‘We Will Never Surrender Our Guns, Never,’ LaPierre Tells N.R.A. Members

‘We Will Never Surrender Our Guns, Never,’ LaPierre Tells N.R.A. Members

‘We Will Never Surrender Our Guns, Never,’ LaPierre Tells N.R.A. Members

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Wayne LaPierre, the public face of the National Rifle Association, implored members to never give up their weapons in the wake of recent gun control efforts.
    

Seven Nato troops die in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT

Seven soldiers serving with Nato's force in Afghanistan have died in two attacks, the alliance says, days after the Taliban launched its annual spring offensive.

World Digest; U.S. military plane crashes; opposition accuses Syrian regime of massacre

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT

A U.S. military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the United States operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan.

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Obama wraps up Latin American trip, reaffirms hopes for immigration reform

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama on Saturday completed a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica and now returns to Washington with hopes of finishing what could become the biggest accomplishment of his second term: an overhaul of immigration laws.

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MP 'arrested over rape allegations'

Posted: 04 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, Conservative sources say.

Suicide attack kills two Malian soldiers in north

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:57 AM PDT

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Two Malian soldiers and at least two Islamist militants were killed on Saturday in a suicide attack on an army unit in the north of the country, a senior Malian officer told Reuters.

Tom Knapp, Crowd-Pleasing Trick Shooter, Dies at 62

Posted: 03 May 2013 07:57 PM PDT

Mr. Knapp broke world records by picking off flocks of airborne clay targets with the flair of a western movie hero.
    

Bombs hit Pakistan party's office

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Three people are killed and several wounded by twin bombs near the offices of a Pakistani secular political party in the city of Karachi.

Peru deputy minister resigns as Humala rolls back indigenous law

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:49 AM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - A key Peruvian official tasked with implementing a law to give indigenous groups more rights has resigned to protest efforts by President Ollanta Humala's cabinet to roll back the law to protect mining investments.

Karzai Suggests Pakistan as Target

Posted: 04 May 2013 10:08 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai suggested that the Taliban should turn their weapons against Pakistan, escalating tensions with Islamabad days after the two countries exchanged fire along a disputed border.

Chinese Protest Industrial Facilities

Posted: 04 May 2013 10:11 AM PDT

Tensions were running high in at least two Chinese cities as opposition grew against planned industrial facilities, the latest examples of growing public environmental concerns over large industrial projects.

Hungary's Far-Right Holds Protest

Posted: 04 May 2013 10:56 AM PDT

Far-right Hungarian politicians held an anti-Semitic protest ahead of the start later this weekend of a major meeting in Budapest of Jewish community leaders from around the world.

Greek Minister Sees Signs of Recovery

Posted: 04 May 2013 04:40 AM PDT

Greece's crisis-ravaged economy is beginning to turn the corner while the country's efforts to mend its public finances could allow it to return to financial markets as early as next year, the country's finance minister said.

Plaintiffs' Lawyers in Chevron Case Seek to Withdraw

Posted: 04 May 2013 08:26 AM PDT

Lawyers for plaintiffs who won a $19 billion verdict against Chevron over contamination in Ecuador are seeking to withdraw from a related lawsuit the oil giant has filed.

Photos of the Week: April 28-May 4

Posted: 04 May 2013 06:49 AM PDT

In this week's photos, a boy comes face-to-face with a baseball in New York, soccer fans set of smoke bombs in Russia, a tourist makes a tricky river crossing in China, and more.

VIDEO: S Korea reopens arson attack landmark

Posted: 04 May 2013 05:59 AM PDT

A 600-year old gate considered to be one of South Korea's greatest national treasures has been reopened after it was partly destroyed by fire five years ago.

Twin blasts hit election office in Karachi

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT

At least four dead in latest Taliban attack on Pakistan's secular parties before May 11 general elections.

Plans to Harness China’s Nu River Threaten a Region

Posted: 04 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT

The Chinese government revived plans to build a series of hydropower dams on the upper reaches of the free-flowing Nu River, one of Asia's wildest waterways.
    

Chinese River’s Fate May Reshape a Region

Posted: 04 May 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Those who treasure the Nu River in Bingzhongluo, China, say the construction of proposed dams would alter what guidebooks call the Grand Canyon of the East.
    

Tebbit urges Tories on EU vote date

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:17 AM PDT

Former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit calls on the party to set a date for an EU referendum as part of efforts to win back disaffected voters in the wake of UKIP's election gains.

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