Church of England ends ban on gay bishops

Church of England ends ban on gay bishops

Church of England ends ban on gay bishops

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England has lifted a ban on gay male clergy who live with their partners from becoming bishops on condition they pledge to stay celibate, threatening to reignite an issue that splits the 80-million-strong global Anglican community.

Malala Yousafzai, Shot by Pakistani Taliban, Is Discharged From Hospital

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:23 PM PST

Doctors said the girl, Malala Yousafzai, had made "excellent progress" and would be staying with her family before returning for further surgery.

Britain, Argentina sparring again over the Falklands

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST

LONDON — More than 30 years after Argentina's unsuccessful invasion of the Falkland Islands, a fresh war of words has broken out over the sovereignty of the British territory, a rocky archipelago more than 8,000 miles from London but harboring outsize importance to both countries.

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Malala Yousafzai, Shot by Pakistani Taliban, Is Discharged From Hospital

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

Doctors said the girl, Malala Yousafzai, had made "excellent progress" and would be staying with her family before returning for further surgery.

Hundreds of thousands gather for Gaza rally

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:37 AM PST

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza in a show of support for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party on Friday, the 48th anniversary of the party's founding.

George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST

The brutal, beautiful vision of a great American storyteller.

NATO deploys Patriot missiles in Turkey

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:52 AM PST

NATO starts deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey to defend against threats from neighbouring Syria.

Friend of rape victim blasts Indian police

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST

The man who was with the gang-rape victim at the time of the attack says no one responded to their cries for help.

India Ink: Rape Victim's Friend Details Attack and Delays in Getting Help

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST

A vicious attack, compounded by lack of assistance from police officers, doctors or passers-by.

VIDEO: 'World's fattest man' sheds 46 stone

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:42 AM PST

A Suffolk man once dubbed the world's fattest said he is desperate for surgery to remove excess skin after losing 46 of his 70 stone.

VIDEO: Afghan toy inspires landmine destroyer

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:29 PM PST

Two brothers raised in Afghanistan design a prototype landmine destroyer based on a toy they played with as children.

Ferguson blames Spurs over Fryers

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson calls for an investigation into Tottenham's signing of Zeki Fryers.

Hunt begins for British Spitfires buried in Myanmar

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:52 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - A British farmer is heading to Myanmar to lead efforts to unearth more than 30 Spitfire fighter planes, 17 years after he first heard rumors they were buried under a World War Two airfield.

New Delhi rape victim’s companion tells of police and public apathy in TV interview

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST

NEW DELHI — For 25 minutes, they lay by the road naked and crying for help. Passing drivers slowed down, looked at them, but did not stop.

The 23-year old woman who was gang-raped and beaten inside a moving bus last month had been thrown out onto the street to die, along with her male friend. But even when police finally arrived, they wasted more than 20 minutes arguing about who had jurisdiction over the crime before even bothering to cover the couple with a blanket against onlookers' stares, the young student's friend said on Indian television Friday.

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Afghanistan Releases Detainees Ahead of Trip by Karzai to Washington

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST

President Hamid Karzai's government released 80 detainees on Friday, part of a continuing effort to assert its sovereignty over the contentious issue of how prisoners are handled.

At War Blog: How Defense Act Addresses Military Suicides and Issues of Conscience

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:10 AM PST

More than a spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 also includes provisions dealing with military suicides and the accommodation of the conscience, moral principles or religious beliefs of service members.

Friend recounts Delhi rape trauma

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

The male friend of a woman who died after being raped on a Delhi bus gives his first interview, saying he was beaten unconscious by the culprits.

Nepal torture suspect charged in UK

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:05 PM PST

A Nepalese man, Colonel Kumar Lama, is charged in the UK with committing torture during his country's civil war in 2005.

Nepal torture suspect charged in UK

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:23 PM PST

A Nepalese man, Colonel Kumar Lama, is charged in the UK with committing torture during his country's civil war in 2005.

Fatah’s rally in Gaza hints at effort toward unity with Hamas

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:06 AM PST

JERUSALEM — The Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held a mass rally in Gaza on Friday to mark the 48th anniversary of its founding, the first such gathering permitted by the rival Islamist Hamas group since it seized control of the territory in a brief civil war in 2007.

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