Afghan Taliban, U.S. revive reconciliation talks in Qatar: Karzai

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• Afghan Taliban, U.S. revive reconciliation talks in Qatar: Karzai
• New Type Of Life May Have Been Found In Buried Antarctic Lake
• Analysis: Bellicose North Korea forces China to shift stance on old friend
• U.S., allies use U.N. rights panel to pressure defiant North Korea
• U.S., allies use U.N. rights panel to pressure defiant North Korea
• Will Secretary Moniz Put Energy Back Into The Department of Energy?
• Pakistan Christians rally over Lahore attacks
• Japan's cleanup lags from tsunami, nuke accident
• Analysis: Bellicose North Korea forces China to shift stance on old friend
• 'Star Trek' Trailer Shows Shuttle Is the Ship That Made the Kessel Run
• VIDEO: Backlash over knives on US planes
• The Introvert's Guide to a Successful SXSW
• Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote
• Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote
• In China, public anger over secrecy on environment
• Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina
• Stringer leaving Sony in June, hands over to Hirai
• In China, public anger over secrecy on environment
• Has the time come for a pope of color?
• Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina

Afghan Taliban, U.S. revive reconciliation talks in Qatar: Karzai Posted: 09 Mar 2013 10:42 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban and the United States have been holding talks in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday.

New Type Of Life May Have Been Found In Buried Antarctic Lake Posted: 09 Mar 2013 10:12 PM PST A Russian research team reports that it has found a previously unknown form of life buried in Antactrica's Lake Vostok.

Analysis: Bellicose North Korea forces China to shift stance on old friend Posted: 09 Mar 2013 09:15 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Six months ago China's state media was lauding North Korea as a great place to invest as both countries tried to promote a cross-border economic zone. One nuclear test, a long-range rocket launch and much sabre-rattling later and China is a central player in new U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang, something Chinese experts say marks a major shift in Beijing's policy toward its impoverished neighbor. At the same time, Chinese newspapers have been calling North Korea an ungrateful and unreliable liability. ...

U.S., allies use U.N. rights panel to pressure defiant North Korea Posted: 09 Mar 2013 10:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are applying a new form of pressure on North Korea, already facing a tightening ring of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests: tougher U.N. censure of Pyongyang's human rights record. In a move human rights advocates say is long overdue, the European Union and Japan are circulating a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva calling for a formal commission of inquiry into North Korea's record. The U.S. ...

U.S., allies use U.N. rights panel to pressure defiant North Korea Posted: 09 Mar 2013 10:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are applying a new form of pressure on North Korea, already facing a tightening ring of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests: tougher U.N. censure of Pyongyang's human rights record.

Will Secretary Moniz Put Energy Back Into The Department of Energy? Posted: 09 Mar 2013 09:53 PM PST President Barack Obama announced Monday that he will nominate Dr. Ernest Moniz to head the U.S. Department of Energy as Secretary. This was a wise move. There are not many who are better qualified, few with as much experience, and none with more chutzpah than Ernie Moniz. And he will need all three if he is to accomplish anything in a job that has been a standing nightmare for decades.

Pakistan Christians rally over Lahore attacks Posted: 09 Mar 2013 10:03 PM PST Protests in Karachi after mobs ransack and torch homes in Christian area of Lahore over alleged insult against prophet.

Japan's cleanup lags from tsunami, nuke accident Posted: 09 Mar 2013 09:58 PM PST NARAHA, Japan (AP) — Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs — and perhaps most worrying — radioactive waste due to the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant looms as a threat for the region.

Analysis: Bellicose North Korea forces China to shift stance on old friend Posted: 09 Mar 2013 09:15 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Six months ago China's state media was lauding North Korea as a great place to invest as both countries tried to promote a cross-border economic zone.

'Star Trek' Trailer Shows Shuttle Is the Ship That Made the Kessel Run Posted: 09 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PST I've recently become concerned about J.J. Abrams role as the director of the next Star Wars movie. After all, he could be bringing some of his Star Trek sensibility into the galaxy far, far away, and the two are--and should continue to be--extremely different. It turns out that my concerns have been warranted, albeit in reverse. The latest Star Trek trailer has a moment taken straight out of Return of the Jedi.

VIDEO: Backlash over knives on US planes Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:01 PM PST Flight attendants in the US have condemned plans to allow some types of knives aboard flights.

The Introvert's Guide to a Successful SXSW Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:42 PM PST The South by Southwest Interactive festival is a frenzied cornucopia – nearly 30,000 people descending on a few square blocks of Austin, launching innovations and overtaxing everything from wifi signals to restaurant seating. It's a dream for eager extroverts looking to make new connections and enjoy the legendary SXSW party scene, fully loaded with Texas BBQ and beer. But it can be a challenge for introverts who know (in theory) that they should be out mingling, but feel overwhelmed by the crowds, the strangers, and the incredibly loud music everywhere.

Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote Posted: 09 Mar 2013 07:54 PM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for crimes against humanity, was declared winner of Kenya's presidential election on Saturday, but rival Raila Odinga said he would challenge the outcome in court and asked supporters to avoid violence. Kenyatta, Kenya's richest man and son of its founding president, faces trial on charges of playing a leading role in the wave of tribal killings that followed the disputed 2007 presidential election. His win on Saturday avoided what could have been a divisive a run-off penciled in for April. ...

Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya's presidential vote Posted: 09 Mar 2013 07:54 PM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for crimes against humanity, was declared winner of Kenya's presidential election on Saturday, but rival Raila Odinga said he would challenge the outcome in court and asked supporters to avoid violence.

In China, public anger over secrecy on environment Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:22 PM PST BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When China's environment ministry told attorney Dong Zhengwei he couldn't have access to two-year old data about soil pollution because it was a "state secret", it added to mounting public outrage over the worsening environment. Microbloggers, state media and even delegates to this week's session of the National People's Congress, the largely rubber-stamp parliament, were already critical of the government for poor air and water quality. Now they are also expressing disquiet over the scarcity of information about the environment available to them. ...

Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina Posted: 09 Mar 2013 07:06 PM PST STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands vote on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum aimed at countering Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory. Diplomatic tension between Britain and Argentina has flared up more than three decades since they went to war over the South Atlantic archipelago, and that has unsettled some of the roughly 2,500 islanders. ...

Stringer leaving Sony in June, hands over to Hirai Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:31 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — Howard Stringer, who fought to bring a divided and struggling Sony Corp. together as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company's first foreign president, is retiring as chairman in June.

In China, public anger over secrecy on environment Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:22 PM PST BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When China's environment ministry told attorney Dong Zhengwei he couldn't have access to two-year old data about soil pollution because it was a "state secret", it added to mounting public outrage over the worsening environment.

Has the time come for a pope of color? Posted: 09 Mar 2013 04:43 PM PST When Catholicism's cardinals meet in the Sistine Chapel to select a new pope, they will be surrounded by an explosion of divine artistic images in one of the most famous places on Earth to seek the face of God. Read full article >>

Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina Posted: 09 Mar 2013 07:06 PM PST STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands vote on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum aimed at countering Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory.

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