Hollande widens lead as French campaign drags: poll |
- Hollande widens lead as French campaign drags: poll
- French PM prompts religious row
- 5 members of Anonymous hacking group charged
- After democracy-group crisis, U.S. seeking reliable partner in new Egypt
- Africans live in fear of inner-city arms depots
- Afghan Women's Rights Face Setback
- 140mph death crash driver jailed
- Russia protesters split by arrests
- Al Qaeda says Yemen attack follows U.S. troop increase
- Five arrested in high-profile cyber attacks
- Where is Bob Levinson? FBI offers $1 million reward
- Tibetan youth sets himself ablaze in China
- Two UK Murdoch journalists in apparent suicide bids
- Libyan leader says autonomy call a foreign plot
- The Caucus: Obama Tells G.O.P. Critics War With Iran Is ‘Not a Game’
- Wendell Pierce to Open a Grocery Store in New Orleans
- Tibetan youth sets himself ablaze in China
- U.S. Proposes New Syria Resolution
- Eastern Libya Seeks More Autonomy
- Osborne Sticks With Deficit Focus
| Hollande widens lead as French campaign drags: poll Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:26 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - French presidential candidate Francois Hollande has widened his lead over his opponent, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, just seven weeks before the election but most voters find the campaign so far has been disappointing, a poll showed on Tuesday.
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| French PM prompts religious row Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:24 PM PST Muslim and Jewish groups react with dismay after French PM Francois Fillon suggests the religious slaughter of animals is out of date.
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| 5 members of Anonymous hacking group charged Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:02 PM PST Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday charged five men allegedly associated with the hacking group Anonymous, based on information provided by a group leader who had secretly been working with the FBI since last year. Read full article >>   
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| After democracy-group crisis, U.S. seeking reliable partner in new Egypt Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PST CAIRO — American officials say that the negotiated end to a crisis involving pro-democracy workers has only underscored what remains a major obstacle in U.S.-Egyptian relations: the absence of a reliable partner following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Read full article >>
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| Africans live in fear of inner-city arms depots Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:14 PM PST BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - An arms depot blast which tore through Congo Republic's capital Brazzaville is a reminder that millions of Africans live dangerously close to munitions stored near thickly populated areas, an expert in the field said on Tuesday.
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| Afghan Women's Rights Face Setback Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:53 AM PST Afghanistan's government appears to be scaling back its support for women's rights to advance peace talks with the Taliban ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops, Afghan lawmakers and human-rights activists warned on Tuesday.
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| 140mph death crash driver jailed Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:56 PM PST A man who had taken drugs before driving at up to 140mph the wrong way along a dual carriageway in Cornwall, killing a woman, is jailed for eight years.
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| Russia protesters split by arrests Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:14 PM PST MOSCOW — Anti-Putin demonstrators who were arrested here Monday were released by Tuesday morning, with some facing fines and others jail sentences but all confronting the crucial question of what tactics will best sustain their protest. Read full article >>
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| Al Qaeda says Yemen attack follows U.S. troop increase Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:40 PM PST ADEN (Reuters) - The Yemeni branch of al Qaeda said Tuesday it attacked a U.S. intelligence officer after U.S. soldiers were sent to the country, whose new leader has vowed to fight the militant Islamist group.
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| Five arrested in high-profile cyber attacks Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:58 AM PST Top members of the computer hacker group "Anonymous," as well as its off-shoots "Internet Feds," "AntiSec" and "LulzSec," were arrested and charged with hacking and other crimes on Tuesday following a wide-ranging investigation that used a group leader as a secret government informant.
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| Where is Bob Levinson? FBI offers $1 million reward Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:38 AM PST The FBI on Tuesday offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the whereabouts and safe return of Robert (Bob) Levinson, a former agent who disappeared in Iran five years ago this week. The FBI also said it would put up billboards bearing pictures of Levinson in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere in the region. Levinson is believed to be held hostage in Iran. The FBI often offers a reward for missing persons when an investigation reaches a dead end of sorts, or is in need of assistance from the public. Read full article >>
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| Tibetan youth sets himself ablaze in China Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:34 AM PST Self-immolation of 18-year-old in Sichuan province is the third such incident in three days in country's southwest.
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| Two UK Murdoch journalists in apparent suicide bids Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:12 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Two senior journalists working for Rupert Murdoch's News International have apparently attempted suicide as pressure mounts at the scandal-hit publisher of the now-defunct News of the World.
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| Libyan leader says autonomy call a foreign plot Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:00 PM PST BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Delegates announced plans for greater autonomy Tuesday in the Libyan city of Benghazi, prompting an immediate warning from the central government of a foreign-inspired plot to break up the country.
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| The Caucus: Obama Tells G.O.P. Critics War With Iran Is ‘Not a Game’ Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:18 PM PST Responding to critics' claims that his Iran policies are too weak, President Obama on Tuesday challenged his opponents to make a case to voters for a military strike.
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| Wendell Pierce to Open a Grocery Store in New Orleans Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:15 PM PST The actor Wendell Pierce, of the HBO series "Treme," plans to open healthy grocery stores in New Orleans neighborhoods where supermarkets are scarce.
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| Tibetan youth sets himself ablaze in China Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:34 AM PST Self-immolation of 18-year-old in Sichuan province is the third such incident in three days in country's southwest.
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| U.S. Proposes New Syria Resolution Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:57 AM PST The U.S. is proposing a new Security Council resolution demanding an end to violence in Syria that tries to take a more balanced approach in an effort to get Russia and China on board.
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| Eastern Libya Seeks More Autonomy Posted: 06 Mar 2012 12:43 PM PST Tribal leaders and militia commanders declared oil-rich eastern Libya a semiautonomous state, a unilateral move opponents fear will be the first step toward outright dividing the country.
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| Osborne Sticks With Deficit Focus Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:52 AM PST U.K. Treasury Chief George Osborne ruled out any extra borrowing to fund a give-away in the upcoming budget.
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