Triple suicide triggered by economic struggle shocks Italy

Triple suicide triggered by economic struggle shocks Italy

Triple suicide triggered by economic struggle shocks Italy

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:34 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - The suicide of a married couple mired in debt has struck a nerve in Italy, with the speaker of the country's lower house of parliament lamenting an "economic emergency" in the land.

'Dozens die' in Nigeria road crash

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:14 PM PDT

At least 36 people, including children, are reportedly killed in a major road accident in southern Nigeria.

Obama Apologizes for Praising Female Official’s Looks

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT

President Obama on Thursday called Kamala Harris, the California attorney general, and apologized to her for saying that she is the "best-looking attorney general in the country."

Scott Brown Hints at Another Senate Race — in New Hampshire

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT

While another Senate run in Massachusetts is out for now, Scott Brown says he might challenge Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat who is up for re-election next year.

Dance Theater of Harlem Starts New Life

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:10 AM PDT

Nine years after going on hiatus, Dance Theater of Harlem begins three programs.

Here's the new music video North Korea made for Kim Jong Un

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:20 PM PDT

The new official North Korean tune, posted online this week, is titled some variation of "Let's Defend General Kim Jong Un at the Cost of Our Lives" or "We Will Safeguard General Kim Jong Un With Our Very Lives," depending on the translation.

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Argentina fury over 'old hag' insult

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Argentina protests after the Uruguayan president is overheard apparently referring to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an "old hag".

The Lede: Malala Yousafzai Announces Grant for Girls’ Education

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 because of her activism for girls education, has announced the first grant in an international fund set up in her name.

Photos of the Day: April 5

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:41 PM PDT

In today's pictures, family members grieve at a funeral in Texas for a district attorney and his wife, workers cull birds at a poultry market in China, women go to the races in England, and more.

Venezuela's Maduro says campaign sabotage suspects arrested

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:47 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Acting President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that Venezuelan authorities had arrested several people suspected of plotting to sabotage one of his campaign rallies before an April 14 election by cutting the power.

Italy pardons U.S. pilot convicted in CIA rendition case

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president on Friday pardoned a U.S. Air Force officer convicted of kidnapping an Egyptian Muslim cleric who was taken away for interrogation on a CIA "rendition" flight.

Family pleads for jailed blogger

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:23 AM PDT

The message the brother and sister read aloud is one addressed to a missing father: 9-year-old Najwa and 8-year-old Tirad reciting the words in unison, "Our mother's starting to worry about you."

Same-sex marriage: Who'll be next?

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:13 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.

Exclusive: 'My brother tried to kill me'

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:03 PM PDT

It's cold and raining in Kabul and the pothole-filled dirt roads have turned into a sea of mud. We drive up to the gateway of a high-walled compound. A soldier brandishing an AK-47 stands guard outside the building. We've come to a women's shelter to meet Gul Meena -- a 17-year-old girl from Pakistan who shouldn't be alive.

Mexico foils assassination plot targeting lawmakers

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 04:20 AM PDT

Mexican authorities say they've foiled a plot to assassinate two lawmakers.

Japan nuclear plant loses power for hours

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 07:53 AM PDT

The cooling system for a nuclear reactor at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant lost power for hours Friday afternoon but was operational again, officials at the Tokyo Electric Power Company said.

France wants to keep 1,000 soldiers in Mali permanently

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 01:36 PM PDT

BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - France has proposed keeping a permanent force of 1,000 French troops in Mali to fight armed Islamist militants, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday.

Japan and US agree on Okinawa land return

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Agreement will return 570 hectares of land near air base and calls for relocating another base by 2022.

VIDEO: Deadly building collapse near Mumbai

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:05 PM PDT

At least 45 people have died, including 15 children, after a building being constructed illegally collapsed near the Indian city of Mumbai, police say.

Japan and US agree on Okinawa land return

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Agreement will return 570 hectares of land near air base and calls for relocating another base by 2022.

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