Charges Coming in Fla. Hazing Death

Charges Coming in Fla. Hazing Death


Charges Coming in Fla. Hazing Death

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:21 PM PDT

At least five people will face charges in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member aboard a bus after a performance in Orlando last fall, authorities said Tuesday.


Hendry quits snooker after defeat

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry announces his retirement from snooker after a heavy 13-2 defeat by Stephen Maguire.


Bahrain police fire tear gas at protesters

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Protests break out on World Labour Day as opposition calls for release of prisoners awaiting new trials.


Colombian rebels say French journalist is 'prisoner of war'

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Colombia's largest rebel group reportedly admitted on Tuesday to holding French journalist Romeo Langlois, who disappeared over the weekend, and described him as a "prisoner of war."


Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT

KABUL — President Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, landing on the one-year anniversary of the attack that killed Osama bin Laden and during a pivotal moment in U.S-Afghan relations, as the two countries look to define their military and economic ties beyond 2014.

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South Sudan civilians are trapped in conflict over oil

Posted: 01 May 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Every few moments, Nyameat Nyak glances nervously at the sky. It's been two weeks since Sudanese warplanes bombed her teashop as she was serving five traders, pregnant with her sixth child. Shrapnel sliced through the walls, covering her in flesh and blood.

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Terror Defendant Convicted in Plot to Bomb New York Subways

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:19 PM PDT

Prosecutors said a Queens man was stopped just days before he and two of his former high school classmates planned to stage suicide attacks.


Knicks’ Stoudemire Is Expected to Miss Rest of Heat Series

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire did not break any bones or sustain any tendon or ligament damage in his left hand, a person with direct knowledge of his status said.


Obama in Afghanistan to sign security pact

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT

US president makes surprise Kabul visit to sign US-Afghan partnership on eve of anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death.


Five held over Ohio bridge 'plot'

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Five men, three of them self-described anarchists, are questioned over an alleged plot to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, Ohio.


Man charged over hair salon death

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A man is charged with the murder of his estranged wife whose body was found at her hairdressing salon in Kent.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | May 1, 2012

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:28 PM PDT

A British parliamentary report finds Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead a media empire | "Once" leads the Tony nominations | Muslim women hold their own prom.


Obama lands in Afghanistan, meets with Karzai

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:42 PM PDT

President Barack Obama made a previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, the first anniversary of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in neighboring Pakistan.


New York 'subway bomber' guilty

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Adis Medunjanin is found guilty over a New York subway suicide-bomb plot planned to target the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.


Obama signs strategic Afghan deal

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:30 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama signs a strategic accord with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan.


Israel army closes probe into deadly 2009 shelling

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:27 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military on Tuesday closed an investigation into a 2009 shelling of a house in Gaza that killed 21 members of a Palestinian family, saying it did not constitute a war crime and that the civilians had not been targeted purposefully.


Workers around the world mark May Day

Posted: 01 May 2012 08:03 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of people take to the streets across the globe, protesting against job cuts and austerity measures.


Munch canteen murals may be sold

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Kraft Foods confirms its factory canteen housing a frieze of 12 large paintings by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in Oslo may be sold.


Obama, Under Veil of Secrecy, Visits Kabul to Seal Agreement

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:10 PM PDT

President Obama landed in Kabul to sign a strategic partnership agreement with President Hamid Karzai meant to mark the beginning of the end of the war in Afghanistan.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi poised for historic debut in parliament

Posted: 01 May 2012 12:36 PM PDT

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to make her debut in parliament on Wednesday marking a historic development for the country and for the Nobel laureate who waged a two-decade struggle against military dictatorship.


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