Syria’s immediate prospects for peace grim, new U.N. envoy says |
- Syria’s immediate prospects for peace grim, new U.N. envoy says
- Yemeni intelligence official shot dead in Sanaa
- VIDEO: Royal wedding in Brunei
- In Tennessee, Building a Bat Cave to Battle a Plague
- Graft scandal forces out head of Italy's Lazio region
- Mexico arrests 35 police for suspected links to drug gang
- UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?
- Libya militia leader: Heat-seeking missiles, other weapons stolen during firefight
- Libyan government puts army in charge of Benghazi militias
- US Marines charged in urine video
- Woman killed in Colorado prison
- Germany pursuing ex-Nazi guard
- Panda Cub That Died Had Liver Abnormalities
- Vegan Food Is in Mainstream in Southern California
- Human rights court rejects extradition appeal by UK Islamist
- US Marines charged in urine video
- Syria mediator tells U.N. he has "a few ideas" but no plan
- U.S. links Iran's state oil company to Revolutionary Guards
- Facebook message rumour 'false'
- OSCE and EU give thumbs-down to Belarus poll
| Syria’s immediate prospects for peace grim, new U.N. envoy says Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS — The new U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria offered a downbeat assessment Monday on the prospects for peace in the war-torn country, saying that he would be powerless to avert worsening civil and sectarian strife as long as the United Nations' biggest powers, including the United States and Russia, remained divided. Read full article >>   
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| Yemeni intelligence official shot dead in Sanaa Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:58 PM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Masked gunmen shot dead a senior intelligence official in Sanaa on Monday, a security source said, the latest in a series of assassinations in Yemen as the U.S.-allied government battles al Qaeda militants.
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| VIDEO: Royal wedding in Brunei Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:48 PM PDT The wedding has taken place in Brunei of the Sultan's fifth daughter Princess Hajah Hafiza Sururul Bolkiah.
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| In Tennessee, Building a Bat Cave to Battle a Plague Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:50 PM PDT Scientists hope that luring bats to an artificial bunker near Clarksville, Tenn., will help them find a cure for white nose syndrome, which has killed five million bats. 
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| Graft scandal forces out head of Italy's Lazio region Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - The governor of Italy's Lazio region resigned on Monday over a corruption scandal that could increase political instability in debt-plagued Italy before elections due next year.
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| Mexico arrests 35 police for suspected links to drug gang Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:55 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican navy has arrested 35 members of the federal police force on suspicion of working for one of the country's most notorious drug gangs, the Zetas.
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| UPDATE: Where in the world ... ? Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT Do you know where this photo was taken?
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| Libya militia leader: Heat-seeking missiles, other weapons stolen during firefight Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya — The commander of a powerful Libyan militia said Monday that looters had stolen "a large number" of shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missiles from the militia's base when protesters who called for dismantling the country's militias overran the compound. Read full article >>
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| Libyan government puts army in charge of Benghazi militias Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's government, seeking to assert its authority over private militias following the killing of U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, placed two powerful freelance units in the city under the command of full-time army officers on Monday.
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| US Marines charged in urine video Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:55 PM PDT Two US Marines are referred for trial over a video showing troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the US military says.
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| Woman killed in Colorado prison Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT A female staff member is killed and another seriously injured in a disturbance at an all-male prison in the US state of Colorado.
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| Germany pursuing ex-Nazi guard Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT Authorities in Germany are investigating whether they can prosecute a former Nazi camp guard who has been living in the United States for 60 years, they said Monday.
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| Panda Cub That Died Had Liver Abnormalities Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT As condolences poured in from around the world, National Zoo officials waited Monday for word on why a 6-day-old panda cub died and lamented a heartbreaking setback to their closely watched breeding program. 
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| Vegan Food Is in Mainstream in Southern California Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT From power tables in Beverly Hills to pubs in the San Fernando Valley, the surge in popularity of plant-based diets is drastically changing the dining landscape. 
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| Human rights court rejects extradition appeal by UK Islamist Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights on Monday gave final approval for one of Britain's most radical Islamist clerics, Abu Hamza al-Masri, to be extradited to the United States with four others to be tried for terrorism.
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| US Marines charged in urine video Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:55 PM PDT Two US Marines are referred for trial over a video showing troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the US military says.
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| Syria mediator tells U.N. he has "a few ideas" but no plan Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The international mediator on Syria said on Monday he has "a few ideas" but not a full plan on how to end the country's 18-month conflict, which he described as "extremely bad and getting worse."
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| U.S. links Iran's state oil company to Revolutionary Guards Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government officially linked Iran's state oil company to the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday, a determination that enables Washington to apply new sanctions on foreign banks dealing with the company.
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| Facebook message rumour 'false' Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT Facebook denies a rumour that users' private messages have been made public as its shares fall after a financial journal says they are overvalued.
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| OSCE and EU give thumbs-down to Belarus poll Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:31 AM PDT MINSK (Reuters) - International monitors and the European Union on Monday dismissed Belarus's parliamentary election as a sham exercise, increasing the isolation of President Alexander Lukashenko.
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