http://www.wfaa.com/news/world RSS Feed for WFAA - News - World en-us Thu, 24 May 2012 02:32:38 GMT http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153377615.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's center-right government unveiled a relatively austere budget Thursday, saying it will tackle rising debt and return the country's books to the black in two years. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153366415.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of university students have marched through central Mexico City to protest media coverage that they say favors the candidate of the former ruling party in upcoming presidential elections. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153292535.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Talks between Iran and six world powers snagged Wednesday over dueling proposals concerning Tehran's nuclear program, a tug-of-war that pits international concerns about the Islamic Republic's potential to build atomic weapons against enforcing crippling sanctions on its people. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153279565.html LONDON (AP) — Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153150235.html LONDON (AP) — Former world equestrian champion Zara Phillips carried the Olympic torch on horseback across the storied Cheltenham racecourse on Wednesday, as thousands of screaming fans watched her light the Olympic cauldron. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153216575.html CAIRO (AP) — After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world's first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak's old autocracy and Islamists hoping to infuse the state with religion. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153120735.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's former ruling party said Wednesday it will suspend the party membership of a former governor accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153189015.html PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has convicted a member of new French President Francois Hollande's government for publicly insulting the management of a ferry company, but only fined him 4 euros ($5). http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153177045.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's interim president, who was beaten by a mob of demonstrators who broke into his office this week, has left the country to seek medical treatment in France, an adviser and two French government officials said Wednesday. http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/153163265.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian voters of many ages, occupations and beliefs stood in line for hours Wednesday to cast their ballots for a new president. The winner would replace Hosni Mubarak, deposed in a popular uprising last year. He was voted in several times, but those elections were generally regarded as blatantly rigged, and turnout was low.