Yemen says intercepted ship carrying weapons was Iranian

Yemen says intercepted ship carrying weapons was Iranian

Yemen says intercepted ship carrying weapons was Iranian

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen confirmed on Saturday that a ship intercepted last month off its coast was an Iranian vessel trying to smuggle explosives and surface-to-air missiles to the country, the state news agency Saba reported.

Hope and Fear Mix as a Hostage Situation Drags On

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:47 PM PST

The police say Jimmy Lee Dykes has held a 5-year-old boy hostage in Alabama for more than four days now, after he kidnapped the boy from a school bus and killed the driver.

Obama shooting picture released

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:34 PM PST

The White House tweets a picture of Barack Obama skeet-shooting - seemingly to settle a row about whether the president had fired a gun before.

Fulham 0-1 Man Utd

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:27 PM PST

Wayne Rooney scores a late winner at Fulham to increase Manchester United's Premier League lead to 10 points.

Colorado Communities Take On Fight Against Energy Land Leases

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:10 AM PST

Amid organic farms and ranches, the government is opening up thousands of acres of public land for oil and gas drilling, part of its largest lease sale in Colorado since President Obama took office.

City Room: Bronx Youth Is Accused of Throwing Boy, 9, From Roof

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:05 PM PST

Casmine Aska, 17, was arrested and charged on Saturday with attempted murder after being identified by the victim, police officials said.

VIDEO: Burma's historic literary festival

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:00 AM PST

Burma is holding its first literary festival of recent times, with guest authors who previously served prison sentences for their writing.

Although splintered, al-Qaeda finds new life in unstable areas

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:13 AM PST

Pushed to the brink of collapse in its traditional strongholds, al-Qaeda has staged an unlikely but limited recovery over the past year through affiliates that have taken root in chaotic environments awash in weapons and beyond the reach of the U.S. military and CIA drones.

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VIDEO: Mali students return to school

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 03:58 PM PST

School pupils in Timbuktu have returned to their studies, 10 months after the occupation by Islamist militants began.

Egypt's league starts amid protests

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 08:14 AM PST

The Egyptian football league resumes after a year's absence despite a week of deadly violence in Cairo and Port Said.

Serbia coalition rocked by leaks against prime minister

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:17 AM PST

BELGRADE (Reuters) - A close aide to Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic accused Dacic's SNS coalition partners on Saturday of staging a smear campaign after media reports linked Dacic to an alleged drug trafficker.

Colombia's FARC to free 3 kidnapped members of security forces

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:05 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Saturday admitted to holding two police patrolmen and a soldier it seized last week and pledged to free them in an apparent goodwill gesture at the end of a tense week of peace negotiations with the government.

France vows to help rebuild Mali

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:24 AM PST

French President Francois Hollande promises to help rebuild Mali, after launching an offensive against Islamists who seized the north of the country.

Google boss labels China 'IT menace'

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 10:35 AM PST

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt uses a new book to call China an Internet menace that backs cyber-crime for economic and political gain, reports say.

Hollande says Mali war is not over

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 11:55 AM PST

French president says his troops will stay in Mali until rebels are conquered and democracy and human rights prevail.

Peres asks Netanyahu to form new Israeli government

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 12:12 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday formally asked incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new governing coalition following the January 22 general election.

Eritrean refugees protest in support of renegade soldiers

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 10:37 AM PST

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia demonstrated on Saturday in support of soldiers who forced state media in the Eritrean capital Asmara to call for all political prisoners to be freed.

Google boss labels China 'IT menace'

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 10:35 AM PST

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt uses a new book to call China an Internet menace that backs cyber-crime for economic and political gain, reports say.

In Behind-Scene Blows and Triumphs, Sense of Clinton Future

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 09:40 AM PST

A sometimes frustrated figure who prized her role as team player, the instincts Hillary Rodham Clinton, former secretary of state, were often more activist than those of a White House that has kept a tight grip on foreign policy.

Spanish Leader Pledges Transparency Amid Corruption Inquiry

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 09:08 AM PST

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pledged to provide "complete transparency" about his own financial assets to refute documents showing that he and others had received regular payouts.

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