Violence ends brief truce at Egypt protest

Violence ends brief truce at Egypt protest

Violence ends brief truce at Egypt protest

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST

Riot police break ceasefire near Cairo's Tahrir Square as crowd swells in demand for end to military rule.


Weak Bond Sale Tests Germany’s Stature in Crisis

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

Slack demand for German bonds suggested investors may be questioning whether any havens are left in Europe.

Mexico finds 16 burned bodies in drug lord's home state

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities found the burned bodies of 16 people in the home state of the country's most powerful drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, the attorney general's office of Sinaloa said on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Deal signed for power shift in Yemen

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:56 PM PST

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal under which he will step down after months of unrest.


Doubts over DR Congo vote transparency

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

Serious concerns expressed over electoral procedures and opposition candidates' access to media.


Russia threatens to target US missile shield

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:24 PM PST

Medvedev demands legal guarantees regarding aim of land- and sea-based radars and interceptors.


VIDEO: 'Rage against the system' in Cairo

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

"Rage against a system made to benefit others" motivated clashes that erupted in Cairo on Wednesday, as protests continued in nearby Tahrir Square, according to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.


UK judges get new web domain name

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:18 PM PST

England and Wales's judicial systems are given permission to rebrand their websites as judiciary.uk. Scotland and Northern Ireland may follow.


Live - Djokovic v Ferrer

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST

World number one Novak Djokovic takes on David Ferrer in Wednesday evening's singles match at London's O2 knowing that victory would secure his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals.


Gaddafi son's trial to test Libya

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:57 AM PST

How will a post-Gaddafi Libya handle Saif al-Islam in the dock?


Afghan rape victim sentence reduced

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:51 AM PST

Afghan prosecutors announced Wednesday that a young rape victim, jailed for adultery after reporting the crime and pushed into marrying her attacker, would have her sentence reduced from twelve to three years. The prosecutor said she would, for now, remain in jail -- with her child -- for not reporting her attack fast enough.

Pakistan's new US envoy takes on 'toughest job'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:45 AM PST

Pakistan's new envoy takes on toughest job in Washington


Morocco told to stop harassing vote boycott activists

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:02 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan authorities should stop harassing people campaigning for a boycott of parliamentary elections this week, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.

Gun Barrel City, Tex., Votes to Keep Extended Drinking Hours

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

The American political divide is often characterized as red versus blue. But some of the most intense political battles in small-town Texas are fought on a far older division: wet versus dry.

20-Year Term for Text Messages Against Thai King Bhumibol

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:33 AM PST

A judge ruled that the text messages, which were sent to a senior government official, defamed, insulted and threatened the king and his wife, Queen Sirikit.

Ex-Khmer Rouge Leader Blames U.S.

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:24 AM PST

Khieu Samphan, the regime's head of state, said U.S. bombing increased radicalism in Cambodia and dared the court to put former King Norodom Sihanouk on trial.

News Corp. Inquiry Starts in Australia

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:26 AM PST

The Australian police are investigating allegations that an Australian executive with News Corp. attempted to secure a former lawmaker's vote in Parliament in exchange for favorable coverage.

French police battle anti-nuclear activists

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:43 AM PST

Protesters damage railway and delay departure of train carrying German nuclear waste treated in France.


Pakistan cricketers lose appeals

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:16 AM PST

Former Pakistan cricket skipper Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir lose appeals against spot-fixing prison terms.


Tunisia police fire in air during protest: witnesses

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police late on Wednesday fired into the air to try to disperse protesters in the provincial town of Kasserine, 280 km (174 miles) southwest of the capital, three witnesses told Reuters.

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