Swiss bus crash kills 28 Belgians, most children

Swiss bus crash kills 28 Belgians, most children


Swiss bus crash kills 28 Belgians, most children

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 11:12 PM PDT

SIERRE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A bus carrying Belgian tourists crashed into the wall of a tunnel in the Valais region of Switzerland, killing 28 people, 22 of them children, police said on Wednesday.


The Gail Parker Cold Case: A Daughter's Undying Quest For Justice

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 11:19 PM PDT

Danielle Parker is on a mission - a lengthy one. She's seeking answers and justice for her mother, Gail Renee Parker, and she won't let it go until her mother's death is solved. On the morning of March 6, 1993, the body of Danielle's mother, Gail, was discovered by three young bicyclists on???s East Side ...


Tech Execs Successors To The Robber Barons, Says Newsweek

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 10:56 PM PDT

In Silicon Valley, corporate execs at companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Zynga like to think of themselves as making the world a better place. Apple makes products that are ?insanely great.? Google does no evil. Facebook makes the world more social. Zynga?gives you something to do while waiting in line at the DMV. But ...


Kony screening provokes anger in Uganda

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PDT

Ugandans, who suffered at hands of Lord's Resistance Army, react in anger at Kony video causing internet waves.


Death toll climbs from Bangladesh sinking

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 09:48 PM PDT

Many people still missing and feared drowned as rescue workers attempt to raise ferry which sank on Meghna river.


VIDEO: Santorum wins Alabama and Mississippi

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 09:18 PM PDT

Rick Santorum has won the US Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi


Brazil to bring first charges over dictatorship violence

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 09:13 PM PDT

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors said on Tuesday they would file charges against a retired colonel over the disappearance of five guerrillas during the 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the first such case to be brought against any military officer from that era. Rights group Human Rights Watch said the decision was a "landmark step for accountability in Brazil". ...


Brazil to bring first charges over dictatorship violence

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 09:13 PM PDT

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors said on Tuesday they would file charges against a retired colonel over the disappearance of five guerrillas during the 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the first such case to be brought against any military officer from that era.


VIDEO: Crossing the St Louis dividing line

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 06:34 PM PDT

The city of St Louis, Missouri, remains one of the most segregated cities in the US. But one street in particular has been known to residents as the "dividing line".


VIDEO: 'Rise in abductions' hits Sri Lanka

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PDT

As Sri Lanka is hit by a rise in alleged abductions, the UN Human Rights Council is due to discuss a resolution asking the country to explain how it will ensure justice.


VIDEO: Indian rail budget to be unveiled

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 05:54 PM PDT

Indian railway users are hoping for more investment in rail infrastructure to be announced in Wednesday's rail budget.


China to speed up economic reform to cushion risks: Wen

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 10:42 PM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech after the closing ceremony of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - China will speed up economic reforms and let its currency float more freely in a bid to make growth more sustainable and cushion the country against external pressures and property market risks, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday. Wen said China's decision to cut its economic growth target to 7.5 percent for 2012 from the 8 percent eyed in each of the previous eight years was necessary to help transform the economy, and create more widespread wealth while keeping inflation under control. ...



U.S. deports Iranian arms broker arrested in 2007 sting

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:42 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian arms broker arrested during a U.S. Homeland Security sting in 2007 was deported back to Iran on Tuesday after serving 4-1/2 years in custody, two American law enforcement officials said. Amir Hossein Ardebili, a weapons procurement agent from the Iranian city of Shiraz, was arrested during a U.S. undercover operation in the Republic of Georgia in October 2007. Ardebili, 38, pleaded guilty in 2008 in a U.S. court in Delaware to attempting to buy restricted military-grade radar, gyroscopes and cockpit computers deployed in the F-4 fighter jet. U.S. ...


VIDEO: PM finds basketball 'hard to follow'

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted he struggled to follow a basketball match that he attended with President Obama, saying it was "fast and furious".


China to speed up economic reform to cushion risks: Wen

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 10:56 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will speed up economic reforms and let its currency float more freely in a bid to make growth more sustainable and cushion the country against external pressures and property market risks, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday.


U.S. nuclear expert finds Iran explosive site in imagery

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:42 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. non-proliferation expert said on Tuesday he has identified a building at the Parchin military site in Iran suspected of containing, currently or previously, a high-explosive test chamber the U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to visit.


U.S. deports Iranian arms broker arrested in 2007 sting

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:42 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian arms broker arrested during a U.S. Homeland Security sting in 2007 was deported back to Iran on Tuesday after serving 4-1/2 years in custody, two American law enforcement officials said.


DR Congo's Lubanga awaits ICC verdict

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 10:36 PM PDT

International war crimes court to deliver first verdict in case of Congolese leader accused of using child soldiers.


Is Rick Santorum a Closet Animal Rights Activist?

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:54 PM PDT

Santorum should spend a little more time looking at the real consequences of his animal rights positions as they are not always consistent with his conservative values.


UN Pakistani troops convicted in Haiti trial

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 07:52 PM PDT

Two peacekeepers sentenced to a year in prison with hard labour after a trial found them guilty of sexual abuse.