Ten killed in Mexican gun battle

Ten killed in Mexican gun battle

Ten killed in Mexican gun battle

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT

At least 10 suspected gang members are killed in a clash with the Mexican army in the southern town of Tepecoacuilco, say police.


Irish minister resigns in difficult day for coalition

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:07 PM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish junior minister resigned on Wednesday, the second Labour minister to stand down in 12 months, delivering another blow to the coalition government after its hopes of a deal to ease its bank bailout terms were called into question.

Five Yemenis dead when qat-seller's grenade explodes

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni qat-seller killed himself and four customers on Wednesday when a grenade he kept in his coat pocket exploded in a crowded market, a security source said.

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Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Japan sees no need to compromise on island sovereignty: PM Noda

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan has sovereignty over the islands at the heart of a dispute with China and therefore will not compromise on ownership, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Wednesday.

German court upholds Catholic tax

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Germany's Roman Catholics cannot remain in the Church unless they pay a membership tax, a court has ruled, siding with a new bishops' decree.


Merkel cancels Tunisia trip, media cites anti-Islam film worries

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled a visit to Tunisia in early October, an aide said on Wednesday, with a German paper citing safety concerns over unrest in the region in protest against a U.S.-made anti-Islam video.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar Not Bitter About Past

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel laureate, said in an interview that she bore no ill will toward the generals who have gradually relaxed their grip on the country.

OpenDyslexic font gains ground

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT

A free font designed to help dyslexic people read online content is adopted by a range of software nine months after launch.


The Inspiration Issue: The Creators of ‘Homeland’ Exorcise the Ghost of ‘24’

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa discuss the influence of Chicken Little.


Nigeria Senate urges appeal of Cameroon Bakassi award

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to appeal an international ruling which handed the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to its neighbor Cameroon a decade ago.

Rented computers 'spied on sex'

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Software on rental laptops secretly took pictures of their users, including couples engaged in sexual activity, US authorities say.


Sudan, South Sudan leaders edge closer to border deal: diplomats

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:46 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan are close to sealing a border security deal that could restart oil production but a signing ceremony envisaged for Wednesday was postponed amid last-minute haggling over details, sources close to the talks said.

Mexico's Calderon proposes U.N. lead debate on drug policy

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations should lead a global debate over a less "prohibitionist" approach to drug policy, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday in the latest attempt by a Latin American leader to float possible changes to international narcotics laws.

Ahmadinejad tells U.N. ‘uncivilized Zionists’ are threat to Iran; U.S. boycotts address

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, addressing the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday for what was likely to be the last time, denounced military threats against Tehran by "uncivilized Zionists" and attacked Western leaders as handmaidens of the devil.

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In France, Hollande’s honeymoon period ends

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

PARIS — After a swell of euphoria over President Francois Hollande's electoral victory in May and a blissful timeout for summer vacation, France is coming to grips with a harsh reality of high unemployment, tax increases and budget cuts imposed by a flat-lining economy and Europe's perilous debt crisis.

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Wall Street Turns Negative

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Investor optimism over central bank moves appeared to have weakened, and new divisions and demonstrations in Greece and Spain put European investors on edge.


Netanyahu promises tough response to Ahmadinejad

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday promised a tough response at the United Nations to the latest verbal attacks on Israeli by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said he was determined to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons.

Libya militia leader plays down shift to military command

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya, Sept 26 - The leader of one of Libya's most powerful militia groups played down the prospect of changes in its operations now that the central government has put a military officer in command, saying the group's role would continue as before.

Haiti PM says cholera outbreak under control

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed thousands and been blamed on U.N. peacekeepers was "regrettable" but has been brought under control, the prime minister of the poor Caribbean nation said at the United Nations on Wednesday.

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