Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage

Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage

Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, joined by Catholic church leaders, marched in cities across France on Saturday to protest against government plans to legalize same-sex marriage.

News Analysis: Middle East Challenges Obama’s ‘Light Footprint’

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

The eruptions in the Middle East have posed perhaps the severest, most direct challenge yet to President Obama's signature foreign policy innovation.


Lawsuit Filed to Contest California Sex Offender Law

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

Under a new law passed by voters in California, sex offenders must inform the authorities of their e-mail addresses, user names and other Internet handles.


Bal K. Thackeray, Leader of Right-Wing Indian Party, Dies at 86

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST

Mr. Thackeray was a newspaper cartoonist who became a powerful influence in Mumbai by stoking the grievances of the native population and Hindus against outsiders.


Dozens Killed in School Bus Crash in Egypt

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:36 AM PST

A train slammed into a school bus as it crossed tracks in a town south of Cairo, dragging the bus at least a half-mile, a witness said. All but two of the 50 dead were children.


Advisers resign from body drafting Egypt constitution: agency

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of technical advisers helping to write Egypt's new constitution resigned on Saturday, saying they would draw up a draft of their own because their voices were not being heard, state news agency MENA said.

Ron Barber, Former Aide to Gabrielle Giffords, Wins House Seat

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

The former chief of staff to Gabrielle Giffords, Ron Barber, had enough votes on Saturday to win the race for Arizona's Second Congressional District.


Iraqi Kurdish leader says region will defend itself

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani said on Saturday the region was fully prepared to defend itself, after a skirmish between Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops along their disputed internal border.

Susan E. Rice Caught Up in Furor Over Benghazi

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

Susan E. Rice, a blunt diplomat said to be a favored candidate for secretary of state, finds herself a bystander caught in the middle of a firestorm over the Benghazi attack.


Norwich 1-0 Man Utd

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST

Anthony Pilkington's second-half header for Norwich stuns Manchester United, who slip off the top of the table.


Unstoppable Vettel on Austin pole

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:07 AM PST

Sebastian Vettel wins a battle with Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the United States Grand Prix.


In Myanmar, Obama Will See Land That Shaped His Grandfather

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PST

The president's Kenyan grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, spent part of World War II in what was then called Burma as a cook for a British Army captain.


Militant leader Ocalan calls for end to Turkey hunger strike

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for an end to a hunger strike by hundreds of his supporters in prisons across Turkey, according to a statement issued by his brother on Saturday.

Sierra Leoneans vote amid hopes of minerals boom

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PST

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leoneans thronged polling stations on Saturday to vote in a close-fought election they hope can rebrand their poor, war-scarred West African state as an emerging democracy with the potential for fast growth from mining and oil.

Polish deputy PM to resign after losing party election

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:34 AM PST

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak said he would resign from the government after unexpectedly losing a battle for the leadership of the junior coalition partner on Saturday, but there was no threat to the stability of the coalition.

Mexico ex-mayor beaten to death

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:37 AM PST

Maria Santos Gorrostieta, who had survived two attacks while she was mayor of a Mexican town, is found beaten to death days after going missing.


Monti repeats Italy does not need euro zone aid

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:29 AM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti rejected suggestions on Saturday that Italy should seek aid from its euro zone partners to bind a new government to strict reform conditions after elections likely to be held in March.

Analysis: Roots of Gaza crisis in crossed red lines

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:13 AM PST

TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza's Hamas movement wanted a showdown with Israel because its leaders are high on something called the Arab Spring and competing to become martyrs to the Palestinian cause.

Kurdish militant leader Ocalan calls for end to hunger strike: brother

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:03 AM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for an end to a hunger strike by hundreds of his supporters in prisons across Turkey, according to a statement issued by his brother on Saturday.

Latin America pledges support for Iberia, warns on austerity

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:35 AM PST

CADIZ, Spain (Reuters) - Latin America on Saturday pledged investment opportunities for recession-hit Spanish and Portuguese companies but warned its former colonial masters drastic cost cutting would only deepen their misery.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)