Mars 'has life's building blocks'

Mars 'has life's building blocks'
Amnesty, opposition condemn attack on Angola protesters
Summer Gas Prices Expected to Be Modestly Lower
Hurricane Bud threatens Mexico
Pakistan's Gilani Gets Boost From Speaker
Protests in Myanmar Spread
U.S. Senate Committee Cuts Pakistan Aid
Colombian Soldiers Killed Near Venezuela
Vatican Bank Chief Is Ousted in Vote
Singapore Ferrari Crash Foments Ire at Foreigners
Draghi Defends ECB's Liquidity Injections
U.S. soldier, two Chinese charged with smuggling guns to China
Lotus favourites for win - Button
In pictures: Montreal protests
Mexico’s two major crime cartels now at war
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Senators penalize Pakistan for jailing doctor who aided CIA
Guatemalan ex-attorney general arrested
Kuwait finance minister quits after opposition push
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Posted: 24 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT

New evidence from meteorites suggests that the basic building blocks of life are present on Mars.

Amnesty, opposition condemn attack on Angola protesters

Posted: 24 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT

LISBON (Reuters) - Amnesty International and Angolan opposition party UNITA on Thursday urged authorities to investigate an attack by unidentified men on the home of an Angolan anti-government protest organizer earlier this week that left three injured.

Summer Gas Prices Expected to Be Modestly Lower

Posted: 24 May 2012 01:31 PM PDT

The cost of a gallon of gasoline is dropping, especially on the East Coast, because of growing oil supplies and a decline in global crude oil prices.

Hurricane Bud threatens Mexico

Posted: 24 May 2012 11:26 AM PDT

Hurricane Bud quickly strengthened early Thursday after forming off the southwestern coast of Mexico just hours before, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

Pakistan's Gilani Gets Boost From Speaker

Posted: 24 May 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Pakistan's parliament speaker said she decided that a conviction for contempt against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani doesn't mean he has to step down.

Protests in Myanmar Spread

Posted: 24 May 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Rallies protesting shortages of electricity in Myanmar continued to spread, with police arresting several people north of the commercial capital of Yangon.

U.S. Senate Committee Cuts Pakistan Aid

Posted: 24 May 2012 01:17 PM PDT

A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden, cutting aid to Islamabad by $33 million—$1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year sentence for high treason.

Colombian Soldiers Killed Near Venezuela

Posted: 24 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Ties between Bogota and Caracas are fraying after 12 Colombian soldiers were killed near the Venezuela border, allegedly by Colombian rebels who are said to be using the neighboring country as a comfortable refuge.

Vatican Bank Chief Is Ousted in Vote

Posted: 24 May 2012 11:59 AM PDT

The president of the Vatican bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, was effectively ousted Thursday after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence from bank overseers, the Vatican and officials said.

Singapore Ferrari Crash Foments Ire at Foreigners

Posted: 24 May 2012 12:28 PM PDT

A fatal crash involving a Chinese Ferrari driver has turned into a flashpoint for resentment among Singaporeans over flashy displays of wealth.

Draghi Defends ECB's Liquidity Injections

Posted: 24 May 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Europe's leaders need to make a "joint and irreversible" decision on what their union should be, ECB President Mario Draghi said.

U.S. soldier, two Chinese charged with smuggling guns to China

Posted: 24 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A member of the U.S. National Guard and two Chinese citizens have been charged with smuggling multiple shipments of firearms from New York City to China, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Lotus favourites for win - Button

Posted: 24 May 2012 08:50 AM PDT

McLaren's Jenson Button says the Lotus team are the favourites to win this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

In pictures: Montreal protests

Posted: 24 May 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Canadian police arrest hundreds at tuition fees protest

Mexico’s two major crime cartels now at war

Posted: 24 May 2012 11:49 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY — The two most important criminal organizations in Mexico are engaged in all-out war, and the most spectacular battles are being fought for the cameras as the combatants pursue a strategy of intimidation and propaganda by dumping ever greater numbers of headless bodies in public view — the victims most likely innocents.

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Posted: 24 May 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Senators penalize Pakistan for jailing doctor who aided CIA

Posted: 24 May 2012 01:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million -- one million for each year in the doctor's sentence.

Guatemalan ex-attorney general arrested

Posted: 24 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan police arrested a former attorney general on Thursday on charges that include money laundering.

Kuwait finance minister quits after opposition push

Posted: 24 May 2012 12:56 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's finance minister resigned on Thursday after opposition lawmakers accused him in parliament of failing to deal with alleged financial irregularities in his departments.