GENEVA (AP) -- A new and legally binding international treaty to reduce harmful emissions of mercury was adopted Saturday by more than 140 nations, capping four years of difficult negotiations but stopping short of some of the tougher measures that proponents had envisioned.
Mexico City pushes for order with parking meters
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Every day before dawn, dozens of men appear in the Mexican capital’s hip Condesa neighborhood and block off parking spaces along entire streets using water jugs, cardboard boxes, buckets, crates and even blocks of cement.
Anti-racism protesters rally in Athens after Pakistani stabbed
ATHENS (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday paraded the coffin in central Athens of a Pakistani immigrant who was stabbed to death earlier thi s week, praying and opening the casket to show his face in protest at racist attacks in the country. About 3,000 immigrants and human rights activists later gathered in the city's central Omonia square to demonstrate against racism, holding banners reading "Neo-Nazis out" and "Punishment for the fascist murderers of Shehzad Luqman". … Federer, Serena Williams say Lance Armstrong let all athletes down by doping, earlier denials
MELBOURNE, Australia – Roger Federer says Lance Armstrong’s admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career has affected all of sport and the world’s athletes.
Gunmen fire on Nigerian Islamic leader's convoy in Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of one of Nigeria’s most senior Islamic leaders in the northern city of Kano on Saturday, killing four people, although the Emir of Kano himself escaped unhurt, authorities said. Violence has worsened in Kano, the north’s main city, in the past week, with near daily attacks by Islamist sect Boko Haram against security forces. The Emir of Kano is one of the two most senior Islamic traditional leaders in Nigeria, the other being the Sultan of Sokoto. The current emir has been on the throne for half a century. …
British defence chief: Terrorists 'bear the sole responsibility' for hostage deaths in Algeria
LONDON – Britain’s defence minister says it appears the hostage situation in Algeria has come to an end and resulted in further loss of life.
Defense chiefs bemoan hostage deaths in Algeria
LONDON (AP) -- Britain’s defense minister says it appears the hostage situation in Algeria has come to an end and resulted in further loss of life.
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