Sri Lanka bars human rights panel from visiting country

Sri Lanka bars human rights panel from visiting country

Sri Lanka bars human rights panel from visiting country

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:07 PM PST

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Sunday it would not allow into the country an international human rights panel due to visit after the government's controversial sacking of the chief justice.

Paraguayan presidential candidate killed in helicopter crash

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:11 PM PST

A well-known candidate for Paraguay's presidency died in a helicopter crash while on the campaign trail, authorities said Sunday.

Syrian Weapons Center Said to Be Damaged

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:34 PM PST

The weapons research center has been the target of sanctions because of intelligence suggesting that it was the training site for engineers who worked on chemical and biological weaponry.

Ahmadinejad accuses Iran speaker's family of corruption

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:33 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the parliament speaker's family of corruption on Sunday, turning a long-standing rivalry between two of Iran's most powerful figures into a face-to-face feud, months before an election.

Varied State Responses to Issue of Gun Violence

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST

More than a dozen governors invoked the Newtown shooting as they opened their legislative sessions. But the state-level debate has not always followed party lines.

Iran says it will resume nuclear talks in Kazakhstan

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST

Indirect talks over Tehran's nuclear program will resume this month, Iran's foreign minister announced Sunday at a security conference in Germany.

Leftist terror group claims responsibility U.S. Embassy bombing

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:55 AM PST

The radical leftist terror group -- Revolutionary People's Liberation Party, or DHKP-C -- has claimed responsibility for Friday's suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

Turkish police say blow to head killed New York mom

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:28 PM PST

A body found in Istanbul has been identified as that of a 33-year-old New York woman who went missing in Turkey nearly two weeks ago, according to a family friend who said the family had been notified by U.S. authorities.

At least 20 killed in attack on police headquarters in Iraq

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 01:10 PM PST

At least 20 people were killed and more than 35 others wounded when a suicide car bomber followed by gunmen in police uniforms attacked the police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, city police said.

Israeli defense minister suggests role in Syria airstrike

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:30 PM PST

A top Israeli official suggested Sunday that his government was behind an airstrike in Syria last week.

Malala awake, talking after successful surgeries

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:27 PM PST

Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousufzai was in stable condition at a British hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgeries to repair her skull and help her hearing, officials said.

Hugo Chavez's health 'improving'

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:21 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making gradual but clear progress as he recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba, Venezuelan officials say.

Amid domestic change, Cubans march to the polls

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:45 AM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a Communist Party-selected slate of 612 deputies to the National Assembly at a time of change in how they live and work but not in how they vote.

Iran’s parliament sacks another Ahmadinejad minister

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 09:48 AM PST

TEHRAN — Iran's parliament Sunday voted to impeach the country's labor minister, the ninth minister from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet to be sacked during the president's second term in office.

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The Fifth Down: Live Analysis of Super Bowl XLVII, Ravens Vs. 49ers

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:12 PM PST

Ben Hoffman, Andrew Das and a host of Times reporters, photographers and editors offer live coverage and analysis of the N.F.L. championship game, the commercials and the halftime show.

Bernard Pierce, Ravens’ Rookie Running Back, Is Fitting In Nicely

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST

Running back Bernard Pierce invites contact, barreling over defenders then sprinting past them, offering Ray Rice a dynamic backup in Baltimore.

Paraguay candidate dies in helicopter crash

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:29 AM PST

Presidential hopeful, Lino Oviedo, was killed in a helicopter crash in the north of the country.

FiveThirtyEight: G.O.P. Immigration Votes May Hinge on Districts’ Makeup

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 12:45 PM PST

Most House Republicans come from districts that are both very conservative and overwhelmingly white. The ones who don't could be pivotal to the passage of any immigration reform.

French jets bomb northern Mali

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:15 AM PST

French warplanes carry out air strikes in Mali's far north as they try to secure the final rebel stronghold of Kidal after a three-week offensive.

Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S.

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 11:48 AM PST

MUNICH (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month, but without committing itself to either proposal.

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