The Lede: Neighbors Mourn Loss of 8-Year-Old

The Lede: Neighbors Mourn Loss of 8-Year-Old

The Lede: Neighbors Mourn Loss of 8-Year-Old

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Bill Richard, the father of the 8-year-old boy who was killed Monday, offered thanks to "our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers."
    

Retired general charged in Turkish case

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Prosecutors accuse Levent Ersoz of attempting to murder Turgut Ozal two decades after the president's death.

Russia Clampdown on Activists Hits Courts

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:43 PM PDT

Russia's most prominent opposition leader is facing a trial starting Wednesday that could end with his incarceration or at least prevent the vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin from running for office.

Pipeline looms large as Canada's British Columbia votes

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:29 PM PDT

VICTORIA, British Columbia (Reuters) - The left-leaning New Democratic Party is leading the election race in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia, raising new doubts about a pipeline that would take Canadian crude oil from neighboring Alberta to the coast for export to Asia.

Ex-rebels launch reprisals in Central African Republic capital

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT

BANGUI (Reuters) - Members of a rebel movement that seized power in Central African Republic last month launched a reprisal raid on a stronghold of the ousted former president on Tuesday as the United Nations voiced concern at the deteriorating security situation there.

Turkish General Charged in Plot to Kill Ex-President

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Prosecutors in Turkey have charged a retired military officer with a role in a plot to kill former President Turgut Ozal, 20 years after the leader's death in disputed circumstances.

American Airlines Computer Failure Halts Flights

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:47 PM PDT

The airline grounded all of its flights until 5 p.m. Eastern time after experiencing computer problems.
    

Ex-French minister says "lied to self" over Swiss bank account

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:23 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A former French minister who quit after admitting he had a secret foreign bank account appealed for forgiveness on Tuesday, saying on TV he had made a "crazy error", lied to himself for years and was unlikely to return to politics.

Congo army battalion accused of mass rape U.S. trained: U.N. envoy

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An army battalion in the Democratic Republic of Congo, some of whose members have been accused of mass rape, was trained by the United States, a senior U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.

Recipe Lab: Watch Today’s Video Chat With Deborah Madison

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Deborah Madison, Julia Moskin of The Times and three home cooks discussed Ms. Madison's new cookbook, "Vegetable Literacy," in a Google+ Hangout.
    

DealBook: Goldman Profit Reflects Bank Sector’s Strength

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:24 PM PDT

The firm reported a first-quarter profit of $2.19 billion, or $4.29 a share, up from the year-ago period and driven by investment banking and lending.
    

Iran may need highly enriched uranium in future, official says

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:47 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran may in the future need highly enriched uranium to power submarines and other vessels, a top nuclear official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Top general says U.S. to assess Afghan troops level after summer

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:51 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan said on Tuesday he will make a recommendation of how many American troops should remain in Afghanistan after he sees how well Afghan security handles the summer fighting season.

Obama Voices Doubts on North Korean Nuclear Warhead

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:52 AM PDT

President Obama said he did not believe that North Korea had the ability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon, and he said nothing would deter him from refusing to reward the North for provocative acts.
    

Montenegro opposition to protest against president's re-election

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:06 AM PDT

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's opposition has called supporters into the streets to protest against President Filip Vujanovic's re-election and said it will take allegations of electoral fraud to the courts.

Police went to deaths mum's home

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Police spoke to a pregnant woman at her home hours before she fell to her death and her three children were found dead.

Post-Vote Clashes in Venezuela Kill 7

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:32 AM PDT

Clashes between supporters of Venezuela's ruling socialist party and the political opposition left seven people dead, Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz said on Tuesday, after contested presidential elections divided the country.

Obama Voices Doubts on North Korean Nuclear Warhead

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:52 AM PDT

President Obama said he did not believe that North Korea had the ability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon, and he said nothing would deter him from refusing to reward the North for provocative acts.
    

Canadian poll shows Trudeau Liberals far ahead

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:58 AM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's new Liberal leader, Justin Trudeau, would lead his party to a crushing election victory if a vote were held now, according to a poll released on Tuesday that put Liberal support substantially higher than other recent surveys have shown.

Lens Blog: Jenn Ackerman's Photos of Frozen Minnesota

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:57 AM PDT

Jenn Ackerman fought her fears of freezing winter temperatures when she moved to Minnesota and wound up photographing the state's landscapes and people.
    

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