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Published:Sunday | July 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

CAIRO (AP):Islamist Mohammed Morsi promised a "new Egypt" as he took the oath of office yesterday to become the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago.

Published:Sunday | July 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

An OhioHealth billboard was mangled from Friday afternoon's severe storm.Record high temperatures, storms batter eastern USViolent evening storms following a day of triple-digit temperatures wiped out power to more than two million people across the...

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 1:04 PM

A state of Emergency is in effect for parts of Colorado as wildfires have forced tens of thousands from their homes in the US state.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding the nation's health care law marks an enormous political victory for President Barack Obama in the heat of a re-election campaign, and affirmation as well for the Democrats' decades-long drive to extend coverage to millions of Americans who now go without.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Battling fiercely for the White House, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney implored voters to see the Supreme Court's health care ruling in different ways yesterday, with Obama appealing for people to move on with him and his challenger promising to rip up the law.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SANTIAGO (AP): Tens of thousands of high-school and college students are taking to the streets of the Chilean capital to call for the end of public financing of private universities and for other reforms to the country's troubled educational system.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SAO PAULO (AP): Brazilian police said yesterday they have broken up a ring that used Internet file sharing to distribute child pornography in at least 34 countries.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A Democratic congressman wants same-sex benefits for spouses of veterans and service members.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

DHAKA (AP): Searchers pulled out 15 bodies yesterday that had been buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods, caused by monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh, raising the toll to 106 deaths this week.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

EMILIANO ZAPATA (AP): Before the sun climbed above the hills around this central Mexican town, Saul Garcia and his family awoke to the sound of bullets piercing the front gate.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

ANGON, (AP): Myanmar has signed an agreement with the United Nations to ban the recruitment of child soldiers and demobilise those already serving.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

LA CRESCENTA, (AP): A Southern California church says it will replace recently stolen flags because they represent its diverse membership, including a rainbow flag for gay rights.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP): Governor Rick Scott is mystified how convicted felons manage to register and vote before getting their civil rights restored.

Published:Friday | June 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

DOVER, Delaware (AP): The state Senate has approved a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at making it easier for convicted felons to vote in Delaware.

Published:Thursday | June 28, 2012 | 1:43 PM

The management of regional airline LIAT says some of its employees who have not been paid for the month of June will receive outstanding sums by July 3.

Published:Thursday | June 28, 2012 | 9:54 AM

he Supreme Court this morning upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.

Published:Thursday | June 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

IOWA (AP):A lawyer who gave bad advice that caused illegal immigrants from Ecuador to be separated from their children and grandchildren in Iowa for at least a decade can be sued for the family's pain and suffering, a court ruled yesterday....

Published:Thursday | June 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM

DHAKA (AP):Landslides and floods caused by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 91 people in southern Bangladesh and many more were missing, the government said yesterday.Officials said the landslides occurred mainly in remote villages with poor roads...

Published:Wednesday | June 27, 2012 | 1:33 PM

China has offered to create a $10 billion credit line that would be used to support infrastructure projects in Latin American countries.

Published:Wednesday | June 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BUDUDA (AP):Rescue workers equipped only with hand-held tools gave up their search yesterday and waited for bulldozers to arrive to help find some 100 people who residents said were missing after landslides struck Uganda's...

Published:Wednesday | June 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

TUNIS (AP):Opposition parties staged a walkout from Tunisia's assembly yesterday to protest the extradition to Libya of Moammar Gaddafi's last prime minister.The fierce debate in parliament, which culminated in an opposition walkout and defiant singing...

Published:Wednesday | June 27, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BUENOS AIRES (AP): A grain truck has crashed with two buses transporting military police in Argentina, killing 10 people.The crash early yesterday took place in the southern province of Chubut.

Published:Tuesday | June 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

TAMPA, Florida (AP):Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida with heavy rains, flooded low-lying neighbourhoods and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses as it lingered off the state's coast yesterday.The governor declared a statewide...

Published:Tuesday | June 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP): Drug trafficking suspects opened fire in a crowded food court at Mexico City's international airport yesterday, killing three federal policemen who were on an anti-narcotics mission as panicked witnesses dove for cover....

Published:Tuesday | June 26, 2012 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama says he is pleased the Supreme Court struck down key parts of border state Arizona's immigration law but concerned about what the high court left intact....

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