With Pope’s Resignation, Focus Shifts to a Successor

With Pope’s Resignation, Focus Shifts to a Successor

With Pope’s Resignation, Focus Shifts to a Successor

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 01:08 PM PST

Vatican experts argued that vision, rather than geography, would likely determine Pope Benedict XVI's replacement, and that the ability to communicate with a distracted world would be important.

Cruise ship stranded near Mexico

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:27 PM PST

Passengers and crew members on a cruise ship stranded in the Gulf of Mexico have limited access to food and bathrooms after a engine fire on Sunday.

Soccer racism raises concern in Israel

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:48 PM PST

JERUSALEM – With 10 minutes left to play, Dzhabrail Kadiev, a Muslim soccer player from Chechnya, took the field for the first time for Beitar Jerusalem, a local team notorious for fan violence and racism. A chorus of catcalls went up from the stands, quickly drowned out by a welcoming ovation.

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Pope Benedict's resignation lauded as 'a great lesson' in Latin America

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:40 PM PST

Across Latin America, the pope's announcement that he will step down at the end of the month is drawing official comment as well as some speculation that the next pope could come from the region. Forty percent of all Catholics are in Latin America, and clergymen from Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are considered contenders for a church that is shrinking in Europe but growing in many developing countries.

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Tests of Some Deadly Diseases on Mice Mislead, Report Says

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:33 PM PST

A study published Monday reports evidence that the use of mice in the study of at least three major killers — sepsis, burns and trauma — has led researchers astray.

Afghan Panel Confirms Torture of Detainees

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:45 PM PST

The findings were the first formal acknowledgment by Afghanistan's government of a widespread problem with abuse, after officials initially denied the conclusions of a United Nations report.

New Iran centrifuges could shorten path to atomic bomb: Netanyahu

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 01:02 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that new centrifuges Iran was installing for its uranium enrichment program could cut by a third the time needed to create a nuclear bomb.

Last Pope to Resign Did So in Midst of Vatican Leadership Crisis

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:07 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI's announcement on Monday put him among the small handful of popes in history who have stepped down as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Blast on Syria-Turkish border amid rebel gains

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:18 PM PST

BEIRUT—A blast Monday killed at least 12 people at a crossing point on the Turkish-Syrian border that has become a key supply line for rebel-held territory in northern Syria.

The blast came amid fresh reports of rebel gains in several parts of Syria. It was unclear, however, whether the explosion was deliberate, and Turkish officials said an investigation was continuing into the cause and circumstances of the blast, which coincided with heightened Turkish concerns about the risk that the violence raging across the border in Syria would spill over into Turkey.

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Same-sex military couples to receive new benefits, Pentagon says

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:46 AM PST

The Pentagon announced Monday that it would extend 20 new benefits to same-sex military couples, including access to base facilities and groups as well as joint assignments, the latest move by the Obama administration to heed calls from gay and lesbians pressing for change.

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Same-sex military couples to receive new benefits, Pentagon says

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:46 AM PST

The Pentagon announced Monday that it would extend 20 new benefits to same-sex military couples, including access to base facilities and groups as well as joint assignments, the latest move by the Obama administration to heed calls from gay and lesbians pressing for change.

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Pope Benedict XVI resignation: What's next?

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:43 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would step down as head of the Catholic Church, citing age and waning energy. Anthony Faiola and Michelle Boorstein report:

Recognizing what he described as the failing strength of his "mind and body," Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would step down as head of the Catholic Church, the first pontiff to give up his duties since 1415.

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Protesters clash with police in Cairo

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:46 PM PST

Water cannons fired at protesters as opposition hold rallies to mark second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak's overthrow.

Ligety seals second world gold

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST

American wins super-combined title at the world championships with impressive downhill and night slalom run.

RBS boss 'should get his bonus'

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:09 AM PST

The boss of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) should not have to cancel his bonus in light of the Libor rate-fixing scandal, the bank's chairman tells MPs.

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:26 AM PST

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UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:27 AM PST

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Blast kills 13 at Turkish customs gate on Syrian border

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:23 AM PST

A mysterious blast ripped through a busy Turkish customs gate on the border with Syria on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, the Turkish government said.

Donald Byrd, Renegade Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 80

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:01 AM PST

Mr. Byrd became successful and controversial in the 1970s by blending jazz, funk and R&B into a precursor of jazz fusion.

The rise and decline of the pope's once-great power

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:27 AM PST

It's difficult to pinpoint a precise moment when the office of the pope began to lose its vast political power, which had long placed the Holy See above even the kings and emperors of Europe, but has since declined to the point that now-retiring Pope Benedict XVI found few political accomplishments in his reign. But one day that stands out is Dec. 2, 1804.

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