Car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims reflects Iraq tensions

Car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims reflects Iraq tensions

Car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims reflects Iraq tensions

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:23 PM PST

ABU DHABI — A car bomb targeting Shiite Muslim pilgrims in southern Iraq killed at least 27 people on Thursday, stoking fears of escalating sectarian violence after the authorities threatened to use force against persistent streets protests in the country's Sunni-majority west.

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Libyan police captain abducted in Benghazi

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A police investigator was missing after being abducted in the militia-ridden Libyan city of Benghazi, police said on Thursday, but tests on a charred body showed it was not his.

Basque separatists Batasuna say they are closing down

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:41 AM PST

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Batasuna, regarded by Spain as the political wing of ETA rebels, said it was closing down on Thursday, two months after a legal party calling for independence for the Basque Country finished second in regional elections.

Hezbollah Leader Urges Lebanon to Aid in a Solution for Syria

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Shiite militant movement in Lebanon, also wants the country to open its border to refugees to avoid further bloodshed.

Study in Science Shows ‘End of History Illusion’

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST

According to research in the journal Science, people tend to underestimate how much their personalities and tastes will change in the future.

Gerda Lerner, Historian, Dies at 92

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:16 PM PST

Ms. Lerner was a prolific writer whose novels, short stories, essays and teachings helped forge graduate programs for women and college courses on women and society.

At Meeting, Debate Over Length of Fed Program

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

Support for an early end date reflected uneasiness among Fed officials about the effectiveness of asset purchases in stimulating the economy.

US criticises Google Korea visit

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

The US state department says a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is not "particularly helpful".

The political cartoons that maybe got their artist shut down on Chinese social media

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

Political cartoonist Kuang Biao is one of several influential Chinese voices to find his accounts on Sina Weibo, China's ultra-popular micro-blogging service, suddenly terminated without warning. As the Post's Keith B. Richburg reports, the move cuts against "the hopes of many here that the country's new Communist leaders might begin to relax strict controls over the Internet and free expression."

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Venezuelans demand answers on Chavez's health

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

Venezuelan officials have been tight-lipped about the health status of President Hugo Chavez, causing rumors about Chavez's health status to swirl on Twitter and in the Latin American media.

Chavez has not been seen or heard from since a Dec. 11 surgery for an undisclosed type of cancer, and his administration has released few details about his status other than saying his condition remains "delicate" due to complications from a respiratory infection.

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Republicans slammed over Sandy-relief delay

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:08 AM PST

Leadership of US party scrambles to damp down bipartisan fury over failure to hold vote to pass emergency storm relief.

US criticises Google Korea visit

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

The US state department says a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is not "particularly helpful".

Google forced to change practices

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:06 AM PST

Google agrees to make changes to how it does business, after US regulators conclude a long-running anti-trust investigation.

Rock is new Mars meteorite class

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:06 AM PST

A 2.1-billion year-old lump of rock that fell to Earth in Morocco is a new type of Martian meteorite, say scientists.

Obama Signs Defense Bill, With Conditions

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:06 PM PST

The president said he has the power to override a defense measure's limits on the executive branch's ability to transfer detainees out of military prisons.

In Victory for Google, U.S. Ends Antitrust Investigation

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:40 PM PST

The Federal Trade Commission found that Google had not violated antitrust statutes in the way it structures its Web search application, dealing a setback to Google's rivals.

State Dept. Criticizes Google Executive’s North Korea Trip

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

The State Department said on Thursday the time was not right for Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and former diplomat Bill Richardson to travel to North Korea.

Turkish Kurd deputies meet jailed militant leader Ocalan: lawmaker

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:36 AM PST

DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Two Kurdish lawmakers made a rare visit to Abdullah Ocalan at his island prison on Thursday, signaling that Turkey is negotiating with the influential militant leader over ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands over three decades.

Last Jarrow marcher dies aged 96

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

The last survivor of the Jarrow March, a famous protest against unemployment and poverty during the Great Depression, dies aged 96.

What's next for Syria?

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:56 AM PST

More than 60,000 have died in Syria's almost 2-year civil war. Will the bloody stalemate linger in 2013 or will the tide turn? CNN's Nic Robertson and Nick Paton Walsh take a look at what's next.

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