Syria sarin row - an inconvenient outburst

Syria sarin row - an inconvenient outburst

Syria sarin row - an inconvenient outburst

Posted: 08 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT

Mark Urban on response to claims of sarin use by Syrian rebels

Teen charged over Utah referee death

Posted: 08 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

A US teen is charged with homicide by assault after allegedly punching a football referee who later died in hospital in Salt Lake City.

Recriminations over post-vote violence stoke Venezuela tensions

Posted: 08 May 2013 12:31 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Residents of La Limonera neighborhood in Venezuela's capital Caracas are still on edge and in mourning after a wave of post-election violence that killed two people in their community.

Aristide gives evidence in murder case to Haitian judge

Posted: 08 May 2013 12:21 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appeared in public for the first time since returning from exile more than two years ago, testifying in court on Wednesday about the assassination more than a decade ago of a popular radio journalist and human rights activist.

Ohio women 'raped by captors'

Posted: 08 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A source close to the investigation tells the BBC at least two Ohio women missing for about a decade were raped by their captors and threatened.

Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons: minister

Posted: 08 May 2013 12:10 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defense minister said on Wednesday.

Japan softens WWII 'sex slave' denials

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Prime minister acknowledges investigation into allegations that troops coerced women in sexual slavery was limited.

Official Offers Account From Libya of Benghazi Attack

Posted: 08 May 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Before a House hearing Wednesday on last year's attacks in Benghazi, Libya, a State Department official described a frantic series of phone calls and unfulfilled requests for military aid.
    

Putin strategist resigns as Russian deputy PM

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Analysts say former deputy prime minister was forced out amid growing rift between Putin's Kremlin and government.

Girls as young as six raped by Congolese soldiers: U.N.

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as six, in the country's volatile east after they fled from advancing M23 rebels in late November, according to a U.N. report released on Wednesday.

Hague court probing Libyan war crimes despite fight over trials

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:52 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court is still investigating war crimes in Libya despite a clash with the country's government over who has the right to try former leader Muammar Gaddafi's son and his spy chief, the court's prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Malaysian Rivals' Feud Breaks Open

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Divisions over Malaysia's vote is reigniting a years-old feud between opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and Prime Minister Najib Razak that could yet determine the future of one of Asia's most complex and potentially highest-growth countries.

Singh sues PGA over antler spray ban

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Former world number one Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour for suspending him after he admitted using deer antler spray.

DealBook: Enron’s Skilling Strikes Deal for Shorter Sentence

Posted: 08 May 2013 01:12 PM PDT

The former chief executive of Enron has reached a deal with the Justice Department to shorten his prison term by as much as a decade, according to a court filing.
    

Court Names Officials Recorded in Corruption Inquiry

Posted: 08 May 2013 01:11 PM PDT

A court released the names of nine people, including seven elected officials, whom a former lawmaker secretly recorded at the behest of prosecutors.
    

In Immigration Bill, Deportees See Hope for Second Chance

Posted: 08 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT

A provision in a bill before the Senate could allow immigrants who have been expelled to return to the United States.
    

Vampire Weekend’s Evolution in ‘Modern Vampires of the City’

Posted: 08 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT

"Modern Vampires of the City," Vampire Weekend's new album, often turns the group's music inside out.
    

Russian deputy prime minister Vladislav Surkov resigns following Putin reprimand

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:03 AM PDT

MOSCOW — Russia's deputy prime minister, Vladislav Surkov, resigned Wednesday, becoming the third leading cabinet official to leave Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's year-old government.

The Kremlin said in a statement that President Vladimir Putin had accepted Surkov's resignation, one day after Putin reprimanded the government for failing to carry out all of his presidential orders and decrees.

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Britain, the world, react to Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement as Manchester United manager

Posted: 08 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT

In his 26 years as the manager of England's Manchester United board, Sir Alex Ferguson helped the club win 13 Premiership League titles, two European Champions League titles and five Football Association Cups.

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Japan softens WWII 'sex slave' denials

Posted: 08 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Prime minister acknowledges investigation into allegations that troops coerced women in sexual slavery was limited.

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