Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali

Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali

Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Group reports abuses including rape and use of child soldiers by Tuaregs and other fighters, and killings by soldiers.


VIDEO: David Beckham butt of Obama's jokes

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT

President Obama has welcomed the LA Galaxy football team to the White House to celebrate the team's winning of the Major League soccer championship in the US.


VIDEO: David Beckham butt of Obama's jokes

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT

President Obama has welcomed the LA Galaxy football team to the White House to celebrate the team's winning of the Major League soccer championship in the US.


Caretaker government will take Greece to risky repeat vote

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:22 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders meet on Wednesday to form a caretaker government that will lead the country into its second election in just over a month, with Greece's euro membership at stake in a mounting crisis rocking world markets.

VIDEO: Gunmen strike Kenya nightclub

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades from outside the gates of the building.


Police Eject, Arrest Moscow Protesters

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:40 PM PDT

Police ejected an opposition protest encampment from a park in downtown Moscow after a Russian district court ordered their removal, signaling an apparent end for the capital's first Occupy-style protest.


Cyanide's 'Game Of Thrones' RPG Off To A Really Bad Start

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:34 PM PDT

I really wanted to like the??Game of Thrones role-playing game. The title has been in development for seven years by French developer Cyanide Studio ? long enough for a polished game to emerge. Hopefully a game that immerses players in the lore of Game of Thrones and Westerosi intrigue that makes the books and HBO ...


Police disperse protesters at anti-Putin sit-in

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:05 PM PDT

A woman walks at a protest camp, demonstrating against Russia's President Vladimir Putin's presidency, in a boulevard in central MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police broke up an Occupy-style protest against President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, forcing dozens of people out of a central Moscow park where they had staged a sit-in round-the-clock for a week and detaining at least 15. Dispersal of the makeshift encampment was the latest step in a government crackdown on protests over Putin's return to the presidency on May 7 for a six-year term following four years as prime minister. Police converged on the site at Chistiye Prudy park at about 5:30 a.m. ...

U.S. may freeze assets to boost Yemen transition: report

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:08 PM PDT

Obama stands with Biden to honor national Top Cops award winners during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to give the Treasury Department authority on Wednesday to freeze U.S.-based assets of anyone who "obstructs" implementation of the Washington-backed political transition in Yemen, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday. Administration officials said an executive order to be issued by Obama would also apply to U.S. citizens who engaged in activity deemed a threat to Yemen's security or political stability, the report said. The order does not include a list of names or organizations already determined to be in violation, the report said. ...

VIDEO: Gunmen strike Kenya nightclub

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades from outside the gates of the building.


Syria attack kills 21; rebels say protect U.N. monitors

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:22 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday in an attack in northern Syria, activists said, and members of a team of U.N. monitors caught in the incident said they were in rebel hands "for their own protection."

U.S. says it's ready to receive Chen

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:20 PM PDT

The United States says it has taken all the necessary steps on its side to admit Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month.

Medal of Honor four decades later

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:19 PM PDT

Rose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love.

Is Smart Really On the Upswing?

Posted: 15 May 2012 08:55 PM PDT

Smart fortwo sales jumped 63 percent this year in the U.S. and things would seem to be looking up for the AG subsidiary. But considering it only sold 3,028 units through April and IHS Automotive projects U.S. sales of 7,000 for the year, success is anything but certain. Basically, smart is in a strange spot???by ...


Police disperse protesters at anti-Putin sit-in

Posted: 15 May 2012 10:05 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police broke up an Occupy-style protest against President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, forcing dozens of people out of a central Moscow park where they had staged a sit-in round-the-clock for a week and detaining at least 15.

U.S. may freeze assets to boost Yemen transition: report

Posted: 15 May 2012 09:08 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to give the Treasury Department authority on Wednesday to freeze U.S.-based assets of anyone who "obstructs" implementation of the Washington-backed political transition in Yemen, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday.

Whither Japan Stocks: At 7% ROE, the Market has a Bottom

Posted: 15 May 2012 08:32 PM PDT

s MTU cheap? I would say so. In today's slightly down Tokyo market the group stock is trading at JPY 347, off 0.57%. At this price, the PBR is a ridiculous 0.49x. The dividend yield is 3.44% and EPS yield 19.87%, both attractive. The ADR closed yesterday at USD 4.33, down 0.47%. The 52-week hi/lo is $4.01/5.36.


U.N. and Iran agree to keep talking on nuclear

Posted: 15 May 2012 08:58 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog ended two days of talks on Tuesday by agreeing to meet again next week, just two days before Tehran resumes negotiations with world powers concerned it may be seeking to develop atomic bomb capability.

Legion admits it knew of priest's kid, did nothing

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:16 PM PDT

The Legion of Christ has admitted that it knew that its most prominent priest had fathered a child several years ago yet the religious order didn't remove him from teaching morality to seminarians and speaking publicly about ethics and other church issues.


Australia pledges $300 million to Afghan forces

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:45 PM PDT

Australia has announced it will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 to support Afghan National Security Forces after they take responsibility for their country's security.


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