Lebanese army deploys to Tripoli

Lebanese army deploys to Tripoli

Lebanese army deploys to Tripoli

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Northern city tense day after eight were killed in clashes between residents backing rival sides in neighbouring Syria.

France: Tests show sarin used in Syria

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Sarin gas has been used in Syria several times, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday, citing results from test samples in France's possession.

Protest at Iran dissident's funeral

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people attend the funeral of a senior dissident cleric in the city of Isfahan, chanting anti-government protests.

Suicide bomber botches attack in Mali

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - A suspected Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up but caused no other casualties in an attack in the northern Malian town of Kidal, the bastion of Tuareg separatist MNLA rebels, witnesses said on Tuesday.

U.S., Russia tangle on the U.N. stage, despite shared interests

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:46 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS — With the Syrian refugee population swelling in his home country, Jordan's envoy to the United Nations made a desperate plea during a meeting of diplomats last month: Visit the squalid camps and help Jordan cope with the crisis.

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French lawmakers thwart Hollande's transparency drive

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:45 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers diluted President Francois Hollande's plans to force politicians to declare their wealth and are pushing instead to penalize reporters who publish such information.

France Dares to Dream as Tsonga Defeats Federer

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:40 AM PDT

The quarterfinal win by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France over Roger Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam champion, thrilled the crowd.
    

British drive to blacklist Hezbollah hits EU opposition

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:33 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A British request to blacklist the armed wing of Hezbollah ran into opposition in the European Union on Tuesday, with several governments expressing concern that such a move would increase instability in the Middle East.

Suspect in Colorado Movie Killings Enters Insanity Plea

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT

A judge accepted James E. Holmes plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, setting the stage for a lengthy evaluation of his mental condition at the time of the shooting last year.
    

Will D. Campbell, Maverick Minister and Civil Rights Stalwart, Dies at 88

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Mr. Campbell, a rare white cleric with an extensive field record as a civil rights activist, also wrote books that explored the human costs of racism.
    

Congo Republic suspends four independent newspapers

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:22 AM PDT

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Congo Republic has suspended several independent newspapers for offences including reprinting an article linking President Denis Sassou Nguesso to the assassination of military ruler Marien Ngouabi in 1977.

NATO to decide post-2014 force after Afghan fighting season

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:19 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO is likely to wait until after this year's fighting season in Afghanistan before deciding the size of the international military force that will remain behind after 2014 to train and assist Afghan troops, a U.S. general said on Tuesday.

Los Angeles air 'loses its sting'

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Los Angeles air pollution - and its infamous eye sting - have declined due to California's strict vehicle emission controls, US scientists say.

Mexico 'not tackling disappearances'

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Amnesty International accuses the authorities in Mexico of failing to investigate the disappearance of some 26,000 people in the last six years.

Analysis: Putin gambles by taking down Dagestan strongman

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:27 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A commando raid to detain the man who ran Russia's most violent big city is one of the boldest gambles in years by President Vladimir Putin to assert control over Dagestan, a region spiraling into organized crime and Islamist insurgency.

Adultery punished with stoning

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 05:53 AM PDT

Stoning remains the way Iranians -- overwhelmingly women -- are punished for committing adultery, Human Rights Watch said Monday. The international group blasted a judicial council in Iraq, made up of 12 religious jurists, for inserting a stoning provision into a draft law where it had been previously removed.

Fort Hood Suspect Says He Was Defending Taliban Leaders

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:47 AM PDT

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people in 2009, said he believed he was defending the lives of Taliban leaders from American military personnel.
    

Christie Calls October Election for Lautenberg Seat

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:08 AM PDT

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said he would set a special election on Oct. 16 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Frank R. Lautenberg, a decision expected to draw criticism from Democrats.
    

Mali wants Sahel nations to do more about Islamist threat

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Mali's foreign minister said on Tuesday that nations in the Sahara were not doing enough to stop an Islamist threat spreading across the region and urged more intelligence-sharing and joint military operations.

UK artist Ovenden gets suspended sentence for child sex crimes

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:50 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British artist Graham Ovenden was given a 12-month suspended jail sentence on Tuesday after being found guilty of a string of sex offences against child models.

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