Rwandan president cleared in 1994 air crash

Rwandan president cleared in 1994 air crash
Supreme Court Weighs Relevance of Decades-Old Broadcast Decency Rules
Court halts Oklahoma Sharia ban
Mexico's presidential frontrunner dips in poll
Israel threatens migrants with unlimited detention
Slow road to recovery in quake-ravaged Haiti
Help rebuild Haiti
U.N. says Syria stepped up killings after monitors arrived: U.S.
French probe exonerates Rwanda leader in genocide
VIDEO: Internet TV 'comes of age'
ICC extends Gaddafi son deadline
U.K. to Grant Scotland Binding Independence Vote
South African scrum for university places
China Yearly Trade Surplus Narrows
U.K. Approves High-Speed Rail Project
At War Blog: In One Girl’s Story, a Test of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
FiveThirtyEight: New Hampshire Primary Overview and Forecast
Indonesia Lifts Tsunami Warning After Sumatra Quake
At War Blog: In One Girl’s Story, a Test of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Makeshift Cafe Sustains Storm-Ravaged Schoharie, N.Y.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 01:05 PM PST

Paul Kagame and his aides did not fire the missile that brought down his predecessor's jet, a French investigation says.

Supreme Court Weighs Relevance of Decades-Old Broadcast Decency Rules

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

The Supreme Court justices heard arguments on whether the government still has good reason to regulate cursing and nudity on broadcast television.

Court halts Oklahoma Sharia ban

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:36 PM PST

A US federal appeals court rules that an amendment barring Oklahoma courts from considering Islamic law in judgements is unconstitutional.

Mexico's presidential frontrunner dips in poll

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Support for the frontrunner in Mexico's presidential race, opposition candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, fell by 2.6 percentage points in the first poll of the year after a series of public gaffes dented his polished image.

Israel threatens migrants with unlimited detention

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel threatened illegal immigrants with unlimited detention on Tuesday as it tightened legislation to stop an increasing number of people crossing its porous Sinai Desert border from Egypt.

Slow road to recovery in quake-ravaged Haiti

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:43 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - If there is hope in Haiti, it can be found in Mertilus Aland.

Help rebuild Haiti

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:53 AM PST

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti two years ago, sending an already struggling nation into a tailspin. Relief organizations are still on the ground helping the country transition from relief to rebuilding, and you can help.

U.N. says Syria stepped up killings after monitors arrived: U.S.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:30 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A senior U.N. official told the Security Council on Tuesday that Syria accelerated its killing of pro-democracy demonstrators after Arab League monitors arrived, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said.

French probe exonerates Rwanda leader in genocide

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:29 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - A French probe into what sparked the 1994 Rwandan genocide appears to exonerate current President Paul Kagame and his Tutsi allies after Paris had previously accused him of triggering the killing of 800,000 people in 100 days.

VIDEO: Internet TV 'comes of age'

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:21 PM PST

The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones reports from California on the latest attempts to connect televisions to the power of the internet.

ICC extends Gaddafi son deadline

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

The International Criminal Court says a deadline for Libya to give information on the fate of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been extended to 23 January.

U.K. to Grant Scotland Binding Independence Vote

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron's government said it would sweep away legal hurdles to allow Scotland a vote on whether the country should become independent, but wants a decision soon.

South African scrum for university places

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:00 PM PST

South Africa university stampede reveals desperation for a better life

China Yearly Trade Surplus Narrows

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 10:48 AM PST

China last year posted its smallest annual trade surplus since 2005, suggesting it's becoming less reliant on exports—and potentially undermining growing criticism from the U.S. and others over its trade practices.

U.K. Approves High-Speed Rail Project

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST

The U.K. government gave the green light to a controversial new $50.6 billion high-speed rail network which will link London and the cities of Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.

At War Blog: In One Girl’s Story, a Test of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:14 AM PST

Arrests in the case of Sahar Gul, a teenager confined by her husband's family, may be a sign that Afghanistan is beginning to take women's rights seriously.

FiveThirtyEight: New Hampshire Primary Overview and Forecast

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

While New Hampshire is known for defying expectations, the primary has evolved into a race for second and perhaps fourth.

Indonesia Lifts Tsunami Warning After Sumatra Quake

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning issued on Wednesday after a 7.3 magnitude quake struck off northern Sumatra.

At War Blog: In One Girl’s Story, a Test of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:14 AM PST

Arrests in the case of Sahar Gul, a teenager confined by her husband's family, may be a sign that Afghanistan is beginning to take women's rights seriously.