Sunday, June 24, 2012

Islamist wins Egyptian presidency

Islamist wins Egyptian presidency


Islamist wins Egyptian presidency

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT

The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi is declared the winner of Egypt's presidential run-off, prompting wild celebrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Turkey calls Nato meeting on jet

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Turkey's government calls a meeting of Nato member states to discuss its response to the shooting down of one of its warplanes by Syria.

Saudi women allowed into Olympics

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia is to allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympics for the first time ever, a statement by the country's London embassy says.

Greek PM cannot attend EU summit

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:26 AM PDT

Greece's new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will miss this week's EU summit while he recovers from eye surgery.

Tunisia extradites Libya ex-PM

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 07:39 AM PDT

Libyan ex-PM al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi is extradited by Tunisia, where he fled during the uprising against Col Gaddafi last year.

China docks spacecraft manually

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:00 AM PDT

China successfully carries out its first ever manual docking of a spacecraft, the Shenzhou-9, with another space module.

Paraguay's Lugo denounces removal

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:06 AM PDT

Fernando Lugo condemns his removal from Paraguay's presidency as a "parliamentary coup" and will join those calling for a peaceful strike.

Turkey hits Kurd bases in Iraq

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:42 AM PDT

Turkey's military confirms it has carried out nine further air strikes against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq.

Army deployed over Bolivia strike

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 06:39 PM PDT

Bolivian soldiers are ordered to patrol the streets of major cities after a police protest over low pay spreads and turns violent.

Elvis crypt pulled from auction

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:26 AM PDT

The crypt in which Elvis Presley was first buried is withdrawn from a Los Angeles auction after protests from fans it should be kept as a shrine.

Bee swarm attacks Thailand monks

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:18 AM PDT

Dozens of novice monks are taken to hospital, some in a serious condition, after an attack by a swarm of bees in northern Thailand.

VIDEO: Battle rages against US wildfires

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 07:29 PM PDT

Thousands of people are forced from their homes in the US states of Utah and Colorado, after wildfires spread in high winds.

VIDEO: What are the Greek government's aims?

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 07:18 PM PDT

The new government in Greece says it needs more concessions over the austerity measures demanded by the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

VIDEO: Dalai Lama: 'Mao saw me as a son'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:18 AM PDT

The Dalai Lama has been speaking about his encounters with the former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

VIDEO: China docks spacecraft manually

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:54 AM PDT

China has successfully completed its first ever manually controlled docking of a spacecraft.

Tinie draws huge crowd at Hackney

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Hip-hop star Tinie Tempah draws the biggest crowd so far at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, and rewards fans with a brand new song.

Mirren to receive Hollywood star

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:33 AM PDT

Actress Dame Helen Mirren is among 24 stars to be honoured on Hollywood's Walk of Fame next year, it is announced.

Alonso wins thrilling Valencia GP

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso wins brilliantly in Valencia after a series of overtakes and Sebastian Vettel's retirement.

Washington constitution $10m sale

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:58 PM PDT

George Washington's personal, annotated copy of the US constitution sells at auction for nearly $10m, Christie's auction house says.

Nigeria jail attack frees inmates

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Armed men attack a jail in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, freeing 40 inmates, police say, days after dozens of people were killed in violence in the town.

Unrest at Papua New Guinea poll

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:51 AM PDT

Papua New Guinea's sprawling, two-week general election is under way, with police firing shots to subdue frustrated voters.

Spain 2-0 France

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 02:11 PM PDT

Spain waltz past a feeble France side in Donetsk to set up a Euro 2012 semi-final meeting with Portugal.

Clashes 'kill 16 Syrian soldiers'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:36 AM PDT

At least 16 soldiers are killed in clashes with rebels in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, activists say, a day after more than 100 people died in violence nationwide.

PM considers big cuts to benefits

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:25 AM PDT

David Cameron suggests people under the age of 25 could lose the right to housing benefit - but a senior Lib Dem warns against a repeat of "1980s mistakes".

Big Society 'waffle' - Williams

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 08:25 AM PDT

The Archbishop of Canterbury dismisses Prime Minister David Cameron's "big society" vision as "aspirational waffle".

UK to face euro choice - Blair

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair suggests the UK could still join the euro - once the currency's "existential crisis" is solved.

Queen meeting 'significant step'

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams says the decision to accept an invitation for Martin McGuinness to meet the Queen is a "very significant step".

Sitting opposite Anders Breivik in court

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT

The toll of sitting through Breivik's evidence at his trial

The world's oldest clove tree

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 03:51 AM PDT

How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire

The rubbish dump under Sydney Harbour

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 04:52 PM PDT

Beautiful Sydney Harbour's underwater dump

How to get your own back on your critics

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

How to get your own back on your critics

The eurozone's reform wishlist

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 09:46 AM PDT

The many radical reforms needed to save the eurozone

Viewpoint: Election leaves Greece deeply split

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 04:58 PM PDT

Greece deeply split after knife-edge election

Jack White's meaningful style

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Ex-White Stripes front man Jack White reveals his governing ethos

Alan Turing lives on in fiction

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 04:22 PM PDT

How leading authors reinvented Alan Turing in fiction

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