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U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing

U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing
Israel indicts former foreign minister Lieberman
Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men
Five Bangladeshi sentenced to death for Saudi diplomat killing
Pakistan blast kills 20 Shia pilgrims in latest sectarian attack
Pakistan blast kills 20 Shia pilgrims in latest sectarian attack
China expands pollution monitoring to biggest cities
Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi
At least three al Qaeda-linked militants killed in Yemen - sources
Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men
Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men
Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men
Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi
Syria doomed to ‘hell’ without political deal, says envoy
Woman charged with ‘murder as a hate crime’ in fatal subway pushing
Four killed when Russian airliner crash lands
Former President George H.W. Bush moved out of intensive care
Death of India rape victim stirs anger, promises of action
VIDEO: Chile arrests over singer's death
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U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:47 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - A small U.S. commercial plane has been stuck in Iran for nearly three weeks after making an emergency landing near the city of Ahvaz, the country's airports director said on Sunday.

Israel indicts former foreign minister Lieberman

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:45 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli far-right leader Avigdor Lieberman was charged on Sunday with fraud and breach of trust, allegations that prompted his resignation as foreign minister two weeks ago, justice officials said.

Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:09 AM PST

PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 paramilitary force men who were captured in attacks on their posts late last week, government officials said on Sunday.

Five Bangladeshi sentenced to death for Saudi diplomat killing

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:07 AM PST

DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi court sentenced five members of a gang to death on Sunday for killing a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka last March, court officials said.

Pakistan blast kills 20 Shia pilgrims in latest sectarian attack

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:59 PM PST

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded on Sunday near a convoy of buses taking Pakistani Shia pilgrims to Iran, killing 20 people and wounding 24, officials said, the latest attack on the minority sect.

Pakistan blast kills 20 Shia pilgrims in latest sectarian attack

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:47 PM PST

QUETTA, Dec 30 — A car bomb exploded today near a convoy of buses taking Pakistani Shia pilgrims to Iran, killing 20 people and wounding 24, officials said, the latest attack on the minority sect. Witnesses said the blast occurred as the three buses were overtaking a car about 60km west of Quetta, capital of sparsely populated Baluchistan ...

China expands pollution monitoring to biggest cities

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST

BEIJING, Dec 30 — China plans to release hourly air pollution monitoring data in 74 of its biggest cities starting on New Year's Day, state media said today, in a sign of increasing responsiveness to quality-of-life concerns among prosperous urban people. Choking pollution and murky grey skies in Chinese cities is a top gripe among both Chinese ...

Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:58 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The body of a woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India arrived back in New Delhi early on Sunday and was quickly cremated at a private ceremony.

At least three al Qaeda-linked militants killed in Yemen - sources

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - At least three al Qaeda-linked militants were killed in the southern Yemeni province of al-Bayda late on Saturday in an apparent drone strike, government and tribal sources said.

Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:11 PM PST

PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 paramilitary force men who were captured in attacks on their posts late last week, government officials said on Sunday.

Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:14 PM PST

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 paramilitary force men who were captured in attacks on their posts late last week, a government official said on Sunday.

Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:06 PM PST

DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Pakistan), Dec 30 — Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 paramilitary force men who were captured in attacks on their posts late last week, a government official said today. The men, who were kidnapped on Friday in attacks on three checkpoints near the city of Peshawar, were tied up, blindfolded and lined up before being ...

Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:08 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 — The body of a woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India arrived back in New Delhi early today. The unidentified 23-year-old medical student died from her injuries yesterday, prompting promises of action from a government that has struggled to respond to public ...

Syria doomed to ‘hell’ without political deal, says envoy

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:22 PM PST

AZAZ (Syria), Dec 30 — The international mediator touting a peace plan for Syria warned yesterday of "hell" if the warring sides shun talks, and Moscow accused enemies of President Bashar al-Assad of blocking negotiations. UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said in Moscow that responsible people inside and outside Syria should "help the Syrians ...

Woman charged with ‘murder as a hate crime’ in fatal subway pushing

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:41 PM PST

NEW YORK, Dec 30 — A woman suspected of shoving a man to his death in front of an oncoming New York subway train was arrested yesterday and charged with "second-degree murder as a hate crime" in the second such fatality this month for one of the world's busiest transit systems. The district attorney for the New York City borough of Queens said ...

Four killed when Russian airliner crash lands

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:20 PM PST

MOSCOW, Dec 30 — A Russian airliner flying without passengers broke into pieces after it slid off the runway and crashed onto a highway outside Moscow upon landing yesterday, killing four of the eight crew on board and leaving smoking chunks of fuselage on the icy road. The crash during peak holiday travel ahead of Russia's New Year's vacation, ...

Former President George H.W. Bush moved out of intensive care

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:05 PM PST

HOUSTON, Dec 30 — Former President George H.W. Bush's condition improved enough for him to be moved yesterday out of the intensive care unit and into a regular room at the Houston hospital where he was admitted last month for respiratory problems, a spokesman said. Bush, 88, who served as president from 1989 to 1993, entered Methodist Hospital on ...

Death of India rape victim stirs anger, promises of action

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 03:59 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 — A woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India died from her injuries yesterday, prompting promises of action from a government that has struggled to respond to public outrage. The unidentified 23-year-old medical student suffered a brain injury and massive internal ...