Paris pistol pic: 'Wake-up call' for Pippa

Paris pistol pic: 'Wake-up call' for Pippa
Woman kidnapped 1 year ago is freed
The TV Watch: Julian Assange Starts Talk Show on Russian TV
At War Blog: Panetta Proposes New Sexual Assault Rules for the Military
Lens Blog: Update: The Subject of Massoud Hossaini's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo
Egypt’s election commission ejects front-runners from presidential race
Britain urges China to probe businessman’s death without ‘political interference’
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Arab ministers meet in Doha over Syria
Pippa Middleton's pistol pic scandal
Italian woman kidnapped in Algeria is freed
US Secret Service scandal widens
Israel frees former hunger striker
U.S. eases Myanmar sanctions to boost NGO projects
Smartwatch in crowdfunding record
Palestinian Premier Pulls Out of Israel Meeting
U.S. Panel Rejects Refrigerator Duties
Britain says put pressure on China in Heywood case
Egypt panel turns down candidates' appeal
Bans upheld on Egypt candidates

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A storm of outrage provoked by photos of Pippa Middleton showing her in a car with a man wielding what appears to be a gun in France should act as a wake-up call, royal watchers have warned Prince William's sister-in-law.

Woman kidnapped 1 year ago is freed

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

An Italian woman kidnapped in southern Algeria over a year ago has been freed, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said Tuesday.

The TV Watch: Julian Assange Starts Talk Show on Russian TV

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Under house arrest in Britain, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, unveiled a new talk show on Tuesday with his own version of a sensational get: the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

At War Blog: Panetta Proposes New Sexual Assault Rules for the Military

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Under pressure from Congress and veterans advocates, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Monday announced new policies to combat sexual assault in the ranks.

Lens Blog: Update: The Subject of Massoud Hossaini's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:26 PM PDT

An Agence France-Presse photographer met with Tarana Akbari, the 11-year-old subject of Massoud Hossaini's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.

Egypt’s election commission ejects front-runners from presidential race

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:01 PM PDT

CAIRO — Egypt's presidential electoral commission permanently disqualified 10 presidential hopefuls, including three front-runners, on Tuesday, upending the election just weeks before next month's vote.

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Britain urges China to probe businessman’s death without ‘political interference’

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT

LONDON — The British government urged China on Tuesday to carry out a full investigation into the death of a British businessman and to ensure that it is free of political interference.

The mysterious death of Neil Heywood, a Briton who had lived in China for 10 years, has been linked to the downfall of the prominent Shanghai party chieftain Bo Xilai, amid one of the biggest political scandals in China in a generation.

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Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Arab ministers meet in Doha over Syria

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 01:00 PM PDT

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan discusses peace plan with ministers, as conflict rages despite ceasefire.

Pippa Middleton's pistol pic scandal

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Italian woman kidnapped in Algeria is freed

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:29 PM PDT

An Italian woman kidnapped in southern Algeria over a year ago has been freed, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said Tuesday.

US Secret Service scandal widens

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT

A prostitution scandal involving US Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia, involved as many as 20 women, US Senator Susan Collins says.

Israel frees former hunger striker

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner who went on a 66-day hunger strike, is released following a deal reached in February.

U.S. eases Myanmar sanctions to boost NGO projects

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:42 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday relaxed sanctions on Myanmar to permit financial transactions to support certain humanitarian and development projects in the country as it moves ahead with democratic reforms after decades of military rule.

Smartwatch in crowdfunding record

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:23 AM PDT

A watch made of electronic paper raises $3.4m in less than a week on crowdsource funding site Kickstarter.

Palestinian Premier Pulls Out of Israel Meeting

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pulled out of a planned meeting with the Israeli leader, torpedoing what was set to be the highest-level talks between the sides in nearly two years.

U.S. Panel Rejects Refrigerator Duties

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:37 AM PDT

The U.S. International Trade Commission, in a setback for American companies seeking protection from imports, voted against imposing duties on certain steel car wheels made in China and refrigerators produced in South Korea and Mexico.

Britain says put pressure on China in Heywood case

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain repeatedly pressed for an investigation into the death of a British businessman, whose murder sparked political upheaval in China, before Beijing agreed to look into the case, the foreign minister said on Tuesday.