Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink

Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink

Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:36 PM PDT

Finance ministers from the eurozone urge Cyprus to rethink a levy on bank savers with less than 100,000 euros, following an outcry among Cypriots.

Report offers clues to Rwandan warlord's sudden surrender at U.S. Embassy

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:37 PM PDT

When Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan wanted by the International Criminal court for some particularly horrific war crimes allegedly committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, walked into the U.S. embassy in Rwanda and asked to be transferred to the ICC, it was not at all clear what led him there. Why would Ntaganda, a powerful player who has operated with impunity for years now, suddenly turn himself in, likely to face many years in jail?

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How Recent Popes Differ on Key Issues

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:56 PM PDT

Try to figure out which pope said what about same-sex marriage, relations with other faiths and more.

Steve Coll Named Columbia Journalism Dean

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PDT

Steve Coll, who will succeed Nicholas Lemann, is a former reporter and managing editor at The Washington Post and a former writer for The New Yorker.

No charges in Russian adoptee death

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Prosecutors in Texas say they will not charge a couple whose adopted Russian son's death was ruled an accident but has sparked outrage in Russia.

At War: Former Pentagon Lawyer Offers Pros and Cons of Drone Court

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:10 PM PDT

The speech by Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department's former general counsel, offered a window into the thinking of someone who participated in the inner circles of Obama administration national security decision-making until recently.

Lew to Meet With China's Xi Tuesday

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:15 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will meet Tuesday morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping to begin two days of talks on economic and security issues.

Nations Need $1.6 Billion for TB Fight, Authorities Say

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PDT

The World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said they need an extra $1.6 billion a year at minimum to fight tuberculosis in poor countries—a large chunk of it to prevent and treat drug-resistant strains of the ancient airborne disease.

At War: Former Pentagon Lawyer Offers Pros and Cons of Drone Court

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:10 PM PDT

The speech by Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department's former general counsel, offered a window into the thinking of someone who participated in the inner circles of Obama administration national security decision-making until recently.

UN chief urges approval of arms trade treaty

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:12 PM PDT

Diplomats are gathering New York to discuss treaty aimed at limiting trade of illegal conventional weapons.

UK parties strike deal on new press watchdog

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:20 PM PDT

Government came under pressure to create a new "robust" regulatory system in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.

Nigerian blasts kill at least 25, Islamists suspected

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:45 PM PDT

KANO, Nigeria/PARIS (Reuters) - Five explosions at a bus park in northern Nigeria's main city of Kano killed at least 25 people on Monday, a Reuters witness said, in an area where Islamist sect Boko Haram is waging an insurgency against the government.

Obama: Iran must 'reduce tensions'

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:17 PM PDT

President Obama offers Iran a "practical solution" if it seeks peaceful nuclear capability rather than weapons, in a video marking Persian new year.

Freeze-frame moments of war

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:33 AM PDT

It was the war everyone just wanted to forget. But from a tiny red shoe in the rubble to a resident who rebelled against al Qaeda, CNN's Arwa Damon remembers the many freeze-frame moments caused by war.

Letter From Paris: Solving the Passover Puzzle in Paris

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:09 PM PDT

The French are apt to keep religious beliefs private, so you won't find recipes for chopped liver or advertisements for kosher wine in the mainstream media.

Backers of Israeli settlers stake claim in cabinet

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:22 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition took office after a parliamentary vote on Monday with powerful roles reserved for supporters of settlers in occupied territory.

Photos of the Day: March 18

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:12 PM PDT

In today's pictures, eggs are dyed for Easter in Germany, police clash with protesters in Paris, a private plane crashes in Indiana, and more.

Turkish Man Charged in New York Woman's Death

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PDT

A man suspected of killing a New York woman in Istanbul has been charged with murder, Turkey's state-run news agency reported.

Jailed Kurdish rebel to make "historic call" to Turkey

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:57 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said he would make a "historic" appeal on Thursday, raising expectations of a ceasefire in a 28-year conflict that has riven Turkey, killing some 40,000 people.

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?

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