Heritage Field Opens Near Yankee Stadium

Heritage Field Opens Near Yankee Stadium
Obama Concedes That Courts Can Review Acts of Congress
The Lede Blog: Russian Church Admits Photo Was Altered to Hide Patriarch’s Watch
Malaria fight 'badly compromised'
Greg Mortenson to repay $1m to charity
France's Melenchon keeps up momentum in Toulouse
Chinese Web site has not recovered from Anonymous hack
U.S. Aims to Help Reformers in Myanmar
Italian populist leader Bossi resigns
Kissing Vladimir Putin, on film
Exxon Mobil dispute deepens Arab-Kurd split in Iraq
IOC faces Saudi Arabia ban demand
Ex-Taliban Police Commander Killed
Malawi President Suffers Heart Attack
Zimbabwe Official Claims Control of Foreign Miners
Student struck by police car dies
Japan ready for North Korea missile launch
Chinese insurer stops covering Iranian oil
Congo sends troops to east after mutiny and clashes
Malawi president 'in critical condition'

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Heritage Field, a long-promised 10.8-acre ballpark, opened this week on the site of the old Yankee Stadium.

Obama Concedes That Courts Can Review Acts of Congress

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT

A federal appeals court had demanded that the administration explain the president's remarks about judicial review of the health care overhaul.

The Lede Blog: Russian Church Admits Photo Was Altered to Hide Patriarch’s Watch

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:04 PM PDT

The Russian Orthodox Church said it had altered an image on its Web site to remove a watch worn by its leader. The watch may have been an expensive timepiece Patriarch Kirill has admitted owning but claimed to never wear.

Malaria fight 'badly compromised'

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Scientists find new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing.

Greg Mortenson to repay $1m to charity

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Author of "Three Cups of Tea" agrees to settlement after being accused of embezzling money from charity he founded.

France's Melenchon keeps up momentum in Toulouse

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT

TOULOUSE (Reuters) - French firebrand leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon made a show of force in the southern city of Toulouse on Thursday, drawing tens of thousands of supporters to a rally in which he called for France to withdraw from NATO and harked back to revolutionary times.

Chinese Web site has not recovered from Anonymous hack

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:39 PM PDT

At least one Chinese government Web site has not recovered after being hacked by Anonymous yesterday:

An Anonymous China Twitter account said more than 400 Web sites were hacked, including the sites of government bureaus in several Chinese cities, including the city of Chengdu, whose Web site is pictured above.

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U.S. Aims to Help Reformers in Myanmar

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:15 AM PDT

The U.S. decision to begin lifting key sanctions against Myanmar following recent elections is meant to boost reformers inside the country who face challenges from the conservative factions resisting the rapid change.

Italian populist leader Bossi resigns

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Umberto Bossi, leader of the oppositon Northern League, steps down as financial scandal engulfs the party.

Kissing Vladimir Putin, on film

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Opening in select U.S. theaters next week, the documentary "Putin's Kiss" tells the story of a Russian teenager who became famous in the mid-2000s when she was shown on TV giving President Vladimir Putin a kiss on the cheek.

Exxon Mobil dispute deepens Arab-Kurd split in Iraq

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT

BAGHDAD — A controversy over oil deals in Iraq is inflaming a bitter political divide between Kurdish and Arab leaders, bringing long-running arguments over autonomy and control of resources to the fore in this oil-rich country.

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IOC faces Saudi Arabia ban demand

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT

The IOC is urged to ban Saudi Arabia from London 2012 after the country's Olympic Committee president rules out women competitors.

Ex-Taliban Police Commander Killed

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:28 AM PDT

Ahmad Shah, once a prominent Taliban fighter who abandoned the insurgency several months ago to lead a new Western-trained fighting force in western Afghanistan, was killed with seven of his men by former insurgent allies.

Malawi President Suffers Heart Attack

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:27 AM PDT

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized, threatening to push the southern African nation deeper into turmoil.

Zimbabwe Official Claims Control of Foreign Miners

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:26 AM PDT

A Zimbabwe official on Thursday said his government has taken controlling stakes in foreign mines after they failed to meet a deadline to transfer majority shareholding to locals, but other officials quickly dismissed the claim and sought to reassure foreign investors.

Student struck by police car dies

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:05 PM PDT

A 24-year-old student dies after being hit by an unmarked police car in Birmingham.

Japan ready for North Korea missile launch

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Japan deploys interceptor missiles amid fears projectile to be launched later this month may veer into its airspace.

Chinese insurer stops covering Iranian oil

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 08:35 AM PDT

Company's decision, coupled with US and EU sanctions, will make it more difficult for refiners to import oil from Iran.

Congo sends troops to east after mutiny and clashes

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's army has dispatched hundreds of reinforcements to the east of the country after hundreds of soldiers abandoned their posts and at least 10 were killed in clashes between factions within the army, officials said on Thursday.