Same-sex marriage: Not just a U.S. debate

Same-sex marriage: Not just a U.S. debate

Same-sex marriage: Not just a U.S. debate

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT

It's not just the United States grappling with the issue of same-sex marriage. Many countries around the world are re-examining their laws, and some appear to be on the brink of changing them.

No agreement on Syria access for U.N. chemical arms inspectors

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations and Syria have not yet agreed on how much access a team of chemical weapons inspectors will have to investigate allegations that such arms were used recently in the Syrian conflict, according to a letter to Syria's U.N. envoy.

Rahul Gandhi, Indian party’s heir apparent, woos country’s industrialists

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:20 PM PDT

NEW DELHI — Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of India's ruling Congress party, has warned Indians against yearning for a single strongman to solve the country's problems, saying the "clogged" political system should be more inclusive.

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Thousands march in funerals for Palestinians as tensions mount

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:28 AM PDT

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Palestinians marched Thursday in funerals for a prisoner who died in Israeli custody and two teenagers fatally shot by Israeli soldiers.

The marches illustrated mounting tensions in the West Bank ahead of a visit this weekend by U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry to explore ways to revive peace talks.

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A gif that perfectly sums up North Korea's military capability to strike the U.S.

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:47 AM PDT

In assessing North Korea's capability to carry out its threatened full-scale and potentially nuclear "strike plan" against the United States, we've looked at its missile range, its cyber espionage program, its nuclear fuel development, its ability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead, its conventional military strength, even the apparent distance between its rhetoric and actions.

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Roger Ebert, Film Critic, Dies

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT

Mr. Ebert and his fellow reviewer Gene Siskel could lift or sink a movie with their thumbs up or down. His cancer struggle gave him an altogether different public image.

Film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 01:32 PM PDT

Renowned American film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70 after a long battle with cancer, his newspaper the Chicago Sun-Times has reported.

French government blameless in minister scandal: Hollande

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:57 PM PDT

RABAT (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday the government was blameless in the case of an ex-minister who lied about a secret foreign bank account, as he and top ministers faced more pressure to explain themselves.

Serbia must accept Kosovo plan or risk isolation: minister

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia must accept a European Union-brokered plan to tackle the ethnic partition of its former province of Kosovo, or risk isolation, the country's finance minister said on Thursday.

Death Toll From Argentine Floods Rises

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT

The death toll from flooding in La Plata and Buenos Aires rose to at least 55 people as the authorities started to wind down rescue efforts to focus on providing food and shelter to thousands of people left homeless by the disaster.

Gandhi Moves Toward Candidacy

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Rahul Gandhi, who has the most recognizable surname in Indian politics, gave a rare major speech that edged him closer to becoming his party's candidate for prime minister, as the election season gained pace.

Hungary Looks to Boost Lending

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Hungary's central bank ventured into unconventional territory Thursday, saying it plans to offer interest-free money for loans to small and midsize businesses and help them convert burdensome foreign-currency loans into local forints in an effort to boost the economy.

U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms: Israel

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:39 PM PDT

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security.

Senator Portman Sorts Ohio Fallout After Marriage Shift

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Senator Rob Portman's change of stance has intensified and quickened debate over the issue in his home state of Ohio.

U.S. agents seize Bissau "drug kingpin" at sea

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:26 PM PDT

DAKAR/PRAIA (Reuters) - Undercover U.S. agents have arrested the former navy chief of Guinea Bissau, wanted by Washington as a kingpin of the international drugs trade, in a sting operation off the coast of West Africa, two sources familiar with the operation said.

Photos: Floods in Argentina

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Uncle: Pistorius not training

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is "not back on any official training program," his uncle said Thursday, rejecting media reports that the Olympic and Paralympic athlete accused of murder in his girlfriend's February shooting death was preparing to race again.

No prosecution over dog attack death

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT

No prosecutions are being sought "at this stage" over the death of a teenager attacked by dogs in a Greater Manchester house.

Ivory Coast begins exhuming mass graves

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Justice minister presides over grim exercise in Yopougon, scene of fierce fighting triggered by disputed election.

The TV Watch: ‘Mad Men’ Season 6 Focuses More on Women

Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:02 AM PDT

As Season 6 of AMC's "Mad Men" begins, the pleasure of this AMC series is no longer in discovery; it's in the affirmation that there is still some invention left in the show.

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