Peru rebel leader mocks Humala's army after ambush

Peru rebel leader mocks Humala's army after ambush


Peru rebel leader mocks Humala's army after ambush

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 01:21 PM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's first major hostage-taking in a decade was a ruse to lure soldiers into a remote jungle valley and kill them in ambushes, said the Shining Path rebel who led the kidnappings of 36 gas workers.


Dick Clark, 1929-2012: Dick Clark, TV Host and Icon of New Year’s Eve, Is Dead at 82

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Mr. Clark was the perpetually youthful-looking television host of "American Bandstand," which advanced the influence of teenagers and rock 'n' roll on American culture. He was 82.


US TV presenter Dick Clark dies

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 01:25 PM PDT

One of America's best-known veteran television personalities, Dick Clark, has died aged 82, after suffering a heart attack, his agent says.


Florida Judge in Martin Case Steps Aside

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Judge Jessica Recksiedler removed herself from the murder case against George Zimmerman amid concerns about a possible conflict of interest.


White House condemns Afghan abuse

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama wants the American soldiers behind the "reprehensible" abuse of Afghan corpses to be held accountable, the White House says.


VIDEO: Worst crackdown on Tibet claim

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:51 AM PDT

Over the past year, 32 Tibetans have set fire to themselves as a protest against what they say is China's worst crackdown on the region since the Cultural Revolution.


Montenegrin journalist given prison term for libel

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:52 PM PDT

BELGRADE (Reuters) - A court in Montenegro ordered a journalist to serve four months in prison for libel on Wednesday in a case that could damage the country's reputation for media freedom as it prepares for talks on joining the European Union.


US publisher demands piracy trial

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT

John Wiley & Sons, publisher of the "For Dummies" guide books, demands the trial of four suspected file-sharers.


Egyptian transition 'in danger'

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

The Muslim Brotherhood candidate barred from standing in Egypt's presidential election has warned the country's progress towards democracy is in danger.


Egypt's mufti visits Jerusalem for first time

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - The grand mufti, one of Egypt's highest religious authorities, said he had visited Jerusalem on Wednesday for the first time, angering Islamist groups opposed to any step that might be viewed as recognizing Israeli control of the city.


White House condemns Afghan abuse

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama wants the American soldiers behind the "reprehensible" abuse of Afghan corpses to be held accountable, the White House says.


Ministers see off 'pasty' rebels

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:25 PM PDT

The government defeats an attempt by MPs to overturn changes to VAT charged on takeaway food, dubbed "the pasty tax".


U.S. and NATO Finalize Pacts on Ending Afghan War

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:58 AM PDT

An agreement would pave the way for President Obama to announce, at a NATO summit meeting next month, that the unpopular, nearly 11-year-old conflict is near its end.


France's Sarkozy rows back on nuclear help for Libya

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy backpedalled from a denial and acknowledged on Wednesday that he had discussions with Muammar Gaddafi about selling a nuclear reactor to Libya some four years before Paris helped topple the late dictator in 2011.


Bashir threatens South Sudan's ruling party

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT

President vows to overthrow "insect" government of Sudan's neighbour as tension rises along the border.


VIDEO: UN wives ask Asma for Syria peace

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:04 PM PDT

The wives of the British and German ambassadors to the UN have released a four-minute video urging President Assad's wife Asma to help end the violence in Syria.


Electron's split personality seen

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Researchers see electrons turning into a never-before-seen "quasi-particle" that carries the electron's properties around in a material.


Norway's Breivik demands acquittal or death

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Mass killer presents himself as a crusader defending Europe from immigration on behalf of militant nationalists.


City Room: Officer Eder Loor's Doctor Describes Unlikely Survival From Stabbing

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Officer Eder Loor himself removed the knife from his brain, where it missed crippling or killing him by a fraction of a millimeter, his doctor said.


Pat Summit Stepping Down as Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Pat Summitt, who received a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's last year, will take the title of head coach emeritus; her longtime assistant Holly Warlick will replace her.


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