Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack on his convoy

Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack on his convoy

Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack on his convoy

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb hit Iraqi Finance Minister Rafaie al-Esawi's convoy west of Baghdad as he left a meeting on Sunday, wounding two of his guards, his office and security sources said.

Libya plans diplomatic security force after attacks

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya plans to create a special force to protect diplomats, government sources said, after a gun attack on an Italian consul exposed the precarious security situation in the North African state.

Canada pledges better water for aboriginals amid blockade threat

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:09 PM PST

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will spend C$330.8 million over the next two years to improve water systems on aboriginal lands, as the Conservative government tries to deal with growing unrest on native reservations.

U.S. envoy says Iran working to destabilize Yemen: report

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:36 AM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Iran is working with southern secessionists in Yemen to expand its influence and destabilize the strategic region around the Straits of Hormuz, the U.S. envoy to Yemen was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Colorado May Pass Major Gun Control Legislation

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

A state where gun ownership crosses political divides is becoming a national test case for what kind of regulations can garner support.

The Caucus: Powell Defends Obama's Pick for Defense

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

President Obama's nominee for secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, received a resounding vote of support from a fellow Republican moderate, Colin L. Powell, who said the former Nebraska senator was "superbly qualified" to lead the Pentagon.

India set for Kumbh Mela festival

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:16 AM PST

Millions of Hindu pilgrims arrive in the north Indian city of Allahabad to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival.

Analysis: French early strike shakes up Mali intervention plan

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:09 AM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - France has rushed to help Mali block a push south by Islamist rebels from its desert north but a U.N.-backed intervention plan to dislodge al Qaeda and its allies faces a tough enemy and terrain and could still take months - if it succeeds at all.

India set for Kumbh Mela festival

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:16 AM PST

Millions of Hindu pilgrims arrive in the north Indian city of Allahabad to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival.

Clearing Palestinian protesters from West Bank site, Netanyahu pledges to build settlement

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:57 AM PST

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Sunday to follow through with plans for settlement construction in a key West Bank area known as E-1 after police evicted scores of Palestinian protesters who had set up a tent camp there.

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French military intervention in Mali expands

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:40 AM PST

PARIS — Mirage 2000D fighter-bombers struck Islamist targets in northern Mali on Sunday, expanding the reach of a French military intervention, and more French ground troops flew into Bamako, the capital, for what increasingly looked like the beginning of a long campaign.

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Bowie comeback enjoys Top 10 success

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:01 AM PST

Where Are We Now?, David Bowie's first new song in a decade, reaches the Top 10 in this week's UK singles chart, following initial fears its sales could not be tabulated.

Sonia Sotomayor Makes Herself at Home in Washington

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:50 AM PST

Justice Sonia Sotomayor admits that it took her a while to adjust from life in New York to the slower pace in Washington. And do not ask her about her experiences with takeout.

Pakistan PM meets Shia mourners

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST

Prime minister travels to Quetta to meet Shia leaders, as rallies spread to Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore.

ICRC head in Myanmar to gain access to prisons, conflict zones

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:25 AM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Myanmar on Sunday to set up inspections of its prisons and seek access to conflict-hit border areas, the humanitarian agency said on Sunday.

Pill-sized scanner images gullet

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:25 AM PST

US doctors develop a pill-sized device that can take detailed microscopic images of inside the gullet, the passage which links the mouth to the stomach.

Snowfalls predicted across Britain

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:03 AM PST

Snow is due to fall across large areas of the UK on Monday as low temperatures take hold, the Met Office warns.

Interview: Pier Luigi Bersani, front-runner to become Italy’s next prime minister

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST

With Italy heading into a pivotal election month, Pier Luigi Bersani, head of the center-left Democratic Party, is now the front-runner to be Italy's next prime minister. The following is an edited transcript of his interview on Thursday with Anthony Faiola of The Washington Post.

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In Italy, former communist emerges as front-runner in next month’s elections

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:13 AM PST

ROME — At the tender age of 12, Pier Luigi Bersani led his fellow altar boys in a strike against their parish priest to win back tips from Easter services. Today the former communist, turned friend of the free market, is poised to face a far greater challenge: saving the world's 8th largest economy.

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Russian protesters support U.S. adoptions

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST

MOSCOW — The law banning American adoptions brought out the biggest crowd of demonstrators in months Sunday as Russians angrily accused their government of playing politics with orphans, depriving them of the opportunity for a decent life.

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