Third bomb attack in 24 hours kills eight Afghan police

Third bomb attack in 24 hours kills eight Afghan police

Third bomb attack in 24 hours kills eight Afghan police

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 11:24 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed eight policemen in Afghanistan's volatile southern province of Kandahar, police said on Sunday, the third deadly attack by insurgents against police in 24 hours.

VIDEO: Boy escapes Taliban suicide plan

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 09:40 PM PST

A 12-year-old Afghan boy marked out by the Taliban as a potential suicide bomber runs away before the plan can be carried out.

VIDEO: Tornado and flood alerts in Queensland

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 09:45 PM PST

New tornado and flood alerts have been issued in the Australian state of Queensland, which is still recovering from Cyclone Oswald.

Chinese anti-corruption drive nets Politburo member - paper

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 10:06 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official is under investigation, a Hong Kong newspaper reported at the weekend, in a case that could represent the first time a national political figure has been netted in China's anti-corruption drive.

Poll shows 63pc of French back gay marriage

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:08 PM PST

PARIS, Jan 27 — The number of people who support the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France has risen despite major protests against the government's planned reforms earlier this month, a new poll by Ifop for news website Atlantico.fr showed. The proportion of those surveyed supporting the change in the law rose to 63 per cent from 60 per ...

Syrian militias target civilians in Homs, opposition says

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 06:43 PM PST

AMMAN, Jan 27 — More than 20 people were killed in the Syrian city of Homs yesterday, a doctor said, as fighting raged around a road junction on a supply line to government forces in the interior of the country. The opposition accuses shabbiha militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of killing some 200 Sunni Muslim civilians in Homs in ...

Ontario liberals pick province’s first woman premier

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 06:30 PM PST

TORONTO, Jan 27 — Ontario's Liberals yesterday chose a former Cabinet minister to become the province's first female premier and first openly gay leader of a Canadian province. In her acceptance speech as the new provincial Liberal Party leader, Kathleen Wynne, 59, a former Ontario education minister, thanked her partner, Jane, for her support ...

Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 05:45 PM PST

FALLUJA, Jan 27 — Thousands of mourners rallied yesterday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Troops on Friday shot dead five people in Falluja, in the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar. Sunnis have taken to the streets since December to protest what they call ...

Hackers claim attack on US Justice Department website

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 05:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 — Hackers sympathetic to the late computer prodigy Aaron Swartz claimed yesterday to have infiltrated the website of the US Justice Department's Sentencing Commission, and said they planned to release government data. The Sentencing Commission site, www.ussc.gov, was shut down early yesterday. Identifying themselves as ...

Venezuela’s Chavez overcomes infection, still having treatment

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 04:23 PM PST

SANTIAGO, Jan 27 — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery in Cuba last month, a government minister said yesterday. Official statements have sounded upbeat about the socialist president's condition in recent weeks, following rumours he was ...

French, Malian forces capture Gao rebel stronghold

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 04:16 PM PST

KONNA (Mali), Jan 27 — French and Malian forces fighting Islamist rebels took control yesterday of the rebel bastion of Gao, the biggest military success so far in an offensive against al Qaeda-allied insurgents occupying the country's north. The United States and Europe back the UN-mandated Mali operation as a counterstrike against the threat of ...

Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 03:33 PM PST

PORT SAID, Jan 27 — At least 32 people were killed yesterday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a football stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armoured vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots ...

Winds of change blow in Singapore as WP wins Punggol

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:54 PM PST

SINGAPORE, Jan 27 ― The winds of change continue to blow through Singapore as the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) was trounced in the Punggol East by-election yesterday, with the Worker's Party (WP) winning by more than 10 per cent in a four-cornered fight for the parliamentary seat. WP's Lee Li Lian received 54.2 per cent of the votes, ...

Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, still having treatment

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 04:02 PM PST

SANTIAGO/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery in Cuba last month, a government minister said on Saturday.

Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, treatment continues

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 03:19 PM PST

SANTIAGO/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery last month, a government minister said on Saturday.

Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:07 PM PST

PORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a football stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

Crime boss suspects arrested at Russian birthday dinner

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:41 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police raided a restaurant near Moscow and arrested four alleged crime bosses and 19 others as they met to plan strategy after the killing of a criminal godfather known as Grandpa Hassan, the interior ministry said on Saturday.

Greek ruling conservatives take lead over leftists - polls

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:27 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservatives have grabbed a narrow lead over the leftist main opposition since securing bailout funds to avert bankruptcy, three opinion polls showed, as most Greeks believe the country will stay in the euro zone.

Thousands march against gun violence in Washington

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of marchers rallied in Washington in favour of gun control on Saturday, including residents of Newtown, Connecticut, where a mass elementary school shooting reignited the U.S. gun violence debate.

Portuguese teachers protest against education cuts

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:55 PM PST

LISBON (Reuters) - Thousands of Portuguese teachers marched through Lisbon on Saturday to protest against cuts in education imposed as part of the government's austerity programme.

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