By Alessandra Prentice and Eduardo Garcia | LONDON/QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Thursday, a day after the British government threatened to storm the … Paul McCartney tells Russian punk band to "stay strong" - CBS News
(CBS/AP) Paul McCartney is the latest star to throw his support behind a Russian punk band whose members face prison for a stunt against President Vladimir Putin. Pictures: Paul McCartney In a letter released Thursday, the former Beatle urged three … Prince Philip 'responding well to treatment'
Queen Elizabeth II's 91-year-old husband Prince Philip, who is in hospital with a bladder infection, is responding well to treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Egypt to try anti-Morsi talk show host in September
Egyptian talk show host Tawfiq Okasha will face trial on September 1 on charges of calling for the murder of President Mohamed Morsi, the official MENA news agency reported on Thursday. Merkel backs 'speedy conclusion' of Canada-EU trade pact
German leader Angela Merkel on Thursday pressed for a rapid conclusion to negotiations on a free trade pact between Canada and the European Union, dubbing it crucial to much-needed economic growth.
Aftershock from spring freeze: Great Lakes apple harvest beginning weeks earlier than normal
SUTTONS BAY, Mich. – Apple-picking, a cherished autumn tradition, is off to an early start in the Northeast and Upper Midwest as growers deal with aftershocks from wacky spring weather that hammered fruit crops.
Kazakh opposition leader stands trial after unrest
AKTAU, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – An outspoken critic of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was accused on Thursday of colluding with a billionaire fugitive to overthrow the government in a trial the United States says will test democratic reforms in the oil-rich former Soviet state. Prosecutors accused Vladimir Kozlov, leader of the unofficial political party Alga!, of helping orchestrate dissent among striking oil workers in the prelude to deadly rioting on December 16-17 that shattered Kazakhstan’s reputation for stability. …
Prime Minister Harper confident Europeans will solve crisis
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is confident European leaders will be able to resolve the European sovereign debt crisis, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday, while stressing that much work still needs to be done. “We have every confidence in our European friends, and we believe they have the capacity and will to take up their own challenges,” Harper told reporters after a meeting in the Canadian capital with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Europe has taken a number of very important steps, and we know that there are additional things that need to be done… …
Kenya's first big mine to spur sector investments
KWALE, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s first ever large-scale mine, operated by Australia’s Base Resources, is on track to start output in the third quarter of next year, potentially spurring further investment into the country’s underdeveloped mining sector. Output from the Kwale mineral sands mine at the coast, is expected to triple the country’s mining export revenues and overtake coffee, which brings in about $200 million per year, as Kenya’s fourth-largest source of hard currency. …
S. Africa police fire at striking mine workers
South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood.
7 American troops die in Afghan helicopter crash
Seven American troops and four Afghans died in a Black Hawk helicopter crash on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, the NATO military coalition said. The Taliban claimed their fighters shot down the aircraft.
Iraq: Attacks kill 13 north of Baghdad
Three bomb blasts shortly before sunset Wednesday killed 10 people north of Baghdad in the latest spasm of violence to grip Iraq.
Ecuador Grants Assange Asylum - Voice of America
Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who took refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London nearly two months ago. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced the decision Thursday in Quito, saying Assange's personal … UK, Ecuador in stand-off after Quito OKs Assange
Ecuador granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, setting up a diplomatic confrontation with Britain, which angrily insisted it would extradite him to Sweden. Dubai offers visitors lots for free, from exotic market wanders to modern manmade wonders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai’s big spending on manmade islands and other over-the-top attractions left this unabashedly capitalist city with mountains of debt. That doesn’t mean a trip to the cosmopolitan Mideast sheikdom needs to send you to the poorhouse though. There’s plenty to do without spending a dirham.
Bailed U.S. businessman jailed in Yemen may be deported to U.S
SANAA (Reuters) – Bailed U.S. businessman Zack Shahin, who fled the United Arab Emirates for Yemen, may be deported to the United States as the UAE has not yet requested his extradition, Yemeni officials said on Thursday. Yemeni authorities have contacted U.S. embassy officials to discuss handing Shahin to the United States, a Yemeni security source and a government official both told Reuters. …
Police fire teargas at striking mine workers
Police on Thursday fired tear gas and rubber bullets at workers on an illegal strike at a platinum mine where 10 people have been killed in clashes between rival unions over the last week. Visitors come to Mount Airy looking for the simpler times of a fictional town called Mayberry
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Tourism is up in Andy Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy since the actor died last month.
Tymoshenko fights her conviction in Ukraine appeals court
KIEV (Reuters) – Defence lawyers for Ukrainian ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko urged an appeals court on Thursday to quash her conviction for abuse of office, but prosecutors insisted she had damaged the state by brokering a disadvantageous gas deal with Russia. During a day-long hearing, the opposition leader’s defence argued that negotiating the gas agreement with Russia in 2009 as prime minister constituted a political act which did not represent criminal action by her. …
UN considers new Syria office after observers go
The Security Council on Thursday debated whether to back the establishment of a new civilian office in Syria to support U.N. and Arab League efforts to end the country’s 18-month conflict as the U.N. military observer mission ends Sunday.
Rescuers find missing bodies in Uganda helicopter crash
Kenyan search teams on Thursday found the final missing bodies of seven Ugandan servicemen killed in a military helicopter crash at the weekend, the army said as it ended its rescue mission. Facebook shares hit new depths as lock-up period ends, providing early investors with an out
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Shares of Facebook are plunging to all-time lows after the expiration of a lock-up period that has provided early investors and insiders with an opportunity to exit.
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