BEIJING – The bloody riots in China’s Muslim far west are a disturbing reminder of anti-Chinese violence in another troubled region — Tibet — and show how heavy-handed rule and radical resistance are pushing unrest…

At the beginning of his professional career, he made a name for himself as the wunderkind who reformed the ailing Ford Motor Co. At the end, he tried to rehabilitate his reputation, as a do-gooder…

NEW YORK A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a Harlem luxury car dealership. Macky Dancy, a partner at Dancy-Power Automotive, said the oil painting titled “The Book” is believed…

Worst of the recession ‘is over’
The worst of the recession is over, according to the business group the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), but talk of a recovery is premature.Its report based on a survey of 5,600…

Post Office undervalued say MPs
The government has undervalued the Post Office network as a link with citizens, according to a committee of MPs.The Business and Enterprise Select Committee also said the government’s response to an inquiry aimed at saving…

Bolivia raids ‘huge cocaine lab’
Drug enforcement officials have raided what they call the biggest cocaine laboratory ever found in Bolivia.The facility, said to have the capacity to produce up to 100kg (220lb) each day, was discovered in a…

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Beverly Hills to Jail 65-Year-Old for Feeding Stray Cats
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On…

LONDON (Reuters) –
Chester Zoo, Britain's most popular wildlife attraction, was evacuated on Sunday after 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure.
The animals made their escape at lunchtime and found their way…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR asked a federal judge Monday to reverse the ruling that lifted driver Jeremy Mayfield’s indefinite suspension for failing a random drug test.
The motion filed in U.S. District…

Unrest spreads in western China
Unrest in China’s volatile western region of Xinjiang spread to a second city on Monday, with police breaking up fresh protests in Kashgar.Chinese state media reported that police dispersed more than 200 “rioters” at the…

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) –
Ramzi Abu Redwan says he remembers waiting in the halls of Al-Fara'a prison as a boy, holding his grandfather's hand and staring up at the walls as he waited to…

LONDON (Reuters) –
Rafael Nadal woke up on Monday with a bruised ego to go along with his aching knees after losing his world number one ranking.
That status was snatched away from the…

NEW YORK The British are coming, the British are comingto Brooklyn? By subway?
Barclays has paid 300 million for the naming rights to the New Jersey Nets arena.
New York’s struggling Metropolitan Transportation Authority…

Iran’s supreme leader blamed enemies and outsiders on Monday for the turmoil that followed last month’s presidential elections, according to an Iranian news agency.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the West on Monday of meddling…

Mugabe calls US envoy ‘an idiot’
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has branded a top US envoy “an idiot” with a condescending attitude.He said that Johnnie Carson, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, wanted to dictate what…

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) –
Ramzi Abu Redwan says he remembers waiting in the halls of Al-Fara'a prison as a boy, holding his grandfather's hand and staring up at the walls as he waited to…

PARKERSBURG, Iowa – The man accused of killing an Iowa high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
Coach Ed Thomas was fatally shot on June 24 in a weight room…

When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government’s best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation. But the benefit is…

ID scheme is ‘without a purpose’
The government’s plan for national ID cards is a “scheme without a purpose” which will not tackle crime or terror, the shadow home secretary has said.Chris Grayling said Home Secretary…

NEW YORK – Music lovers weren’t the only ones drawn to the King of Pop. Wooed by his global fame and earning power, a bevy of financial firms ponied up tens of millions…

Labour must change, says Miliband
The Labour Party needs to change the way it is organised, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said.In a speech to commemorate former Labour leader John Smith, Mr Miliband argued there was a “real…

CAMBRIDGE, Minn. – A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly prank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day, threatening to kill her. The woman faces five felony counts including…