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Defence setback in Ohio rape case
Togo 1-1 Tunisia
Magnitude 6.7 quake hits central Chile: USGS
Syria Says Israeli Jets Attacked Inside Its Territory
Farc to go on targeting soldiers
Assad posts a Facebook photo of his wife looking decidedly not pregnant
US interest rates kept on hold
Mexican cult accused of forced labor
Israeli jets strike convoy along Syrian border
Owner of burned nightclub attempts suicide
Egyptian secular, Islamist groups meet to try to end conflict
Analysis: For Brazil's president, deadly fire highlights larger cause
Gunman Opens Fire at Phoenix Office Complex
Syria says Israel attacked military research center
Russia scraps law enforcement deal with U.S. in new blow to ties
FARC rebels vow to keep capturing Colombian security forces
Fed Holds Steady on Strategy; Cites ‘Pause’ in Growth
Greece protesters storm labour ministry
Nightclub checks after Brazil fire

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:01 AM PST

When a cubicle is the classroom, who is grading the companies? Research suggests many colleges are ignoring their oversight responsibilities.

Defence setback in Ohio rape case

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST

An Ohio judge rules that the rape trial of two high school football players will take place in the county where the alleged attack happened.

Togo 1-1 Tunisia

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:50 AM PST

Togo draw 1-1 with Tunisia in an incident-filled match in Nelspruit to reach the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits central Chile: USGS

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:35 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 6.7 quake struck central Chile on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Syria Says Israeli Jets Attacked Inside Its Territory

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:35 PM PST

The Syrian military said that a research facility in the Damascus suburbs was hit. Earlier news reports, confirmed by an American official, said the Israelis were targeting a truck convoy bound for Lebanon.

Farc to go on targeting soldiers

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:33 PM PST

Colombia's rebel group Farc says it intends to carry on capturing military personnel, despite warnings that it could undermine peace talks.

Assad posts a Facebook photo of his wife looking decidedly not pregnant

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:05 PM PST

The office of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has posted photographs of his wife Asma that suggest she is definitely not pregnant, contrary to rumors that have been circulating for months.

The five pictures posted on the Facebook page of the president's media office were supposedly taken in Damascus on Jan. 22 and show a slender-looking Asma greeting Syrian students at a scientific competition. Though their date and location cannot be independently confirmed, they represent the strongest official attempt yet to deny the rumored pregnancy.

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US interest rates kept on hold

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:19 PM PST

The Federal Reserve confirms it will keep interest rates at near-zero at least until the US jobless rate falls below 6.5%.

Mexican cult accused of forced labor

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

A cult operating in Mexico, along the U.S. border, is accused of kidnapping and forcing victims to work and have sex, the country's National Migration Institute said Wednesday.

Israeli jets strike convoy along Syrian border

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

Israeli forces attacked a convoy along the Lebanese-Syrian border in an overnight air-raid, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, as tensions mounted over the potential fallout from Syria's protracted civil war.

Owner of burned nightclub attempts suicide

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST

One of the owners of the Brazilian nightclub that burned down this week, killing 235, tried to take his own life while in custody, police said Wednesday.

Egyptian secular, Islamist groups meet to try to end conflict

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:18 PM PST

Egypt's deeply divided political strife took another turn Wednesday, as an Islamist party that had supported the president met with a prominent opposition group to talk about a solution.

Analysis: For Brazil's president, deadly fire highlights larger cause

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:41 AM PST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - For a gruff, no-nonsense technocrat known for intimidating even her closest aides, the tears rolling down President Dilma Rousseff's face were especially striking.

Gunman Opens Fire at Phoenix Office Complex

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST

A police spokesman said the shooting was "not random," and the gunman was still at large.

Syria says Israel attacked military research center

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:51 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes attacked a military research center in Damascus province at dawn on Wednesday, Syria's military command said, denying reports that the planes had struck a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon.

Russia scraps law enforcement deal with U.S. in new blow to ties

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia scrapped a law enforcement agreement with the United States on Wednesday, further turning back the clock on a "reset" in relations since President Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin last year.

FARC rebels vow to keep capturing Colombian security forces

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas have vowed to continue capturing security forces while the government on Wednesday asked rebels to make it clear they are not wasting time at peace talks in Cuba and genuinely want to end the five-decade conflict.

Fed Holds Steady on Strategy; Cites ‘Pause’ in Growth

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST

The Federal Reserve, noting that economic growth had "paused" in recent months, said Wednesday that it would continue its efforts to stimulate the economy for as long as it deemed necessary.