Buddhist-Muslim violence spreads in Myanmar

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• Buddhist-Muslim violence spreads in Myanmar
• Refugee boat sinks off Australia, reopens border security debate
• Cyprus Reaches a Deal with the ECB and IMF.
• 'The Walking Dead' Season 3 Episode 15 Review: The Hope And The Tragedy Of This Sorrowful Life
• EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout deal
• Namco Bandai Discusses Pac-Man's Free-To-Play Release, Google Play Exclusivity
• Did Boris Berezovsky Kill Himself? More Compelling, Did He Kill Forbes Editor Paul Klebnikov
• Hong Kong maids lose residency fight
• Asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Australia
• Cyprus Gets New Bailout Deal
• U.S. Prods Iraq to Stop Arms to Syria
• U.K. Investigates Russian Tycoon's Death
• African Nation's Chief Flees Rebels
• Syrian Opposition Leader Resigns
• U.S. to Hand Over Afghan Jail Monday
• South Africa Trade Hits Bump
• Calm Restored in Myanmar
• Pakistan's Musharraf Returns
• Canadian Among Terror Suspects
• Photos of the Day: March 24

Buddhist-Muslim violence spreads in Myanmar Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:05 PM PDT YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Anti-Muslim mobs rampaged through three more towns in Myanmar's predominantly Buddhist heartland over the weekend, destroying mosques and burning dozens of homes despite government efforts to stop the nation's latest outbreak of sectarian violence from spreading.

Refugee boat sinks off Australia, reopens border security debate Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:59 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - A fishing boat carrying nearly 100 asylum seekers capsized off Australia's west coast on Monday, authorities said, turning the spotlight on the sensitive issues of refugee policy and border protection ahead of a general election in September.

Cyprus Reaches a Deal with the ECB and IMF. Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:00 PM PDT The good news is Cyprus has reached a deal which brings a bailout of 10 billion Euros from the ECB and IMF and does NOT need to be approved by Cyprus' Parliament.

'The Walking Dead' Season 3 Episode 15 Review: The Hope And The Tragedy Of This Sorrowful Life Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:49 PM PDT The Walking Dead delivers one of the most intense episodes of the season in Sunday night's 'This Sorrowful Life.'

EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout deal Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:23 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Cyprus avoided bankruptcy, and potential turmoil across the eurozone, by securing a last-minute 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout with promises to sharply cut back its oversized banking sector and make large bank account holders take losses to help pay much of the bill.

Namco Bandai Discusses Pac-Man's Free-To-Play Release, Google Play Exclusivity Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:40 PM PDT For the first time in nearly 33 years, the classic Pac-Man experience goes Free-to-Play with the newly released Pac-Man +Tournaments. More interesting than Namco Bandai's freemium approach to the venerable series, however, is the game's Google Play exclusivity. Launched late last week on Google Play, Pac-Man +Tournaments bundles the original arcade game with a persistent tournament mode. Namco Bandai's weekly updates will also bring new (i.e. never before released) mazes via in-app purchase. Beyond leaderboard bragging rights, rabid Pac-Man fans will have the opportunity to win real memorabilia such as Pac-Man ghost plushies.

Did Boris Berezovsky Kill Himself? More Compelling, Did He Kill Forbes Editor Paul Klebnikov Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:19 PM PDT Paul Klebnikov's body was barely cold on July 9, 2004, when Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky whipped out his tongue from its holster and publicly called the 41-year-old editor of Forbes-Russia "a dishonest reporter." It was an odious thing to say, not least because Paul's family was only starting to digest the news that he'd been shot nine times from a semiautomatic pistol as he walked out of his Moscow office. He survived a ride in an ambulance that wasn't equipped with functioning oxygen equipment, but apparently died in a "stuck" elevator at a Moscow hospital.

Hong Kong maids lose residency fight Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:01 PM PDT Court ruling denies foreign domestic workers the right to apply for permanent residency, ending two-year court battle.

Asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Australia Posted: 24 Mar 2013 09:53 PM PDT At least two people dead and many hurt after boat overturns off Christmas Island, according to local media.

Cyprus Gets New Bailout Deal Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:49 PM PDT Cyprus secured a bailout from its international creditors early Monday, ending a week of financial panic that threatened to see the small island nation become the first government to leave the euro zone.

U.S. Prods Iraq to Stop Arms to Syria Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:04 PM PDT John Kerry urged Iraq's leaders to halt Iranian overflights of weapons and fighters heading to Syria.

U.K. Investigates Russian Tycoon's Death Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:10 PM PDT British police on Sunday ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of Boris Berezovsky's death.

African Nation's Chief Flees Rebels Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:15 PM PDT Deadly clashes between rebels and foreign troops protecting the Central African Republic government forced President François Bozizé to flee, consigning the coup-prone country to an uncertain future.

Syrian Opposition Leader Resigns Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:14 PM PDT The leadership of Syria's interim government-in-exile was in disarray on Sunday after its president resigned and the rebel's main fighting force declined to recognize its prime minister days after he was elected.

U.S. to Hand Over Afghan Jail Monday Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:12 PM PDT The U.S. and Afghanistan reached agreement this weekend to hand over the main U.S. detention facility in Afghanistan to Afghan control, ending one of several standoffs that strained bilateral ties.

South Africa Trade Hits Bump Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:21 PM PDT South Africa joined BRICS to tighten ties with the world's largest emerging markets. Today, the embrace from outsize competitors, particularly China, is suffocating South African manufacturers, executives say.

Calm Restored in Myanmar Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:53 PM PDT Underscoring the Myanmar military's continuing importance even as it takes a back seat in political affairs, the army quieted days of violence in the central Mandalay town of Meikhtila, rocked last week by sectarian riots.

Pakistan's Musharraf Returns Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:27 PM PDT Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf returned from self-imposed exile, seeking to recapture a place in politics.

Canadian Among Terror Suspects Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:09 AM PDT Canadian police identified a second Canadian among the suspected hostage takers behind January's attack on the Amenas natural gas plant in Algeria.

Photos of the Day: March 24 Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:27 PM PDT In today's pictures, Hindu widows celebrate Holi, a father and child admire cherry blossoms in Tokyo, girls dance an Irish jig in Boston, and more.

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Secrets of Duffy’s Cut Yield to Shovel and Science

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• Secrets of Duffy’s Cut Yield to Shovel and Science
• Tennessee Holds Health Care Lottery for the Poor
• Syrian opposition in disarray as its leader resigns
• Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban
• VIDEO: Could Indonesia replace India in Brics?
• VIDEO: Fisherman: 'I proceeded to drown'
• No radiation at Berezovsky home, no sign of outside role in death
• CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm'
• The Caucus: N.R.A. Chief Says He Will Counter Bloomberg’s Gun Control Campaign
• ‘The Croods’ and ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Lead the Box Office
• Cocaine found in shipment of bricks
• Gay marriage opponents march in Paris
• Timberlake album dethrones Bowie
• Down's syndrome brain protein loss
• Collapse death house 'was unsafe'
• Connecticut Still Working on Gun Law, Frustrating Some
• Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition
• Al Qaeda group AQIM says killed French hostage seized in Mali
• Gay marriage opponents march in Paris before vote
• Vettel apologises to Webber for pass

Secrets of Duffy’s Cut Yield to Shovel and Science Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:28 PM PDT Excavation of a mass grave of Irish laborers in Pennsylvania, who died during a cholera epidemic in 1832, answers some questions and raises many more.

Tennessee Holds Health Care Lottery for the Poor Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:21 PM PDT The state opens a health care hot line for a few hours each year for patients who do not qualify for Medicaid. Thousands try, but not many qualify for the limited funds.

Syrian opposition in disarray as its leader resigns Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:13 PM PDT BEIRUT — Syria's opposition coalition was on the verge of collapse on Sunday after its president resigned and rebel fighters rejected its choice to head an interim government, leaving a U.S.-backed effort to forge a united front against President Bashar al-Assad in tatters. Read full article >>

Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as efforts intensify to find a negotiated solution to the twelve year war.

VIDEO: Could Indonesia replace India in Brics? Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:59 PM PDT As India's economy has been faltering, Indonesia has seen growth stabilise at around 6%, so could it join the Brics group of top emerging economies?

VIDEO: Fisherman: 'I proceeded to drown' Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT Irish fisherman James McCarthy has described the moment he nearly died after falling into near freezing waters in the Gulf of Alaska.

No radiation at Berezovsky home, no sign of outside role in death Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT ASCOT (Reuters) - British police searched for radiation and chemicals at former Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's home near London on Sunday but found none, and said there was no evidence anyone else was involved in his still unexplained death.

CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm' Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:51 PM PDT France urges restraint on rebels in the Central African Republic, who have taken over the capital and forced the president to flee.

The Caucus: N.R.A. Chief Says He Will Counter Bloomberg’s Gun Control Campaign Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:27 PM PDT The head of the National Rifle Association said his organization would lead a national campaign against efforts by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York to persuade Congress to adopt stricter gun controls.

‘The Croods’ and ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Lead the Box Office Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:48 AM PDT "The Croods" and "Olympus Has Fallen" led the weekend's movies, rare commercial triumphs in a slow season.

Cocaine found in shipment of bricks Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PDT Colombian police find 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine hidden inside a consignment of bricks in the northern port city of Cartagena.

Gay marriage opponents march in Paris Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:55 AM PDT Police fight back crowds as about 300,000 rally in French capital ahead of Senate vote on "marriage for everyone" bill.

Timberlake album dethrones Bowie Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:59 AM PDT Justin Timberlake goes straight to the top of the UK chart with his first album for seven years, knocking David Bowie's comeback LP off the summit.

Down's syndrome brain protein loss Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:49 AM PDT The lack of a protein in Down's syndrome brains could be the cause of learning and memory problems, says a US study.

Collapse death house 'was unsafe' Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:41 AM PDT A woman who died when her home collapsed in Cornwall already had concerns about its structural safety, her family say.

Connecticut Still Working on Gun Law, Frustrating Some Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:59 AM PDT Democrats have enough power in Hartford to impose their legislative will, yet they and Republicans seek consensus and say they don't want to make a mistake through haste, leaving many frustrated.

Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:20 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi threatened on Sunday to take unspecified steps to "protect this nation" after violent demonstrations against his Muslim Brotherhood, using vague but severe language that the opposition said heralded a crackdown.

Al Qaeda group AQIM says killed French hostage seized in Mali Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:15 AM PDT NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African wing AQIM said it had killed a French hostage captured in northern Mali two years ago and that its other French captives were at risk because of France's intervention there, Mauritania's ANI news agency said on Sunday.

Gay marriage opponents march in Paris before vote Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:01 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people poured onto the streets of central Paris on Sunday to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalize gay marriage and adoption by June.

Vettel apologises to Webber for pass Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:36 AM PDT Sebastian Vettel apologises for ignoring team orders to overtake Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber and win the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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Suicide attack kills 17 Pakistani security forces

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• Suicide attack kills 17 Pakistani security forces
• VIDEO: Has Obama changed America's image abroad?
• VIDEO: Peng Liyuan: China's stylish first lady
• VIDEO: CAR rebels 'enter capital Bangui'
• VIDEO: Deadly tornado strikes Bangladesh
• Cyprus seeks 11th-hour deal to avert financial collapse
• Jury declines to impose death penalty in Puerto Rico murders
• Police confirm second Canadian linked to Algeria gas plant attack
• Three police among five shot dead in south-western Mexico
• Kerry has "useful" talks with Palestinian, Israeli leaders
• Malian army repels Islamist attack on northern town of Gao
• The Rasputin of post-Soviet Russia: Boris Berezovsky
• Mexican police officers gunned down in Guerrero state
• Clashes in Lebanon as PM Mikati's resignation accepted
• Central African Republic rebels in capital, France sends troops
• Egypt balloon flights to resume after deadly crash
• Italy's Berlusconi says primed for snap vote if no deal clinched
• Hundreds of rebels attack Congo mining hub, 15 killed
• Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli leaders after Obama visit
• U.S., Afghanistan reach agreement on prison transfer - Pentagon

Suicide attack kills 17 Pakistani security forces Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:02 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.

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.

Cyprus seeks 11th-hour deal to avert financial collapse Posted: 23 Mar 2013 07:11 PM PDT NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades flies to Brussels on Sunday to seek an 11th-hour reprieve from financial meltdown, with a bailout from the European Union and the island's place in Europe's single currency bloc hanging in the balance.

Jury declines to impose death penalty in Puerto Rico murders Posted: 23 Mar 2013 06:50 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A man convicted of killing eight people in a crowded bar in Puerto Rico was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison on Saturday in only the fifth case in which prosecutors have sought capital punishment on the island.

Police confirm second Canadian linked to Algeria gas plant attack Posted: 23 Mar 2013 06:31 PM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Saturday that they had identified a second Canadian among the dead suspects in a January attack and hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant.

Three police among five shot dead in south-western Mexico Posted: 23 Mar 2013 06:15 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five people, including three off-duty federal police officers, were shot dead on Friday night in the city of Altamirano, in Mexico's south-western Guerrero state.

Kerry has "useful" talks with Palestinian, Israeli leaders Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:12 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had "useful" separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, a senior U.S. State Department official said.

Malian army repels Islamist attack on northern town of Gao Posted: 23 Mar 2013 04:57 PM PDT BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's army repulsed an attack by a group of Islamist rebels who had slipped past army checkpoints to enter the northern Malian town of Gao, a military official said on Saturday.

The Rasputin of post-Soviet Russia: Boris Berezovsky Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:41 PM PDT MOSCOW, March 23 - From car salesman to Kremlin king-maker to billionaire political exile, Boris Berezovsky seemed to play a role in nearly every crucial scene in the roller coaster drama of post-Soviet Russia.

Mexican police officers gunned down in Guerrero state Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:33 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Several off-duty federal police officers were shot dead early on Saturday in the city of Altamirano, in Mexico's western Guerrero state.

Clashes in Lebanon as PM Mikati's resignation accepted Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:17 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighting intensified in northern Lebanon on Saturday as outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati called for a "salvation" caretaker government to take over, a day after he resigned due to a political standoff with the Hezbollah movement.

Central African Republic rebels in capital, France sends troops Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:19 PM PDT BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic rebels clashed with government forces inside the capital on Saturday as they sought to topple President Francois Bozize, prompting France to send in more troops to secure the international airport.

Egypt balloon flights to resume after deadly crash Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:03 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will allow again hot air balloon flights which were halted in February when 19 people were killed in a crash near the ancient town of Luxor, state media said on Saturday.

Italy's Berlusconi says primed for snap vote if no deal clinched Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:32 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, the 76-year-old leader of Italy's centre-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.

Hundreds of rebels attack Congo mining hub, 15 killed Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:25 PM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - Hundreds of rebels armed with bows and arrows and machetes attacked a military camp and the provincial governor's office in Democratic Republic of Congo's southern mining hub of Lubumbashi on Saturday before being repelled by soldiers, authorities said.

Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli leaders after Obama visit Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:55 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met 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.

U.S., Afghanistan reach agreement on prison transfer - Pentagon Posted: 23 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States agreed on Saturday to transfer to Afghan control a prison that houses insurgents and other dangerous inmates adjacent to Bagram airfield, the Pentagon said.

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