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Mexico City has suffered a second day of traffic chaos as supporters of the left-wing candidate in the country's disputed election block a key street. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador toured protest camps on Tuesday, after sleeping out with supporters who want votes in the 2 July poll recounted. His rival, Felipe Calderon, accused him of taking the city hostage as commuters battled through congested streets. Mr Lopez Obrador alleges vote counts in the poll were rigged. Official results gave victo ...

A programme of women's prison closures should be begun in an attempt to reduce re-offending, a lobby group has said. The Howard League for Penal Reform wants resources transferred to community programmes and treatment facilities for females. The charity argues the current system does not meet rehabilitation needs, with two-thirds of women released from prison reconvicted within two years. There are about 4,600 females in prison in England and Wales. The government says it is spending more t ...

Much of the £300m destined for sexual health services is not reaching the frontline, a survey has suggested. The government has made the improvement of sexual health a priority for the NHS in England. But an Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV survey found much of the money has been used to cover local NHS debts. The Department of Health said local health trusts were responsible for sexual health services.  ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's doctors pronounced him healthy and in better shape than most men his age Tuesday, but the president himself seemed a little upset about packing on some extra pounds. Doctors treated a small precancerous lesion on his left arm but indicated it was nothing serious. They told him to use sunscreen and wear a hat. Bush got the works at his annual physical. It took more than four hours and was conducted by a team of nine doctors, overseen by White House physician ...

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor-director Mel Gibson apologized Tuesday for making anti-Semitic remarks during his drunken driving arrest last week, saying the comments were "blurted out in a moment of insanity." Gibson's second apology in the case came as inTouch Weekly published pictures it said were from the night of the arrest. According to The Associated Press, witnesses said Gibson had been drinking at a Malibu beachfront restaurant called Moonshadows before his car was st ...

MARTINEZ, California (CourtTV) -- Attorney Daniel Horowitz, who has spent his life defending accused criminals, took the witness stand Tuesday and testified against a teenage neighbor charged with the brutal murder of Horowitz's wife of 11 years. "I take it, sir, you remember the date: October 15, 2005?" Prosecutor Harold Jewett asked Horowitz. "Yes," he replied with a somber expression. Horowitz spoke calmly and slowly as he recalled the evening he came home to find his w ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Almost three-quarters of motorists believe the speed limit on Britain's rural roads should be cut to 40 miles per hour to cut the number of accidents, according to a survey by insurer Direct Line released on Wednesday. The insurer, which stands to save money if accidents are reduced, said there were more than 15,000 accidents resulting in death or serious injury on country roads and 64 percent of all UK road fatalities occurred in rural areas. "The majority of motorists on t ...

Emergency crews exposed to dust after the collapse of the World Trade Centre had lung problems equal to 12 years of age-related respiratory decline. Lung tests of 12,000 rescue workers in the year after the disaster showed those present in the very early stages of rescue suffered the most damage. Montefiore Medical Center in New York researchers compared lung function with tests carried out before the attacks. An ongoing study showed some still had breathing problems, they said. Dr Gisela Ba ...

A park stunt where two girls were thrown from a roundabout powered by a moped is being investigated by police. Officers were alerted to the incident in Crawley, West Sussex, after seeing video footage of the prank on a US-based website. The video shows a spinning motorcycle wheel being placed on the outer edge of the roundabout by two teenage boys. Two girls are crouched in its centre. Insp Mark Piper said the stunt was similar to a "high-speed road crash". The roundabout eventually reaches  ...

Latvia has accused Belarus of a serious provocation over the treatment of one of its diplomats. Belarus state television on Sunday showed what appeared to be hidden camera footage of gay sex, claiming the Latvian diplomat was involved. The Latvian Foreign Minister, Artis Pabriks, told the BBC News website the video was an "unprecedented attack" on the diplomat, aiming to humiliate him. Mr Pabriks said Belarus was avoiding his demands for an explanation. He said that he had not seen the film, ...