Mass nude photo shoot held in Dead Sea

Mass nude photo shoot held in Dead Sea

Mass nude photo shoot held in Dead Sea

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:56 AM PDT

(Israel, Carlton Dead Sea-AFP) - Dawn over the lowest spot on earth illuminated a Dead Sea very much alive on Saturday, as more than 1,000 floating nude Israelis posed for a mass shoot by US photographer Spencer Tunick. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Japan celebrates cup noodle culture with new museum

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:54 AM PDT

(Japan-AFP) - Japan's Nissin Foods has opened a cup noodle museum charting the history of the speedy snack where visitors even get the chance to create their own tasty version. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Russia's Putin to seek presidency, finance chief to go

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:45 AM PDT

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's finance minister announced on Sunday he would step down next year if President Dmitry Medvedev becomes prime minister following Vladimir Putin's expected return to the presidency.

Three blasts kill 12 in Iraq's Kerbala

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:45 AM PDT

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Three blasts in the Iraqi city of Kerbala killed at least 12 people and wounded 30 more as they lined up outside a local government building, police said on Sunday.

U.S. men convicted in Iran as spies head home

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:14 AM PDT

MUSCAT (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens sentenced in Iran to eight years in jail for spying left for the United States on Saturday from Oman, where they had landed after being released by Iranian authorities.

Egypt court delays verdict in policemen's trial

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:14 AM PDT

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian activist, whose death last year contributed to the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, died from asphyxiation caused by a roll forced into his mouth while he was unconscious, the state news agency MENA reported on Saturday.

Prosecutors demand life in jail for Amanda Knox

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors asked a court on Saturday to put American student Amanda Knox behind bars for life for murdering her British housemate in a frenzied sex game that turned violent.

Bahrain holds vote, Shi'ite enclave protests

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition boycotted elections on Saturday held to fill parliamentary seats vacated by its members during a crackdown on a mostly Muslim Shi'ite protest movement in the Sunni-ruled monarchy.

Libyan NTC forces thrust deep into Gaddafi home town

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan interim government forces backed by NATO warplanes have mounted their deepest thrust into Muammar Gaddafi's home town of Sirte, getting as close as half a kilometre from the centre of the deposed leader's coastal stronghold.

Libya returns to world community, Jibril tells U.N.

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:12 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libya's de facto Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told the United Nations on Saturday his country has been reborn after toppling Muammar Gaddafi and appealed for the release of remaining frozen Libyan assets.

Attack on Yemen opposition camp kills 17

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:12 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Mortar shells and sniper fire struck an opposition protest camp in Sanaa on Saturday, and President Ali Abdullah Saleh's main military rival said the Yemeni leader's return to the country after a three-month absence could spark civil war.

Protesters against corporate greed arrested in NY

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:12 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police arrested scores of people taking part in a march on Saturday by several hundred protesters through the streets of lower Manhattan, the latest in a series of demonstrations in the past week against what they called corporate greed on Wall Street.

Catholics cannot accept gay marriage, pope says

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:12 PM PDT

FREIBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Saturday the Catholic Church could not accept gay marriage and urged young people to root out evil in society and shun a "lukewarm" faith that damages their Church.

Putin sets stage for return as Russian president

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:41 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ended months of speculation by saying he will run for president next March in an election that could open the way for him to stay in power for 12 more years.

Remains of satellite may never be found, NASA says

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:41 PM PDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A six-tonne NASA science satellite crashed to Earth on Saturday, leaving a mystery about where a tonne of space debris may have landed.

Pressure grows on Sarkozy over Karachi kickbacks

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:10 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A corruption investigation is circling closer to President Nicolas Sarkozy as a third ally comes under pressure in the so-called "Karachi Affair", accused of alerting a friend in police custody to secret witness testimony.

Obama seeks to shore up black support in jobs push

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:10 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged black leaders on Saturday to "stop complaining" and help him push his jobs plan through the U.S. Congress, as he sought to bolster his eroding support in the black community amid concern over high unemployment.

U.S. says Russia 'reset' to last, Putin fuels doubts

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:40 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Saturday the "reset" in relations it has pursued with Russia would remain on track despite a looming leadership reshuffle in Moscow widely expected to return Vladimir Putin to the presidency next year.

VIDEO: Slow pace of change for Egypian media

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:41 PM PDT

It has been six months since the revolution that ousted the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but how much has really changed in the country?


Small tourist plane crashes in Nepal, 19 dead

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:21 PM PDT

KATHMANDU, Sept 25 — A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Mount Everest crashed in bad weather near Nepal's capital Kathmandu today, killing all 19 people on board, officials said. Kathmandu Airport officials said there were 16 passengers and a crew of three on board the plane. The cause of the crash was not known. "We had rushed a ...

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