U.S.-raised captive set to plead guilty at Guantanamo

U.S.-raised captive set to plead guilty at Guantanamo
The Caucus: Romney Accuses Santorum of Playing a ‘Dirty Trick’
Obama Signs Order Targeting Unfair Trade Practices
Brazil Judge Denies Injunction to Halt Chevron-Transocean Operations
Police detain Anonymous suspects
US shares hit pre-crash landmark
VIDEO: Diplomatic tussle between India and Italy
Voter Turnout Emerges as Test in Iranian Vote
13 Syrians die attempting to rescue foreign journalists from Homs
Guantanamo detainee would likely serve no more than 25 years under plea deal
Syria toll passes 7,500, UN says
Brothers charged over stabbed fan
France's Sarkozy edges up in election polls
Alec Stewart column
Rugby players in assault arrest
Virginia Senate Passes Revised Ultrasound Bill
Bits Blog: Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos
Egyptian judge resigns from NGO case
Sotheby’s Caught in Dispute Over Prized Cambodian Statue
Safety Alerts Cite Cholesterol Drugs’ Side Effects

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:26 PM PST

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A U.S.-raised prisoner is set to plead guilty at the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday, admitting he was an al Qaeda operative and agreeing to help prosecute other terrorism suspects in exchange for leniency.

The Caucus: Romney Accuses Santorum of Playing a ‘Dirty Trick’

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST

Mitt Romney on Tuesday blasted Rick Santorum for soliciting the last-minute support of Democratic voters in Michigan's Republican primary.

Obama Signs Order Targeting Unfair Trade Practices

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:35 PM PST

President Barack Obama signed an order to create a task force to target unfair trade practices in countries such as China, as part of a strategy to more aggressively protect U.S. business interests abroad.

Brazil Judge Denies Injunction to Halt Chevron-Transocean Operations

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:43 PM PST

A Brazilian judge denied an injunction to suspend local operations of Chevron and Transocean, saying it would have punished the companies before they had a chance to defend themselves in court.

Police detain Anonymous suspects

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:08 PM PST

Suspected members of the Anonymous hacking group are arrested across four countries, according to Interpol.

US shares hit pre-crash landmark

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:10 PM PST

The Dow Jones industrials average closes above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008, before the financial crisis, reflecting growing confidence in the US economy.

VIDEO: Diplomatic tussle between India and Italy

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:43 PM PST

India and Italy remain in a diplomatic tussle over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines at sea.

Voter Turnout Emerges as Test in Iranian Vote

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

As Iran prepares for parliamentary elections on Friday, the government is goading citizens to vote and warning them not to protest the results, as the turnout emerges as a test of the regime's legitimacy.

13 Syrians die attempting to rescue foreign journalists from Homs

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:33 PM PST

BEIRUT — Thirteen Syrian opposition activists were killed during a daring and chaotic attempt to smuggle four foreign journalists out of a besieged Homs neighborhood, human rights groups said Tuesday, illuminating the risks taken by the networks that routinely ferry injured people out of stricken Syrian cities.

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Guantanamo detainee would likely serve no more than 25 years under plea deal

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:32 PM PST

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The first high-value detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to reach a plea agreement with prosecutors will serve no more than 25 years, and probably considerably less, on war crimes charges that include murder and conspiracy if he meets his part of the deal, according to military documents and officials.

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Syria toll passes 7,500, UN says

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:51 PM PST

More than 7,500 have died in Syria since a crackdown began last March, a senior UN official says, as three foreign journalists remain missing.

Brothers charged over stabbed fan

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:37 PM PST

Two brothers are charged with murdering a Merseyside man who was in London for the League Cup final.

France's Sarkozy edges up in election polls

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:47 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to Socialist election frontrunner Francois Hollande in an opinion poll published on Tuesday, two weeks after he formally entered the race for April's presidential vote.

Alec Stewart column

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:04 AM PST

"In going to the IPL, Morgan is hindering his prospects of a return to the Test team."

Rugby players in assault arrest

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:06 PM PST

Welsh rugby internationals Ceri Sweeney and Tom James are among four people arrested after an incident in Cardiff hours after Wales' weekend Twickenham victory.

Virginia Senate Passes Revised Ultrasound Bill

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:14 PM PST

A revised bill requires ultrasound before an abortion, but says that women cannot be forced to have vaginal ultrasound.

Bits Blog: Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST

After a user allows an application on an Apple mobile device to have access to location information, the app can copy the user's entire photo library, without any further notification or warning, according to app developers.

Egyptian judge resigns from NGO case

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:24 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian judge handling the trial of dozens of democracy activists, including 16 Americans, accused of illegally receiving funds from abroad, said on Tuesday he would resign, state news agency MENA said.

Sotheby’s Caught in Dispute Over Prized Cambodian Statue

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:03 PM PST

A statue from the Khmer kingdom of ancient Cambodia, pulled out of an auction at Sotheby's, remains in New York while parties argue the legality of its removal from the country.