Day: July 2, 2012

19 Articles
FEATURED STORY

Somali troops free 4foreign aid workers abducted in Kenya

MOGADISHU, Somali:July 2 (Xinhua) — Somali forces have freed four foreign aid workers kidnapped from Kenya by gunmen three days ago, state radio...

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Blake beats Bolt again in Jamaican Olympic trials

KINGSTON, Jamaica:July 1 (Xinhua) — Yohan Blake staged a second surprise in three days to beat reigning Olympic champion Usain Bolt by winning...

POLITICS

Ronaldinho shines amid jeers and sneers from opposing fans

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:July 1 (Xinhua) — Ronaldinho’s Atletico Mineiro moved to the top of Brazil’s Serie A championship after an emotion-charged 1-0...

POLITICS

Kenya’s Kiplagat eyes 1500m triumph in Monaco Diamond League

NAIROBI, Kenya:July 1 (Xinhua) — World 1,500m silver medallist Silas Kiplagat will be eying a third successive victory when the Diamond League resumes...

POLITICS

Kenya’s training camp in Bristol plagued by confusion

NAIROBI, Kenya:July 1 (Xinhua) — Confusion continued to mar Kenya Olympic team training plans with National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) and Athletics...

POLITICS

Apple pays 60 mln dollars for iPad trademark in China

GUANZHOU, China:July 2 (Xinhua) — Apple Inc. has agreed to pay 60 million U.S. dollars to Proview technology (Shenzhen) to settle the dispute...

POLITICS

Free video recordings of Nobel Laureate lectures now available online

LINDAU, Germany:July 1 (Xinhua) — Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting, an annual forum for Nobel Laureates and young researchers, has launched an online media...

FEATURED STORY

5 die from smoke inhalation in S. African gold mine

CAPE TOWN, S. Africa:July 1 (Xinhua) — Five miners died and 11 others were hospitalized as a result of smoke inhalation in a...

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100 men attack Libyan election office in Benghazi

TRIPOLI, Libya: July 1 (Xinhua) — An office building of Libyan Higher National Election Commission (HNEC), located in the country’s second largest city...

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Somalia celebrates national Independence Day

MOGADISHU, Somalia: July 1 (Xinhua) — Somalia is marking the 52nd anniversary of its independence from Italy with military parades and popular rallies...