Opposition in Tight Race to Take Power in Malaysian Election

Opposition in Tight Race to Take Power in Malaysian Election

Opposition in Tight Race to Take Power in Malaysian Election

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Results of Sunday's vote will bring either a continuation of decades of leadership by the current government or the nation's first handover of power.
    

VIDEO: Music scene flourishes in Afghanistan

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

After years under Taliban rule, where music was banned, the young music scene in Afghanistan is taking shape with a new wave of rappers and rockers.

US firefighters brace for dry winds

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:15 AM PDT

Southern California Firefighters prepare for poor conditions as a fire spreads to the coast and authorities shut part of the Pacific Coast Highway.

Obama acknowledges US part in Mexico violence

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT

US president, in Mexico to discuss security and trade, says the root of much violence there is US demand for drugs.

Why it's great news that China wants to mediate Israel-Palestine talks

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT

The Chinese foreign ministry has offered to broker a meeting, according to the AP, between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, both of whom are visiting Beijing next week.

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Bangladesh factory collapse a catalyst for workers’ rights

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:59 AM PDT

NEW DELHI — Since the collapse last week of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza building, much of the focus has been on international retailers and what they can do to ensure the safety of the 3.6 million Bangladeshis working in a $19 billion industry focused on producing clothes for cost-conscious Western consumers.

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Liberia denies resource deals violated laws

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT

MONROVIA (Reuters) - The Liberian government denied on Friday it had violated its own laws in awarding resource contracts and pledged to implement the recommendations of an independent audit into the deals.

Sunni mosque in Baghdad bombed

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT

At least five people were killed and 30 others wounded Friday after a bombing outside a Sunni mosque in northeastern Baghdad, police said.

Gunmen in standoff with Libyan army at Tripoli protest

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:34 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Libyan army was deployed to Tripoli's main square on Friday to guard a pro-government rally and became involved in an uneasy standoff with anti-government gunmen.

Obama: Time to Reset Mexico Partnership

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:31 PM PDT

President Obama laid out his vision for an equal U.S. partnership with Mexico, saying in a speech that it is time to move past outdated stereotypes and work together to expand trade and commerce.

German Politicians Face Nepotism Scandal

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Lawmakers in the wealthy German region of Bavaria are under fire for employing close family members, sparking embarrassment at a time when Germany has been lecturing countries such as Greece about corruption.

Capital Ideas: The Idled Young Americans

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:06 AM PDT

The United States has gone from having the highest share of employed 25- to 34-year-olds among large, wealthy economies to having among the lowest.
    

Crime Scene: Crime Scene: Chasing Down a GPS Blip to a Stolen iPhone

Posted: 03 May 2013 07:14 AM PDT

An iPhone being stolen on the street is fairly common; police officers racing through the streets and subways while tracking it on another iPhone is not.
    

U.S. names veteran diplomat Dobbins as new envoy to Afghanistan/Pakistan

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:28 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has appointed veteran U.S. diplomat James Dobbins as Washington's new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said on Friday.

Somalia's security forces hamstrung by corruption, infiltrators

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but how to pay and arm recruits, tackle corruption and prevent rebels infiltrating their ranks remain hurdles for the cash-strapped government.

'I cut off limbs to save lives'

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:41 AM PDT

The factory worker who cut free survivors trapped in Dhaka rubble

Popularity of Colombia's Santos edges up slightly

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' popularity recovered 3 percentage points, as people feel more upbeat about the outcome of peace talks with Marxist rebels and applaud a program to give homes to the poor, a leading pollster said on Friday.

India Ink: Image of the Day: May 3

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:34 AM PDT

Indian cinema turns 100.
    

'I cut off limbs to save lives'

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:41 AM PDT

The factory worker who cut free survivors trapped in Dhaka rubble

U.K. Independence Party surges in elections

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:09 AM PDT

LONDON — The Conservative-led coalition of Prime Minister David Cameron just got served.

The anti-immigration U.K. Independence Party staged a dramatic surge in local elections across Britain on Thursday, with results on Friday showing voters delivering a brutal whipping to the Conservatives and their junior coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats.

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