sunday, as Egypt's state prosecutor prepares to appeal the sentences.

More than 140 on plane that crashes in Nigeria

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:08 AM PDT

A passenger plane carrying between 140 and 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, officials said. Firefighters pulled at least one body from a building that was damaged by the crash and searched for survivors as several charred corpses could be seen in the rubble.

Old Egypt regime candidate attacks Islamist rival

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq holds a clipping from an Arabic newspaper with a headline that reads, "The Muslim Brotherhood--not suited for presidency or government," during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 3, 2012. Shafiq, the last prime minister of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, will face the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi in a run-off on June 16-17. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)An Egyptian presidential candidate, who was the last prime minister in the regime deposed by last year's popular revolution, lashed out at his Islamist rival Sunday, warning he and his fundamentalist group would monopolize power and take Egypt back to "the dark ages."

Official: More than 140 people on Nigeria plane

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A national emergency agency official says between 140 to 150 people were on board the Dana Air flight that crashed in Nigeria's largest city.

Romney campaign criticizes Obama's experience

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:57 AM PDT

President Barack Obama walks through his Hyde Park neighborhood with senior advisor Valerie Jarrett to Marty Nesbitt's home, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)A weak labor market provided energy Sunday for criticism of President Barack Obama, with the campaign of presumptive Republican challenger Mitt Romney contending that the president's lack of executive leadership experience undermines his policies.

Euro bailout fund should be used for banks: France

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:45 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday that it would better to recapitalise troubled European banks using the ESM bailout fund than use government money. "I think that to recapitalise banks it's better to go through direct mechanisms, what we call the ESM, the European Stability Mechanism, rather than to go through states," Moscovici said on LCI television. "Once this mechanism is in place, things will be clearer and the situation will be calmer for a certain number of banks, including Spanish banks," he added. ...
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