UN Syria team meets rebel leader

UN Syria team meets rebel leader

UN Syria team meets rebel leader

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:28 AM PST

A member of the UN special envoy's team in Syria carries out the first field visit for several months, meeting a rebel leader, Christian and civil leaders.

VIDEO: Sars-like virus 'spreads in people'

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:14 AM PST

One man in the UK is thought to have caught the coronavirus from his father. It is thought to be the first confirmed example of the new virus being passed from person to person anywhere in the world.

VIDEO: Magazine defends Kate bikini photos

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 01:26 PM PST

The editor of Italian magazine Chi has defended using photos of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge in a bikini on holiday, saying they are "photos of a young couple in love.''

Dorner's 'last stand' after hiding in plain sight

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 11:47 AM PST

LA fugitive was apparently hiding in plain sight

Horsemeat scandal set to spur tougher EU food tests

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:59 PM PST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed increased DNA testing of meat products to assess the scale of a scandal involving horsemeat sold as beef that has shocked the public and raised concern over the continent's food supply chains.

Ennahda says it may leave power in Tunisia

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 01:27 PM PST

Ruling party says it will quit if PM Jabali honours promise to form government of technocrats.

Media Decoder Blog: Time Warner in Talks to Sell Off Majority of Magazines

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST

The media company could retain flagship titles like Time, Sports Illustrated and Fortune but sell the rest.

U.S. should hit the "pause" button on Afghan aid: watchdog

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government should reconsider whether to spend more on reconstruction aid in Afghanistan, the U.S. watchdog who monitors the funds said on Wednesday, citing Afghanistan's persistent corruption and inability to manage projects as U.S. troops withdraw.

UK welcomes EU-wide horsemeat tests

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 01:10 PM PST

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson welcomes plans for EU-wide, random DNA tests on horsemeat to tackle the widening food scandal.

Westminster’s Best of Breed

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

Fred R. Conrad, a New York Times photographer, set up a studio at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this week and invited Best of Breed winners to pose.

Six More British Journalists Are Arrested in Hacking Investigation

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 09:16 AM PST

Scotland Yard said on Wednesday that the journalists, who previously worked for The News of the World tabloid, were arrested on suspicion of hacking into cellphone messages.

The Caucus: On the Issues: A Guide to Obama's Proposals

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

A guide to The Times's coverage of the policy areas President Obama discussed in his State of the Union address.

Israel publishes some details in Australian spy mystery

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 01:17 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel broke its official silence on Wednesday over the reported suicide in jail of an Australian immigrant recruited to its spy service Mossad, giving limited details on a closely guarded case.

Sri Lanka war investigation lags, abuses persist: U.N.

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 01:22 PM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is failing to investigate alleged atrocities committed by government forces in defeating a Tamil insurgency and activists and opposition politicians are still being killed or abducted, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Iran agrees on 'some points' with IAEA

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:48 PM PST

Iran chief negotiator says "new proposals" put forward at talks but they will be discussed at "future meetings".

Iran suggests progress, but no deal, in U.N. atom talks

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran indicated that some progress was made in talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, but that the two sides again failed to finalize an elusive framework deal over the Islamic state's disputed atomic activity.

Thomson Reuters to cut 2,500 jobs

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:10 PM PST

Financial news and data provider Thomson Reuters says it is to cut 2,500 jobs, or 4% of its workforce, as it reports sluggish sales growth.

Sudan denies Mali Islamist fighters arrived in Darfur

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 12:08 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army said rebels had infiltrated into the troubled Darfur region from the Central African Republic but denied these were Islamist fighters fleeing a French advance in Mali, state news agency SUNA said on Wednesday.

Flood Control in the Netherlands Now Allows Sea Water In

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 05:00 AM PST

The Netherlands has held back the sea for centuries; now it is letting it in, as the Dutch realize they are facing a losing battle.

Suspects held in tourist rape case

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 07:35 AM PST

Mexican authorities are holding five suspects in connection with the alleged rapes of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco, Guerrero state Gov. Angel Aguirre Rivero said Sunday.

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