Justin Mott for The New York Times
MAK PRAING, CAMBODIA — “I’m going to get my votes!” cried Mu Sochua as she stepped into a slender rowboat, holding one side for balance. “One by one.”
Jul 11, 2010
The Female Factor - Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia - Series - NYTimes.com
MAK PRAING, CAMBODIA — “I’m going to get my votes!” cried Mu Sochua as she stepped into a slender rowboat, holding one side for balance. “One by one.”
A Race Changes Lives in Cambodia - NYTimes.com
Rahman Roslan for the International Herald Tribune
San Mao, center, the winner of the 10-kilometer, or 6.2-mile, race for athletes with artificial legs, shook hands with the second place winner in the 14th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon 2009.
The Saturday Profile - Combing Cambodia for Missing Friends - Biography - NYTimes.com
Seth Mydans
Tim Page, a photographer, during the latest of many fruitless trips to find the remains of his friend Sean Flynn, who disappeared during the Vietnam War.
By SETH MYDANS
Published: June 18, 2010
Data on Balkan Wars Found in Home of Suspect - NYTimes.com
Petar Kujundzic/Reuters
Gen. Ratko Mladic in Belgrade in 1993.
ICTY The Hague
A page from a diary General Mladic kept that was discovered behind a false wall in his home in Belgrade, one of 18 notebooks found there.
World Cup Final Transcends South Africa’s Colonial Past - NYTimes.com
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Many black South Africans are supporting the Netherlands against Spain in Sunday’s title game.
By JERÉ LONGMAN
In Haiti, the Displaced Are Left Clinging to the Edge - NYTimes.com
By DEBORAH SONTAG
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
Hundreds of families live on the median strip of a road in the Port-au-Prince area.
Six months after an earthquake, only 28,000 of 1.5 million displaced Haitians have new homes, and Port-au-Prince remains a tableau of life in the ruins.
YAHOO, World News
- 'Barefoot Bandit's' 2-year run from law is over (AP)
AP - The teenage "Barefoot Bandit" who allegedly stole cars, boats and airplanes to dodge U.S. law enforcement was nabbed Sunday as he tried to make a water escape then brought handcuffed — and shoeless — to the capital to face justice, abruptly ending his two-year life on the lam.
- Japan ruling party handed big defeat over tax plan (AP)
- Soldiers take over where Afghan gov't fears to go (AP)
- China confirms it renewed Google operating license (AP)
- 775 coffins: Bosnia marks 1995 Srebrenica massacre (AP)
- How the World Cup Has Resurrected India's Enron (Time.com)
YAHOO, Entertainment
- 'Despicable Me' tops weekend box office at $60.1M (AP)
AP - "Despicable Me" wasn't such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million.
- LeBron's 'Decision' watched by nearly 10M people (AP)
- Carrie Underwood marries hockey player Mike Fisher (AP)
- Amber Riley to bring some 'Glee' to All-Star game (AP)
- Naomi Campbell will testify at war crimes trial (AP)
- Soprano Angela Meade conquers 'Norma' (AP)
YAHOO, Local
- 'Barefoot Bandit's' 2-year run from law is over (Seattle Times)
- Canyon wildfire forces evacuations in C Washington (Seattle Times)
- Distressed whale beaches itself again (seattlepi.com)
- 33-hour closure of I-405 in Renton this weekend to congest region's traffic (seattlepi.com)
- Sources: Someone else may know what happened to Kyron (KING5 Seattle)
- 'Barefoot Bandit's' two-year run from law is over (KING5 Seattle)
YAHOO NEWS
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Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it (AP) AP - Hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil are being allowed to spew into the fouled waters of the Gulf of Mexico while BP engineers prepare to install a new containment system they hope will catch it all in the coming days.
- Japan votes in election seen as test for Democrats (AP)
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Bulgaria: FIFA Boss: 2010 World Cup Survived Vuvuzelas - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Sports | July 11, 2010, Sunday
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has rejected criticism of the 2010 World Cup. Photo by EPA/BGNES FIFA President Sepp Blatter has defended the achievements of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, calling the tournament “special”.
"Every World Cup has its own history and its own culture. It was a World Cup in a new continent with new culture and therefore it must be analysed on different levels. If you look at the enthusiasm in South Africa and the TV audiences around the world then it was a special World Cup,“ Blatter told 5 live's Sportsweek in a interview ahead of Sunday night's final between the Netherlands and Spain.
"Every World Cup has its own history and its own culture. It was a World Cup in a new continent with new culture and therefore it must be analysed on different levels. If you look at the enthusiasm in South Africa and the TV audiences around the world then it was a special World Cup,“ Blatter told 5 live's Sportsweek in a interview ahead of Sunday night's final between the Netherlands and Spain.
Bulgaria: Serbia to Swap Territories with Kosovo, Unblock UN Membership - Report - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
World | July 10, 2010, Saturday
Serbian president Boris Tadic. Photo by EPA/BGNES. Serbian authorities are seriously considering an unblocking of Kosovo's membership in the EU in return of an exchange of territories between Serbia and Kosovo, according to Serbian sources quoted by Bulgarian National Radio.
Jul 10, 2010
FIFA World Cup: Germany downs Uruguay in five goal thriller - FIFA World Cup - NZ Herald News
Germany's Thomas Mueller scores the opening goal past Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. Photo / AP
Nominees for Golden Ball Award announced
Uruguay v Germany 2-3 Telegraph
Leveller: Germany goalscorer Marcell Jansen celebrates with team-mate Sami Khedira Photo: REUTERS
Miss Universe Romania 2010 crowned
Alexandra Catalina Filip smiles after being crowned Miss Universe Romania 2010 in Bucharest July 9, 2010. Filip will represent Romania at the Miss Universe beauty pageant due to be held on August 23 in Las Vegas in the United States. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
"Avatar" to return with additional 8 minutes
"Avatar" to return with additional 8 minutes
This "Avatar: Special Edition" will be screened only in 3D and 3D IMAX and contains 8 minutes of totally new content including some new creatures and action scenes.
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