Bomb explodes in southern district of Lebanese capital

Bomb explodes in southern district of Lebanese capital

Bomb explodes in southern district of Lebanese capital

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb planted under a car exploded in a southern suburb of Beirut late on Monday, a Lebanese security source said, rocking a Shi'ite Muslim area that is a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah.

Algeria pipeline attack kills two

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:28 AM PST

Two security guards are killed in an attack on a gas pipeline in northern Algeria by suspected militants.

Iran arrests 14 reporters over 'foreign ties'

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:41 PM PST

Tehran accuses 14 reporters of co-operating with foreign media, a charge tantamount to "serving the enemy's purpose".

Boy Scouts may end gay-member ban

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST

The Boy Scouts of America signals that it may overturn its long-standing ban - reaffirmed only last year - on gay members and leaders.

Boy Scouts Consider Lifting Ban on Gay Leaders

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Under a new policy, the national organization would allow local scouting groups to choose whether to allow gay members.

Obama, in new interview, seems to lean away from Syria intervention

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:19 PM PST

President Obama gave an exclusive interview to The New Republic's editor, Franklin Foer, and its new owner, Chris Hughes, which the magazine published today as part of its re-launch. They mostly discussed domestic policy his comments on gun control have already made news but the last question, from Hughes, was about Syria.

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State Dept. Closes Office Working on Shutting Guantánamo Prison

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST

The announcement appeared to signal that the administration does not currently see the closing of the Guantánamo Bay prison as a realistic priority.

Fighting in South Sudan town kills four, thousands flee

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST

JUBA (Reuters) - A gunfight between South Sudanese soldiers and a former rebel commander's guards killed four people in a small eastern town, destroyed buildings there and forced thousands to flee, witnesses and officials said on Monday.

U.S. to criticize Sri Lanka at U.N. rights council

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

COLOMBO (Reuters) - The United States will deliver a sharp public rebuke to Sri Lanka at the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March for failing to pursue those responsible for abuses as government forces were crushing Tamil rebels in 2009, officials said on Monday.

Eight bodies found in Mexico well

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

Police in northern Mexico find eight bodies in a well which they say are probably those of a band reported missing after a concert on Friday.

Manila church protester sentenced

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:10 AM PST

A pro-contraception activist who interrupted a church service in the Philippines in 2010 has been sentenced to up to 13 months in prison.

Roof torn from double-decker bus

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:44 AM PST

The roof of an out-of-service double-decker bus is ripped off when it gets stuck under a railway bridge.

Syria's Bashar al-Assad says his wife is pregnant

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime is embroiled in a now two-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands, gave a cheery interview to unnamed "visitors," as reported by a sympathetic newspaper, in which he offhandedly revealed that his wife is pregnant. Asma al-Assad, the 37-year-old, British-born young mother of three (now four?), was warmly profiled in Vogue's February 2011 issue for her style and flair; shortly after, she was placed under severe economic sanctions by the European Union for her role in state abuses.

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The Appraisal: Marketing Weather-Battered Rockaways Properties ‘As Is’

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 07:20 AM PST

With a few homes and plots of land on the market, some homes badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy are being sold just as the storm left them.

Baseball defector returns to Cuba

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

The baseball field looks like any other where people flock to play pickup games in Cuba on the weekends.

Pay Still High at Bailed-Out Firms, Report Says

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:51 AM PST

Top executives at firms that received taxpayer bailouts during the financial crisis received generous government-approved compensation packages, a Treasury watchdog said.

Connecticut Legislature Hearing on Gun Violence

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:09 AM PST

A Connecticut task force on gun violence is hearing from various sides on Monday.

Taste for Shark Fin Fades Slightly in China

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

The high-profile campaign against shark fin soup has persuaded only a small number of Beijing hotels and restaurants to drop it from their menus.

French-led troops regain Timbuktu from rebels

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:48 PM PST

Malian and French troops enter the ancient city of Timbuktu, but one northern town remains in rebel hands.

Azerbaijan, Armenia hold talks over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Officials from Azerbaijan and Armenia met in Paris on Monday for talks over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was the cause of a war that killed about 30,000 people in the early 1990s.

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