| Exclusive: Saudi dissident set to come off U.N. al Qaeda blacklist Jun 30th 2012, 22:13 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council committee is set to remove Saudi dissident Saad al-Faqih from the United Nations' al Qaeda sanctions list this weekend if no council member demands that the 15-nation body intervene, U.N. diplomats said on Saturday. The London-based Faqih was added to the U.N. al Qaeda sanctions list in December 2004, days after the U.S. Treasury Department hit him with U.S. sanctions for suspected links to the late Osama bin Laden's militant network, which was responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Africa United Nations United Kingdom U.S. Department of the Treasury Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) September 11, 2001 Attacks Arab Spring... | | Injury rules Bale out of Olympics June 30, 2012 Jun 30th 2012, 22:12 Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has suffered an injury that will rule him out of the Great Britain squad for next month's Olympic Games in London. Other / adidasGareth Bale was expected to be one of... | | Eastern US storms kill 13, cut power to millions Jun 30th 2012, 22:12 WASHINGTON - Millions across the mid-Atlantic region sweltered Saturday in the aftermath of violent storms that pummeled the eastern U.S. with high winds and downed trees, killing at least 13 people and leaving 3 million without power during a triple-digit heat wave. Power officials said the outages wouldn't be repaired for several days to a week, likening the damage to a serious hurricane. Emergencies were declared in Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, the District of Columbia and Virginia, where Gov. Bob McDonnell said the state had its largest non-hurricane outage in history, as more storms threatened. "This is a very dangerous situation," the governor said. In some Virginia suburbs of... | | Russian in Plane Crash Killing Delayed in Germany Jun 30th 2012, 22:11 Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors BERLIN (AP) — A Russian man who was convicted of killing an air traffic controller he blamed for a plane crash in which his wife and children died was held for several hours as he tried to enter Germany to mark the accident's anniversary. Vitaly Kaloyev was convicted in Switzerland in 2005 and released in 2007. German federal police spokesman Albert Poerschke said he arrived at Munich airport Saturday morning but was held because he's barred from entering Switzerland. Germany and Switzerland belong to Europe's passport-free travel zone. Kaloyev was let into... | | Rare Meeting Between Afghan Government, Taliban Jun 30th 2012, 22:11 ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban emissary sat face-to-face this week with a senior Afghan government official responsible for peace talks in a rare high-level gathering between the bitter adversaries, an official said Saturday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The encounter at a peace and reconciliation conference in Kyoto, Japan, was a rare a positive sign in faltering attempts to find a peaceful end to the protracted conflict in Afghanistan. It also provided an unusual opportunity for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government to sit down with its enemies — the Taliban and the... | | Sri Lanka seals office of pro-opposition websites Jun 30th 2012, 22:11 Sri Lanka on Friday sealed an office from which two pro-opposition news websites operated, arrested nine workers and seized computers and documents. A court order enabled the sealing. “The websites... | | U.S. storms kill five; millions without power Jun 30th 2012, 22:11 Violent storms that swept the eastern U.S. left at least five people dead, authorities said Saturday, while more than two million people were without power overnight... | | Japan conference brings Afghan government peace negotiator face-to-face with Taliban emissary Jun 30th 2012, 22:07 ISLAMABAD - A Taliban emissary sat face-to-face this week with a senior Afghan government official responsible for peace talks in a rare high-level gathering between the bitter adversaries, an official said Saturday. The encounter at a peace and reconciliation conference in Kyoto, Japan, was a rare a positive sign in faltering attempts to find a peaceful end to the protracted conflict in Afghanistan. It also provided an unusual opportunity for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government to sit down with its enemies — the Taliban and the Hezb-e-Islami insurgent group. Siddiq Mansour Ansari, a peace activist who was invited to attend the meeting this week at Kyoto's Doshisha University,... | | Miss. police departments get funding to hire veterans Jun 30th 2012, 22:04 The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the largest of six Mississippi law enforcement agencies getting federal money to rehire community policing officers or to hire military veterans for new positions. The department will receive... | | Showcasing Your Work, in an Online Portfolio Jun 30th 2012, 21:54 Q. Some of your colleagues and friends have created Web sites listing their professional experience, credentials and samples of their work. Should you have some sort of online portfolio, too? Enlarge This Image Sarajo Frieden A. You may want to consider it. These days, one of the first things a recruiter or hiring manager does after receiving a promising lead is to search for the person on Google. Creating your own Web site or displaying your work on a larger platform gives you some control over what is found. Even if you aren’t looking for a job, keeping an online portfolio can be a way to keep track of your accomplishments and industry activities. Be sure to let your boss know about... | | Former Israeli PM Shamir dies at 96 Jun 30th 2012, 21:52 IAN DEITCH Associated Press= JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who clung throughout his life to the belief that Israel should hang on to territory and never trust an Arab regime, has died. He was 96. Israeli media said Shamir died Saturday at a nursing home in the town of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv. Shamir served as prime minister for seven years, from 1983-84 and 1986-92, leading his party to election victories twice, despite lacking much of the outward charisma that characterizes many modern politicians. Barely over five feet (1.52m) tall and built like a block of granite, Shamir projected an image of uncompromising solidity during the first intifada, or... | | Banking scandal: how document trail reveals global scam Jun 30th 2012, 21:52 It's not a comfortable weekend for the men heading some of the world's biggest banks. Barclays has already been hit by a £290m fine for rigging interest rates but that could be dwarfed by a series of global lawsuits which could cost banks billions Questions are being asked about the City's ability to police itself over interest rates Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA The interest rate rigging scandal that has engulfed Barclays was the result of a coordinated attempt at collusion by traders working for a coterie of leading banks over at least five years, according to a series of lawsuits and legal rulings filed in courts in Asia and North America.... | | Surge in violence spurs new fears in Iraq Jun 30th 2012, 21:52 LARA JAKES Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — A half year after the U.S. military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on the verge of collapsing. With no relief in sight, there's growing talk of Iraq as a failed state as al-Qaida's local wing staged near daily attacks that killed at least 234 people in June. Iraq no longer suffers widespread retaliatory killings between Sunni and Shiite extremists that brought the country to the brink of civil war. But the spike in violence heightens fears that Iraq could limp along for years as an unstable and dangerous country. June was the second-deadliest month since U.S. troops... | | Joan Dunlop, Advocate for Women's Health Rights, Dies at 78 Jun 30th 2012, 21:46 Joan Dunlop, a global leader in addressing women’s issues who helped prod the United Nations to define a woman’s right to say no to sex as an essential human right, died on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 78. Enlarge This Image Librado Romero/The New York Times Joan Dunlop in 1998. She led an international health coalition. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The cause was breast cancer, said her sister, Penelope West. Ms. Dunlop devoted herself to expanding women’s rights to control their own bodies. The right to say no to a request for sex was endorsed as a... | | David Cameron 'prepared to consider EU referendum' Jun 30th 2012, 21:41 David Cameron is prepared to consider a referendum on the UK's EU relationship, but only when the time is right, he has written in the Sunday Telegraph. In the article, the prime minister said he wanted a "real choice" for voters but said that an immediate in/out referendum was not what most wanted. BBC political correspondent Carole Walker said Mr Cameron was "opening the door" to a... | | Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol loses after Rafael Nadal heroics Jun 30th 2012, 21:41 Lukas Rosol could not maintain the stellar form that overcame Rafael Nadal and went down in straight sets to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber. Rosol pulled off one of the biggest upsets in history when he knocked out the two-time champion on Centre Court, but lost 6-2 6-3 7-6 to Kohlschreiber. Andy Roddick failed to make the second week for the second year running, losing to seventh seed David Ferrer. Fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga went through with a straight-sets victory. After his heroics on Centre Court, Rosol was sent out to Court 12 to face 27th seed Kohlschreiber. Match stats Kohlschreiber Rosol 12 Aces... | | Storms leave 3.9 million without power in eastern U.S Jun 30th 2012, 21:39 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 3.9 million homes and businesses were without power on Saturday amid a record heat wave in the eastern United States after deadly thunderstorms downed power lines from Indiana to New Jersey. Storm-damaged trees litter the east lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington June 30, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst State-wide emergencies were declared in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia because of damage from overnight storms, which brought hurricane-force winds along a 500-mile stretch. At least nine people were killed.... | | Iraq Violence Surge Spurs New Fears Jun 30th 2012, 21:38 In this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, file photo, a body of a victim lies on the ground as firefighters try to extinguish flames after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq. (AP Photo/Emad Matti, File) BAGHDAD -- A half year after the U.S. military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on the verge of collapsing. With no relief in sight, there's growing talk of Iraq as a failed state as al-Qaida's local wing staged near daily attacks that killed at least 234 people in June. Iraq no longer suffers widespread retaliatory killings between Sunni and Shiite extremists that brought the country to the brink of civil war. But the spike in... | | A look at the storms and heat in the eastern US Jun 30th 2012, 21:37 Violent storms have left more than 3 million people without power across the eastern U.S. on a day when temperatures could top 100 degrees in some places. Winds uprooted trees at the AT&T National golf tournament in Maryland,... | | Palfrey crosses halfway point in Cuba-Florida swim Jun 30th 2012, 21:36 KEY WEST, Fla. — Endurance swimmer Penny Palfrey crossed the halfway mark Saturday as she pushed through the Florida Straits, enduring jellyfish stings but otherwise encountering perfect conditions in her attempt to become the first woman to swim unassisted more than 100 miles from Cuba to Florida. A GPS tracking device on Palfrey's support boat a few meters away from the swimmer shows she reached the halfway point near midday, according to her website. Palfrey was swimming steady and strong and reported no physical complaints. She had finished 69... | | Gunfire, explosions rock troubled Nigerian city Jun 30th 2012, 21:23 Gunfire and explosions broke out in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Saturday, shortly after a dusk-to-dawn curfew came into force, residents said. "Explosions and gunshots have been going on... | | Six months after US withdrawal, surge in violence spurs fears Iraq will be unstable for years Jun 30th 2012, 21:23 BAGHDAD - A half year after the U.S. military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on the verge of collapsing. With no relief in sight, there's growing talk of Iraq as a failed state as al-Qaida's local wing staged near daily attacks that killed at least 234 people in June. Iraq no longer suffers widespread retaliatory killings between Sunni and Shiite extremists that brought the country to the brink of civil war. But the spike in violence heightens fears that Iraq could limp along for years as an unstable and dangerous country. June was the second-deadliest month since U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq in mid-December as... | | Monsignor William Lynn seeks release from prison over cover-up conviction Jun 30th 2012, 21:20 Lynn, who was found guilty of child endangerment, plans appeal on the grounds that he never 'supervised' individual children Monsignor William Lynn has been held in custody pending a sentence hearing at which he could be jailed for up to seven years. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP A Catholic church official who become the first in the US to be found guilty of covering up clerical child sex abuse will seek release from prison while he appeals the conviction, his lawyers said Saturday. Just over a week ago, a jury in Philadelphia found Monsignor William Lynn guilty of child endangerment relating to the handling of known predatory... | | Lanka urged to stop 'harassing' media Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Added At: 2012-06-30 9:45 PM Last Updated At: 2012-06-30 9:45 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close --> -->... | | 29 dead in India floods‚ over a million displaced Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Added At: 2012-06-30 9:44 PM Last Updated At: 2012-06-30 9:44 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close --> -->... | | Morsi swears in as prez‚ vows change Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Added At: 2012-06-30 9:46 PM Last Updated At: 2012-06-30 9:46 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close --> -->... | | Growing up in an Egyptian military household Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 You never really think about what kind of household you grow up in, nor do you think that much about your family. The fact that my late father and my late grandfather were in the army was just a part of life. My father was a lieutenant-general in the army and retired early for health reasons. My earliest memories are of him taking and picking me up from school in his uniform. I remember he commanded so much respect from everyone around him. I think it was mainly his self-assured character, but I'm sure the uniform also helped. My father was also strict - very strict. That to me was the most affecting thing about him being an army man, more than the uniform. His answers were firm and... | | Obituary: former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Yitzhak Shamir, who has died aged 96, was the Zionist militant of the 1940s who became a hard-line prime minister of Israel in the 1980s. He was born Yitzhak Jazernicki in Poland but changed his name to Shamir. He studied law at Warsaw University. But in 1935, when he was 20, he came under the influence of a militant Zionist, gave up his studies and emigrated to Palestine, then under the British mandate. His father, mother and sisters were killed during the Nazi occupation of Poland. In Palestine, he joined an underground organisation, Irgun Zvai Leumi, led by another future Israeli prime minister, Menachem Begin, and dedicated to fighting for an independent Jewish... | | HK reporter's question on Tiananmen upsets Hu Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Added At: 2012-06-30 9:43 PM Last Updated At: 2012-06-30 9:43 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close --> -->... | | China paves way to charge cop who sparked Bo drama Jun 30th 2012, 21:11 Former top policeman quits as lawmaker Added At: 2012-06-30 9:42 PM Last Updated At: 2012-06-30 9:42 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close --> -->... | | Vicksburg to be site of 2013 Civil War events Jun 30th 2012, 21:08 VICKSBURG - The Vicksburg National Military Park will be one of two sites chosen by the National Park Service to host signature events in 2013 as the nation remembers the Civil... | | Geneva conference on Syria leaves Assad question open Jun 30th 2012, 21:07 An international conference in Geneva, Switzerland, overnight accepted a UN-brokered peace plan for Syria, but left open the key question of whether the country's president could be part of a transitional government. The US backed away from insisting that the plan explicitly exclude President Bashar Assad from any role in a new government, hoping the concession would encourage Russia to put greater pressure on its long-time ally to end the violent crackdown that the opposition says has claimed over 14,000 lives. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted that Assad would still have to go, saying it is now "incumbent on Russia and China to show Assad the writing on the wall".... | | Former Israeli PM Yitzhak Shamir dies aged 96 Jun 30th 2012, 21:04 Shamir, who earned reputation as uncompromising opponent of Palestinian statehood, has died after long illness Yitzhak Shamir, the former Israeli PM, who has died aged 96. In 2001 he was awarded his nation's highest honour, the Israel prize. Photograph: Michel Lipchitz/AP... | | Walmart suspends seafood supplier over working 'violations' Jun 30th 2012, 21:03 Retail giant suspends CJ's Seafood in Louisiana as activists protest against working conditions in other Walmart suppliers Walmart said it acted as soon as it heard of the allegations against its suppliers. Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters Walmart has suspended a seafood supplier following complaints from workers at the plant that they were forced to work 24 hours at a time and had threats of violence directed at their families. In a statement, Walmart said a preliminary investigation uncovered "violations" at CJ's Seafood in Louisiana, where eight Mexican employees had complained of being mistreated by their bosses.... | | National Guard helps patrol Colorado fire damage Jun 30th 2012, 21:03 MEAD GRUVER Associated Press= COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Making steady progress Saturday against the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, crews kept a wary eye on weather that was getting warmer and drier as National guard troops were deployed to help local police get things back to normal. "The weather is making progress in a bad direction. Hotter, drier, with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds will shift from one direction to another," said Incident Commander Rich Harvey. The 26-square-mile Waldo Canyon fire was 30 percent contained. It was one of many burning across the West, including eight in Utah and a fast-growing blaze in Montana that forced residents in... | | US storms kill 12, cause wide power outages Jun 30th 2012, 21:03 JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent storms that battered the eastern U.S. are being blamed for killing at least 12 people and leaving more than 3 million without power. At least six people were killed in Virginia; two in New Jersey; two in Maryland; one in Washington, D.C.; and one in Ohio. Widespread power outages were reported in Washington, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey and Ohio. Many are facing the possibility of temperatures near or above 100 degrees without electricity — and without air conditioning. In addition to the heat, officials say cell phone coverage is spotty. Many residents were asked to conserve water because sewage stations had been... | | Jackie Kennedy exhibit opens at Mass. museum Jun 30th 2012, 21:03 HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) — A special summer exhibit on Jackie Kennedy's life on Cape Cod has opened at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum. The exhibit includes photos, handwritten letters and other artifacts from her time on the Cape. The curator said the exhibit captures Kennedy enjoying carefree days with her family, a different glimpse of a woman who was an international sensation. It includes a 1953 Life magazine pictorial depicting time she spent on the Cape with John F. Kennedy when they were engaged. Other images chronicle Jackie Kennedy's life on the Cape during her husband's presidency, when the couple and their children would frequent Hyannis Port. The exhibit also includes a... | | Al-Qaeda linked Islamists destroy Timbuktu shrines Jun 30th 2012, 20:59 Al-Qaeda linked Islamists in northern Mali went on the rampage in Timbuktu today, destroying ancient tombs of Muslim saints just after UNESCO listed the fabled city as an endangered world heritage site. The onslaught by armed militants from the fundamentalist Ansar Dine was launched amid the... | | State balks at massive Medicaid expansion Jun 30th 2012, 20:53 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the health care overhaul, but Georgia's emergency rooms and free clinics may still be jammed with the uninsured years after that landmark ruling. Election 2012: Across the nation Some Dems still skittish on health care; GOP riled AP source: Adelson giving $10 million to aid GOP THE RACE: Romney, Obama both run on court ruling For Mitt Romney, there's no escaping health care Romney ad uses Hillary Clinton criticism of Obama Delegate count: Who's leading GOP? Political Insider / Jim Galloway » Trust and the transportation sales tax Washington Insider / Jamie Dupree » Why the Individual Mandate is still constitutional PolitiFact Georgia »... | | Iraq attacks kill seven people Jun 30th 2012, 20:46 Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed three police, two soldiers and two civilians on Saturday, security and medical officials said. Two roadside bombs... | | South Libya clashes 'kill 47' in three days Jun 30th 2012, 20:46 Renewed tribal clashes in the Libyan city of Kufra have claimed at least 47 lives and left more than 100 others wounded in three days, local leaders and a medic told AFP on Saturday. "Thirty-two have been killed this week in the two Toubou residential areas," a medic treating Toubou casualties in Kufra told AFP. "The number of wounded exceeds 100. Women and children make up more than half of the injured,... | |
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