VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has demanded the formation of tourism police and helplines to counter the potential fallout from the high profile rape cases since the beginning of the year.

Judge: Pistorius now free to travel

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder in the slaying of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is once more allowed to travel overseas after a judge lifted a bail condition Thursday restricting his movements.

An Aussie town fights McDonald's

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT

It seems that in at least one part of the world, the golden arches have lost a little luster.

Why one Aussie town is fighting McDonald's

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT

It seems that in at least one part of the world, the golden arches have lost a little luster.

Judge: Pistorius now free to travel overseas

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder in the slaying of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is once more allowed to travel overseas after a judge lifted a bail condition Thursday restricting his movements.

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has demanded the formation of tourism police and helplines to counter the potential fallout from the high profile rape cases since the beginning of the year.

Lawmakers invite divisive Indian Hindu nationalist to visit

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A visiting U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday invited the chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, to the United States, despite the fact that Washington has denied him a visa since 2005 because of deadly religious riots.

UN approves DR Congo 'intervention brigade'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Security Council unanimously approves first-ever "offensive" brigade to battle rebel groups in DR Congo.

Russia criticises Arab League over Syria seat

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov says decision to give seat to opposition has effectively 'written off any peaceful settlement'.

Video: Saudi comedian attempts a 'reverse cultural invasion' of America

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Fahad Albutairi has been described often in the Western press as "the Seinfeld of Saudi Arabia," including by me only Wednesday, but the more time you spend watching the polished and hilarious YouTube videos that have made him so popular in the Arabic-speaking world, the clearer it becomes that he's so much more. His videos, which run under the title La Yekthar (rough translation: "Zip It"), combine monologues and skits under a single theme, typically with an undercurrent of cultural commentary. There's not a ready American counterpart, which is part of why looking for an American analogue sells Albutairi's work short.

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U.N. approves creation of special combat force for Congo

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:28 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a special combat force that is to carry out "targeted offensive operations" to neutralize armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Palestinian journalist gets jail term for Abbas insult

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian court sentenced a local journalist to a year in jail on Thursday over a picture posted on Facebook that was deemed insulting to President Mahmoud Abbas.

Fairy Circles in Africa May Be Work of Termites

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

New research posits that the reddish barren spots, known as fairy circles, that dot a narrow belt of African desert could be the work of industrious sand termites.

36 Hours in Bangalore, India

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:04 AM PDT

A state capital and India's information technology hub, Bangalore also boasts craft beer, balmy weather and bowling.

Italy's Bersani Unable to Form Government

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Italy's center-left Democratic Party failed in its attempt to muster support for a new administration, in the latest setback for politicians trying to form a government.

Belgium Rushes to Find Budget Solution

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:41 AM PDT

Belgium rushed to finalize budget negotiations, with ministers from the six-party governing coalition desperately hunting for ways to comply with recently relaxed European Union budget goals and avoid fines.

NATO approves Breedlove's nomination as top commander

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:48 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Thursday it had approved the nomination of U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove to be the Western alliance's top military commander.

Zuma reassures S Africa over Mandela

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

President Jacob Zuma says South Africans "must not panic" as ex-leader Nelson Mandela undergoes treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection.

Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar bombs hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA said, as attacks intensified in the center of the capital.

Myanmar Leader Says He May Use Force Over Rioting

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT

President Thein Sein said he may resort to force to quell the religious rioting that has shaken his country.

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