No Clear Link Between Cancer and 9/11 Debris, New York Health Dept. Study Finds

No Clear Link Between Cancer and 9/11 Debris, New York Health Dept. Study Finds

No Clear Link Between Cancer and 9/11 Debris, New York Health Dept. Study Finds

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:13 PM PST

The study by the New York City health department, the largest to date, was released mere months after cancer was added to the list of sicknesses covered by the World Trade Center compensation fund.

Berlusconi says Italy may be forced to leave the euro zone

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:37 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday Italy would be forced to leave the euro zone unless the European Central Bank gets more powers to ensure lower borrowing costs.

CAR rebels take diamond mining town, kill 15 soldiers

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:09 PM PST

BANGUI (Reuters) - Rebel groups killed at least 15 soldiers as they seized a diamond mining town in Central African Republic on Tuesday, witnesses said, the latest sign of an offensive that risks provoking a new spiral of violence in the mineral-rich nation.

Mitchell calls for 'pleb' inquiry

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:12 PM PST

Former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell calls for a "full inquiry" into the row with Downing Street police officers that cost him his job.

Since Recession, More Young Americans Are Homeless

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

Across the country, tens of thousands of unemployed young people, many with college credits or work histories, are struggling to house themselves in the wake of the recession.

"Chavez is life!" - adulation in overdrive on Venezuelan media

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Gathered in the yard of a small home in the Venezuelan countryside, a young man with dreadlocks asks a bearded musician clutching a guitar: "Who can Chavez rely on?"

Israel presses on with plan for 6,000 new settler homes

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:59 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli officials said they would press on with plans this week to build 6,000 homes for settlers on land claimed by Palestinians, defying criticism from Western powers who fear the move will damage already faint hopes for a peace accord.

Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Greece’s Credit Rating

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST

Standard & Poor's ratings agency on Tuesday upgraded Greece's credit grade by 6 notches, yanking the debt-heavy country out of default but still keeping its devalued bonds in junk status.

French psychiatrist sentenced after patient commits murder

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:34 AM PST

MARSEILLES, France (Reuters) - A French psychiatrist whose patient hacked an elderly man to death was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday in a groundbreaking case that could affect the way patients are treated.

Arsenal need Walcott - Campbell

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST

Arsenal cannot afford to let Theo Walcott leave the club, former Gunners defender Sol Campbell tells BBC Sport.

The Lede Blog: The Lede: Latest Updates

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:13 PM PST

Mourners gather for the funeral of James Mattioli; nearly 2 million people sign a sympathy card.

South Korea votes in tight race on economy and jobs

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans vote for a new president on Wednesday against a backdrop of a hostile North Korea and a slowing economy, in a battle between the daughter of a former military ruler and a man her father jailed decades ago for political activism.

France confident it can bridge gap with U.S. on Mali

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - France will address U.S. concerns about an international military mission to retake northern Mali from Islamist rebels, in time for a U.N. Security Council vote on the issue this week, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Chinese 'rising star' promoted

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST

One of the Chinese Communist Party's rising stars, Hu Chunhua, is appointed party boss in the powerhouse province of Guangdong.

6 polio vaccination workers killed in Pakistan attacks

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST

A campaign to eradicate polio from the northwest tribal region of Pakistan is on hold after fatal attacks on health workers vaccinating children, the Balochistan government said Tuesday.

Obama 'backs assault weapons ban'

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST

US President Barack Obama wants to reinstate a ban on assault weapons, the White House says, following the killings at a school in Newtown, Connecticut.

CAR rebels take diamond-mine town

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:38 AM PST

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) seize the key mining hub of Bria, in an ongoing fight against the government.

Gun Plans Don’t Conflict With Justices’ ’08 Ruling

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST

A sweeping 2008 decision that struck down parts of the District of Columbia's strict gun-control law appears consistent with many new options being discussed after the Newtown shootings.

Russia Sends Warships Toward Syria for Possible Evacuation

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:58 PM PST

The move elooked like preparation for a potential evacuation of Russian citizens, who are scattered across Syria as a result of intermarriage and longstanding economic ties.

Four killed as Sicilian apartment buildings collapse

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:29 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Four people were killed and at least seven were injured when an apartment block collapsed onto another overnight in Palermo's historical city center, Sicilian emergency services said on Tuesday.

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