AFPNavalny vows to push ahead with Moscow mayor bidAFPMOSCOW — Top opposition leader Alexei Navalny triumphantly returned home to Russia's capital on Saturday after his unexpected release from prison, saying he would push ahead with a bid to become Moscow mayor. The chief opponent of President ...Alexei Navalny's trial is an indictment of Russia's corrupt establishmentThe Guardianall 639 news articles »
Economic Times10 countries that love (and hate) America the mostWND.com(Yahoo!Finance) Who loves ya, baby? If you're the United States of America, the answer is fewer and fewer people around the world. In Britain, France, Germany and nearly a dozen other prominent nations, the percentage of people with a favorable view of ...China's rise is not too popularIndependent OnlineUS global image positive but many see China becoming leading powerSin Chew Jit PohPew Poll: China will top USChina DailyRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -New Straits Times -Reutersall 68 news articles »
National PostVilanova Stepping Down as Barcelona's Coach Because of CancerNew York TimesTito Vilanova is stepping down as Barcelona's coach after a recurrence of throat cancer, a month before Lionel Messi and his teammates begin the defense of their Spanish league title. Sandro Rosell, the club president, said at a news conference that ...Cancer-hit Tito Vilanova quits as Barcelona coachNDTVSports.comVilanova bows out to focus on health battleHerald ScotlandVilanova resigns as Barcelona managerIrish ExaminerTelegraph.co.uk -Irish Times -SkySportsall 137 news articles »
The AtlanticDetroit Bankruptcy Judge Rhodes Is Ponzi-Law ScholarBloombergDetroit's bankruptcy, the largest municipal collapse in U.S. history, will be overseen by a 28-year veteran of the bench and writer on Ponzi-scheme law who's taking on the biggest case of his career. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven W. Rhodes, 64, was assigned ...Rosenthal: Detroit sounds warning for ChicagoChicago TribuneOrr, Snyder explain how Detroit came to bankruptcyDetroit Free PressDetroit files for massive bankruptcy after years of struggleIrish IndependentABS CBN News -Los Angeles Times -AsiaOneall 1,583 news articles »
NDTVIsrael And Palestinians Agree On Peace TalksRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyIsrael and the Palestinians have agreed to return to direct peace talks that have been suspended since 2010. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made the announcement in the Jordanian capital Amman on July 19 during last-minute shuttle diplomacy ...John Kerry says Mideast peace talks to resumeZee NewsIsraeli and Palestinian sides agree to sit down for peace talks in WashingtonNew York Daily NewsKerry Says Israel, Palestinians Are Laying Groundwork for Direct TalksVoice of AmericaTimes of India -Straits Times -Reutersall 663 news articles »
CBC.caPutin critic Alexei Navalny released during appeal of convictionLos Angeles TimesMOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his former business partner, Pyotr Ofitserov, were released from custody Friday, one day after their conviction in a controversial embezzlement case, Interfax news agency reported. A district court in ...Surprise as court frees anti-Kremlin activistIrish TimesNavalny Due Back In MoscowRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyA surprise for NavalnyThe HinduForbes -CNN -New Yorker (blog)all 567 news articles »
Voice of AmericaClashes Between Rival Egypt Factions Again Turn DeadlyVoice of AmericaAt least two people have been killed in clashes between the supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in the Nile Delta city of Mansura. Rival protests were staged Friday in several cities across Egypt. In Cairo, thousands of ...After Morsi's ouster, Egypt's old guard is back — and Muslim Brotherhood is outWashington PostEgypt's Christians target of Islamist angerFox NewsThousands turn out for pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrations in CairoIrish TimesReuters -Arab News -Straits Timesall 1,193 news articles »
Ghana News Agency“But a review of the verdict is unlikely.â€Ghana News AgencyThe petition was filed by Nana Akuffo Addo, the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), his running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Jake Obetsebi Lamprey, Chairman of the NPP. The three petitioners are praying the Supreme Court to ...and more »
Detroit files for bankruptcyCBS NewsUpdated 9:08 PM ET. DETROIT Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy Thursday, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto ...and more »
Will Egypt descend into anarchy?Arab NewsThe situation in strife-torn Egypt, according to intelligence inputs, is headed toward mayhem with an imminent confrontation between the Muslim Brotherhood and the army. There are also indications that the Muslim Brotherhood has more or less decided to ...and more »
Montreal GazetteJemo's widow denies involvement in his deathThe Daily StarBEIRUT: The wife of a pro-Syrian regime official who was shot dead earlier this week in south Lebanon denied playing any role in her husband's death, after a probe revealed a personal dispute may have been behind the crime. “I've been with my husband ...Pro-Assad Syrian official killed in LebanonBBC NewsTop Syrian pro-regime official 'assassinated' in southern LebanonAl-ArabiyaBritain to finance Lebanon to fortify army capability, confront Syrian refugee crisisXinhuaLos Angeles Times -U.S. News & World Report -The News Internationalall 172 news articles »
AFPCold War chill entering US relations with Russia?Fox NewsBecause there's new evidence that the president may be taking a tougher approach toward Moscow. The White House is considering. Just considering at this point canceling an upcoming summit meeting between President Obama and Russian president ...President knows nothing of Snowden's citizenship request - KremlinRT (blog)US senators urge new G20 venue if Russia shelters SnowdenAFPTwo US senators suggest moving G20 from Russia over SnowdenReuters CanadaNew York Times -Montreal Gazetteall 293 news articles »
Wall Street JournalChina's rise is not too popularIndependent OnlineChina will eventually overtake the US as the global superpower but its rise is not making it more popular, according to a major global survey by Pew Research Centre published yesterday. The survey, which canvassed the views of about 40 000 people in 39 ...US global image positive but many see China becoming leading powerSin Chew Jit PohPew Poll: China will top USChina DailyStudy Shows Many See China Becoming World's Leading PowerRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyNPR -Huffington Post -ABS CBN Newsall 67 news articles »
IBNLiveBlame game on over midday meal tragedyThe HinduThe midday meal tragedy has sparked a blame game with the Bihar government on Friday refuting Centre's contention of having sent alerts to 12 districts including Saran, where 23 children died after consuming food, over shortcomings in the implementation ...Mid day meal tragedy: School playground turns into a graveyardIBNLiveBihar students refuse to eat poor quality mid-day meal, thrash teachersIndia TodayPoison theory floats as Bihar midday meal kills 27 kidsTimes of IndiaHindustan Timesall 753 news articles »
The GuardianBriton kidnapped near Nigeria's Lagos airport: OfficialStraits TimesLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A British national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport, in Nigeria's commercial capital, the British Consulate-General reported on Friday. Spokesman Wale Adebayo said diplomats are working with Nigerian authorities ...British national kidnapped in NigeriaThe Independentall 78 news articles »
Vancouver SunUS global image positive but many see China becoming leading powerSin Chew Jit PohSINGAPORE, July 19 (Bernama) -- People around the world believe the global balance of power is shifting -- China's economic power is on the rise, and many think it will eventually supplant the United States as the world's dominant superpower, according to ...Pew Poll: China will top USChina DailyStudy: US Viewed As 'Favorable', China As Rising SuperpowerNPRChina Growing In Power, But Not Popularity, Survey FindsHuffington PostVoice of America -New York Times (blog) -Bloombergall 68 news articles »
AFPObama May Cancel Moscow Trip as Tensions Build Over LeakerNew York TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama may cancel a scheduled trip to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin in September as the standoff over the fate of Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor seeking asylum there, takes ...Graham: US should consider Olympic boycott over possible Snowden asylumNBCNews.comSnowden Standoff Threatens Obama-Putin Moscow SummitBloombergObama could accept limited relations with PutinTimes of OmanRT (blog) -Fox News -AFPall 304 news articles »
iAfrica.comMandela 'excited on birthday'iAfrica.comNelson Mandela entered a seventh week in hospital on Friday, the day after his 95th birthday was marked by millions of people around the world, heartened by news that the anti-apartheid icon is showing signs of improvement. Ndileka Mandela told AFP on ...Mandela beat apartheid 'demon' after release: Bill ClintonZee NewsVancouver's South African community reflects on Nelson Mandela's legacyVancouver SunMillions celebrate Nelson Mandela's birthdayDaily News & AnalysisTrinidad & Tobago Express -Jakarta Post -The Sunall 863 news articles »
Indian ExpressAs Obama readies to visit Russia for G-20 summit, will he bypass Moscow?CNN (blog)Edward Snowden's long layover may be over if Russia grants him temporary asylum. But will it? The country has the G-20 summit coming up. And while the White House has said President Barack Obama will attend the gathering in St. Petersberg, it isn't ...Obama may cancel meeting with Putin over SnowdenIndian ExpressObama may cancel Moscow trip over NSA leakerBoston.comObama considers canceling talks with Putin in MoscowCBS NewsNBCNews.com -Brisbane Timesall 211 news articles »
AFPChina: Crackdown on Citizen Movement ActivistsGlobal Voices OnlineChinese Human Rights Defenders has an update on the arrest of citizens and activists in China. The latest detainee is prominent activist Xu Zhiyong, who is considered a moderate reformer. 25 individuals have been confirmed criminally detained since ...US 'concerned' over detention of Chinese lawyerAFPWith arrest, China signals limits to anticorruption campaignChristian Science MonitorChina detains activist Xu ZhiyongBBC NewsSouth China Morning Post -Voice of America -Sydney Morning Heraldall 31 news articles »
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