ArtsBeat: What to Expect at Tonight's Grammy Awards

ArtsBeat: What to Expect at Tonight's Grammy Awards

ArtsBeat: What to Expect at Tonight's Grammy Awards

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:13 PM PST

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday starting at 8 p.m. Join us here on ArtsBeat for live-blogging of the event from Dave Itzkoff and Jon Caramanica.

Syrian opposition says it is willing to talk in north Syria

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib said on Sunday he was willing to hold talks with Bashar al-Assad's representatives in rebel-held areas in northern Syria.

Ally's resignation spares German chancellor drawn-out scandal

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Education Minister Annette Schavan has done her friend Angela Merkel a good turn by quitting, sparing the chancellor months of distraction in an election year that has already got off to a bad start.

American and US Airways Are Expected to Announce Merger This Week

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:01 PM PST

The match would probably by the last in the consolidation that has swept the industry in recent years.

Quake shakes Chile's central region, no injuries

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A 5.7 magnitude quake shook Chile's central region on Sunday, causing buildings to sway in the capital of Santiago, but no injuries or major damage was reported.

Horse trading exposed by British beef scandal

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:12 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - As Britons choke on discovering they may have eaten horse that was imported as beef, and ministers blame an "international criminal conspiracy", this new scandal has exposed the sometimes murky labyrinth by which food reaches Europe's dinner tables.

Militants Battle Malian and French Troops in Liberated Town

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:29 AM PST

Gunfire rang out in the streets of the strategic town of Gao in northern Mali two weeks after French forces appeared to have chased radical Islamists out of the town.

Panama arrests 'Colombian drug lord'

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:43 AM PST

A Colombian man is arrested in Panama on suspicion of leading The Office drug gang, blamed for a string of killings in the city of Medellin.

Rising Voice of Gun Ownership Is Female

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:40 AM PST

In the national debate over regulation, the voices of gun owners have been mostly male, but more women have been learning to use guns or honing their skills.

Bits Blog: Disruptions: Apple Is Said to Be Developing a Curved-Glass Smart Watch

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:17 PM PST

Though such a device has been lost to science fiction comics and spy movies of a pre-smartphone era, the smart watch might soon become a reality, in the form of a curved glass device made by Apple.

Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:24 AM PST

Iran and Hezbollah, its Lebanese proxy, are building a network of militias inside Syria to preserve and protect their interests in the event that President Bashar al-Assad's government falls or is forced to retreat from Damascus, according to U.S. and Middle Eastern officials.

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Italy's Monti slams Berlusconi as vote day nears

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:18 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti accused his media magnate rival Silvio Berlusconi of trying to buy votes with impossible promises on Sunday as Italy's election campaign entered its last phase.

Les Mis back on top of album chart

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:02 AM PST

The soundtrack to Oscar-nominated musical Les Miserables returns to the top of the UK and Ireland album chart.

Deadly stampede mars Hindu festival in India

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 11:01 AM PST

Up to 20 killed after footbridge collapse at train station in Allahabad where millions have gathered for Kumbh Mela.

Patriarch warns Syrians of reliving Lebanon's errors

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:41 AM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's Maronite Church evoked his country's long civil war to condemn the futility of conflict, on the second day of a controversial visit to Syria's war-ravaged capital Damascus.

India Ink: More Than Two Dozen Killed in Kumbh Mela Stampede

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:33 AM PST

Train delays and a broken railing cause of deaths, festival attendees say.

VIDEO: Fireworks mark the Year of the Snake

Posted: 09 Feb 2013 11:42 PM PST

Millions of people have celebrated to mark the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday in much of Asia.

Nigeria gears up for Africa football final

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:38 AM PST

Anticipation grows in the country as Super Eagles gear up to face Burkina Faso in final of Africa Cup of Nations.

Cruise ship accident leaves crew fatalities

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:31 AM PST

Five deaths confirmed after lifeboat belonging to British-operated vessel falls upside down at Canary Islands port.

At least 18 dead in stampede at massive Indian Hindu festival

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:23 AM PST

ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed in a stampede in the Indian city of Allahabad on Sunday as Hindus returned from a river dip at the world's largest religious festival.

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