Oman's Sultan pardons all jailed activists: state news agency

Oman's Sultan pardons all jailed activists: state news agency

Oman's Sultan pardons all jailed activists: state news agency

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

MUSCAT (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan Qaboos has pardoned all dissidents jailed for defaming the country's ruler or taking part in protests, state news agency ONA reported on Friday, in a bid to defuse tensions following unrest inspired by Arab uprisings elsewhere.

Island blackout could last for days

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Residents of Arran are warned that they may be without power for up to three days, after supplies are cut by winter storms.

Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns Amid Infighting

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Lebanon's prime minister has resigned due to an impasse over a new election law and parliament's refusal to extend the tenure of the country's police chief.

Photos of the Day: March 22

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:31 PM PDT

In today's pictures, a boy carries a cross before the start of Holy Week in Spain, mourners pray in Bangladesh, police form a barrier in Bethlehem, and more.

Date set for DR Congo warlord ICC appearance

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Bosco Ntaganda accused of war crimes will face judges for first time on March 26, the Hague-based court says.

Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf yearns to return from self-exile

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:13 PM PDT

If former president Pervez Musharraf makes good on his vow to return to Pakistan to run in historic parliamentary elections after five years of self-exile, he risks at least three undesired consequences: jail, assassination — or public indifference.

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Marines' return to India stirs anger in Italy

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:27 PM PDT

ROME/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A decision to return two Italian marines accused of murdering fishermen to stand trial in India stirred anger in Italy on Friday and calls for Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi to resign.

Lebanese Leader Resigns Amid Sectarian Tensions

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Lebanon's prime minister resigned, effectively dissolving the government and thrusting the country into political uncertainty at a time when the conflict in Syria is sparking sectarian tensions.

New Leader Taps Mexican Discontent to Press Reform Agenda

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:25 AM PDT

President Enrique Peña Nieto is vowing to address issues like poor cellphone service, limited programming on television and flagging schools to "transform Mexico."

VIDEO: Billboard conjures water 'out of thin air'

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:10 PM PDT

An unusual billboard which collects humidity from the surrounding air and filters into drinkable water is proving popular with locals in an arid region outside the Peruvian capital Lima.

E.U. moves closer to arming Syria rebels

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:38 AM PDT

BERLIN — The European Union edged closer on Friday to lifting an embargo against shipping arms to Syria's opposition, but differences remained about the feasibility of giving a boost to moderates there while bypassing militant jihadist groups.

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Yes, Netanyahu's apology to Turkey is a very big deal

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PDT

Ever since May 2010, when Israeli troops raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and killed eight Turkish civilians aboard, relations between Israel and Turkey have been bad. That tension, between two powerful Middle East states and allies of the United States, has been a problem that President Obama has been trying to solve for over two years now.

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North Korea's threats: 5 things to know

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Video propaganda showing the White House and Congress being blown up. Talk of hitting U.S. bases in the Pacific. The reunciation of a 60-year-old armistice that has kept the tenuous peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Places so close, yet so far apart

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PDT

The most complicated neighborhood in the world is even more uncertain these days, and what you see ranges from breathtaking to heart-stopping.

Cyprus pressed for bank breakthrough

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:56 AM PDT

The EU, Germany and leading bankers all urge the Cypriot parliament to quickly find a way of raising the 5.8bn euros needed to qualify for an international bailout.

Lebanon's PM Mikati steps down

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announces the resignation of his entire government, divided over planned elections and the unrest in Syria.

Lebanon PM resigns after cabinet deadlock

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Najib Mikati steps down after deadlock in his cabinet over election preparations and senior security official dispute.

Advert turns air into drinking water

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:40 AM PDT

A billboard that draws humidity from the air in a rain-starved part of Peru delivers 96 litres of water a day - and has become a local attraction.

Doctor Fuentes claims Real debt

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PDT

The doctor at the centre of a Spanish blood doping trial claims he is owed money by Spanish football giants Real Madrid.

Russia and China in Major Gas Supply Pact

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT

After more than a decade of talks that were complicated by differences over price, Russia has agreed to supply China with natural gas, in a deal that could see China surpass Germany as the largest importer of Russian gas.

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