Jubilee is no party for Scotland Yard AFP - 7 hrs agoFour days of diamond jubilee festivities including a river flotilla, a carriage procession and a concert pose a huge challenge for police, already stretched by the upcoming Olympic Games. More »Jubilee is no party for Scotland Yard
Four days of diamond jubilee festivities including a river flotilla, a carriage procession and a concert pose a huge challenge for police, already stretched by the upcoming Olympic Games.
Panetta wants more US access to Vietnam harbor AP - 45 mins agoFrom the flight deck of the USNS Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta could look out across Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay towards the South China Sea. More »Panetta wants more US access to Vietnam harbor
From the flight deck of the USNS Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta could look out across Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay towards the South China Sea.
Time nears for Zimmerman to surrender AP - 4 hrs agoA neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the Florida shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin faced a court order to turn himself Sunday. More »Time nears for Zimmerman to surrender
A neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the Florida shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin faced a court order to turn himself Sunday.
Deadly shooting at Toronto mall sparks mass panic AP - 1 hr 52 mins agoTORONTO - Pandemonium erupted at the largest shopping mall in downtown Toronto Saturday after a shooter let off a string of bullets in a food court packed with weekend shoppers. More »Deadly shooting at Toronto mall sparks mass panic
TORONTO - Pandemonium erupted at the largest shopping mall in downtown Toronto Saturday after a shooter let off a string of bullets in a food court packed with weekend shoppers.
China marks Tiananmen anniversary with crackdown AFP - 1 hr 9 mins agoPolice in China beat and detained political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests on Sunday, rights campaigners said. More »China marks Tiananmen anniversary with crackdown
Police in China beat and detained political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests on Sunday, rights campaigners said.
Record NM blaze studied for forest management AP - 3 hrs agoFrom the air, the smoke from a massive wildfire stretches as far as the eye can see, spreading across the rugged country in southwestern New Mexico where the nation's wilderness movement was born nearly a century ago. More »Record NM blaze studied for forest management
From the air, the smoke from a massive wildfire stretches as far as the eye can see, spreading across the rugged country in southwestern New Mexico where the nation's wilderness movement was born nearly a century ago.
Analysis: Foreign economic pain hurts earnings prospects in U.S. Reuters - 41 mins agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Expectations for U.S. corporate earnings are deflating fast as the euro zone crisis deepens and economic data around the world disappoints. Standard & Poor's 500 earnings for the second quarter are now … More »Analysis: Foreign economic pain hurts earnings prospects in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Expectations for U.S. corporate earnings are deflating fast as the euro zone crisis deepens and economic data around the world disappoints. Standard & Poor's 500 earnings for the second quarter are now forecast to grow 7.4 percent, down from an early January forecast of 10.1 percent, according to Thomson …
- Study: 'Smart bomb' drug attacks breast cancer AP - 8 hrs ago
Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone.
- Political activists converge on Wisconsin for recall Reuters - 7 hrs ago
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Political activists converged on Wisconsin on Sunday to join get-out-the-vote efforts two days before a historic election on whether to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker that is seen as a test for November's presidential race. Walker enraged labor unions by denuding their power with a news state …
- New farm bill would end direct payments to farmers AP - 1 hr 3 mins ago
A program that puts billions of dollars in the pockets of farmers whether or not they plant a crop may disappear with hardly a protest from farm groups and the politicians who look out for their interests.
- Losing faith in Democrats' religious outreach AP - 51 mins ago
In 2008, Barack Obama took aim at the "pew gap," the overwhelming Republican edge among voters who regularly attend church.
- Police say porn actor charged with threatening PM AP - 3 hrs ago
A porn actor accused of videotaping a gruesome murder before posting it to the Internet will be charged with threatening Canada's prime minister after mailing a severed foot to his Conservative party headquarters, police said Saturday.
- Five bodies found in burned SUV in Ariz. desert AP - 3 hrs ago
An Arizona sheriff says five bodies found burned beyond recognition inside the shell of a charred SUV are likely the result of drug cartel violence.
- Pakistan: U.S. drone kills 10 suspected militants AP - 1 hr 11 mins ago
An American drone strike in the frontier tribal areas of Pakistan killed 10 suspected militants Sunday, Pakistani officials said. It was sixth such strike in two weeks as the U.S. pushes ahead with its drone campaign in the face of Pakistani demands to stop.
- Suicide bomber kills 12 in Nigeria church Reuters - 1 hr 59 mins ago
YALWA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, witnesses said. Security forces at a road block nearby said the bomber forced his car through the checkpoint and drove into the church in Yalwa, on the outskirts of the city …
- Ghana plane crash kills at least 10 AFP - 2 hrs 37 mins ago
Ghana's police battled on Sunday to control crowds flocking to the site of a plane crash in Accra where debris remained scattered after a cargo plane that overshot the runway hit a bus and killed at least 10 people.
- Joe Biden's daughter marries doctor in Delaware AP - 9 hrs ago
Vice President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley married a Pennsylvania doctor at a ceremony in Delaware, the vice president's office announced late Saturday.
- Phoenix police say mom forgot about baby on car roof AP - 12 hrs ago
Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle.
Green to quit West Ham AFP - 1 hr 59 mins ago
England goalkeeper Rob Green will leave West Ham this summer after six years, club chairman David Gold has confirmed. More »Green to quit West Ham
England goalkeeper Rob Green will leave West Ham this summer after six years, club chairman David Gold has confirmed.
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