Death toll in Nigeria bombing rises to 15: army

Death toll in Nigeria bombing rises to 15: army

Death toll in Nigeria bombing rises to 15: army

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - - The death toll from a double suicide bomb attack on a church inside a military barracks in northern Nigeria stood at 15 on Monday, the state governor said.

Backed by Hamas, Palestinians eye Thursday vote for U.N. upgrade

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:19 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority has circulated a revised draft resolution to U.N. member states calling for an upgrade of its U.N. status to an "observer state" ahead of a planned vote on the issue by the 193-member world body on Thursday.

Congo rebels dig in as leader heads for talks

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:13 PM PST

GOMA/MINOVA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo strengthened their positions around the eastern city of Goma, defying regional calls for them to leave by Monday even as their leader flew to Uganda for talks.

Factory fire kills more than 100

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:54 AM PST

As Bangladesh prepared to mourn the deaths of more than 100 clothing factory workers, firefighters battled a blaze at another apparel factory near Dhaka on Monday.

It really is that bad: A powerful speech on North Korea

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PST

It's not easy to talk to people about North Korea. The story is so awful, and so static, what more is there to do, or even to say? This speech by Adrian Hong, a communications consultant who also co-founded a U.S.-based NGO that assists North Korean escapees, starts with that question. His 10-minute speech, which you can view here, makes a powerful case for the moral urgency of the long-running North Korean crisis.

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Morsi Takes Firm Stance on New Powers

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PST

Egypt's Islamist president told the nation's top judges that he acted within his rights when he issued a series of decrees giving him sweeping powers, a stand that is likely to trigger a prolonged showdown with the opposition.


NI policeman murder hunt arrest

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

Detectives investigating the murder of policeman Ronan Kerr arrest a man in Milton Keynes, the Police Service of Northern Ireland says.


Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of youths who tried to march towards the centre of the capital on Monday after annual Ashura services marking one of the holiest days in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar.

UK's deadly floods head north

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST

North of England and north Wales brace for flooding as heavy rains kill at least two people in the south.


Nigeria Boko Haram member sends letter offering dialogue

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:07 PM PST

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A purported senior member of Islamist militant group Boko Haram has distributed a letter requesting talks with the government, a day after a double suicide bombing blamed on the sect killed at least 11 and wounded 30 in an army barracks.

Egypt’s President Said to Limit Scope of Judicial Decree

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:26 PM PST

President Mohamed Morsi agreed Monday to scale back a sweeping decree he had issued last week that raised his edicts above any judicial review, according to a report by a television network allied with his party.


Lieberman’s Retirement Is End of ‘Three Amigos’

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST

With the retirement of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman in January, John McCain and Lindsey Graham will lose the veneer of bipartisanship that helped their policy goals.


Cockroach-eater 'choked to death'

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:39 AM PST

A Florida man choked to death in October after eating dozens of live cockroaches in a contest to win a python, an autopsy finds.


DealBook: Mortgage Interest Deduction Is Now Seen as Vulnerable

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:55 PM PST

As President Obama and Congress scrape for ways to raise tax revenue without hurting middle-income families or pushing up rates, the mortgage interest deduction may be on the agenda.


The Carpetbagger: From All Over the Globe, Films That Look Inward

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

A look at the contenders for the foreign-language Oscar shows a field of inward-looking films.


Strauss-Kahn awaits word on French sex inquiry

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn finds out on Wednesday whether the last sex offence case against him in France will be dropped, 18 months after rape accusations ended his presidential ambitions.

Turkish PM backs lifting Kurdish MPs immunity from prosecution

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he was in favor of lifting the immunity from prosecution of Kurdish deputies accused of links to militants, a move which would likely fuel tensions in the mainly Kurdish southeast.

Egypt Islamists call off protest

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls off a protest planned for Tuesday in Cairo, amid a crisis over the extent of President Mursi's powers.


Canadian to Lead BOE

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:52 PM PST

Mark Carney, who runs Canada's central bank, will be the next governor of the Bank of England, in a surprise pick that underscores U.K. officials' thirst for fresh blood at the institution.


VIDEO: Second factory fire in Dhaka

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:33 AM PST

There has been another fire at a clothing factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.


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