ECOWAS and Mali coup leaders 'reach deal'

ECOWAS and Mali coup leaders 'reach deal'

ECOWAS and Mali coup leaders 'reach deal'

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 01:27 PM PDT

West African leaders and military junta agree deal in which country's president and coup leader will both stand aside.


Young Men Flocking to Spain for Sex With Trafficked Prostitutes

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Though Spain's economy is struggling, prostitution is booming, exploding into public view in cities and towns.

France to free suspected Islamist militants

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French police were expected to release without charge on Friday the last six of 10 suspected Islamic militants arrested in dawn raids two days earlier, legal sources said.

'Naked Muhammad' Tunisians jailed

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Officials in Tunisia say two bloggers have been jailed for seven years after posting cartoons of a naked Prophet Muhammad on the internet.


Iranian navy frees Chinese ship hijacked by pirates

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian naval forces freed a Chinese freighter hijacked by Somali pirates off southern Iran on Friday and arrested all the attackers, the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars reported.

Egypt Brotherhood U-turn sets election agenda

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Egypt's Brotherhood candidate becomes presidential frontrunner


Mubarak's ex-spy chief enters Egypt presidential race

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:44 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman said on Friday he would run for president if supporters complete his paperwork within a day, putting one of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's closest allies back in the race days after he ruled himself out.

New York Auto Show: At New York Auto Show, Few Fantasies and Many Sensible Sedans

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:24 PM PDT

With the auto industry and the economy getting a second wind, this year's New York auto show is notable for sedans and crossovers that are as daring as Dockers on casual Friday.

At the Masters, the Biggest News Isn’t Golf

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Virginia M. Rometty is expected to attend the event to entertain clients while a debate continues about Augusta National Golf Club's men-only membership policy.

Lens Blog: Ozier Muhammad's Photos of Faith Leaders

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT

When the photographer Ozier Muhammad was looking to do a personal project on religion, Harlem was a natural choice. Faith is no small part of the community, where religious leaders have wielded great influence over the years. Mr. Muhammad photographed 13 of them.

Tax Plan Gives a Chill to India’s Foreign Investors

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Some international investors are delaying investments in India, a sign of concern over a raft of new taxes proposed by the government.

Japan Prepares for North Korea Missile Launch

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 11:55 AM PDT

North Korea's planned rocket launch is giving Japan's military an unexpected opportunity to deploy its ballistic-missile defense forces in the country's southern islands—the first time in an area that has been a focus of tension with China.


Swansea 0-2 Newcastle

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT

Newcastle United bolstered their Champions League push with victory at Swansea City thanks to another Papiss Cisse double.


What Brazil wants from White House visit: dinner

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:37 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will have a long wish list when she visits the White House on Monday, but there's one goal that stands above the rest:

US Navy fighter jet crashes in Virginia

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Two pilots successfully eject from aircraft after F/A-18 aircraft hits an apartment building in Virginia Beach city.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | April 6, 2012

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:12 PM PDT

A profile of Mitt Romney's right-hand man | Rebels declare statehood in northern Mali | The Metropolitan Opera begins Wagner's "Ring" Cycle.

Navy Jet Crashes in Virginia

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Two Navy pilots ejected from a fighter jet Friday, sending the unmanned plane careening into a Virginia Beach apartment complex and tearing the roof off at least one building that was engulfed in flames, officials said.

Bahrainis rally in support of hunger striker

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja moved to army hospital nearly two months into hunger strike, as thousands protest his detention.


India Ink: Image of the Day: April 6

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Good Friday commemoration at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi.

At War Blog: Profit and Proliferation, Part 2: Will Belgian Arms End Up in Syria?

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Legal arms sales by Belgium became a troubling factor in the Libyan conflict over the past year. Now that the revolution is over, there are concerns about where those weapons may turn up next.

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