China, Bhutan look to establish formal ties

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• China, Bhutan look to establish formal ties
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 4, Greece 1
• Euro 2012 Germany vs Greece: Live Report
• Under-fire UN meet to issue environment, poverty plan
• Moody's cuts ratings on 24 gas prepayment bonds
• DirecTV cuts 3-D channel from 24-hour to part-time
• Moroccan pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol bomb attempt
• Elvis Presley's crypt pulled from auction block
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 3, Greece 1
• Insight: Wells Fargo's mushrooming mortgage risk
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 1, Greece 1
• Expert: Poor plan led to Calif cop-on-cop shooting
• US stocks bounce back; big banks creep higher
• Rangers recovering 1 of their own after fatal fall
• Paraguay Senate begins president's trial
• Sandusky jury seeks guidance on janitor testimony
• Until death, Texas inmate tried to clear name
• Heat took the tougher road to this title
• Flynn's 'Gone Girl' poised to be summer thriller
• Hope in Athens as Greece take on Germany
• Zynga.com to show Facebook ads
• Buffett's Berkshire buys Waco newspaper
• It's an isolated life for Sandusky trial jurors
• FACT CHECK: Romney, Obama on immigration plans
• Hill bargainers: Student loan deal seems near
• NYPD: Man swipes Dali painting from art gallery
• Kaneria to appeal lifetime ban
• Financially-strapped Nevada city declared disaster
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 1, Greece 0
• Pakistan gets new PM amid political turmoil
• Analysis: Sizing up Penn State's liability in abuse scandal
• Brotherhood insists on Egypt vote win, Tahrir presses
• European stimulus pushes oil higher
• A battle for Internet freedom as UN meeting nears
• Moody's downgrades $45 billion of U.S. muni debt
• Annan presses for unity on Syria, including Iran
• Azerbaijan pardons prisoners jailed after protests
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• 2 Iranian terror suspects arrested in Kenya
• U.S. probes visit by Egyptian militant group member

China, Bhutan look to establish formal ties Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:26 PM PDT China and the remote Himalayan nation of Bhutan have agreed to establish diplomatic relations and resolve a long-standing border dispute, China's foreign ministry said.

EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 4, Greece 1 Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:25 PM PDT In the second quarterfinal at Euro 2012, Germany plays Greece on Friday. Here's the best of the action and match-day excitement. All times are local to Poland.

Euro 2012 Germany vs Greece: Live Report Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:28 PM PDT 77 mins: The veteran Klose goes off and is replaced by Mario Gomes - the tournament's top scorer with three goals. Hardly a weakening of the German team,then!

Under-fire UN meet to issue environment, poverty plan Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:21 PM PDT A global summit to root out poverty and fix Earth's worsening environment was set to wrap up here Friday, issuing a roster of promises that many critics have already branded as pallid or gutless.

Moody's cuts ratings on 24 gas prepayment bonds Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:20 PM PDT (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Friday cut ratings on 24 issues of gas prepayment bonds worth about $19 billion. The Wall Street credit ratings agency said the downgrades were knock-on actions from Thursday's rating cuts by Moody's for Citigroup, Inc, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Merrill Lynch & Co, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Canada and Societe Generale. "These entities support certain payment obligations of the bonds," Moody's said in a statement. (Reporting by Michael Connor in Miami)

DirecTV cuts 3-D channel from 24-hour to part-time Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:19 PM PDT DirecTV says it has reduced the programming hours of its 24-hour 3-D channel, n3D, due to a shortage of 3-D content.

Moroccan pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol bomb attempt Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:18 PM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A Moroccan man pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to bomb the U.S. Capitol building in Washington in February, 2012, and could face up to 30 years in prison. Amine El Khalifi, 29, an illegal immigrant living in Alexandria, Virginia, struck an agreement with prosecutors under which he pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in Virginia. He was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against property owned and used by the United States, intending to detonate a bomb and to shoot people. "I plead guilty," he said, standing before Judge James C. ...

Elvis Presley's crypt pulled from auction block Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:15 PM PDT Elvis Presley's crypt has left the auction block.

EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 3, Greece 1 Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT In the second quarterfinal at Euro 2012, Germany plays Greece on Friday. Here's the best of the action and match-day excitement. All times are local to Poland.

Insight: Wells Fargo's mushrooming mortgage risk Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The new center of U.S. mortgage lending is a nondescript office building in the American heartland, far from the California subprime lenders and the New York investment banks that drove the housing market into a bust. One out of every three home loans in the United States is now funded by Wells Fargo & Co, whose mortgage operation sits in a business park next door to a country club on the outskirts of Iowa's capital city. Wells Fargo scaled back its subprime lending in 2004, well before the housing crash. ...

EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 1, Greece 1 Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT In the second quarterfinal at Euro 2012, Germany plays Greece on Friday. Here's the best of the action and match-day excitement. All times are local to Poland.

Expert: Poor plan led to Calif cop-on-cop shooting Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT Knowing that one of their officers was having sex with a 17-year-old Explorer program member, police in the central coast city of Santa Maria hatched a plan to immediately arrest him after he indicated he would rather kill himself than go to jail.

US stocks bounce back; big banks creep higher Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT The stock market is bouncing back, a day after suffering its second-worst loss this year.

Rangers recovering 1 of their own after fatal fall Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:27 PM PDT The family of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who died while helping rescue four climbers both grieved and celebrated his life Friday, as authorities faced the grim task of recovering the body of one of their own.

Paraguay Senate begins president's trial Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:08 PM PDT Paraguay's Senate put President Fernando Lugo on trial Friday in an impeachment process that could end with the former Catholic bishop's ouster and test the limits of South American country's fragile democracy.

Sandusky jury seeks guidance on janitor testimony Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT Juror questions in Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse trial are focusing on the two alleged victims still unknown to investigators.

Until death, Texas inmate tried to clear name Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT Relatives and friends of a Texas inmate freed after 24 years in prison say he spent his final days still trying to clear his name.

Heat took the tougher road to this title Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT A year ago, with an easier path, the Miami Heat fell short of their championship goal.

Flynn's 'Gone Girl' poised to be summer thriller Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT Gillian Flynn's third novel, "Gone Girl," is the perfect beach read — boy meets girl, boy marries girl, girl goes missing on their fifth wedding anniversary.

Hope in Athens as Greece take on Germany Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:01 PM PDT Greek fans voiced hope on Friday as a longed-for Euro 2012 quarter final clash with Germany got underway just days after landmark elections in the middle of a devastating economic crisis.

Zynga.com to show Facebook ads Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT Zynga is starting to show ads from Facebook on Zynga.com, its stand-alone website that lets people play its online games away from Facebook.

Buffett's Berkshire buys Waco newspaper Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:58 PM PDT Billionaire Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is expanding its newsprint division, buying the Waco Tribune-Herald, its second newspaper in Texas, the company announced Friday.

It's an isolated life for Sandusky trial jurors Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT There's no Twitter, Facebook or radio. Smartphones, iPads or laptops? No way. And the phones and televisions were removed from their hotel rooms.

FACT CHECK: Romney, Obama on immigration plans Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama flatly blamed Republicans on Friday for failing to support immigration reforms in the last few years.

Hill bargainers: Student loan deal seems near Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT Congressional bargainers seem near an agreement that would avert a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans to 7.4 million college students and end an election-year battle between President Barack Obama and Congress, Senate aides from both parties said Friday.

NYPD: Man swipes Dali painting from art gallery Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT A thief who swiped a Salvador Dali painting off the wall of a New York art gallery may have escaped, but experts say the painting will likely be recovered when it comes back onto the art market.

Kaneria to appeal lifetime ban Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said Friday he will appeal the lifetime ban handed down to him by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for his role in a spot-fixing scandal.

Financially-strapped Nevada city declared disaster Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT There are no signs of rioters, wind-damaged homes or flooding. The brand new City Hall features gleaming marble floors and the public recreation centers offer Zumba, karate and Pilates classes.

EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 1, Greece 0 Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:53 PM PDT In the second quarterfinal at Euro 2012, Germany plays Greece on Friday. Here's the best of the action and match-day excitement. All times are local to Poland.

Pakistan gets new PM amid political turmoil Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT Pakistani lawmakers elected a ruling party loyalist with a checkered past as prime minister on Friday, restoring government to the country after days of political turmoil.

Analysis: Sizing up Penn State's liability in abuse scandal Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Jerry Sandusky trial has been loaded with detailed allegations of child sex abuse against the one-time Penn State assistant football coach, but it has revealed little about the university's potential liability in the scandal. That is likely to change in a related prosecution of two former university officials: athletic director Tim Curley and finance official Gary Schultz. ...

Brotherhood insists on Egypt vote win, Tahrir presses Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT The Muslim Brotherhood expects its anticipated presidential election win to be respected, its candidate said Friday, as the group's supporters packed Cairo's Tahrir Square to pressure Egypt's ruling military.

European stimulus pushes oil higher Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT Europe's latest attempt to revive its economy drove the price of oil 2 percent higher Friday, reversing a sharp, two-day drop.

A battle for Internet freedom as UN meeting nears Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:45 PM PDT A year after the Internet helped fuel the Arab Spring uprisings, the role cyberspace plays in launching revolutions is being threatened by proposed changes to a United Nations telecommunications treaty that could allow countries to clamp down on the free flow of information.

Moody's downgrades $45 billion of U.S. muni debt Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:44 PM PDT (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service downgraded a total of $45 billion of U.S. obligations issued by 1,675 public finance issuers on Friday, saying they were dependent upon the credit ratings of the 15 banks the agency cut the day before. The banks involved provided "support (that) includes letters of credit, standby bond purchase agreements, and other liquidity facilities," Moody's said in a statement. Moody's late on Thursday cut the credit ratings of 15 of the world's leading banks by one to three notches to reflect the risk of losses they face in volatile capital markets. ...

Annan presses for unity on Syria, including Iran Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:43 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran must be part of any solution to end the crisis in Syria and pave the way for a political transition, but time is running out because world powers are failing to agree on the next steps, international mediator Kofi Annan warned on Friday. Iran, an ally and neighbor of Syria, is the subject of a standoff between the United States and Russia, which differ not only on resolving Syria, but also on Iran's nuclear program. Annan wants the five permanent members of the U.N. ...

Azerbaijan pardons prisoners jailed after protests Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:43 PM PDT The president of Azerbaijan has pardoned 66 convicts, including nine youth activists arrested during a wave of anti-government protests last year inspired by the Arab Spring.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:42 PM PDT Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

2 Iranian terror suspects arrested in Kenya Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:42 PM PDT A Kenyan official says police officers have arrested two Iranians suspected of being involved in terrorism.

U.S. probes visit by Egyptian militant group member Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday said it was investigating the case of an Egyptian lawmaker who visited Washington for official talks despite saying he was a member of a group the United States bans as a "foreign terrorist organization." State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland declined to discuss specifics of the case involving Hani Nour Eldin, who the online Daily Beast reported was both a member of parliament and a self-proclaimed member of Gama'a al-Islamiyya (IG), blamed for a spate of violence in Egypt in the 1990s. ...

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