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VENEZUELA Chávez opponents jailed in crackdown Two foes of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez who had publicly criticized the socialist government in recent days found themselves in jail this week as part of a crackdown on opposition figures that has prompted alarm about the state of democracy in the oil-rich Latin American country. On Monday, former [...]
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ZUWAYTINAH, LIBYA – Troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on Wednesday positioned tanks for the first time along the main road connecting the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, effectively splitting the forces opposing Gaddafi in two, according to rebel commanders, fighters and witnesses. Read more
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ROTTERDAM/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic was extradited to the Netherlands on Tuesday to face genocide charges at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague after 16 years on the run. Read more
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy offered more signs of recovery from the deadly March earthquake on Tuesday, but Moody’s ratings agency warned both growth and government action may fall short of what is necessary to bring Tokyo’s ballooning debt back under control. Read more
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Serbia’s war crimes court has rejected Ratko Mladic’s appeal against his transfer to the UN tribunal in The Hague to face genocide charges. Read more
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Play Video Barack Obama Video:Not all government buildings lower flags to half-staff KING5 Seattle Play Video Barack Obama Video:New top military officer announced Reuters Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 12,441.58 +38.82 ^GSPC 1,331.10 0.00 ^IXIC 2,796.86 0.00 By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER, AP Business Writer Gabriele Steinhauser, Ap Business Writer – 5 mins ago BRUSSELS – A review [...]
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SANAA (Reuters) – Fresh street fighting raged across the Yemeni capital on Tuesday after a tenuous truce broke down between tribal groups and forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, edging the impoverished Arab country closer to civil war. Read more
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PRINCE WIlliam and his wife Kate are to go on a summer tour of Canada, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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It’s always depressing when you hear of such young children becoming so overweight. The parents are very foolish for allowing him to reach that point. They’d better clean up their act now, or the surgery will be for naught… – matt, Bournemouth, 30/5/2011 17:57 Click to rate   Rating  4 Report abuse But [...]
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Expand A body is removed from the scene of a shooting in Acapulco where seven people were killed in a confrontation between police and suspected drug cartel gunmen. Photo / AP Shootings and attacks in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco left two police officers, three suspected drug [...]
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The coffins of 610 Srebrenica massacre victims are seen prior to the funeral attended by their family members at the Srebrenica Memorial site for the 10th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre on July 11, 2005, in Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina. Read more
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President Obama visited Joplin, Mo., today, a week after a massive tornado ripped through the town and surrounding areas. As of Sunday evening, 39 people remained unaccounted for, four reported dead by their families yet unconfirmed by authorities, and more than 130 confirmed dead from the EF-5 tornado packing 200 mph winds that injured more [...]
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Seems to me one of the first things detectives would do is check all the phone traffic into and out of the Larsen home the weekend she disappeared, yet evidently they have yet to do that.  Instead they rely on dumb luck — Detective Sarah Linden happening to notice on her morning run that a [...]
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4:45pm UK, Monday May 30, 2011 Lisa Holland, foreign affairs correspondent, in Tripoli South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Tripoli to attempt to broker a peace deal with the Libyan leader Colonel [...]
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© WENN Dannii Minogue and Kris Smith have issued a joint statement saying that they are “committed” to their relationship. The pair insisted that they are fine following claims that they have split due to the singer’s busy work schedule, the Herald Sun reports. Minogue and Smith’s statement read: “Thanks for your concern. We’re happy [...]
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Barely a month after their fairy-tale wedding, a new film depicting the budding romance of Prince William and Kate Middleton is being rushed out for television viewers. Read more
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The National Enquirer’s editor-in-chief Tony Frost told The Chronicle Thursday he stands strongly by the paper’s explosive story charging that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used taxpayer-funded… Read more
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TOKYO – Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigned Sunday after receiving illegal donations from a foreigner, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s faltering ruling party. Read more
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A division of Johnson & Johnson is recalling 43 over-the-counter medicines made for infants and children — including liquid versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl — after federal regulators identified what they called deficiencies at the company’s manufacturing facility. Read more
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VENEZUELA Chávez opponents jailed in crackdown Two foes of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez who had publicly criticized the socialist government in recent days found themselves in jail this week as part of a crackdown on opposition figures that has prompted alarm about the state of democracy in the oil-rich Latin American country. On Monday, former [...]