VIDEO: Toulouse killer's brother charged

VIDEO: Toulouse killer's brother charged


VIDEO: Toulouse killer's brother charged

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:44 PM PDT

The brother of the man who killed seven people in south-west France in recent weeks has been charged over the murders, judicial sources say.


Iran to increase cash handouts

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Monthly payments to citizens to be boosted by more than 50 per cent as inflation soars and currency depreciates.


In Supreme Court Health Care Case, Training for a Legal Marathon

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:00 PM PDT

The lawyers debating President Obama's health care law in three days of Supreme Court arguments this week have been busy with the mock arguments they call moot courts.


Hunger Games sets US film record

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Action film The Hunger Games takes $155 million in its opening weekend, the biggest tally ever for a film that is not a sequel.


Gary Oldman 'lost' Batman script

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Actor Gary Oldman says he nearly lost the top secret script for Christopher Nolan's third Batman film in a hotel room.


Film maker begins deep ocean dive

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Film director James Cameron begins his attempt to become the first person in 50 years to visit to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.


Gatland offered Lions coach role

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Warren Gatland is given the opportunity to lead the British and Irish Lions on their 2013 tour to Australia, BBC Sport understands.


U.S. negotiation efforts with Taliban have failed: group

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:47 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. negotiation efforts with the Taliban have failed and the United Nations should take the lead to optimize the chances of ending almost 11 years of war, a think tank said on Monday.


Delays Keep Omar Khadr at Guantánamo, Despite Plea Deal

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:05 PM PDT

Omar Khadr, who pleaded guilty to war crimes, has yet to be transferred to Canada under his plea deal, and the delay may hinder similar deals with other detainees.


India in One, Two or Three Weeks

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:07 PM PDT

Three insider itineraries for visiting one of the world's most compelling and confounding countries.


'Severe flu' gene flaw identified

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Scientists identity a genetic variant that turns mild flu into a life-threatening illness.


Film maker begins deep ocean dive

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:22 PM PDT

Film director James Cameron begins his attempt to become the first person in 50 years to visit to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench.


Merkel's party wins German state election

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Christian Democrats win in Saarland but ally crashes out in what is seen as a precursor to next year's national poll.


Myanmar to Overhaul Investment Laws

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:47 PM PDT

A raft of new investment laws are expected to make Myanmar far more attractive to international companies if sanctions against the country are lifted in the coming year. But the new laws will also leave many problems unresolved—and could create troubles of their own.


Canada's Main Opposition Elects New Leader

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Thomas Mulcair won the leadership of Canada's main political opposition, the New Democratic Party, and is now entrusted with the task of positioning the left-leaning party as a legitimate alternative to the governing Conservatives.


Win ‘changes nothing’ says Alonso

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 04:55 AM PDT

Fernando Alonso says his surprise win in Malaysia does not hide the fact Ferrari have work to do to challenge consistently.


Call for 'proper' Cruddas inquiry

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Labour leader Ed Miliband says a "proper, independent investigation" must be held after Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas boasted he could secure access to the prime minister.


Beijing loyalist to lead Hong Kong after fraught election

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:53 AM 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, after a fraught campaign which will intensify pressure on China to keeps its promise to allow Hong Kong a direct leadership election in 2017.


Relative calm returns to Mali capital

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Fuel stations and market stalls reopen after decrease in gunfire and looting that followed coup in West African nation.


Israel court rejects plea on outpost removal

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:48 PM PDT

State had sought to delay the dismantling of a large West Bank settler enclave until 2015.


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