WORLD News, Jun 25, 2011

Vietnam to switch to lethal injection for death penalty Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:49 PM PDT Reuters - HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will carry out the death penalty using lethal injection from July instead of a firing squad, police said, to reduce suffering. Full Story1

Egyptians injured in clashes over Mubarak's fate Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO, June 25 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were injured in clashes between two groups of protesters, for and against putting former president Hosni Mubarak on trial, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported Saturday. Full Story1

Ex-media mogul Conrad Black sent back to prison Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media baron Conrad Black back to prison for 13 more months, cutting his original 6 1/2-year sentence nearly in half for remaining fraud and obstruction of justice convictions. Full Story1

Venezuela's Chavez reappears on Twitter from Cuba Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, not seen in public for two weeks, ended his unusual silence with several Twitter messages on Friday, but said nothing about his health after an operation in Cuba. Full Story1

Yemenis pray for end to deadlock as blast rocks Aden Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA/ADEN, June 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Yemenis protested in Sanaa on a "Friday of the Revolutionary Will" to press for the overthrow of their wounded president. Full Story1

Sarkozy defends Libya mission as House keeps funding Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:42 PM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - France rejected on Friday U.S. criticism of Europe's performance in the NATO operation against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi while the U.S. administration survived Congressional anger in a funding vote. Full Story1

Syrian forces kill 15 protesters, activists say Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces shot dead at least 15 people on Friday after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and activists said. Full Story1

Yemen blacklists 43 opponents for pipeline blasts Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:18 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA, June 24 (Reuters) - Yemen's Interior Ministry published the names of 43 members of the opposition it accuses of blowing up oil pipelines and attacks on power pylons, its news agency said on Friday. Full Story1

Tunisia joins international war crimes court Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Tunisia, whose demonstrations inspired the so-called 'Arab Spring' uprisings across the region, on Friday became the first North African state to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). Full Story1

Factbox - Latest pro-democracy protests in Syria Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Friday to protest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule in defiance of a military crackdown, witnesses and activists said. Full Story1

Hezbollah says finds three spies within group Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday the group had captured three spies among its members, two of whom were recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency. Full Story1

Peru protests turn deadly as govt halts mine project Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:58 PM PDT Reuters - LIMA (Reuters) - Protests against mining and energy projects in southeastern Peru turned deadly on Friday, killing at least two people, hours after the government said a Canadian firm's mining license would be revoked in a bid to calm unrest. Full Story1

Argentine heirs hope DNA test ends identity fight Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The adopted children of one of Argentina's wealthiest women came forward to give blood samples on Friday, hoping to quell suspicions they were stolen as babies from murdered political prisoners during military rule. Full Story1

Hezbollah says finds three spies within group Fri,24 Jun 2011 11:21 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday the group had captured three spies among its members, two of whom were recruited by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency . Full Story1

Egypt's Brotherhood to fire members joining other parties Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A Muslim Brotherhood leader vowed on Friday that members who join other political parties would be expelled from the group, in the latest sign of internal rifts. Full Story1

EU leaders give conditional go-ahead to Croatia entry Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders gave the go-ahead on Friday for Croatia to join the EU, after six years of preparations marred by slow democratic reforms in Zagreb and the EU's reluctance to expand. Full Story1

Argentine leader to announce running mate Saturday Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will announce her running mate for an October 23 election on Saturday after a close ally tipped as a leading contender said he was not in the running. Full Story1

WikiLeaks' Assange builds new, less-confrontational legal team Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:43 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is hiring a new legal team to take a less confrontational approach in his next British court appeal against a Swedish request he be extradited for questioning in a sexual misconduct case. Full Story1

Pakistan army rejects report on bin Laden's cellphone Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan army condemned Friday a report in the New York Times that a cellphone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contained contacts to a militant group with ties to Pakistan's intelligence agency. Full Story1

Analysis: Mexican ex-presidents lead debate on legalizing drugs Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Once praised lavishly by the United States for waging a war on drugs, Mexico's last two presidents now say legalizing them may be the best way to end the rising violence the U.S.-backed campaign has unleashed. Full Story1

Ex-Ukraine PM accuses Yanukovich of "mock" trial Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:53 AM PDT Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko used a pre-trial hearing Friday to allege President Viktor Yanukovich was behind a crooked court action that was certain to convict her of abuse of power. Full Story1

Tripoli opposition waits for its moment Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's fearsome security apparatus appears to be weakening in Tripoli, but it is still too powerful to risk an uprising -- that is the view of Libyans who say they are part of a burgeoning underground opposition network in the capital. Full Story1

After tasting freedom, many Libyans can't keep quiet Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Standing opposite the wreckage of what used to be the Hotel Wenzrik in central Tripoli, the Libyan man spoke his mind to reporters for a good few minutes, even as their government minders began to zero in on him. Full Story1

Tripoli activists plot revolt without Facebook Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - In the brief, heady period at the start of the uprising in the Libyan capital against Muammar Gaddafi, activists relied on Facebook and text messages to network, organize and express themselves. Full Story1

Libyan swap of detainees may signal broader talks Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:01 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has released dozens of rebel supporters and allowed them to sail back to Benghazi on Friday in a move that could mark the beginning of broader talks between the adversaries. Full Story1

Israel PM's son accused of anti-Islamic comments Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:24 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli newspaper reported on Friday that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sons had posted anti-Islamic remarks on his Facebook page. Full Story1

Afghanistan says 4 children killed in Pakistani border shelling Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:20 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Friday complained to Pakistan for a second time in a week about its shelling of Afghan villages in which four children were killed, fighting that threatens to raise regional tensions as the United States begins a gradual troop withdrawal. Full Story1

Palestinians use bulldozer to ram Israeli fence Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - BILIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian protesters rammed a bulldozer Friday into a contested barrier near the village of Bilin, days after the Israeli army said it would finally comply with a court order and reposition the fence. Full Story1

U.N. says sending human rights team to Yemen Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:13 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - A team of United Nations human rights investigators will travel to Yemen next week to assess the situation after months of unrest, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday. Full Story1

After decades of war, Sudan's Abyei defies quick fixes Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:07 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - When Abdeljalil Abdelrahim talks about Abyei, a war-scarred region in central Sudan prized by northern nomads for its grazing land, he has no doubt it belongs to the north. Full Story1

Pakistan, India to explore new nuclear confidence building Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:02 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan and India agreed on Friday to work on new nuclear confidence-building measures and expanded trade and travel across the ceasefire line dividing disputed Kashmir. Full Story1

Sarkozy says Europeans "doing the work" in Libya Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy rejected on Friday criticism of Europe's role in the Libyan war effort by outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and insisted Washington's allies were "doing the work." Full Story1

Candidacy of Senegal's Wade now critics' target Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - The capital Dakar was calm on Friday after violent street protests on Thursday had forced Wade to abandon proposed changes to the election law that appeared designed to smooth his path to re-election in February 2012. Full Story1

Special report: Japan's "throwaway" nuclear workers Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A decade and a half before it blew apart in a hydrogen blast that punctuated the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was the scene of an earlier safety crisis. Full Story1

Explosions rock Myanmar's capital, two other towns Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:09 AM PDT Reuters - YANGON (Reuters) - Four explosions rocked Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw, and two other towns on Friday, residents said, adding several people were wounded but no one had been killed. Full Story1

Thai PM's speech boosts ruling party's election chances Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - A tirade by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva against ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra could garner more support for his ruling Democrat Party in a July 3 election, but a win looks unlikely as the main opposition races ahead in opinion polls. Full Story1

Some 170 women raped in attack on Congo villages: U.N. Fri,24 Jun 2011 05:32 AM PDT Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - The number of reported victims of a recent mass rape by gunmen in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen by about 70 to as many as 170, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. Full Story1

Rebels say Gaddafi could stay in Libya: report Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:56 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Libyan rebels rule out any role for Muammar Gaddafi in a future government but could let him remain "in a remote part of Libya" as part of a settlement, France's Le Figaro reported on Friday. Full Story1

Rights investigations needed in Sudan border areas: U.N. Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:45 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Huts were still burning and looters roamed the main town of Sudan's disputed Abyei region this week, a senior U.N. official said, more than a month after Khartoum seized it and shut down a joint north-south administration. Full Story1

EU leaders give conditional go-ahead to Croatia entry Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders gave the go-ahead on Friday for Croatia to join the EU, after six years of preparations marred by slow democratic reforms in Zagreb and the EU's reluctance to expand. Full Story1

 

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CELEBRITY Gossip News, Jun 25, 2011

Jerry Lewis briefly hospitalized in Sydney Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis canceled a benefit show in Australia on Friday when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital, but he has since returned to his normal routine, his publicist said.

BLOOMBERG News, Jun 25, 2011

Illinois governor signs election law favoring Democrats Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Democratic Governor Pat Quinn signed into law on Friday a new congressional district map that could reverse gains Republicans made in the state in 2010 midterm elections. Full Story1 Lawmakers send Obama message of discontent on Libya Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A move to curb President Barack Obama's military intervention in Libya was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, despite having the support of leaders of the majority Republicans. Full Story1 Lawmakers harden positions on taxes, spending Fri,24 Jun 2011 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats dug in their heels Friday as President Barack Obama prepared to wade into a divisive debate over taxes and spending aimed at heading off a default on the U.S. government's debt. Full Story1 Oil release not a political move: Geithner Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - HANOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the decision by industrialized nations to release emergency oil reserves into global energy markets, saying on Friday that it was not a political move. Full Story1 Europe must do more on debt crisis: Geithner Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday that Europe needs to step up efforts to deal with the debt crisis in Greece and other parts of the continent. Full Story1 Treasury's Geithner: Oil release not political move Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday that the decision by the international community to release government oil reserves was not a political move. Full Story1 U.S., South Korea to keep pressure on Pyongyang Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:57 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea on Friday signaled they would not ease pressure on North Korea's government, saying Pyongyang must show it had changed its ways before resumption of stalled nuclear talks could take place. Full Story1 U.N. council voices "grave concern" about Yemen Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday voiced its "grave concern" at the situation in Yemen, ending months of disagreement that had prevented the 15-nation body from speaking unanimously on the unrest there. Full Story1 Geithner says economic weakness mostly temporary Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Around two-thirds of recent softness in the U.S. economy can be attributed to temporary factors such as higher energy costs and Japan's earthquake, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNBC on Friday. Full Story1 Oil release to help mitigate economic pressures: Geithner Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:25 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday that the International Energy Agency's decision to release government-held crude oil reserves will help mitigate economic pressures. Full Story1 Obama administration eyes ways to aid rental housing Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is exploring ways to support lending for rental housing as the troubled U.S. real estate sector has kept potential buyers on the sidelines, a top Treasury official said on Friday. Full Story1 Obama administration eyes ways to aid rental housing Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is exploring ways to support rental housing as the troubled U.S. real estate sector has kept potential buyers on the sidelines, a top U.S. Treasury official said on Friday. Full Story1 Clinton says gratified by House Libya vote Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the House of Representatives for rejecting a move to bar funding for U.S. military strike missions against Libya, saying it was important to keep up pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story1 Analysis: Do "leaderless" revolts contain seeds of own failure? Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the rise. But the very qualities that led to their short-term success may condemn them to failure in the long run. Full Story1 Pot legalization effort unites odd couple in House Fri,24 Jun 2011 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the smoke clears, it may be remembered as a rare moment of political unity in Washington. Full Story1 Stop-gap debt limit hikes dangerous: Sen. Schumer Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Senate Democrat on Friday warned against Congress passing one or more stop-gap debt limit increases, saying lawmakers instead should pass a long-term hike in borrowing authority. Full Story1 U.S. sanctions on Iran companies raise questions: Russia Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - The sanctions imposed by the United States on a major Iranian port operator and the country's national airline may affect Russian companies and "raise serious questions," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Full Story1 Republicans walk out of budget talks over taxes Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:36 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans walked out of budget talks on Thursday, setting up a showdown between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over how to extend U.S. borrowing and avoid a looming debt default. Full Story1 Factbox: Top budgetary threats to state, local governments Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:36 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recession that began in 2007 created budget emergencies in most U.S. states and in many cities and counties, casting a harsh spotlight on long-standing fiscal problems. Full Story1 U.S. warns against new Gaza flotilla plans Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:15 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday warned activists against plans to send a new aid flotilla to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying it would be irresponsible and dangerous. Full Story1 In Africa, Michelle Obama reflects on race Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Considering she is the first black First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama does not talk a lot about race. Full Story1 Obama touts efforts to advance gay rights Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:53 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday touted his efforts to advance gay rights and promised further progress, but stopped short of declaring his support for legalizing same-sex marriage. Full Story1 Sen. McConnell offers plan to move trade deals Thu,23 Jun 2011 06:46 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, seeking to spur action on three long-delayed free trade agreements, said on Thursday he was prepared to help the White House renew a retraining program for workers displaced by trade but added a major demand of his own. Full Story1 Patent overhaul bill clears House Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:50 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patent legislation that aims to clear a years-long backlog of applications and allows the patent office set its own fees was approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday. Full Story1 Debt talks on hold while top leaders decide: Biden Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the debt talks he has led had gone into "abeyance" and made clear the next phase of the process is in the hands of President Barack Obama and congressional leaders. Full Story1 House to consider balanced-budget amendment Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would amend the Constitution to require Congress to balance the budget each year, Republican Leader Eric Cantor said on Thursday. Full Story1 Scenarios: Next steps in fight over spending, debt limit Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Budget talks to win an urgently needed increase in government borrowing authority have entered a "new phase," the White House said on Thursday. Full Story1 White House criticizes House defense spending bill Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration sharply criticized a $649 billion defense spending bill in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday because of proposed spending cuts and limits on the handling of Guantanamo detainees. Full Story1 Obama seeks to rally support for Afghan troop plan Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - FORT DRUM, New York (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his planned Afghanistan troop drawdown on Thursday, as he sought to rally support during a visit to an Army base in upstate New York. Full Story1 Afghan drawdown creates risk, U.S. military warns Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military warned on Thursday that President Barack Obama's unexpectedly faster drawdown in Afghanistan created new risks, even as commanders said they backed the strategy to start winding down the unpopular, nearly decade-old war. Full Story1 Republicans walk out of budget talks over taxes Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans walked out of budget talks on Thursday, setting up a showdown between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over how to extend U.S. borrowing and avoid a looming debt default. Full Story1 Obama voter support from oil tap could be fleeting Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stands to win a bump in voter support for his decision to tap emergency oil reserves, but the gains from lower fuel prices run the risk of evaporating before next year's election, political experts said. Full Story1 Clinton warns Pakistan on U.S. military aid Thu,23 Jun 2011 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Pakistan on Thursday that U.S. military aid could suffer if Islamabad failed to address rising U.S. doubts over its commitment to fighting Islamist militants. Full Story1 Clinton says U.S. opposes threats in South China Sea Thu,23 Jun 2011 01:03 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday the United States was concerned that recent events in the South China Sea could undermine stability and opposed any threat of force to advance territorial claims. Full Story1 Petraeus: Afghan drawdown faster than recommended Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said on Thursday he had recommended a slower drawdown than President Barack Obama had decided upon, but backed the decision and said no military commander in history gets "all the forces he would like to have, for all the time." Full Story1 Obama takes flak for tapping emergency oil reserves Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took withering fire from the oil industry and Republicans for agreeing to release the nation's emergency oil supplies, a decision that senior officials said was prompted by the need to prop up the ailing economy.Full Story1 White House says debt talks now in "abeyance" Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT Reuters - FORT DRUM, New York (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said debt talks between Vice President Joe Biden and lawmakers had gone into "abeyance", but the search for a compromise to cut the U.S. deficit would continue. Full Story1 U.S. draft requests 4,200 Ethiopia troops for Abyei Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would authorize the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to Sudan's disputed Abyei region. Full Story1 Reid says he, Obama and Boehner to handle debt talks Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will take over stalled budget talks but a first meeting has not yet been set, Reid said on Thursday. Full Story1 Philippines wants U.S. diplomacy, aid in sea dispute Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Philippines is counting on "unwavering" U.S. help in beefing up its naval capabilities to defend its territories in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Thursday. Full Story1

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SCIENCE News, Jun 25, 2011

Tiny camera reveals inside of ancient Mayan tomb Thu,23 Jun 2011 06:25 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A tiny remote-controlled camera peered inside the tomb of a Mayan ruler that has been sealed for 1,500 years, revealing red frescoes, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of pearl. Full Story1

Scientists look for surviving Eskimo curlew birds Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Federal scientists are on the lookout for theEskimo curlew, as they work to determine if the elusive shorebird last seen two decades ago still exists. Full Story1

New Mars rover arrives at Florida launch site Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rover designed to assess the planet's suitability for life, reached the Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations, officials said on Thursday. Full Story1

Astronauts practice for NASA's last shuttle launch Thu,23 Jun 2011 01:39 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four U.S. astronauts in bright orange spacesuits climbed aboard their spaceship on Thursday to practice the launch of NASA's last space shuttle on a cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story1

Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions: study Tue,21 Jun 2011 02:50 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such asclimate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday. Full Story1

Black hole shreds star, sparking gamma ray flash Thu,16 Jun 2011 01:41 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A monster black hole shredded a Sun-like star, producing a strangely long-lasting flash of gamma rays that probably won't be seen again in a million years, astronomers reported on Thursday. Full Story1

NASA fuels shuttle for test before last launch Wed,15 Jun 2011 02:46 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Workers at the Kennedy Space Center filled the fuel tank of the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday in a key test ahead of its scheduled launch next month on the final shuttle flight. Full Story1

Scientists see sunspot "hibernation" but no Ice Age Wed,15 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sunspot cycles -- those 11-year patterns when dark dots appear on the solar surface -- may be delayed or even go into "hibernation" for a while, a U.S. scientist said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Iran puts satellite into orbit: state TV Wed,15 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has successfully launched a second domestically built satellite into orbit, Iran's Arabic language al-Alam television reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

Rats, bees to protect African wildlife: experts Fri,10 Jun 2011 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - Beekeeping and breeding animals such as cane rats for food are needed to help tackle the unsustainable trade in bush meat in central Africa, conservation experts said on Friday. Full Story1

Special report: Scientists race to avoid climate change harvest Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - CANBERRA (Reuters) - Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that's a bit unusual of late. Full Story1

Factbox: 2008 food price crisis -- what caused it? Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - For nearly three decades, food prices were cheap, the world seemingly able to meet its needs, with real prices reaching an all-time low early last decade. Full Story1

Factbox: Building a better rice plant Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - June 10 (Reuters) - In the crop world, corn is a Ferrari, rice is a VW Beetle. Full Story1

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