Battle to keep the remainder of the Berlin Wall

Battle to keep the remainder of the Berlin Wall
Thomas McEvilley, Critic and Scholar of Non-Western Art, Dies at 73
Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris
Phil Ramone, Record Producer and Winner of 14 Grammys, Dies at 79
Kosovo Albanians angered by Serbia talks
Protest simmers nonstop in New Delhi street
Opponents of 'bedroom tax' protest
Turin Shroud shown live on Italy TV
Serena storms to record Miami win
Juventus pull clear in Italy
Maduro calls Venezuela opposition "heirs of Hitler"
VIDEO: New rules hit Italy's race tracks
São Paulo Journal: Lowrider Culture Spreads to Brazil and Beyond
Egypt's prosecutor general orders arrest of well-known satirist
Scores killed in Nigeria religious violence
VIDEO: Scientists study starving sea lion pups
Late bogeys spoil McIlroy's round
Teachers back strike action on pay
Former ETA head, blamed for airport bomb, dies in hospital
Music producer Phil Ramone dies

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

BERLIN — The workers used the early morning darkness to obscure their secretive task: removing pieces of the longest-remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall.

When the wall fell in 1989, Berlin's residents were eager to clear away the hated divider as quickly as they could. Now many of the people who fought to scrub it from the map are scrambling to preserve what remains. This week, they came up against a developer determined to build on his property, situated in the former no man's land between East and West Berlin.

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Thomas McEvilley, Critic and Scholar of Non-Western Art, Dies at 73

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Mr. McEvilley's evisceration of a Museum of Modern Art show on "primitivism" in 1984 put curators on the defensive and changed the debate about multiculturalism in art.

Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels have released 31 Darfuris who they had kidnapped a week ago on their way to a conference for people displaced by the region's decade-long war, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday.

Phil Ramone, Record Producer and Winner of 14 Grammys, Dies at 79

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Mr. Ramone, who worked with some of the biggest stars of the last 50 years, defined the role of record producer as being roughly equivalent to that of a movie director.

Kosovo Albanians angered by Serbia talks

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Demonstrators in Mitrovica raise anti-government slogans in lead-up to meeting to decide fate of Serb-dominated north.

Protest simmers nonstop in New Delhi street

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT

NEW DELHI — The massive protests that swept India after the gang rape of a paramedical student in the capital last year may seem to have disappeared from the headlines here.

The young woman who was assaulted died; the government gave her family a new apartment and financial compensation. The accused are on trial and a new law has stiffened the penalties for sexual assault.

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Opponents of 'bedroom tax' protest

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:54 AM PDT

Thousands of people demonstrate against changes to the benefits system which they describe as a "bedroom tax".

Turin Shroud shown live on Italy TV

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PDT

The Turin Shroud - which is revered by many Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus Christ - is shown live on Italian TV and modern media platforms.

Serena storms to record Miami win

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:03 PM PDT

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in the Sony Open final to become the fourth woman to win an event six times.

Juventus pull clear in Italy

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Serie A leaders extend their lead at the top after downing hosts Inter Milan 2-1 in thrilling Derby d'Italia.

Maduro calls Venezuela opposition "heirs of Hitler"

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday called the country's opposition "heirs of Hitler," accusing them of persecuting Cuban doctors working in the South American country the way Jews were persecuted in Nazi Germany.

VIDEO: New rules hit Italy's race tracks

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Horse-racing tracks around Italy are facing the threat of closure, and many of the animals who race at them could be destroyed.

São Paulo Journal: Lowrider Culture Spreads to Brazil and Beyond

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:48 AM PDT

A subculture with roots in East Los Angeles is spreading in parts of Asia and Europe, and is raising eyebrows in South America's largest city.

Egypt's prosecutor general orders arrest of well-known satirist

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prosecutor-general on Saturday ordered the arrest of the country's best-known satirist, Bassam Youssef, for making fun of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood.

Scores killed in Nigeria religious violence

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Security tightened after Christian villagers in Plateau state accuse ethnic Fulani Muslims of burning their homes.

VIDEO: Scientists study starving sea lion pups

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:28 AM PDT

Efforts are being made to find out why hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on the beaches of California.

Late bogeys spoil McIlroy's round

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Three bogeys in the final six holes check Rory McIlroy's progress at the Houston Open after an impressive front nine.

Teachers back strike action on pay

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Teachers chant 'Gove must go' as the NUT conference supports plans for industrial action over pay and pensions.

Former ETA head, blamed for airport bomb, dies in hospital

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - The former head of Basque separatist group ETA believed to have ordered the Madrid airport bombing that ended a truce in 2006 has died while serving a prison term in France, an ETA prisoner support group said on Saturday.