Sweden unlikely to extradite Assange to US: Oz - Hindustan Times
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was unlikely to be extradited from Sweden to the United States if there was a risk of the death penalty or a military court, Australia's foreign minister said on Wednesday. British authorities won their case to … Democrats seek to tie Akin to House candidates - Boston.com
DENVER (AP) -- Meet the newest campaign issue for House Democrats: Todd Akin. From Colorado to New Hampshire to Illinois, Democrats already are using the incendiary comments about rape made by the Missouri congressman and Republican Senate candidate as … AP-GfK poll shows Obama and Romney still locked in tight race, with Obama lead ... - Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- For all the attention it got, Republican Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama. The campaign remains neck and neck with less than three months to … Mexican court: Military law is unconstitutional
Mexico’s Supreme Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a key portion of a military law that has broadened the influence of military courts and angered civilian victims seeking justice.
Syrian forces kill 11 in Damascus
Activists say Syrian troops backed by tanks have stormed an upscale Damascus neighborhood, killing at least 11 suspected rebels. SAfrican gets life for killing white supremacist
A black farmworker has beens sentenced to life in prison for murdering South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche.
UK gas softens as supply,LNG outweigh maintenance
LONDON (Reuters) – British prompt gas prices fell slightly on Wednesday morning on an oversupplied transmission network and stable demand forecasts, while weak overnight oil prices weighed on forward contracts. Gas for Thursday delivery edged lower to 55.70 pence a therm as the system was oversupplied by 5 million cubic meters/day (mcm/day) on the back of higher North Sea output. The market appeared to shrug off planned maintenance at several terminals starting on Thursday that is expected to curb Britain’s import capacity, as prices showed little sign of rising. …
Australian state mulls cigarette sales ban
An Australian state was Wednesday considering a ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after the year 2000 in an initiative that would see a "tobacco-free generation". BHP delays Olympic Dam project as profits dive
Mining giant BHP Billiton Wednesday delayed expansion of its huge Olympic Dam project as it posted a 34.8 percent slump in annual net profit in a sign the global slowdown is hurting commodities. New floods strike southern Russia, four killed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Floods killed four people and prompted the evacuation of 1,500 others on Wednesday in the southern Russian province of Krasnodar, where a flash flood last month killed 171 people, police said. Heavy rain overnight caused a river to burst its banks, flooding 600 homes in the town of Novomikhailovsky and causing power outages in a neighboring town, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. President Vladimir Putin, accused in the past of reacting too slowly to disasters, urged emergency officials to take all necessary measures to assist those affected. …
Stocks fall on raft of disappointing earnings
A raft of disappointing earnings results helped push down global stocks markets Wednesday, as did investor uncertainty over whether European policymakers would take action to stem the continent’s simmering debt crisis.
Naked Prince Harry pictures genuine: Clarence House
Photographs that show Prince Harry cavorting nude in a Las Vegas hotel room were confirmed as genuine by Clarence House Wednesday. 
No comments:
Post a Comment