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No strict sharia in Mali's independent north: rebels
Sun,27 May 2012 11:21 PM PDT
Reuters - DAKAR (Reuters) - Malian rebels who declared an independent Islamic state in the country's north said on Sunday they would impose sharia but not in a strict form. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), which has fought to make Mali's northern Azawad region an autonomous state, on Saturday signed an agreement to merge with Islamist Ansar Dine rebels seeking to impose sharia across Mali. A mix of rebels have occupied the northern two-thirds of Mali since a March 22 coup led to a collapse of army resistance. ... Full Story | Top |
Sudan's Bashir ready to pull troops from Abyei: Carter
Sun,27 May 2012 11:18 PM PDT
Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has said he is ready to pull troops from a disputed border area with South Sudan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday, describing it as a major step toward achieving peace between the neighbours. Sudan and South Sudan have been at loggerheads over a string of disputes since the southern nation declared independence in July. Clashes near the disputed border raised fears of an all-out war last month. ... Full Story | Top |
Egypt presidential election body weighs complaints
Sun,27 May 2012 11:08 PM PDT
Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's election committee on Sunday considered complaints about a presidential poll that has left voters with what many see as a painful run-off choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to Hosni Mubarak's era. Both contenders are seeking to lay claim to the mantle of the "revolution" that toppled Mubarak 15 months ago, and to appeal to the many Egyptians who picked more centrist figures in last week's first round. ... Full Story | Top |
Insight: U.S. hedge funds find ways to trade euro misery
Sun,27 May 2012 11:04 PM PDT
Reuters -  BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two decades ago, George Soros rose to fame and fortune on his now-historic trade in which he took on the Bank of England and shrewdly wagered on a devaluation of the British pound. But it's unlikely the current European monetary crisis and worries about Greece's potential exit from the euro zone will give rise to an investing legend like Soros, who made $1 billion in 1992 by betting on a decline in the price of the pound. Instead, there are a multitude of strategies to play Europe's troubles, and many different participants, according to U.S. hedge fund managers. ...
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Analysis: With or without euro, Europe must raise its game
Sun,27 May 2012 10:52 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The opening last week in northeastern Spain of a 37-million-euro stretch of motorway to nowhere is an irresistible metaphor for the euro, an ambitious project conceived in better times that is now seemingly running out of road. With Spain heavily in debt, the authorities could not afford to finish the highway but opened the completed 6 km section near Lleida in any case to deter illegal joy racing. If only the euro were bringing joy. Maybe the road in Spain will be completed one day, but for now it is one more reminder that much of Europe has been living beyond its means. ...
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Lady Gaga sends love to Indonesian fans
Sun,27 May 2012 10:42 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Lady Gaga told fans she was "devastated" at having to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following threats by Islamic hard-liners, who called her a "devil worshipper."
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Shares, euro creep up from lows, remain vulnerable
Sun,27 May 2012 10:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and the euro edged up from lows on Monday, as opinion polls showing a lead for Greece's pro-bailout camp helped calm fears of a disorderly exit by Athens from the single currency that had driven a flight from riskier assets last week. The recovery looked vulnerable, however, as MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6 percent, still not far from its lowest level since late December touched on Friday. The pan-Asia stock index posted a third consecutive week of losses last week for its longest losing streak in six months. ...
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Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent
Sun,27 May 2012 10:24 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks.
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Oil rises above $91 on Greece vote optimism
Sun,27 May 2012 10:11 PM PDT
Associated Press - Oil rose above $91 a barrel Monday in Asia as Greek polls suggested pro-austerity parties might win elections next month, raising the likelihood the country will stay in the euro common currency. Full Story | Top |
2 Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa temple
Sun,27 May 2012 10:10 PM PDT
Associated Press - Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital. Full Story | Top |
U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre
Sun,27 May 2012 09:53 PM PDT
Reuters -  AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other. Images of bloodied and lifeless young bodies, laid carefully side by side after the onslaught on Friday, triggered shock around the world and underlined the failure of a six-week-old U.N. ceasefire plan to stop the violence. ...
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Police: 5-time champ Johnny Tapia found dead in NM
Sun,27 May 2012 09:48 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45.
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Tropical Storm Beryl edges closer to southeast coast
Sun,27 May 2012 09:08 PM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl gained strength as it closed in on the southeastern coast on Sunday, dumping rain and whipping up heavy surf from northeastern Florida to South Carolina. The second named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was approaching hurricane strength ahead of an expected landfall early Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. The powerful pack of thunderstorms has unleashed tropical storm conditions along the coast in northern Florida and Georgia, disrupting Memorial Day weekend plans for travelers and some beachgoers. At 11 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
Evans finishes 6th in 800 at Olympic tuneup meet
Sun,27 May 2012 08:54 PM PDT
Associated Press - Janet Evans finished sixth in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday at the Speedo Grand Challenge in the former Olympic champion's final tuneup meet before the Olympic trials next month when she'll try to make the U.S. team at 40. Full Story | Top |
Wade: Heat-Celtics was 'inevitable' matchup
Sun,27 May 2012 07:44 PM PDT
Associated Press -  In 2010, Boston ousted Dwyane Wade in the first round and LeBron James in the second round. A year later, Wade and James were teammates and turned the tables, sending the Celtics into the offseason.
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Britain's Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch
Sun,27 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on Monday. The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid admitted hacking phones, has tarnished Britain's elite by laying bare the collusion between politicians, the police and the media. ...
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Quebec students, government to resume negotiations
Sun,27 May 2012 07:28 PM PDT
Associated Press - Quebec students and the provincial government return to the bargaining table on Monday in a high-stakes attempt to put an end to a months-long dispute over tuition hikes that has led to clashes with police and mass arrests. Full Story | Top |
Video captures plane before it crashes, killing 4
Sun,27 May 2012 07:15 PM PDT
Associated Press - Security video captured a small plane taking off from a southern Utah airport just before it crashed about 300 yards from the runway, killing all four men aboard, a federal investigator said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
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