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Catalonia Bullfighting Ban: Divisive Vote Stirs Politics (Time.com)

July 28th, 2010

Time.com - Catalonia is the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, but opposition parties accuse Catalan politicians of using the vote to push a nationalist agenda

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BP chief Tony Hayward’s fate hinges on board vote (AP)

July 26th, 2010

BP CEO Tony Hayward and Managing Director Bob Dudley (R) leave after their meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington in a June 16, 2010 file photo. BP Plc's board will discuss the future of Chief Executive Tony Hayward when it meets on July 26 to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the firm's second-quarter results, sources familiar with the matter said. They said the focus will be on the timing of Hayward's departure, rather than whether or not he would stay with the company. REUTERS/Jim Young/files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS DISASTER POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)AP - The board of oil giant BP faced a decision Monday on whether to keep Tony Hayward as its chief executive, although deliberations appeared to have narrowed to setting…

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Demonstrators wave a gay pride flag outside Congress in support of a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Buenos Aires, Wednesday July 14, 2010. Argentina's House of Deputies has approved same-sex marriage and sent the legislation to the Senate, which is discussing its consideration Wednesday. President Cristina Fernandez promises not to veto the measure if it reaches her desk. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to grant gays and lesbians all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to…

Vote shows Mexicans have little faith in any party (AP)

July 5th, 2010

People count votes during local elections in Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, Sunday July 4, 2010. A dozen Mexican states held elections Sunday after a campaign marred by assassinations and scandals that displayed drug cartels' power, including the killing of Rodolfo Torre, the PRI's candidate in Tamaulipas state whose brother ran in his place and won. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - After a Super Sunday of elections across Mexico that was widely seen as a test for the 2012 presidential race and the nation’s future, the winner turns out…

Poland’s Komorowski scores 52.63 percent in vote (AFP)

July 4th, 2010

Polish politician Bronislaw Komorowski scored 52.63 percent of votes in the country's presidential elections with returns from 95.1 percent of polling stations counted, the state election commission said Monday.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Liberal Bronislaw Komorowski scored 52.63 percent of votes with returns from 95.1 percent of polling stations counted in Poland’s snap presidential election, the state election commission said Monday.


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