Monday, July 12, 2010

World News Briefs -- July 12, 2010



Fiesta! Hundreds of Thousands Rush Madrid After Spain's World Cup Win -- Time Magazine

Your country wins its first ever World Cup. What do you do? Party, of course - and then use the victory as a political symbol.

Hundreds of thousands are set to arrive in Spain today to greet the winning team as they arrive home from South Africa. The victors will take a three-mile bus trip through Madrid past their fans, and will also meet with the country's king and prime minister. To end the night, Spanish pop stars David Bisbal and David Bustamente will play for them.

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MIDDLE EAST

Russia says Iran moving closer to nuclear weapons.

Iran halts stoning of woman 'for time being'.

Libya's Qaddafi latest to challenge Israel's Gaza blockade.

ASIA

Japan faces policy gridlock as ruling party reels.

North Korea and U.N. officers to meet over ship sinking.

Timor parliament rejects Australian refugee plan.

Afghan civilian deaths rise, but NATO kills fewer.

AFRICA

Are Somali militants behind the Uganda blasts that left 64 dead? Uganda bombings: Why the world should care.

Games give South Africa hope in fighting woes.

Peacekeepers: 221 Killed in Sudan's Darfur in June.

EUROPE

Police: 27 officers injured in clashes in N. Ireland.

Polanski free as Swiss reject extradition request.

Sarkozy goes on TV amid scandal linked to heiress.

World leaders mark 15th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre.

AMERICAS

BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits.

Nowhere to go, so Haiti's displaced residents stay in squalid camps.

Fidel Castro to appear on Cuban television program.

12 leftist rebels killed in Colombia.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Wanted: Jihadists to marry widows.

Bomb scare on Air France jet flying same route where 228 died last summer.

Some issues still blocking Sept. 11 trial, Holder says.

Youngest captive at Guantanamo seeks to defend himself.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

G20 looks to Beijing to drive global growth.

Crisis awaits World’s Banks as trillions come due.

More Americans' credit scores sink to new lows.

Secret gold swap has spooked the market.

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