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LA riots beating victim Rodney King dead at 47

LA riots beating victim Rodney King dead at 47

LA riots beating victim Rodney King dead at 47

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Rodney KingRodney King, whose beating by police in 1992 sparked one of the worst urban riots in US history, was found dead in his swimming pool early Sunday. He was 47.

Instant View: Greek pro-bailout parties set to win slim majority

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:33 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Parties committed to Greece's multi-billion-euro bailout are on course to secure a slim parliamentary majority on Sunday, according to an official vote projection from the interior ministry. The projection showed New Democracy taking 29.5 percent of the vote, with SYRIZA in second place with 27.1 percent. The Socialist PASOK followed in third place with 12.3 percent. The result translates into 128 seats for New Democracy and 33 seats for PASOK. FRANCOIS SAVARY, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, REYL, GENEVA "The possibility of a New Democracy/PASOK coalition is a good thing. ...

Greek elections: live report

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT

The pro-Euro New Democracy has won Greece's election by a small margin, according to first official estimates1950 GMT: Some more now from that press conference by Alexis Tsipras, leader of the anti-austerity leftist Syriza party.

Greek socialist head proposes unity govt

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT

An EU and a Greek flag fly in front of ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012 as Greeks vote in the most crucial elections in decades. Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)The head of Greece's socialist PASOK party, which is projected to come in third in Sunday's critical election, has proposed that Greece form a unity government of four top parties that includes the anti-bailout radical left.

Greek leftist tells rivals to form govt without them

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's radical leftist SYRIZA party has told its conservative rival to form a government without them since it maintains its opposition to the country's international bailout, the party's spokesman said on Sunday. "Mr. (Alexis) Tsipras phoned (conservative leader) Antonis Samaras and told him to go ahead and form a government without SYRIZA and that SYRIZA is now the main opposition," SYRIZA spokesman Panos Skourletis told Reuters. ...

Greek pro-bailout parties set to win knife-edge elections

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

New Democracy (ND) party supporters watch the exit pollsGreece's two main pro-bailout parties have won enough votes to form a government in a cliffhanger election Sunday, first estimates showed, easing fears the stricken economy will crash out of the euro.

Socialists take French parliament with sweeping win

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Ballots are seen in a polling stationFrance's Socialists won control of parliament in a run-off vote Sunday, handing President Francois Hollande the convincing majority needed to push through his tax-and-spend agenda, estimates said.

Rodney King, key figure in LA riots, dies at 47

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:04 PM PDT

FILE - This April 13, 2012 file photo shows Rodney King posing for a portrait in Los Angeles. King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, has died, his publicist said Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was 47. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was found at the bottom of his swimming pool early Sunday and later pronounced dead. He was 47.

Greek conservative leader says ready to form government

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative New Democracy party will begin efforts to form a government as soon as possible, leader Antonis Samaras told Reuters after an official projection showed the party was set to win Sunday's election. "I am relieved. I am relieved for Greece and Europe. As soon as possible we will form a government," a smiling Samaras told Reuters as he left his office to joyous chants from supporters. (Reporting by Michael Stott)

Ohio police: Car into crowd appears accidental

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Emergency workers treat injured bystanders after a motorist drove into the Rally n Lima's Town Square on Friday, June 15, 2012 in Lima, Ohio. A 63-year-old woman drove her car into the crowded town square and struck bystanders, sending some through the air and injuring about 30 people, some of whom were pinned under the car and freed when bystanders lifted it, authorities and witnesses said. No one was killed, but some victims suffered serious injuries to their legs, heads and necks, police said. (AP Photo/The Lima News, Craig J. Orosz) MANDATORY CREDITA woman who suddenly drove her car into a crowded town square, injuring dozens, likely did so accidentally, authorities in northwest Ohio said Sunday.

Egypt wraps up polarising presidential vote

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:53 AM PDT

An Egyptian woman fills in her ballot at a polling station in CairoEgyptians voted Sunday on the final day of a divisive presidential run-off between an Islamist and Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, amid moves by the army to consolidate power ahead of the final results.

Greece pro-bailout parties could form govt

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:50 AM PDT

An EU and a Greek flag fly in front of ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012 as Greeks vote in the most crucial elections in decades. Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Official projections in Greece's election show the conservative New Democracy party as coming in first and could gather enough support to form a pro-bailout coalition to keep the country in the eurozone.

Search ends for Japanese climbers on Mt. McKinley

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:48 AM PDT

In this Friday, June 15, 2012 photo provided by the National Park Service, climbers hike through the area where an avalanche swept a Japanese climbing team off a hill during their descent from Alaska's Mount McKinley. U.S. National Park Service officials say five people were traveling as a one rope team early Thursday morning as part of a Miyagi Workers Alpine Federation expedition on the Alaska mountain. The NPS said Hitoshi Ogi, 69, survived after falling 60 feet (18 meters) into a crevasse. He was able to climb out. The other four tumbled into the avalanche debris and haven't been seen since. (AP Photo/National Park Service, Kevin Wright)The National Park Service has halted a search for four Japanese climbers believed buried on Mount McKinley due to dangerous search conditions.

Pro-bailout parties may have enough to rule after Greek polls

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Supporter of Greece's radical left SYRIZA party watch exit polls in main SYRIZA campaign center in central AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Parties committed to Greece's multi-billion-euro bailout are on course to secure a slim parliamentary majority in an election result that could keep the debt-laden country in the euro zone, according to an official vote projection. The projection, released by the interior ministry after polls closed on Sunday, showed conservative New Democracy taking 29.5 percent, with the radical leftist SYRIZA bloc just behind on 27.1. The PASOK Socialists were seen on 12.3 percent of the vote. ...

Obama's deportation stay late for some immigrants

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:44 AM PDT

In this photo taken June 15, 2012, Yannick Grijalba, 18, from Guatemala, poses for pictures during an interview with The Associated Press in Guatemala City. Grijalba was deported from the US on Wednesday, June 13. President Barack Obama announced last week his decision to allow hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants under 30 with high school degrees and no criminal history a chance to stay and work in the country. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Marlon Roberto Cortes was stocking shelves in the frozen food section of a suburban Boston supermarket when he was summoned to the back office.

French Socialists win absolute parliament majority

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Le Pen, France's National Front leader and candidate for the legislative elections, casts her ballot in the run-off election in Henin-BeaumontPARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande's Socialists won an absolute parliamentary majority on Sunday, strengthening his hand as he presses Germany to support debt-laden euro zone states hit by austerity cuts and ailing banks. The Socialist bloc secured between 296 and 320 seats in the parliamentary election runoff, according to reliable projections from a partial vote count, comfortably more than the 289 needed for a majority in the 577-seat National Assembly. ...

AP PHOTOS: A look back at the life of Rodney King

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:35 AM PDT

FILE - This March 31, 1991 image made from video shot by George Holliday shows police officers beating a man, later identified as Rodney King. King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, has died, his publicist said Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was 47. (AP Photo/Courtesy of KTLA Los Angeles, George Holliday)Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was found at the bottom of his swimming pool early Sunday and later pronounced dead. He was 47.

'Madagascar 3' stampedes, 'Rock,' Sandler flop

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:34 AM PDT

This film image released by Columbia Pictures shows Tony Orlando, left, and Adam Sandler in a scene from "That's My Boy." Sixty-eight-year-old Orlando said in a recent interview that the idea to cast him in the film which opens Friday, came about after running into Sandler at a birthday party for a mutual friend. Two days later Sandler called him up asking if he'd want to appear in his next film. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Tracy Bennett)Zoo animals remain hot at the box office. Singing stars and Adam Sandler are not.

Greek conservatives to win election: official projection

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:33 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's New Democracy conservatives are set to win a crucial election expected to determine the country's future in the euro zone, an official projection from the interior ministry showed on Sunday. The projection showed New Democracy taking 29.5 percent of the vote, with SYRIZA in second place with 27.1 percent. The Socialist PASOK followed in third place with 12.3 percent. The result translates into 128 seats for New Democracy and 33 seats for PASOK, giving the two pro-bailout parties a slender majority in the 300-seat parliament. ...

UK to order reactor for nuclear-armed submarine

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Britain's Defence Secretary Hammond waits for the start of a NATO defence ministers meeting in BrusselsLONDON (Reuters) - Britain will order the first reactor for a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines next week as part of a 1 billion pound ($1.6 billion) contract with Rolls-Royce, a defence ministry source said on Sunday, in a move that could strain the coalition government. The deal will include an 11-year refit of Britain's sole submarine propulsion reactor factory at Derby in central England, said Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, who will formally announce the plans to parliament on Monday. ...

Polls: Socialists win French parliament race

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:32 AM PDT

French former Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal casts her vote for the legislative elections, Sunday, June 17, 2012, in La Rochelle, west of France. Royal is facing a Socialist Party opponent in the second round election, and will determine the makeup of the new parliament. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party won a solid majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, polls projected, fortifying Hollande in his push for government stimulus programs to tackle Europe's economic crisis.

Syria accused of violence rise after U.N. monitor halt

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:27 AM PDT

Syrians living in Algeria protest against President Assad outside the Syrian embassy in AlgiersAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army intensified shelling of Sunni Muslim districts in the northwest city of Homs on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens hours after U.N. monitors suspended their work, opposition activists said. The monitors' decision on Saturday was the clearest sign yet that a peace plan brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan had collapsed after repeated violations by Assad's forces and rebels backing a Sunni-led revolt across the country. U.S. ...

Greek polls: Pro-bailout parties could form govt

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:26 AM PDT

An EU and a Greek flag fly in front of ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012 as Greeks vote in the most crucial elections in decades. Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Updated exit polls predict that Greece's New Democracy party will come in first and could gather enough support to form a pro-bailout coalition to keep Greece in the eurozone.

Rewards, risks great Romney on bus tour

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:26 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, standing with his family, greets the crowd during a pancake breakfastTwo days into a multi-state swing through small-town America, Mitt Romney is being reminded of the power and peril of retail campaigning as he seeks to rally voters against President Barack Obama's reelection.

McDowell and Furyk lead way at US Open

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Graeme McDowellGraeme McDowell and Jim Furyk will both have a second US Open title as their target when they set out together in the final pairing at The Olympic Club's Lake Course on Sunday.

21 dead in Nigeria church blasts, rioting

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:24 AM PDT

A victim of a bombing at the Sharon Church in KadunaMultiple church bombings in Nigeria and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least 21 people on Sunday, officials and residents said.

UN demands evacuation of Syrian civilians in Homs

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:21 AM PDT

U.N. observers are seen at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. U.N. observers suspended their patrols in Syria due to a recent spike in violence, the strongest sign yet that an international peace plan was unraveling despite months of diplomatic efforts to prevent the country from plunging into civil war. The observers' decision came after weeks of escalating attacks, including reports of several mass killings that have left dozens dead. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellwai)The head of the U.N. observers' mission in Syria has demanded warring parties allow the evacuation of endangered women, children, elderly and sick from the besieged city of Homs and other combat zones.

Ohio hospital releases 2 after car goes into crowd

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:21 AM PDT

Emergency workers treat injured bystanders after a motorist drove into the Rally n Lima's Town Square on Friday, June 15, 2012 in Lima, Ohio. A 63-year-old woman drove her car into the crowded town square and struck bystanders, sending some through the air and injuring about 30 people, some of whom were pinned under the car and freed when bystanders lifted it, authorities and witnesses said. No one was killed, but some victims suffered serious injuries to their legs, heads and necks, police said. (AP Photo/The Lima News, Craig J. Orosz) MANDATORY CREDITA hospital in northwest Ohio says two people injured after a woman drove her car into a crowded town square have been released.

McCain: Lack of US aid to Syrian rebels 'shameful'

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Sen. John McCain on Sunday characterized the lack of U.S. aid to Syrian rebels as "shameful" and said helping their cause would deal "the greatest blow to Iran in the Middle East in 25 years."

Rock Bottom Remainders saying goodbye to lit-rock

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:11 AM PDT

It took 20 years but the group Bruce Springsteen once praised as being almost as good as a lousy garage band is finally calling it quits.

Greek polls: Pro-bailout conservatives in first

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:11 AM PDT

An EU and a Greek flag fly in front of ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012 as Greeks vote in the most crucial elections in decades. Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Updated exit polls predict that Greece's conservative New Democracy party will come in first in an election that is crucial for Europe and the world.

Royal, French leader's ex, loses parliament race

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:11 AM PDT

French former presidential candidate Segolene Royal is decrying "political treason" against her after she lost her controversial campaign for a parliamentary seat — quashing her hopes of becoming speaker of the National Assembly.

Tomlinson to call it quits after 11 NFL seasons

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:11 AM PDT

LaDainian Tomlinson's brilliant NFL career will officially end when he ceremoniously rejoins the San Diego Chargers for a day.

Pope to Irish: Child abuse by clergy shook faith

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer from his studio overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)Pope Benedict XVI told Irish Catholics on Sunday it is a mystery why priests and other clergy abused children entrusted in their care, undermining faith in the church in an "appalling" way.

Easing of pot laws poses challenge for parents

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT

In this June 12, 2012 photo, Trish Nixon, left, stands with her 21-year-old daughter, Krista Nixon, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Trish Nixon talks about the challenge she has faced over the years about marijuana. Nixon said the message to her daughter changed over the years, evolving from "It's against the law, don't do it," to a more nuanced message that takes into consideration medical marijuana and ballot initiatives to legalize the drug. Trish Nixon said her mother's message meshed with what she was learning through her friends, which included some who used marijuana. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda)Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he's got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly explaining green-leafed marijuana ads and "free joint" promotions endemic in his suburban hometown.

UN demands warring Syria parties allow evacuation of families, wounded, from besieged Homs

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:59 AM PDT

UN demands warring Syria parties allow evacuation of families, wounded, from besieged Homs.

IOC probes black market Olympic ticket scandal

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:59 AM PDT

FILE This Monday April 16, 2012 file photo provided by LOCOG shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park showing the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, foreground and the Aquatics Center, white building at left. London will be the social media Olympics. For all the history and tradition associated with London, a very modern-day phenomemon will play a prominent role at the upcoming Summer Games. Tweet this: These will be the first Olympics told in 140 characters or less. The London Games will be the most tweeted, micro-blogged, liked and tagged in history, with fans offered a never before seen insider's view of what many are calling the social media Olympics, or the "socialympics." (AP Photo/Anthony Charlton/LOCOG)International Olympic officials have opened a high level investigation into allegations that authorized representatives in more than 50 countries — including a national Olympic committee — were involved in selling London Olympics tickets on the black market for profit.

Greek exit polls: Top 2 parties in a dead heat

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:55 AM PDT

An EU and a Greek flag fly in front of ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012 as Greeks vote in the most crucial elections in decades. Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)The two top contenders in an election crucial for Greece, Europe and the world were in a dead heat Sunday, exit polls showed, with Greek voters apparently polarized over the harsh austerity measures demanded by international bailouts.

Reports: Swedish zoo worker kill in wolf attack

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Media reports say a zookeeper has died after being attacked by wolves in their enclosure in Sweden's largest zoo.

Saudi king seeks successor as crown prince buried

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrives in Mecca to attend the funeral of Saudi Crown Prince NayefRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's elderly king led funeral prayers on Sunday for his heir, Crown Prince Nayef, whose death forces him to find a new successor capable of tackling domestic unemployment, bitter rivalry with Iran and turmoil in close Arab neighbors. Mecca's Great Mosque, Islam's holiest place, was lined with members of the al-Saud ruling family and leaders of Arab states as an imam led the sunset prayer next to the body of Nayef, who died on Saturday. ...
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