By BY KJETIL MALKENES HOVLAND OSLO--The sentencing of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik to 21 years in prison was a significant milestone in what was the worst terror attack on Norwegian soil, but it did little to stitch up the emotional wounds of … Anders Breivik declared sane: live - Telegraph.co.uk
o Anders Behring Breivik declared sane o Faces maximum 21 years in prison o Prosecution may appeal o Secure unit awaits Breivik o Follow @RichardAlleyne for courtroom updates Latest 1.04pm If anyone was in doubt that this verdict is a long one, … Lance Armstrong subject to lifetime ban and fan fallout - CBS News
(CBS News) In a statement released late Thursday night, celebrated cyclist Lance Armstrong announced he would no longer fight charges that he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his esteemed career. "There comes a point in every man's life when … Friday's letters: Tough questions - BlueRidgeNow.com
To the editor: We keep hearing Barack Obama ask Mitt Romney for tax records. Here are some questions to ask Obama: Our national debt increased almost 50 percent during your term. Will the next four years be different, or will it increase another 50 …
TSX may open lower after Merkel's comments
(Reuters) – Canadian stock futures pointed to a slightly lower on Friday after cautious comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on ending the euro zone debt crisis. TOP STORIES Angela Merkel said on Friday after meeting Greek premier Antonis Samaras that Germany would not judge his country's performance on its reform targets prematurely but would await a report by the "troika" of international lenders due next month. The U.S. … Chrysler's Ram 1500 pickup truck relying on fuel economy, price
(Reuters) – Chrysler Group LLC is betting that better fuel economy and a moderate 1 percent increase in price from last year’s models will help its line of 2013 Ram 1500 pickup trucks gain ground on industry leaders from Ford and Chevrolet. The first redesign since 2009 for the biggest-selling vehicle in the Chrysler lineup has led to a pickup truck with more technology and less weight to go along with the usual pickup truck marketing features of power and towing ability, analysts who have driven the new Ram 1500 said. The Ram 1500 goes on sale in the United States in October. …
Israel accuses Iran of accelerating work towards atomic weapons
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran on Friday of making “accelerated progress towards achieving nuclear weapons”, adding that it was “totally ignoring” Western demands to rein in its atomic program. Netanyahu made the remarks to a visiting U.S. congressman the day after diplomatic sources told Reuters that Iran had installed more uranium enrichment machines in an underground bunker, potentially paving the way for a significant expansion of its nuclear work. …
Vandals damage monument to late Russian leader Yeltsin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vandals defaced one of Russia’s few monuments to its first post-Soviet president Boris Yeltsin on Friday, covering it with blue paint and chipping the letters of his name on the pedestal, police in his home region in the Ural Mountains said. Yeltsin gained popularity by challenging the Soviet Union’s Communist bosses with calls for faster reform, but he is reviled by many Russians who accuse him of hastening the Soviet collapse and have dark memories of his rule in the chaotic 1990s. …
Imam turned in Pakistan 'blasphemy' girl 'to protect her'
The Pakistani cleric who handed over a young Christian girl to police on blasphemy charges in a poor suburb of Islamabad claimed Friday he did so to protect her from mob violence. DR. Congo rebels accuse army of recruiting children
The M23 rebel movement which is fighting the regular army in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo accused the army Friday of forcibly recruiting civilians, notably children. Three killed in Baghdad prayer twin blasts
Two explosions in the Sadr City neighbourhood of north Baghdad ahead of Friday prayers killed three people and wounded at least eight, security and medical officials said. Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles after giving up fight against doping charges
AUSTIN, Texas – Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday.
Camorra crime boss shot down leaving beach
Authorities were searching Friday for a gunman who shot and killed an organized crime boss clad in a swimsuit as he walked from a beach to join his family in a hotel in Terracina, a resort town south of Rome.
Could England's King Richard III lie under a car park?
LONDON (Reuters) – A 500-year-old mystery of where England’s King Richard III was buried after his death in battle may finally be about to be solved as archaeologists prepare to search for his bones beneath a city centre parking lot. A team from the University of Leicester starts excavation work on Saturday at the car park, where a Franciscan friary known as Greyfriars housed the monarch’s remains after he died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 – the last English king to die in battle. “The chances of getting the Greyfriars are about 80 percent. …
Egypt editor freed after president issues new law
The editor of an independent Egyptian daily has been released from jail just hours after the country's Islamist president issued a new law that bans imprisoning journalists on charges related to their articles. S. Africa revives talks with miners after bloodshed
South Africa on Friday revived mediation efforts in its platinum belt, aiming to contain labour discontent among mineworkers following the nation's deadliest police action since apartheid. Sectarian clashes kill three more in Lebanon's Tripoli
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least three people including an Sunni Islamist commander were killed on Friday in a fifth day of sporadic sectarian fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli triggered by the conflict in neighboring Syria. A Lebanese security source said the situation in Tripoli, where clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites have killed 16 people since Monday, was "alarming and dangerous .. It is very likely that it will escalate this time". … FDI in India slumps 78% in June
Foreign direct investment in India slid by 78 percent in June, official figures showed on Friday, amid mounting worries about corruption, bureaucratic delays and lack of economic reforms. Two Thai lese majeste convicts given royal pardon
Two men were released from jail Friday after receiving pardons for insulting Thailand's revered monarchy, according to the kingdom's prison authorities. 
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