Apparent Execution of Afghan Soldier Shown on Afghan TV

Apparent Execution of Afghan Soldier Shown on Afghan TV

Apparent Execution of Afghan Soldier Shown on Afghan TV

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST

A man is made to put his army ID card in his mouth as he is shot dead, in a case that highlights the Taliban's practice of rarely keeping any prisoners.

Condition Worsens for Victim of Gang Rape in India

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:32 AM PST

The 23-year-old physiotherapy student, whose rape has highlighted the dangerous conditions women face in India, has signs of severe organ failure.

The crazy list of the world's top Wikipedia searches in 2012

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:36 AM PST

Wikipedia may be one of the world's most popular Web sites, but it's also an amateur anthropologist of sorts. A new list of the top 10 Wikipedia searches in a number of different languages offers an interesting portrait of what captivated worldwide Internet users this year.

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Would-be adoptive parents look beyond Russia

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:16 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia's new ban on U.S. adoptions is the latest setback for hopeful American parents as countries increasingly impose restrictions.

Flood warnings rise as more rain due

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST

Two bouts of heavy rain are likely to bring further flooding to parts of the UK on the last weekend of one of the wettest years on record.

Sinn Fein rejects 50 murders link

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:09 AM PST

Sinn Fein rejects claims that one of its representatives in the Irish parliament was linked to 50 murders.

The Year in Pictures

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:35 AM PST

As 2011 slid back into history, a lean promise of optimism fell over 2012. An election year. The London Olympics. The images of 2012 burned their way into our minds.

Monti to lead Italian coalition

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:11 PM PST

Italy's caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti is to lead a coalition of centre parties going into a parliamentary election in February.

India Ink: Image of the Day: Dec. 28

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST

Dense fog and cold wave conditions hit Delhi.

Jean S. Harris, Killer of Scarsdale Diet Doctor, Dies at 89

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:55 PM PST

Mrs. Harris's 1981 murder trial galvanized a nation mulling feminist perspectives with its story of vengeance by an aging woman scorned.

Egypt opposition says Islamists trying to stifle dissent

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:19 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's opposition accused President Mohamed Mursi's Islamist allies of trying to muzzle dissent on Friday after prosecutors decided to investigate whether prominent government critics were guilty of sedition.

Monti says will lead centrists in Italian vote

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:55 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Friday he would lead a centrist alliance in an election in February, ending weeks of speculation over his political future and confirming his bid for a second term.

Chile arrests over singer's death

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST

A judge in Chile opens proceedings against eight retired army officers over the murder of left-wing folk singer Victor Jara days after General Pinochet's coup in 1973.

Abducted girl and mother reunited

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

A six-year-old girl who was abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan three years ago is reunited with her mother after arriving back in the UK.

Pakistan 'to unblock YouTube'

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:15 AM PST

Pakistani officials say they will restore access to YouTube, months after it was blocked amid a scandal over an anti-Islam film.

Man cleared over shooting murder

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:38 AM PST

A man is cleared of a fatal shooting in East Renfrewshire after blaming a dead convicted killer.

Israeli gun laws are much stricter than some U.S. gun advocates suggest

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:46 AM PST

The United States stands truly alone in the developed world for its lax gun laws, which have contributed to Americans owning guns at a far higher rate than anyone else. The National Rifle Association, in its pushback against calls for gun restrictions after the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting, has portrayed things somewhat differently. NRA chief Wayne LaPierre has drawn comparisons to Israel, saying that the U.S. should follow Israel's example of loose gun laws and of responding to mass shooting by posting armed guards at schools.

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India Ink: Ratan Tata, the Man Who Brought Tata to the World

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:19 AM PST

Mr.Tata retired as chairman of the Tata Group on Friday.

Magnitude 5.6 quake off Sulawesi, Indonesia

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia, off the island of Sulawesi, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Ghana's opposition asks top court to overturn poll results

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition party on Friday asked the West African nation's top court to overturn the result of a December 7 presidential election won by incumbent President John Dramani Mahama over what the party's leader called irregularities.

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