Palestinians say Israeli prison hunger strike grows

Palestinians say Israeli prison hunger strike grows


Palestinians say Israeli prison hunger strike grows

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:37 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails have joined a hunger strike to protest against worsening prison conditions, the Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs said on Monday.


Karzai declares shift in talks with Taliban

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Lamenting lack of co-operation from Pakistan, Afghan president says only talks with governments can lead to peace.


Soros' sympathy for bank protests

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Billionaire investor George Soros says he can sympathise with the Wall Street protests, which show no sign of fading as they enter their third week.


Severed heads left in Mexico City

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Two severed heads are found near a military base in Mexico City, along with a message signed by a gang calling itself The Hand with Eyes.


TransCanada Emails Criticized

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:39 PM PDT

An environmental group opposed to TransCanada's planned Keystone pipeline expansion released emails on Monday it says show a cozy relationship between a company lobbyist and an employee of the U.S. State Department.


Obama Poised to Send Trade Deals To Congress

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:11 AM PDT

President Barack Obama will send trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress on Monday, people familiar with the matter said.


Dozens of Arrests Reported in Central Syria

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The Syrian government said Monday that it had arrested dozens of people in a central Syrian region that has become a flashpoint in fighting between defectors and security forces.


Bomb relative forgives IRA killer

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

A woman who lost a relative in an IRA bombing in Coleraine, which killed six civilians in 1973, has met one of the men who carried out the attack.


Free Tibet Says Monk Set Himself on Fire

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Another monk set himself on fire to protest China's tight grip over Buddhist practices in Tibet, activist group Free Tibet said. The group said it is the fifth such incident this year.


Fourth Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in Anti-China Protest

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:16 AM PDT

A young Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery set himself on fire Monday in a remote western town to protest Chinese policies, according to a Tibet advocacy group based in London.


Knox acquitted of Kercher murder

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:19 PM PDT

An Italian appeals court overturns the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007 in a high-profile case.


Karzai: Pakistan in 'double game'

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Pakistan is playing a "double game" on militants but that talks with Islamabad must continue.


Anti-Wall Street Protests Spread to Other Cities

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Demonstrations similar to the one that began in Lower Manhattan last month are popping up across the country, aided by social media and fueled by anger at financial institutions.


Arsonists Torch Mosque in Israel

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Residents clashed with police after a mosque was torched in an Arab village in northern Israel, setting off protests as well as condemnation by Israeli officials and religious leaders.


Greek Woes Worry Market

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Greece's weekend admission that it will miss its budget-deficit targets roiled financial markets on Monday and appeared set to complicate talks among euro-zone finance ministers getting under way in Luxembourg.


VIDEO: Saving sea turtles in Indonesia

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

National park near Jakarta hopes to boost sea turtle numbers in the Java sea.


VIDEO: Saving sea turtles in Indonesia

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

National park near Jakarta hopes to boost sea turtle numbers in the Java sea.


Despair and resignation in Greece as more pain looms

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - The slogans on the street are about storming the barricades, but when you talk to Greeks about the financial crisis that has brought their country to its knees, their anger quickly gives way to resignation and despair.


Libya Leaders Promise New Government After Qaddafi Hometown Is Captured

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT

The announcement would clear the way for a new interim government that would run the country until elections can be held.


Critic's Notebook: Classical Music’s ‘Genius’ Grant Recipients Pause to Reflect

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT

The cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the children's choral conductor Francisco J. Núñez take a deep breath and discuss what the MacArthur fellowship means to them.