Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims (Reuters)

Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims (Reuters)
Iraq: Bomb kills 5 Shiite pilgrims in south (AP)
Qatari Emir suggests sending troops to Syria
Blast kills Shia pilgrims in Basra
Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims
VIDEO: Cruise ship runs aground off Italy
VIDEO: Cruise ship runs aground off Italy
Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims (Reuters)
PM says Japan must tackle debt to avoid rate cut (AP)
Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims
Egypt's radical Salafis approach secular rivals (AP)
Praise for Myanmar release of political prisoners (AP)
NATO service member dies in western Afghanistan (AP)
Chavez says judge's case could be reviewed (AP)
Pakistan journalist murder unresolved
Honduras: Nicaraguan activist died near border (AP)
Ship Aground Off Italy, Bodies Found
Cocaine: The New Front Lines
El Salvador offers pensions, care to ex-rebels (AP)
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Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST

Reuters - A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 15 people in an attack that targeted Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims passing through a checkpoint in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Saturday, police said.

Iraq: Bomb kills 5 Shiite pilgrims in south (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:37 PM PST

AP - Iraqi officials say a bomb has killed at least five Shiite pilgrims near the southern city of Basra.

Qatari Emir suggests sending troops to Syria

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST

Sheikh Hamad says "some troops should go to stop the killing" as US official says Iran helping Assad "suppress people".

Blast kills Shia pilgrims in Basra

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:32 PM PST

A suicide attack targeting Shia pilgrims kills at least 15 people in southern Iraq, local police say.

Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 15 people in an attack that targeted Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims passing through a checkpoint in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Saturday, police said.

VIDEO: Cruise ship runs aground off Italy

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:47 PM PST

At least six people are reported to have died after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in Italy.

VIDEO: Cruise ship runs aground off Italy

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:47 PM PST

At least six people are reported to have died after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in Italy.

Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST

PM says Japan must tackle debt to avoid rate cut (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:16 PM PST

AP - Japan's prime minister, attempting to build support for painful fiscal reforms, said Saturday that the country should be alarmed by ratings cuts in Europe and must tackle its massive public debts to avoid becoming the next target.

Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST

Egypt's radical Salafis approach secular rivals (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:40 PM PST

AP - Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to unify their ranks and counter the Muslim Brotherhood's power in the country's new parliament.

Praise for Myanmar release of political prisoners (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:32 PM PST

AP - Myanmar's release of political prisoners drew praise from longtime critics of its once-authoritarian government, with Washington responding with a major diplomatic reward.

NATO service member dies in western Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:43 PM PST

AP - NATO says a coalition service member has died in Afghanistan of a "non-battle-related" injury.

Chavez says judge's case could be reviewed (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:18 PM PST

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he can ask legal authorities to review the case of a judge who has been detained for more than two years on corruption charges.

Pakistan journalist murder unresolved

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Inquiry into Saleem Shahzad's killing in May 2011, widely blamed on intelligence agencies, fails to "identify culprits".

Honduras: Nicaraguan activist died near border (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:23 PM PST

AP - Prosecutors in Honduras say a decomposed, bullet-riddled body found near the border with Nicaragua has been identified as the purported leader of a shadowy Nicaraguan resistance group.

Ship Aground Off Italy, Bodies Found

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:57 PM PST

The Italian coast guard says a luxury cruise ship has run aground off the coast of Tuscany and that at least three bodies have been retrieved from the sea.

Cocaine: The New Front Lines

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:42 PM PST

Colombia's success in curbing the drug trade has created more opportunities for countries hostile to the United States. What happens when coca farmers and their allies are in charge?

El Salvador offers pensions, care to ex-rebels (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:11 PM PST

AP - Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes says an estimated 22,000 former rebel combatants now living in poverty will finally get long-overdue health care, pensions and other benefits.