Student Arrested in Boston Bombing Seeks Release

Student Arrested in Boston Bombing Seeks Release

Student Arrested in Boston Bombing Seeks Release

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:44 PM PDT

Lawyers for Robel Phillipos, who is accused of lying to the authorities investigating the Boston Marathon attack, said he had nothing to do with the bombings.
    

Nets Will Replace P. J. Carlesimo as Coach

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT

General Manager Billy King said the decision to find a new coach had nothing to do with the Nets' first-round playoff exit Saturday.
    

Struggle in Bangladesh to Save Collapse Survivor

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:40 PM PDT

The story of Shaheena offered the last bit of hope of finding anyone alive in what is now considered the deadliest accident in the history of the garment industry
    

Mexican journalists' sons killed; seven bodies found near Mexico City

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen executed two sons of two prominent Mexican journalists in the northern city of Chihuahua, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office said on Sunday, and police found seven bodies dumped in a Mexico City suburb.

Far-left protesters reject austerity on Hollande anniversary

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:20 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Ten of thousands of far-left French protesters marched to denounce economic austerity on Sunday to mark the end of President Francois Hollande's first year in office.

Blast at Tanzania Church Kills One

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:56 AM PDT

A woman died and 44 people were injured when a bomb exploded in a Roman Catholic church in northern Tanzania, a police official said.

Shock over latest Brazil bus rape

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Police in Brazil are looking for a man who raped a woman on a moving Rio de Janeiro bus, in a case that has shocked the host nation of the football 2014 World Cup.

India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:53 AM PDT

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian (Reuters) - India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago.

In Europe, Growing Concern Slovenia Is Next to Need Bailout

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Easy and cheap credit, combined with crony capitalism and corporate mismanagement, fueled a banking crisis that threatens to make Slovenia follow the path of Cyprus.
    

Obama Tells Ohio State Graduates He’s Optimistic

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT

In an address at Ohio State, the president said government critics "gum up the works," and said he was optimistic about young people's opportunities.
    

Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:58 AM PDT

The British-born dancer and ballet master, who performed into his 90s, was known for his stylistic versatility and inexhaustible energy.
    

Concussion Fears Lead to Growth in Specialized Clinics for Young Athletes

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Doctors are pleased that the dangers of concussions are receiving more attention, but they often see overreactions from parents alarmed by high-profile cases.
    

Man who escaped prison van arrested

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:37 PM PDT

One of the two men who escaped from a prison van in Salford last week is arrested by Greater Manchester Police.

A year into Russia crackdown, protesters try again

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT

MOSCOW – Peter Tsarkov, a Russian opposition organizer, was anxious as he readied for a protest scheduled for Monday, the first major demonstration in this capital city in many months.

Exactly one year earlier, Russia's political opposition was on the rise and aiming for new heights at a demonstration on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration. Instead, authorities cracked down, ending the tolerant attitude toward the thousands of citizens who presented Putin with the greatest challenge to his rule since he took over the country in 2000. Dozens of those arrested at a May 6, 2012, protest are still making their way through Russia's glacially-slow courts.

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Russian opposition marches in Moscow on eve of bigger rally

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:24 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of Russian opposition protesters marched in Moscow on Sunday, a day before a bigger rally planned to mark the anniversary of a demonstration that ended in clashes with police and several prosecutions.

Juventus retain Serie A title

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:02 AM PDT

Bianconeri clinch their second successive Scudetto with a 1-0 win over Palermo as bottom side Pescara are relegated.

Malaysia's ruling coalition wins majority

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Barisan Nasional overcomes opposition Pakatan Rakyat's challenge in closest fought election in the country's history.

Newport return to Football League

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:15 AM PDT

Newport beat Wrexham to return to the Football League after a 25 year absence in the all-Wales play-off final at Wembley.

Austria's ruling party loses Salzburg poll after finance scandal

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:41 AM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's ruling Social Democrats lost control of Salzburg to its junior coalition partner on Sunday in the wake of a finance scandal, dealing it a blow in the last provincial poll before national elections.

Malaysia's ruling coalition wins majority

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Barisan Nasional overcomes opposition Pakatan Rakyat's challenge in closest fought election in the country's history.

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