Saturday, July 7, 2012

Libyans flock to historic polls

Libyans flock to historic polls


Libyans flock to historic polls

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT

Libyans are voting in the first national election since the fall of Col Gaddafi, with a high turnout reported as many cast ballots freely for the first time.

Southern Russia floods kill 100

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT

More than 100 people have been killed as flash floods swept through parts of the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, officials say.

Serena wins fifth Wimbledon title

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:23 AM PDT

Serena Williams overcomes a battling Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets to clinch her fifth Wimbledon singles title.

Detained Burma students released

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:56 AM PDT

More than 20 student leaders are released after being held across Burma over plans to commemorate suppression of student protests 50 years ago.

Garcia Marquez 'is losing memory'

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:58 AM PDT

The brother of Gabriel Garcia Marquez says the Colombian writer and Nobel laureate is suffering from dementia and has stopped writing.

Afghanistan made 'major US ally'

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 01:56 AM PDT

Afghanistan is designated the latest "major non-Nato ally" for the US, Hillary Clinton announces in Kabul, allowing it to buy advanced US weaponry.

Lebanon hit by deadly Syria fire

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 04:34 AM PDT

At least three people in northern Lebanon are killed and nine injured in shelling from across the Syrian border, officials and residents say.

Mexico poll faces legal challenge

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 01:15 AM PDT

The second-placed candidate in Mexico's presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, says he will challenge Enrique Pena Nieto's victory in the courts.

East Timor in key national poll

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:53 AM PDT

The people of East Timor have voted in general elections, in a key test that will decide whether UN peacekeepers leave by the end of the year.

Russian pilgrims die in bus crash

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 01:53 AM PDT

At least 14 Russian pilgrims are killed in a bus crash in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say.

Attempt to 'read' Hawking's brain

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:28 PM PDT

A US start-up releases its analysis of Prof Stephen Hawking's brainwaves, potentially paving the way to new speech synthesis equipment.

Alonso takes pole at Silverstone

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso took his first pole position for nearly two years at a British GP qualifying delayed by torrential rain.

VIDEO: Gun pulled during live TV debate

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:17 AM PDT

A live television debate in Jordan descended into chaos, with a politician threatening an opponent with a gun.

VIDEO: 'Bull run' starts Spanish festival

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 07:26 AM PDT

The festival of San Fermin has begun in Spain, with the first of eight 'running of the bulls' events.

VIDEO: 'Lost' penguins turn up on Rio beaches

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT

Dozens of young penguins who lost their way during their annual migration to the south of Brazil have ended up on the tropical beaches of Rio de Janeiro.

VIDEO: Libya votes in historic election

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:56 AM PDT

Libyans are voting in their first free election for more than 50 years.

VIDEO: China breaks up trafficking gang

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:48 PM PDT

The authorities in China say they have broken up two major child-trafficking gangs, freeing almost 200 children.

VIDEO: Pena Nieto wins Mexico vote

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:20 PM PDT

Enrique Pena Nieto has been confirmed as the winner of Mexico's presidential election.

VIDEO: US bakes in record heatwave

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:33 AM PDT

Parts of the US are baking in record heat as nearly half a million people remain without power a week after severe storms.

Facebook and Yahoo end patent row

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:58 PM PDT

Facebook and Yahoo have dropped their patent lawsuits against each other without any exchange of cash.

Real-time flood map goes online

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:58 AM PDT

A map charting areas of England and Wales at imminent risk of flooding has proved popular as heavy rain continues.

Band support Lamb of God singer

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Members of rock band Lamb of God speak of their shock at the arrest and imprisonment of singer Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic.

UN bid denied at whaling talks

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 06:52 PM PDT

The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting ends without agreement on a bid to involve the UN in whale conservation

England claim ninth straight win

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:16 AM PDT

England beat Australia by eight wickets - a record ninth straight win in one-day cricket - to wrap up a crushing series victory.

Wiggins takes Tour yellow jersey

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Bradley Wiggins takes the overall lead in the Tour de France as fellow Briton and Team Sky rider Chris Froome wins stage seven.

Pakistan drone attack kills 12

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT

A US drone kills at least 12 suspected militants in Pakistan's north-west, officials say, while a gun attack leaves 18 dead in the south-east.

Greek PM promises focus on growth

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:12 AM PDT

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras promises to focus on reforms and measures to restore economic growth in Greece, in his first major speech to parliament.

Bolivian farmer dies in protests

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:13 PM PDT

A Bolivian indigenous farmer dies in protests against a silver-mining project owned by a Canadian company near the southern city of Potosi.

Bombing in central Iraq kills six

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:02 PM PDT

At least six people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in central Iraq, reportedly targeting a Sunni Awakening Council member, officials say.

First US high-speed rail approved

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 06:31 PM PDT

California lawmakers approve financing for a bullet train that would eventually become part of the first dedicated high-speed line in the US.

Severe flood warning amid deluge

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:40 AM PDT

The Environment Agency issues a severe flood warning for part of south-west England, as river levels rise quickly after more heavy rain.

Social care plans 'not enough'

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Critics say the government needs to provide further details on how it will fund a cap on social care costs and when it will be introduced.

Crash mother loses unborn baby

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

A mother whose two-year-old son died in a head-on collision has also lost her unborn baby, police say.

Parachutist dies following jump

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:46 AM PDT

A parachutist dies after coming down in a field in Cockerham, near Lancaster, a spokeswoman for Northwest Ambulance Service says

Is Palau the world's beer and cannabis capital?

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:22 PM PDT

Is this island nation the world's beer and cannabis capital?

The culture of behaving badly

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Scandals we know are happening but do nothing to stop

VIDEO: What should California do about the death penalty?

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:18 PM PDT

Two views on California and the death penalty

The finishing school refusing to be finished

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT

The last Swiss finishing school defies the times

The radioactive trees of Chernobyl

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:30 PM PDT

Is Europe at risk from a Chernobyl forest fire?

Is the paperless office possible?

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Will we ever be able to live without paper?

How Tepco glossed over Fukushima facts

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 03:51 AM PDT

How Fukushima's quake vulnerability was glossed over

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