Poll: Irish want new abortion law

Poll: Irish want new abortion law

Poll: Irish want new abortion law

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:15 PM PST

A majority of Irish people want new legislation on abortion in Ireland, according to a new opinion poll.


World AIDS Day: China's strange prejudice against AIDS patients

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:38 PM PST

One of the purposes of World AIDS Day is to focus media attention on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. But even though each country's HIV situation is unique, the point of most news stories about the day is to highlight the struggles of HIV-positive individuals -- not the perfectly healthy.

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Colombia, Nicaragua want to avoid war over water rights dispute

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:29 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The presidents of Colombia and Nicaragua on Saturday both said they hoped to avoid war and use dialogue instead to solve a dispute over a recent U.N. court ruling that shifted some of Colombia's resource-rich water to the Central America country.

Two Men Are Charged in Extortion Plot Involving an Apple Shopping Spree

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:47 PM PST

The police say two hip-hop performers forced a potential financial backer to buy nearly $4,000 worth of items from an Apple store in Manhattan and then demanded $50,000 in cash.

Reading 3-4 Man Utd

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:39 AM PST

Iran's Ahmadinejad gives new job to aide seen as possible heir

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has moved his chief of staff, seen as a potential successor and a target of criticism from hardline conservatives, to another job, according to the president's official website on Saturday.

Egypt to vote on new constitution

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

President Mohammed Morsi says a referendum on Egypt's draft constitution will be held on 15 December, amid controversy over his powers.


Kansas Chiefs player in fatal double shooting

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:24 AM PST

Jovan Belcher, 25, commits suicide outside training facility after killing girlfriend.


"Al Qaeda-linked" Yemeni among four Pakistan drone strike dead

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired from a drone killed four people, including a Yemeni fighter linked to al-Qaeda, when it hit their car in northern Pakistan on Saturday evening, intelligence and tribal sources said.

Tunisian troops fire tear gas at protesters

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:13 PM PST

SILIANA, Tunisia (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air on Saturday to try to disperse thousands of protesters in a town that has seen days of clashes over economic hardship.

Chiefs Player Belcher Involved in Fatal Shootings

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 01:12 PM PST

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove to the team's headquarters and took his own life early Saturday, the police said.

Damascus Is Tense Before Strongest Push Yet by Rebels

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 01:06 PM PST

Clashes in the suburbs of Syria's capital were accompanied by reports that President Bashar al-Assad was readying his most loyal and effective divisions to defend the city.

Auctions Introduce Market Forces to Conservation, but Hunters Cry Foul

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

More than any state in the West, Utah has expanded hunting opportunities for the well-to-do and has begun to diminish them for those seeking permits directly from the state.

Detained Italy editor "escapes" to push for press freedom

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:54 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - The editor of an Italian newspaper was re-arrested on Saturday, police said, after he intentionally violated the terms of his house detention to draw attention to the issue of press freedom.

Morsi sets date for referendum on charter as his Islamist supporters rally in Cairo

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:17 PM PST

CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called for a Dec. 15 referendum on a controversial new constitution Saturday, a day after an Islamist-dominated assembly rushed its passage and as tens of thousands of his Islamist backers packed the streets in the largest show of support since his election this summer.

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With Aid, Afghan ‘Honor’ Victim Inches Back

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:42 AM PST

"Honor killings" of women in Afghanistan are firmly anchored by Pashtunwali, an ages-old tribal code in the ethnic Pashtun areas of the country.

In Egypt, a Clash Over Who’s a Threat to Democracy

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:39 PM PST

While governing Islamists say the old guard has infiltrated the opposition, critics of President Mohamed Morsi see a familiar paranoia in his efforts to take more control.

VIDEO: Palestinians fear chance for peace 'closing fast'

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:31 AM PST

Peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis stalled years ago - and many are warning that the window for a peaceful solution is closing fast.


Chart: Syrian Internet appears to be back on in some areas

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:25 AM PST

Syria's Internet service appears to have been restored in Damascus and some other areas.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the Associated Press that access to the Internet had been restored, saying it was getting dispatches from Damascus, the central cities of Homs and Hama, the northern city of Aleppo and areas along the coast.

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Syrian Internet, phone service restored in ‘most’ areas

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:15 AM PST

BEIRUT — Internet and telephone lines were largely restored across Syria on Saturday after a two-day blackout, according to activists, as fighting raged around the Damascus International Airport between rebels and government forces.

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