Death certificate: Boston bombing suspect died of gunshot wounds, blunt trauma to head, torso

Death certificate: Boston bombing suspect died of gunshot wounds, blunt trauma to head, torso

Death certificate: Boston bombing suspect died of gunshot wounds, blunt trauma to head, torso

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:28 PM PDT

BOSTON - A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday.

Israel 'launches' airstrike into Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:09 PM PDT

Attack apparently targeted site of weapons Israel fears could be given to Hezbollah movement, US media reported.

Obama virtually rules out sending troops to Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:40 PM PDT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama on Friday virtually ruled out the use of troops in Syria, saying he does not see a situation in which deploying ground forces would make sense for the United States or for the Syrian people.

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In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT

File picture of a campaign poster of Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar on display in Bukit MertajamBy Jeremy Wagstaff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Ahead of Malayasia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they are being targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and throttle access to websites, threatening to deprive voters of their main source of independent reporting. Independent online news sites have emerged in recent years to challenge the dominance of mostly government-linked traditional media. The government denies any attempts to hobble access to the Internet in the run-up to a close-fought election. ...

In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Ahead of Malayasia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they are being targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and throttle access to websites, threatening to deprive voters of their main source of independent reporting.

Israel's Netanyahu, Palestine's Abbas head to China

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:28 PM PDT

Israel's PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in JerusalemBy Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - China will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries to shore up its role in a region where its diplomatic influence is limited. Netanyahu's visit -- the first trip by a top Israeli leader to China since former prime minister Ehud Olmert visited in 2007 -- will be focused on trade, though experts have also said he is likely to discuss Iran's nuclear program with China. China, Iran's top oil customer and a permanent member of the U.N. ...

Support for Najib falls ahead of election: poll

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is greeted by youngsters after launching the "Voices of My Generation" youth programme in Kuala LumpurKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Support for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak fell among all the country's main racial groups in an opinion poll, signaling the tough fight he faces in an election in the Southeast Asian country on Sunday. The survey, conducted between April 28 and May 2 among 1,600 voters, showed 42 percent of respondents believed the opposition Peoples' Pact of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should be given a chance to govern. ...

Support for Najib falls ahead of election: poll

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Support for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak fell among all the country's main racial groups in an opinion poll, signaling the tough fight he faces in an election in the Southeast Asian country on Sunday.

Israel's Netanyahu, Palestine's Abbas head to China

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:28 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries to shore up its role in a region where its diplomatic influence is limited.

Obama 'does not foresee' US troops in Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:46 PM PDT

US president seems to rule out ground troops in Syria amid ongoing talk of possible chemical weapons use.

Israel May Have Attacked Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:35 PM PDT

A U.S. official said Israeli warplanes may have fired into Syria from Lebanese airspace in recent days.

The Global Garment Trail: From Bangladesh to a Mall Near You

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:10 PM PDT

The fatal factory-building collapse exposes the complexities of a global supply chain in which retailers assemble sprawling networks of contractors and middlemen.

One of the Oldest Concentration Camp Survivor Dies

Posted: 03 May 2013 02:55 PM PDT

Leopold Engleitner, a conscientious objector whose life was the subject of a book and a documentary, died aged 107.

A Lost Opportunity to Save Russia

Posted: 03 May 2013 06:03 PM PDT

Putin is wasting his chance to battle Russia's love of drink and to reverse a devastating drop in population, writes Oliver Bullough.

German Soccer Success Awes Europe

Posted: 03 May 2013 01:30 AM PDT

As if German hegemony in politics and economics wasn't enough, Germans are also starting to dominate Europe's most hallowed field: the soccer pitch.

Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2012 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night.

Same-sex provision should not derail U.S. immigration move: Obama

Posted: 03 May 2013 07:57 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Costa Rica's President Chinchilla after their meeting at Casa Amarilla in San JoseBy Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signaled on Friday that a proposal to add a same-sex partnership measure to an immigration overhaul should not be allowed to derail the entire legislative effort. Obama has used the prospect of new immigration laws as a major selling point for stronger U.S. relations with Latin America on a three-day tour of Mexico and Costa Rica that ends on Saturday. But a proposal by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont has cast uncertainty into the delicate process of reaching a compromise on immigration. ...

Syrian U.N. envoy unaware of any attack on Syria by Israel

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:04 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's envoy to the United Nations said on Friday he was not aware of any attack by Israel against his country, after CNN reported that two U.S. officials believed Israel had conducted an airstrike on Syria. "I'm not aware of any attack right now," Syria's U.N. ambassador, Bashar Ja'afari, told Reuters. (Reporting by Lou Charbonneau; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Pentagon Cuts Feared Tripping Up Asia Pivot

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:58 PM PDT

Sharp cuts in Pentagon spending are beginning to crimp U.S. military operations in Asia, fueling worries among allies over the American commitment to security in the region.

Looking for a Happy Place? Maybe Skip Sag Harbor

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:34 PM PDT

Residents of a Long Island enclave balk after a national magazine named it as a finalist in a contest to crown "America's happiest seaside town."

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