Hope in Pakistan for Curbing Acid Attacks

Hope in Pakistan for Curbing Acid Attacks


Hope in Pakistan for Curbing Acid Attacks

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Ten years after a vengeful man doused her face in acid, Fakhra Younas jumped to her death in Rome.


VIDEO: Obamas host Easter egg roll

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have hosted thousands of children and their parents at the White House's annual Easter egg roll.


Helicopter crash kills 6 foreigners in Niger desert

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:53 PM PDT

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger's Tenere desert, two Nigerien security sources said on Monday.


Dior names Galliano replacement

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Belgian designer Raf Simons is named as the new artistic director of fashion house Christian Dior, replacing John Galliano.


Dead British soldier named by MoD

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:55 PM PDT

A British soldier who died more than two months after being injured in an explosion in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence.


Real legacy of Kim dynasty

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:18 PM PDT

North Korea and the Kim cult of personality


Costa Rican Diplomat Kidnapped in Venezuela

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:08 PM PDT

A Costa Rican diplomat in Venezuela was kidnapped over the weekend, the latest high-profile incident that underscores the country's growing crime rates.


South Koreans Eye Local Race

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The winner of Wednesday's race for a seat in parliament from the South Korean coastal city of Busan could change the face of the country's more important presidential race at the end of the year.


Real legacy of Kim dynasty

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:18 PM PDT

North Korea and the Kim cult of personality


Concern mounts for Bahrain hunger striker

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Family and lawyer of jailed activist Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja say days without contact have raised fears for his health.


Libya halts cash for ex-fighters over corruption

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 01:12 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has halted a scheme to pay compensation to people who fought in last year's revolt against Muammar Gaddafi because it was riddled with corruption and paying out cash to people who do not qualify.


Tymoshenko angered by murder link

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Jailed Ukrainian former PM Yulia Tymoshenko reacts angrily to a claim of involvement in the 1996 murder of MP Yevhen Shcherban.


A New Look at Nature’s Role in the Titanic’s Sinking

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:58 PM PDT

A century after the sinking of the Titanic, new research argues that record tides and ocean mirages may help explain a disaster long associated with human ineptitude.


Mali court meets to choose interim president

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Constitutional court expected to name head of national assembly, Diouncounda Traore, as country's caretaker leader.


Bahrain hunger striker has not eaten for two months; government does not respond

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 11:29 AM PDT

As anti-government protests continue in Bahrain, one man's protest has been brought into sharp focus. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, 52, has been on a hunger strike for 61 days, and may soon die, his family and lawyer say.

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N.F.L. Upholds Suspensions in Saints Bounty Scandal

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Commissioner Roger Goodell rejected a defense that Gregg Williams, who oversaw the system offering money to injure opponents, was a rogue coach.


Home-made bomb injures seven Bahrain policemen

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Seven Bahraini policemen were wounded, three of them seriously, when a home-made bomb exploded on Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, during a protest near the capital calling for the release of an activist on a two-month hunger strike.


UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?


Yemeni army clashes with Islamists in south, 57 killed

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:52 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - At least 57 people were killed on Monday in Yemen when fighters from an al Qaeda-linked group attacked a military camp near the southern city of Lawdar, residents and local officials said.


Trayvon Martin Prosecutor Won’t Convene Grand Jury

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT

State Attorney Angela Corey, who is investigating the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old, said her decision "should not be considered a factor in the final determination of the case."


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