Mali army 'repulses' rebel attack

Mali army 'repulses' rebel attack

Mali army 'repulses' rebel attack

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:53 PM PDT

Rebels pushed back in two-hour offensive after they tried to inflitrate northern town of Gao, says military officer.

Suicide attack kills 17 Pakistani security forces

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:03 PM PDT

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a suicide bombing on a military checkpost in Pakistan's North Waziristan region has reached 17, the military said on Sunday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on Saturday, which prompted the regional government to impose a curfew in the tribal region near the Afghan border. The military responded with mortar and artillery fire directed at positions held by the Taliban. In a statement, the military said 17 security forces personnel "embraced martyrdom". ...

Musharraf heads to Pakistan amid death threats

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:06 PM PDT

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf salutes journalists as he arrives in his office for a press briefing before leaving to Karachi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Musharraf gathered Sunday with supporters at Dubai's international airport for his planned return to his homeland after more than four years in self-exile. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is en route to his homeland after more than four years in self-exile.

Deaths from attack on Pakistani soldiers up to 17

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:02 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say the number of soldiers killed from a car bomb attack on an army check post in Pakistan's northwest tribal region has risen to 17.

Suicide attack kills 17 Pakistani security forces

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:03 PM PDT

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a suicide bombing on a military checkpost in Pakistan's North Waziristan region has reached 17, the military said on Sunday.

UN Myanmar envoy visits ruined city after violence

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:08 PM PDT

A woman, injured during ethnic unrest between Buddhists and Muslims, receives medical treatment in a hospital in Meikhtila, Mandalay division, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Myanmar's army took control of the ruined central city on Saturday, regaining control after several days of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims that killed dozens of people and left scores of buildings in flames in the worst sectarian bloodshed to hit the Southeast Asian nation this year. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — The top UN envoy to Myanmar toured a central city Sunday destroyed in the country's worst explosion of Buddhist-Muslim violence this year, calling on the government to punish those responsible for a tragedy that left dozens of corpses piled in the streets, some of them charred beyond recognition.

Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2013 file photo, North Koreans work at computer terminals inside the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea. Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus remains fixed on North Korea, where South Korean security experts say Pyongyang has been training a team of computer-savvy SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus remains fixed on North Korea, where South Korean security experts say Pyongyang has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the standoff between the two Koreas.

Musharraf backers gather ahead of Pakistan return

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:57 PM PDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf gathered Sunday with supporters at Dubai's international airport for his planned return to his homeland after more than four years in self-exile.

VIDEO: Has Obama changed America's image abroad?

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:05 PM PDT

President Obama has left Jordan at the end of a four-day trip that also took him on his first official visit to Israel and to meet Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank.

VIDEO: Peng Liyuan: China's stylish first lady

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:04 PM PDT

China's new first lady has become a media and internet sensation in her homeland as she accompanies her husband, President Xi Jinping, on a visit to Russia.

VIDEO: CAR rebels 'enter capital Bangui'

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:02 PM PDT

Hundreds of rebels have entered the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui, according to witnesses.

VIDEO: Deadly tornado strikes Bangladesh

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT

At least 21 people have been killed and 200 hundred injured after a powerful tornado tore through eastern Bangladesh on Friday, disaster officials say.

VIDEO: Has Obama changed America's image abroad?

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:05 PM PDT

President Obama has left Jordan at the end of a four-day trip that also took him on his first official visit to Israel and to meet Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank.

VIDEO: Peng Liyuan: China's stylish first lady

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:04 PM PDT

China's new first lady has become a media and internet sensation in her homeland as she accompanies her husband, President Xi Jinping, on a visit to Russia.

VIDEO: CAR rebels 'enter capital Bangui'

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:02 PM PDT

Hundreds of rebels have entered the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui, according to witnesses.

VIDEO: Deadly tornado strikes Bangladesh

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT

At least 21 people have been killed and 200 hundred injured after a powerful tornado tore through eastern Bangladesh on Friday, disaster officials say.

AP Photos: Cities go dark for 'Earth Hour'

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:08 PM PDT

A two photo combination showing the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London, illuminated, left, and then in darkness as the lights were turned off to mark Earth Hour 2013, Saturday March 23, 2013. Earth Hour was marked worldwide at 8.30 p.m. local time and is a global call to turn off lights for 60 minutes in a bid to highlight the global climate change. (AP Photo/PA, Lewis Whyld) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEIt's something of a voluntary rolling blackout: Communities around the globe are going dark for an hour on Saturday evening as part of an initiative called "Earth Hour," to raise awareness of climate change.

Imagine There's No Fear

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:02 PM PDT

There is little doubt that the words nuclear and radiation engender fear and anxiety in many humans. What is less certain is why.

'Gears Of War: Judgment' Review - Part One: Shields, Cleavers, And Grubs Oh My!

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 08:40 PM PDT

Gears of War: Judgment looks amazing and packs in some neat innovation, but too often plays it safe.

By The Time Obama Leaves Office, U.S. No Longer No. 1

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 07:13 PM PDT

By 2016, the United States will no longer be the world's No. 1 economy. That title will be handed over to none other than the current No. 2: China.
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Murray sweeps past Tomic in Miami

Murray sweeps past Tomic in Miami

Murray sweeps past Tomic in Miami

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Andy Murray opens his Miami Masters campaign with a routine 6-3 6-1 victory over Australia's Bernard Tomic.

Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli leaders after Obama visit

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:10 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday after earlier talking to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan in a bid to revive stalled peace talks.

Italy Berlusconi says primed for snap vote if no deal clinched

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:06 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, the 76-year-old leader of Italy's center-right bloc, told thousands of supporters gathered in central Rome he was ready for a snap vote as his rival began talks to try to form a government.

Sudan police fire teargas to break up protest: witnesses

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:55 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese police fired teargas and used batons on Saturday to break up a demonstration of opposition party members over the detention of several activists and politicians, witnesses said.

Gunman attack Ivory Coast village, three attackers killed

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:48 AM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Soldiers in Ivory Coast killed three gunmen, part of a group that raided a village near the border with Liberia early on Saturday, senior army officials said.

Central African Republic rebels enter capital

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:25 AM PDT

BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic rebels clashed with government forces inside the capital on Saturday and a rebel spokesman said their columns were pushing towards the presidential palace.

News Analysis: Obama Reveals a Knack for Middle East Mediation

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

After helping heal a rift between Israel and Turkey, analysts wonder whether President Obama will bring the same doggedness and personal involvement to pursuing peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

N. Korea's threats: 5 things to know

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Video propaganda showing the White House and Congress being blown up. Talk of hitting U.S. bases in the Pacific. The reunciation of a 60-year-old armistice that has kept the tenuous peace on the Korean Peninsula.

China leader's first foreign visit is ...

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PDT

China's President Xi Jinping's choice of Moscow as his first foreign capital visit is being seen by analysts as a symbolic move that demonstrates the increasing interdependence of the one-time Cold War foes.

Obama’s Mideast trips leaves behind a mix of hope and skepticism

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PDT

AMMAN, Jordan — President Obama's mission of remedial diplomacy to Israel and the Palestinian territories was cast early on as one of modest ambition, a prolonged air-clearing between a U.S. leader and a region's public disillusioned by his once-ambitious approach to the Middle East.

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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said on Facebook Saturday.

Pakistani Taliban vows to kill Musharraf

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

The Pakistani Taliban will assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf if he returns to the country as planned on Sunday, a spokesman for the terrorist group said Saturday in a video message online.

Obama scores diplomatic success

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama wraps up his trip to the Middle East on Saturday with a walking tour of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan.

Blaze kills dozens at refugee camp in Thailand

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:46 AM PDT

A fire erupted in a camp in northwest Thailand, killing more than 30 refugees from Myanmar, the United Nations said Saturday.

Erdogan says Israeli apology shows Turkey's new clout

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:15 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday an Israeli apology for the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists that was brokered by U.S. President Barack Obama met Turkey's conditions and signaled its growing regional clout.

Kurdish rebels declare formal ceasefire with Turkey

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared a "formal and clear ceasefire" with Turkey on Saturday after the rebels' jailed leader this week ordered a halt to the decades-long armed campaign for autonomy.

Pope Francis and predecessor pray together

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Newly elected pope tells former pope Benedict XVI "We are brothers", in first such meeting in at least 600 years.

Arise! Arise! The British Are…Acting!

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:23 PM PDT

On big and small screens, the juicy Yank parts are going to people with names like Day-Lewis. How to fight back.

Suspected Islamists kill 25 in northeast Nigeria: police

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 10:59 AM PDT

KADUNA/KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist gunmen have launched a series of gun and bomb attacks in a remote town along Nigeria's border with Cameroon, killing at least 25 people, police said on Saturday.

Suspended Lee to miss Crucible

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Stephen Lee will miss the World Snooker Championship because a corruption inquiry will not be completed beforehand.
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