Pope calls for 'harmony' in Lebanon tour

Pope calls for 'harmony' in Lebanon tour
Edgartown Journal: Martha’s Vineyard Crowds Leave, and the Fishing Gets Serious
An American Ambassador Who Plunged Into Arab Life
Portuguese and Spanish march as anger over tax hikes grows
Myanmar Activist Says He’s Canceling Trip to U.S.
Afghans Act to Fill Top Security Posts
Young Afghan Lives, Lost in the Fog of War
Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack
Three die in slurry tank tragedy
Journalist bailed over pay probe
Ethiopia ruling coalition approves Hailemariam Desalegn as PM
A Push for Clemency in Pennsylvania as an Execution Nears
Scandal Bares Corruption Hampering India’s Growth
Arsenal 6-1 Southampton
Hillsborough slurry tank incident
Ukraine risks failing election test, U.S. warns
Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack
Huge rallies in Portugal as anger over tax hikes grows
Some Republicans Try Out a New Campaign Theme: Bipartisanship
India 'must scrap' retail reform

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Benedict XVI urges religious groups to root out fundamentalism and work towards a pluralistic society.

Edgartown Journal: Martha’s Vineyard Crowds Leave, and the Fishing Gets Serious

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

The annual Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby knits a Martha's Vineyard town of 15,000 back together after its residents live among a summer population swelling to 105,000.

An American Ambassador Who Plunged Into Arab Life

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

J. Christopher Stevens's affection for Arab culture and street life made him many friends and impressive networks of contacts.

Portuguese and Spanish march as anger over tax hikes grows

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

LISBON (Reuters) - Over 150,000 Portuguese marched on Saturday against planned tax hikes that have shattered the consensus behind austerity imposed by an EU/IMF bailout, and tens of thousands more marched in Spain, seen as the next country needing to be bailed out.

Myanmar Activist Says He’s Canceling Trip to U.S.

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

A prominent activist is canceling a trip to the United States to receive a democracy award, to show solidarity with colleagues whose passports have apparently been denied.

Afghans Act to Fill Top Security Posts

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Afghan lawmakers approved all three of the president's nominees for the government's top security jobs on Saturday, avoiding a prolonged power vacuum.

Young Afghan Lives, Lost in the Fog of War

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Indiscriminate suicide bombings are robbing Afghanistan's children of their dreams.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Suspected Kurdish separatists killed four Turkish soldiers and wounded five more in an attack on a military convoy near the border with Iran and Iraq, a Turkish regional authority said on Saturday.

Three die in slurry tank tragedy

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Three men are reported to have died after four members of one family fell into a slurry tank on a farm at Hillsborough in County Down.

Journalist bailed over pay probe

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT

A 43-year-old journalist is released on bail by police investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials.

Ethiopia ruling coalition approves Hailemariam Desalegn as PM

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition on Saturday approved Hailemariam Desalegn's appointment as prime minister to replace Meles Zenawi, who died last month, the government's spokesman said.

A Push for Clemency in Pennsylvania as an Execution Nears

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Thousands of people argue that Terrance Williams, scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 3, should be spared in Pennsylvania because he had been sexually abused by his victim.

Scandal Bares Corruption Hampering India’s Growth

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT

A brazen brand of crony capitalism has created huge fortunes for a few, at the expense of the nation as a whole, which is falling short in energy infrastructure.

Arsenal 6-1 Southampton

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 09:23 AM PDT

Arsenal produce a superb first-half display of attacking football to sweep Southampton aside in an emphatic home win.

Hillsborough slurry tank incident

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:03 AM PDT

As many as four people are believed to have fallen into a slurry tank outside Hillsborough in County Down.

Ukraine risks failing election test, U.S. warns

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:45 AM PDT

YALTA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The United States warned Ukraine on Saturday the prosecution of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was damaging its ties with the West, but a Ukrainian official responded by asking for U.S. help to mount another criminal probe against her.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in suspected PKK attack

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Huge rallies in Portugal as anger over tax hikes grows

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:25 AM PDT

LISBON (Reuters) - Over 100,000 protesters marched in Lisbon and many thousands in other Portuguese cities on Saturday against new tax hikes that have shattered the political consensus behind austerity imposed by an EU/IMF bailout.