Litvinenko inquest suffers setback

Litvinenko inquest suffers setback

Litvinenko inquest suffers setback

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Official leading probe into death of ex-Russian spy in London upholds government request to withhold crucial evidence.

Several killed in China rainstorms

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:10 PM PDT

Landslides brought on by heavy rains along the southern coast cause 55 deaths and affect more than a million people.

Somaliland hopes for independence

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:36 PM PDT

Citizens and leaders in the autonomous region of Somalia say they are historically and politically a separate country.

US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Senior military officer says weapons transfer will "prolong suffering" amid push for international peace conference.

France legalises same-sex marriage

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:15 PM PDT

President Hollande signs bill into law after Constitutional Council dismisses legal challenge by opposition party.

U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose.

Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT

New user agreement says the network is not for sex work.

IRS And 501(c)(4) Damned If They Do Damned If They Don't

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:05 PM PDT

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.  While heads role at the IRS for allegedly picking on Tea Party groups, the agency is being sued by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)  for generally being too easy on 501(c)(4) organizations engaging in politics.  The suit, Gill v. Department of Treasury focuses on the unsuccessful campaign of Dr. David Gill for the Illinois 13th Congressional District.  According to CREW, Doctor Gill was favored to win the race.  Then along came the American Action Network which spent $1.5 million dollars on advertising attacking him, falsely accusing him of opposing Medicare.

France set to legalise same-sex marriage

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:58 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande to sign bill into law, after constitutional court dismisses challenges.

World Digest: May 17, 2013

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:32 PM PDT

Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded Friday evening inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the southern city of Kandahar, an official said.

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South Sudan town 'trashed by army'

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:37 PM PDT

UN says town of Pibor has been destroyed, between fighting and looting, by rebels and army soldiers alike.

Scores injured after US trains collide

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:31 PM PDT

At least 49 injured after derailed train from New York City strikes another train in US state of Connecticut.

VIDEO: Would-be robber struck by bus

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:33 PM PDT

A would-be robber had a lucky escape after he was struck by a bus, moments after he snatched a woman's mobile phone in Bogota, Colombia.

VIDEO: Would-be robber struck by bus

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:33 PM PDT

A would-be robber had a lucky escape after he was struck by a bus, moments after he snatched a woman's mobile phone in Bogota, Colombia.

VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:28 PM PDT

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.

VIDEO: Dozens injured as US train derails

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:02 PM PDT

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:45 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April.

VIDEO: Dozens injured as US train derails

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:02 PM PDT

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:28 PM PDT

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.

At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:14 PM PDT

LENNEWITZ, Germany — Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell.

Now, the opposition here to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe.

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