Editor's note: Read this story in Spanish. (CNN) — The US Anti-Doping Agency said early Friday it will strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and impose a lifetime ban, a move that came just hours after the cyclist announced he would … Lance Armstrong will be banned from cycling by USADA after saying he won't ... - Washington Post
Lance Armstrong persevered through the most difficult bicycle races on the planet and survived testicular cancer, but this week, the 40-year-old found a battle he had no interest in continuing. Armstrong said late Thursday night that he will stop … Even more brutal leader takes over Mexico's Zetas
A falling out between the leaders of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel appears to have put the gang in the hands of a brutal and feared gangster who has been blamed for an eruption of bloodshed in Mexico's once relatively calm central states. Report: Iran opposition leader has cardiac tests
An Iranian news agency is reporting the country’s main opposition leader has returned home after medical examinations for a heart ailment.
Isaac aims for Hispaniola, projections downgraded
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane. Myanmar press still fighting for true freedom
Although unshackled from decades of direct censorship, journalists in Myanmar still face repressive laws that can land them in prison and say they will not stop fighting for greater freedom. Australia's Victoria state bans coal seam gas "fracking"
PERTH (Reuters) – Australia’s southeastern state of Victoria on Friday put a hold on hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to produce hard-to-reach gas deposits, and a halt on new coal seam gas exploration licenses. The moratorium would remain until a national regulatory framework for regulating coal seam gas and hydraulic fracturing was put in place by Australia’s federal government, state energy and resources minister Michael O’Brien said in a statement. …
China deports Myanmar refugees amid fighting - group
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has forcibly returned scores of ethnic Kachins who have fled Myanmar because of civil war, putting them at risk of armed violence and abuse by Myanmar’s army, a human rights group said on Friday. Up to 10,000 Kachins have sought refuge in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan after fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar’s government flared up in the middle of 2011 following a 17-year truce, according to aid groups. Diplomats say the conflict in Kachin state is one of the biggest tests for Myanmar’s new civilian government’s reform …
Court bans sales of some Apple, Samsung products in South Korea as patent war unfolds
SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean court ruled Friday that technology rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. both infringed on each other’s patents, and ordered a partial ban of their products in South Korea. Each side was also ordered to pay limited damages.
China plays down golden Paralympic expectations
A new generation of Chinese athletes arrived in London this week with hopes of dominating the Paralympics, but officials are downplaying chances the streamlined team can match its mammoth 2008 medal haul. USADA to strip Lance Armstrong of 7 Tour de France titles, ban star from cycling for life
AUSTIN, Texas – With stunning swiftness, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he dropped his fight against drug charges that threatened his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time.
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