VIDEO: Pope holds talks with Mexican president

VIDEO: Pope holds talks with Mexican president

VIDEO: Pope holds talks with Mexican president

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:40 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI has held talks with President Felipe Calderon of Mexico on the first full day of his visit to the country.


VIDEO: Japan 'ghost ship' drifts to Canada

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:27 AM PDT

A Japanese fishing vessel swept away by the March 2011 tsunami has been spotted adrift off the west coast of Canada.


US dating agencies battle sex, financial predators

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:50 PM PDT

Three major US online dating agencies have pledged action to protect users from sexual predators and financial scammers, California's attorney general said Tuesday.

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Santorum wins Louisiana, flexing Southern muscle

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:17 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Rick Santorum cruised to victory in the Louisiana Republican presidential primary on Saturday but still trails Mitt Romney by a wide margin in the national delegate count for the party nomination.

Hong Kong notables pick Leung as leader amid protests

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An election committee of about 1,200 Hong Kong notables picked Beijing-loyalist Leung Chun-ying as the city's next leader on Sunday following a campaign marred by scandal and public discontent at perceived interference by Beijing.

Obama scans tense Korean DMZ, North mourns Kim Jong-il

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:09 PM PDT

CAMP BONIFAS (South Korea), March 25 — US President Barack Obama peered across South Korea's tense border with the North today in a show of solidarity with US ally Seoul and a message of resolve to Pyongyang's new young ruler in his country's nuclear standoff with the West. Arriving on the eve of a global summit on nuclear security hosted by South ...

In Myanmar, old soldier fights losing war against Suu Kyi

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 07:49 PM PDT

YANGON, March 25 — Soe Min calls himself "the luckiest man in Myanmar." But he'll need more than luck to win a seat in crucial April 1 by-elections. He'll need a miracle. That's because the retired army doctor is running against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose nationwide political campaign has been cheered by huge crowds in ...

Hong Kong’s chief executive election

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 07:34 PM PDT

HONG KONG, March 25 — Hong Kong will select a new leader to replace Chief Executive Donald Tsang today. This is the fourth time that an elite election committee has picked someone to rule the territory since it reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997. Here are some facts about how the chief executive is elected and the city's politics. What ...

Santorum wins Louisiana, flexing Southern muscle

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:25 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS, March 25 — Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary yesterday, adding an 11th state to his total but still trailing Mitt Romney by a wide margin in the national delegate count toward the party nomination. Santorum had strong support in all income groups except for the very wealthy, and solid backing from ...

VIDEO: Pope: Mexico close to my heart

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:38 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI has told Mexicans their country is 'close to his heart'. The BBC's Will Grant reports.


In Myanmar, old soldier fights losing war against Suu Kyi

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:54 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - Soe Min calls himself "the luckiest man in Myanmar." But he'll need more than luck to win a seat in crucial April 1 by-elections. He'll need a miracle.

Hong Kong notables pick Leung Chun-ying as leader as hundreds protest

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:28 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An election committee of 1,200 Hong Kong notables picked Leung Chun-ying, widely seen as Beijing's preferred choice, as the city's next leader on Sunday following an election campaign marred by scandals that have resulted in a tide of public discontent and street protests.

Afghan killing spree suspected to occur in two stages

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 07:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians is believed to have carried out the rampage in two stages, returning to base after the first shootings and then going out to kill again, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

VIDEO: Pope's 'rapturous reception' in Mexico

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 07:59 PM PDT

The Pope will address a crowd of tens of thousands of Catholics who have gathered to hear him in the Mexican city of Guanajuato.


Hong Kong notables to pick leader; protesters urge democracy

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:22 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An election committee of 1,200 Hong Kong notables will vote on Sunday for the city's next leader following an election campaign marred by scandals that have dented public trust and the popularity of the two main candidates.

Santorum wins Louisiana Republican primary - CNN

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 06:15 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican primary on Saturday, CNN projected based on exit polls, adding an 11th state to his total but still trailing Mitt Romney by a wide margin in the national delegate count.

Chavez returning to Cuba for radiation therapy

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 05:36 PM PDT

CARACAS, March 25 — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will fly back to Cuba to begin radiation treatment for cancer today, but said he was in good shape and would be back home in several days. Since making a triumphant return to Caracas from Havana a week ago after a third operation in less than a year to remove a malignant tumor from his pelvis, ...

Merkel allies face extinction from state parliament

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:38 PM PDT

BERLIN, March 25 — The German state of Saarland votes today in the first of a trio of state elections that could banish Angela Merkel's junior coalition partners from regional parliaments, weakening her centre-right government ahead of next year's federal election. The Christian Democratic (CDU) chancellor plans to seek a third term in 2013, but ...

Al Qaeda group claims German citizen kidnap

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:05 PM PDT

DUBAI, March 25 — A group claiming to be al Qaeda's north African wing said it had kidnapped a German man and demanded the release of a Muslim woman imprisoned in Germany in exchange for his freedom. In a statement posted on Islamist Internet forums, the group, which called itself al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), named its German hostage as ...

Hong Kong notables to pick leader; protesters urge democracy

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 05:47 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An election committee of 1,200 Hong Kong notables will vote on Sunday for the city's next leader following an election campaign marred by scandals that have dented public trust and the popularity of the two main candidates.

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