Northern Irish parade passes peacefully amid tight security

Northern Irish parade passes peacefully amid tight security
Ex-South Korea Leader Haunts Daughter’s Presidential Bid
Egypt's top military commander promises army overhaul
Deadly Russia oil sludge accident
VIDEO: Rare James Bond memorabilia auction
Man Utd 2-3 Tottenham
Walsall EDL march sees 28 arrests
Sudan tells United Nations its debts must be canceled
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing
Yemeni president acknowledges approving U.S. drone strikes
In Libya, security was lax before attack that killed U.S. ambassador, officials say
Officials 'acted for Boko Haram'
VIDEO: Pope butler evidence thrown out
Girl, 14, accused of stab murder
Slowdown galvanizes Polish opposition protesters
Bahraini teenager killed in protest
Capital Ideas: Obamanomics: A Counterhistory
S Lanka crush Windies to top pool
Strict Message on Gays Seen in Choice of Bishop
Kidnap victim shot ahead of trial

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT

BELFAST (Reuters) - A major parade that Northern Irish politicians and security forces feared could spark fighting between Catholics and Protestant passed peacefully on Saturday after police mounted their biggest security operation in 20 years.

Ex-South Korea Leader Haunts Daughter’s Presidential Bid

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Park Geun-hye, seeking the presidency as the candidate of the New Frontier Party, is riding on her father's residual popularity but also carrying the burden of his more negative legacy.

Egypt's top military commander promises army overhaul

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's most senior military commander has promised better training and more modern weaponry for the army in an apparent effort to satisfy officers' demands for change, which have multiplied after an uprising last year.

Deadly Russia oil sludge accident

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

A huge fire at an oil sludge treatment plant in Russia, said to have been caused by an explosion, kills at least eight workers.

VIDEO: Rare James Bond memorabilia auction

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT

A charity auction to mark the 50th anniversary of the very first 007 film will be held at Christie's in London.

Man Utd 2-3 Tottenham

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Clint Dempsey's first goal for Tottenham earns Andre Villas-Boas's side a first victory at Old Trafford since 1989.

Walsall EDL march sees 28 arrests

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Police make 28 arrests following demonstrations by the English Defence League in Walsall town centre, West Midlands Police say.

Sudan tells United Nations its debts must be canceled

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that its debts must be canceled and its economy supported as it struggles to recover from losing three-quarters of its critical oil revenue to South Sudan when it seceded a year ago.

Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Flight from Doha to Nigeria lands safely in city of Lagos after losing one of its tyres.

Yemeni president acknowledges approving U.S. drone strikes

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Yemen's president said Saturday that he personally approves every U.S. drone strike in his country and described the remotely piloted aircraft as a technical marvel that has helped reverse al-Qaeda's gains.

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In Libya, security was lax before attack that killed U.S. ambassador, officials say

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT

On the eve of his death, U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was ebullient as he returned for the first time in his new role to Benghazi, the eastern Libyan city that embraced him as a savior during last year's civil war. He moved around the coastal town in an armored vehicle and held a marathon of meetings, his handful of bodyguards trailing discreetly behind.

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Officials 'acted for Boko Haram'

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Nigerian authorities arrest a number of officials, whom they suspect of carrying out attacks for Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

VIDEO: Pope butler evidence thrown out

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Vatican judges have refused to admit key evidence in the trial of the Pope's former butler, charged with stealing sensitive documents.

Girl, 14, accused of stab murder

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT

A 14-year-old girl is charged with murder after a teenage boy was fatally stabbed in south London.

Slowdown galvanizes Polish opposition protesters

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Polish capital on Saturday, the start of an opposition drive to capitalize on the spluttering economy and try to loosen Prime Minister Donald Tusk's grip on power.

Bahraini teenager killed in protest

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Seventeen-year-old dies after police fire shotgun pellets at anti-government rally in Manama on Friday.

Capital Ideas: Obamanomics: A Counterhistory

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT

What could the administration have done to strengthen a weak recovery?

S Lanka crush Windies to top pool

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Hosts Sri Lanka are on the brink of the World Twenty20 semi-finals after thrashing West Indies by nine wickets.

Strict Message on Gays Seen in Choice of Bishop

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

The appointment of Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, 56, a rising conservative who led the fight against same-sex marriage in California, has many gay and lesbian Roman Catholics worried.