Republican Foreign Policy Establishment Slow to Embrace Romney

Republican Foreign Policy Establishment Slow to Embrace Romney


Republican Foreign Policy Establishment Slow to Embrace Romney

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:37 PM PDT

The Republican foreign policy establishment's reluctance to embrace Mitt Romney reflects unease on some of his positions, like a hard line on Russia and opposing a missile treaty.


Another Mass Execution Is Discovered in Syria

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Thirteen electricity workers who had apparently refused to end a protest strike were shot to death with hands bound behind their backs.


Colombia fighters release French reporter

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Kidnapped journalist Romeo Langlois released by FARC fighters a month after being taken hostage in a firefight.


In Syria, shoes give clue to identity of Houla assailants

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The men who stormed the Abdel Razzaks' home while carrying out a massacre in the Houla district of Syria were dressed like soldiers except for one potentially crucial detail, said a 10-year-old family member: They wore white shoes.

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Colombian rebels to free French journalist

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Rebels in Colombia say they will release French journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, a move that comes after negotiations that involved government officials and the Red Cross.


U.N. chief: We don't have Syria 'Plan B'

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:37 PM PDT

The United Nations ceasefire plan is in tatters. The international community appears unwilling to intervene. So can the violence in Syria be stopped?


5 detained in probe of deadly Qatar mall fire

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Five people, including the daughter of the Qatari culture minister, were ordered detained as authorities investigate a fire that killed 19 people at a Doha, Qatar, shopping mall, the state-run Qatar News Agency reported.


Mubarak's sons charged with insider trading

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's two sons were charged with insider trading Wednesday, just days before a verdict is expected on a separate trial involving them and their father.


U.N. group urges release of American in Nicaragua

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:18 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A United Nations group has called for the immediate release of a U.S. citizen serving a 22-year prison sentence in Nicaragua for drug trafficking and money laundering, concluding that he was wrongly convicted, his supporters said on Wednesday.


As Bagram Detainees Are Transferred, U.S. Keeps Its Grip

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Operations at the Parwan Detention Facility point out a gap between nominal Afghan control and the reality of lasting American authority.


Zimbabwe police release BBC man

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT

BBC Radio 3 music presenter Petroc Trelawny is freed from police custody in Zimbabwe but faces charges of breaking immigration laws.


Ireland prepares for treaty vote

Posted: 30 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Voters in the Republic of Ireland head to the polls on Thursday to vote in a referendum on the European fiscal treaty.


Pop: Fiona Apple’s New Album, ‘The Idler Wheel’

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Her songs have built Fiona Apple, whose new album is partly titled "The Idler Wheel," an audience that follows her intently, with both admiration and concern.


As Bagram Detainees Are Transferred, U.S. Keeps Its Grip

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Operations at the Parwan Detention Facility point out a gap between nominal Afghan control and the reality of lasting American authority.


Front Row: Simon Spurr Puzzles Fashion Industry by Quitting His Label

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:39 PM PDT

It's certainly not unprecedented for designers to quit the labels that bear their names, but Simon Spurr's decision has industry insiders puzzled.


Lagos anger over university name

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Students in Nigeria take part in angry protests over the president's sudden decision to change the name of the prestigious University of Lagos.


Colombia's FARC rebels release French reporter

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:41 AM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed French reporter Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, a month after taking him hostage in a firefight that showed the leftist group is still a menace despite a decade of military blows.


Debut novelist wins Orange Prize

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT

US author Madeline Miller has won the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction with her debut novel The Song of Achilles.


With Plan X, Pentagon seeks to spread U.S. military might to cyberspace

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The Pentagon is turning to the private sector, universities and even computer game companies as part of an ambitious effort to develop technologies to improve its cyberwarfare capabilities, launch effective attacks and withstand the likely retaliation.

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In test for euro zone, Ireland votes on fiscal treaty

Posted: 30 May 2012 10:57 AM PDT

DUBLIN — Linked by a common currency but not a common economy, the crisis-battered euro-zone nations are facing a pivotal choice: Either forge more closely together or risk their currency union breaking apart. But are European voters — some in nations divided by centuries of rivalries — willing to take that leap toward closer integration?

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