Mount Rainier Ranger Shot and Killed

Mount Rainier Ranger Shot and Killed

Mount Rainier Ranger Shot and Killed

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:10 PM PST

Law enforcement officials believe they may have found the body of a man suspected of shooting a ranger at Mount Rainier National Park on Sunday morning

Analysis: U.S. hopes new Iran sanctions more scalpel than axe

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has armed itself with some of the toughest sanctions yet targeting Iran but must carefully assess how to avoid catching energy-importing allies such as Japan, South Korea and India in the crossfire.

Deadly Chile forest fires spread

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:09 PM PST

One man is killed as dozens of wildfires spread through southern and central parts of Chile during a heat wave.


Tintin Is a New Breed of Comic-Book Hero for Most Americans

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

Tintin has been around for decades as a cartoon character, but only through the new Steven Spielberg movie has he been widely introduced to Americans.

Vader film fighter dies aged 89

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:26 AM PST

Former Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, who staged fights in Star Wars and From Russia With Love, dies at the age of 89.


Bahrain to review military court verdicts

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:55 AM PST

Decision comes one day after security forces clashed with opposition protesters at funeral outside Manama.


Jewish friend who influenced Pope John Paul dies

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:08 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Jerzy Kluger, the Polish Jewish boyhood friend of the late Pope John Paul who had a major influence on the pontiff's revolutionary relations with Jews, has died, friends said on Monday.

Ex-warlord warns of south Nigeria backlash at Boko Haram

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:55 PM PST

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Southern Nigerians could take up arms to fight northern Boko Haram Islamists, and are holding back only out of respect for the president, a former militant leader from the oil-rich Niger Delta said on Monday.

Asia's Export Economies Slow

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:10 AM PST

Manufacturing activity continued to contract in South Korea and Taiwan in December but grew in India, as the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis and the sluggish U.S. recovery hit Asia's export economies harder.


Protester Shot Dead in Kashmir

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST

Police say troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir have opened fire on hundreds of villagers who were protesting against frequent power cuts, killing one person and injuring two others.


Nigerian Gas Prices Jump After Subsidy Ends

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST

Nigeria's gas stations more than doubled their prices on Monday, and cities braced for nationwide protests after Africa's biggest oil exporter abruptly scrapped a subsidy that had kept prices of petroleum products low for nearly 40 years.


Gathering Storm Over ‘Right to Work’ in Indiana

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST

Indiana Republicans want to prohibit mandatory dues for private-sector workers, and to spur other states' efforts.

Tens of thousands protest against Hungary government

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:36 PM PST

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Monday against the government and its new Basic Law in a show of anxiety over what they see as the ruling Fidesz party's moves to weaken democratic institutions and cement its powers.

Fulham 2-1 Arsenal

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

Bobby Zamora and Steve Sidwell score late on to help Fulham come from behind to beat 10-man Arsenal.


Body of Rainier Gunman May Have Been Found

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:34 AM PST

Authorities say the body of an Iraq war veteran suspected in the slaying of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger was believed to have been found dead in the park Monday.

VIDEO: Syrians still at risk from snipers

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST

The Syrian military has withdrawn heavy weapons from residential areas but gunfire is continuing and snipers are still a threat, according to the Arab League.


Mount Rainer gunman 'found dead'

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:51 AM PST

Police officials believe they have found the Iraq war veteran wanted in connection with the killing of a park ranger in Washington state.


Hamas PM Praises Mavi Marmara 'Martyrs'

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:08 AM PST

Gaza's Hamas prime minister continued his tour of Turkey, where he visited the aid flotilla Mavi Marmara, a Turkish vessel that tried in 2010 to break the Gaza blockade.


"Father Christmas" stabbed to death in Tajikistan

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:08 AM PST

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A young man dressed as "Father Frost" - the Russian equivalent of Father Christmas - was stabbed to death in Tajikistan on Monday in an attack police believe was motivated by religious hatred, two police sources said.

Tunisia seeks guarantee to extradite Libyan ex-PM

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki told Libya on Monday that his country would extradite former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi to Tripoli to face charges of abuse of office if Libya guaranteed him a fair trial.

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