World

Clinton talks up democracy in Poland

She cited a broad range of countries where "the walls are closing in" on civic organizations such as unions, religious groups, rights advocates and …
Interns

Fans all smiles before Germany-Argentina match

Amused locals, many giving their yellow Bafana Bafana shirts another outing despite South Africa’s exit almost two weeks ago, smiled and clapped …
Reuters

Tennis-Williams crushes Zvonareva in Wimbledon final

The defending champion broke Zvonareva in game eight of the opening set before holding serve to take the lead on a bright, warm day on Centre …
Reuters

New York Post: Redhead Russian spy reportedly on feds’ radar for decades

Slavic sweetie Katya Kuschenko, the sister of accused party-girl spy Anna Chapman, dated and has remained in close touch with a young man who’s the …
Interns

Clinton moves ahead with revised missile defense in Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton witnessed the signing of the pact, which allows the two nations to implement plans to station U.S. missile …
Reuters

Clinton hopes Russia accepts U.S. missle defense system

"The offer stands," Clinton said at a news conference after witnessing the signing of an amendment to a U.S.-Polish agreement on the basing of U.S. …
Interns

Paris Hilton arrested for marijuana possession

The authorities dropped the charges against Hilton, after her co-accused, Jennifer Rovero, "acknowledged to be in possession of cannabis, and …
Interns

Last 2 semifinal spots up for grabs at World Cup

Germany beat Argentina on penalties at the same stage in 2006, and Diego Maradona’s team will try to reverse the result in Cape Town on …
Interns

UPDATE: Fuel tanker explosion kills 200 in Congo

"There are no UN blue helmets dead," Olamide Adedeji, the U.N. mission’s head of public information, told Reuters. Adedeji had previously said five …
Reuters

Clinton arrives in Poland to promote democracy

She also was to witness the signing of a technical amendment to a US-Poland agreement on missile defense.The amendment adjusts an existing accord, …
Interns

BBC: Hillary Clinton set to sign missile base deal in Poland

Poland has agreed to host a permanent US missile base as part of Washington’s plans to protect itself and its NATO allies from rocket attacks. Read …
Interns

The New York TImes: Idea of the day

This is the world of aid turned upside down. A couple of years ago, Oxfam tried the idea out in a few villages in Vietnam. Charity workers gave the …
Interns

Blast kills 1 at Serb protest in north Kosovo town

It was the latest in a series of violent incidents in Mitrovica over the last two years, as minority Serbs in northern Kosovo have rejected the …
Interns

USAID compound attacked in Afghanistan; 4 killed

The brazen attack came on the same day that Gen. David Petraeus landed in the Afghan capital to take command of U.S. and international forces fighting …
Interns

Merkel: Euro zone has bought itself time

Asked whether the euro zone crisis had abated, Merkel said a bailout for Greece and a safety net for the broader euro zone had relieved the …
Reuters

Blair in London talks with former political foes

Blair, who as Labour Prime Minister defeated Hague — then the Conservative Party leader — in a 2001 national election, met with the new foreign policy …
Interns

Reuters odd news summary

Absent Russia will win World Cup, 8 percent of nation say MOSCOW – Eight percent of Russians believe their national team will win the World Cup, …
Reuters

Surveys signal close Polish presidential run-off

Komorowski, candidate of the ruling centrist Civic Platform (PO) who has so far been seen as the frontrunner, is now expected to face a tight …
Reuters
Repeater ? Photo cut-in with a button ? Photo cut-in without button ? Full-width cut-in with buttons ? Blockquote with button ? Social link to Twitter ? Stories with manual related posts ? Stories with related posts in chosen category ?