Fighters want to try Gaddafi son: Libyan lawyer

Fighters want to try Gaddafi son: Libyan lawyer

Fighters want to try Gaddafi son: Libyan lawyer

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:32 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - While the International Criminal Court wants Libya to hand over Muammar Gaddafi's son for trial, Tripoli remains unable to prize him out of the hands of the militia fighters who caught him last year.

Five killed in bombings targeting Shi'ites in Iraq

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:22 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants targeting Shi'ite families in a province north of Iraq's capital killed five people and wounded six others when they set off bombs around their houses, local security sources said on Wednesday.

Inside North Korea's space centre

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Inside North Korea's satellite command centre


Celebrated chef shares her recipe

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:00 PM PDT

France's only female chef with three Michelin stars, Anne-Sophie Pic explains how she turned male-dominated French gastronomy on its head.

Former Algerian president dies

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first president after the country became independent from France in 1962, has died at the age of 96, Algeria's state-run news agency said Wednesday.

Israel considers talks on nuclear-free Mideast

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Israel is in the midst of discussions with Finland about the possibility of participating in a conference about creating a nuclear-free Middle East, according to Israel's Foreign Ministry.

Tim Hetherington’s legacy: A mother’s perspective on her son’s war photography

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT

"We're not ready for this."

"I felt like I was like fish in a barrel."

"Did everybody from the country come to this valley? Is nobody else fighting anymore? Is every bad guy in my face?"

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Inside North Korea's space centre

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Inside North Korea's satellite command centre


First president of independent Algeria dies: state media

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:50 PM PDT

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Ahmed Ben Bella helped lead Algeria's fight for independence from France and after victory became its first president, a figure who symbolized the romance of the national liberation struggle before the harsh reality of running a country intruded.

South Korea's conservatives headed for a surprise parliamentary win

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:47 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives were headed for a surprise victory in a parliamentary election on Wednesday, boosting leader Park Geun-hye's stature as a top presidential contender despite a liberal surge.

Greece to hold May 6 parliamentary election

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Lucas Papademos announces date after telling cabinet that the main goals of his coaliton government had been achieved.


Colombia's Santos raises profile on world stage

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is using this weekend's Summit of the Americas to raise his profile on the world stage and showcase his nation's emergence from decades of drug-fueled rebel violence to become a Latin American investment magnet.

Congo's Kabila says to arrest wanted army general

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila announced on Wednesday that authorities would arrest a serving army general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes.

Iraq parliament tells cabinet not to meddle in central bank policy: source

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:26 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament has sent a letter to the cabinet telling it not to interfere in monetary policy, a parliamentary source said, in a skirmish over central bank independence that reflects concerns over the extent of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's influence.

News Conference in Trayvon Martin Case Set for Wednesday Evening

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT

The special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday at 6 p.m.

VIDEO: Clinton describes Bin Laden raid

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:51 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton describes what was going through her mind during the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden


The Lede Blog: Protests and Clashes Are Seen in Chongqing

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT

There were no indications whether the protests in Chongqing were connected with the growing political scandal that has shaken the upper levels of China's government.

Analysis: Egypt's Brotherhood raises stakes by excluding IMF

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:45 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - In all but ruling out an early agreement on an IMF loan, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has dramatically raised the stakes in its struggle with the army-led administration for control of a country still reeling from a year of political turmoil.

Weakened LRA still terrorizes villagers

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:26 AM PDT

When Jeanne Boliza looks at her 3-year-old child, she remembers.

He is the product of her ordeal as a sex slave for a soldier in the Lord's Resistance Army, a brutal militia led by a self-proclaimed prophet, Joseph Kony. Boliza, who was a child when she was raped, named her son Dieu Donné, "God Given." But her neighbors cruelly refer to him by a different name.

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Peru miners rescued

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Nine Peruvian miners emerged into the daylight Wednesday morning after six days trapped in a collapsed mine.

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