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News for Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012

Learning to learn

A school is not a conveyor belt
A number...

‘Diet or quit’, Punjab IG tells pot-bellied police

Punjab Inspector General of Police Habibur Rehman has ordered tens of thousands of pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties, officials said on Monday in what one newspaper dubbed...

Egypt Islamists claim victory amid army power grab

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed victory on Monday in Egypt’s divisive race for the top job, as a military power grab overshadowed the country’s first post-Mubarak presidential election. A...

Saudi king names Salman crown prince

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Monday issued a royal decree naming his half-brother Prince Salman as heir to the throne following the death of crown prince Nayef. The monarch appointed Salman...

Twenty years on, Barcelona Olympic venues defy crisis

Twenty years after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the massive venues built for the Games continue to host major events, from swim meets to concerts, even if they have had to...

Danes heading home as ton-up Podolski sets up Greece clash

Germany’s presence in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 is as deserved as it was to be expected. Here in steamy Lviv, though, Joachim Low’s team showed their first signs...

ATP right to disqualify Nalbandian: Wozniacki

Former WTA number one Caroline Wozniacki said on Monday that defaulting David Nalbandian after his angry outburst at the Queen's Club ATP final resulted in injury to a linesman was...

Oudin claims maiden title

US qualifier Melanie Oudin defeated former world number one Jelena Jankovic in straight sets to win her first WTA Tour title here on Monday. Oudin, who had to come through the...

Ronaldo pushes Dutch out of their misery

Hello Cristiano Ronaldo, goodbye Holland: the Ego has landed at Euro 2012 and out crash ‘Egoland’. It is unlikely to provide Bert van Marwijk with any comfort but he was...

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