Mexico's conservatives bet on woman presidential hopeful

Mexico's conservatives bet on woman presidential hopeful
Badger cull plans to be reviewed
Britain's Cameron offered air tanker as VIP jet
Disney film boss quits after flop
For Caretakers, a Rent-Free Life in New York’s Historic Homes
Argentina seeks Petrobras collaboration in YPF
Peru's army prepares for "all-out" assault on rebels
Protests in Tahrir Square heat up again
Strike law tests Moroccan government reforms
Secret Service to Dismiss 2 More in Scandal, Official Says
Mexico volcano spews burning rock
VIDEO: Rubber chicken sent to edge of space
Anxious Egyptians Jam Tahrir Square in Protest
Bhoja Air Passenger Plane Crashes in Pakistan’s Capital
Bhoja Air Passenger Plane Crashes in Pakistan’s Capital
Secret Service investigation expands in Colombia
Reaction over viral rape video
Crisis proves a curse for Greece's Orthodox Church
Norway mass killer says he was a nice person
Trayvon Martin's killer granted $150,000 bail

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 01:24 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling conservatives took a bold step by becoming the first major party to nominate a woman presidential candidate, but Josefina Vazquez Mota is struggling to close a big gap with the front-runner, hamstrung by internal party divisions.

Badger cull plans to be reviewed

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 01:11 PM PDT

Government plans to cull badgers in England are to to be reviewed in the High Court following a legal challenge by the Badger Trust.

Britain's Cameron offered air tanker as VIP jet

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:45 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Senior British politicians and royals might consider making foreign visits in converted air force refueling jets after a row over the use of a rented Boeing for a trade mission to tout European-made Airbus planes.

Disney film boss quits after flop

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT

The head of the Disney film studio, Rich Ross, resigns as chairman just a month after the film John Carter became one of the company's biggest flops.

For Caretakers, a Rent-Free Life in New York’s Historic Homes

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT

The caretakers who tend to some of New York's most splendid manors insist they are far more motivated by the connection to an earlier era than the real estate deal of a lifetime.

Argentina seeks Petrobras collaboration in YPF

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:36 PM PDT

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vido approached Brazil and its state-run oil company Petrobras on Friday to invite greater investment and collaboration with oil company YPF, which the government announced this week it would seize.

Peru's army prepares for "all-out" assault on rebels

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:26 PM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's army is preparing one of its largest offensives in two decades against Shining Path rebels, officials said on Friday, hoping to quash remnants of the group that embarrassed the government over the weekend.

Protests in Tahrir Square heat up again

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Thousands of Egyptians protested Friday, unified in their determination to protect the goals of a hard-fought revolution.

Strike law tests Moroccan government reforms

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:15 PM PDT

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's plans to introduce a law this year to regulate strikes will test the Islamist-led government's ability to carry out reforms to modernize an economy that is badly in need of foreign investment.

Secret Service to Dismiss 2 More in Scandal, Official Says

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:56 PM PDT

The dismissals would raise to five the number of members of the Secret Service forced out in the prostitution case.

Mexico volcano spews burning rock

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:40 AM PDT

People living on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City are watching with concern as the volcano spews ash and burning rocks.

VIDEO: Rubber chicken sent to edge of space

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:33 AM PDT

A group of high school students in California have launched a rubber chicken to the edge of space, all in the name of science.

Anxious Egyptians Jam Tahrir Square in Protest

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Protesters chanted for the overthrow of the ruling military council on Friday, reflecting rising unease over the course of the country's fitful democratic transition.

Bhoja Air Passenger Plane Crashes in Pakistan’s Capital

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Bad weather was reported to be a factor in the crash, according to initial reports in local news media.

Bhoja Air Passenger Plane Crashes in Pakistan’s Capital

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Bad weather was reported to be a factor in the crash, according to initial reports in local news media.

Secret Service investigation expands in Colombia

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Officials warned that more Secret Service resignations could come Friday, stemming from an alleged prostitution scandal in Colombia that is the focus of congressional inquiry and outrage.

Reaction over viral rape video

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Seven appear in court accused of gang-raping a teen girl in a case that has outraged the country. Nkepile Mabuse reports.

Crisis proves a curse for Greece's Orthodox Church

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:48 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Close links between the Greek state and the Orthodox Church are turning from a blessing for the clergy into a curse as the debt-laden government struggles to fund the ancient institution, just as impoverished Greeks need its charitable work most.