Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory

Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory

Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Discriminatory implementation of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has left many countries feeling that being a party to the anti-atom bomb pact hinders cooperation in the field atomic energy, Iran's U.N. ambassador said on Monday.

Syrian guns 'hit Israeli patrol'

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST

An Israeli patrol vehicle is reportedly hit by Syrian gunfire in the Golan Heights, two days after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarised zone.


Haqqani network hit with U.N. sanctions: U.S. envoy

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council's Taliban sanctions committee on Monday added the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, accused of high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, and its chief of suicide operations to a U.N. blacklist, the United States said.

Spain says rescue not needed for now

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:18 PM PST

Economy Minister says the country is well financed and does not need a European rescue for now.


China Retaliates in Trade Dispute With Europe

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PST

The Chinese government said it had begun a trade case at the World Trade Organization, apparently striking back over European accusations it has been dumping solar energy equipment in the European Union.


Lithuania center-left seeks president approval for government

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST

VILNIUS (Reuters) - The center-left winners of Lithuania's election will try again to win the president's backing for their planned government and end a constitutional stalemate, the parties said on Monday.

City Room: Storm Aftermath: Live Updates

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PST

Increments of progress after Hurricane Sandy are being overshadowed by new estimates of the storm's financial cost, struggles to restore power and the discovery of more bodies in flooded communities.


Letter From Paris: A Historic Street Is Left With a Hole

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

When a fish market on the Rue des Martyrs closed, the burden of history intensified the neighborhood's suffering.


UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST

Do you know where this photo was taken?

VIDEO: Nazi memorabilia on sale in Austria

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

Memorabilia from the Nazi era is still being sold in flea markets in Austria, even though it is forbidden by Austrian law.


Kuwait takes hard line on unauthorized protests

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PST

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's government has made clear it is willing and able to suppress unauthorized street protests, saying it must protect public safety, but it risks provoking worse popular unrest by taking a hard line.

Police probe into shut care home

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:57 AM PST

Police are investigating an elderly care home in Nottingham which has closed after having its council contract suspended.


Rights groups want inquiry into Sri Lanka wartime crimes

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - Leading human rights groups called on Monday for an independent international inquiry to investigate massacres of civilians and aid workers during Sri Lanka's three-decade civil war after accusing the government of having failed to do so.

Five wounded as rival militias battle in Libya

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rival militias aligned with the Libyan government fought a gun battle on Monday in a western city, wounding five people, a day after a similar battle brought a central Tripoli neighborhood to a halt, the head of a rights group said.

Merkel urges German churches to agree on Luther fest

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germany's Protestant and Roman Catholic churches on Monday to stress their common beliefs at ceremonies marking the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation.

Thai man pleads guilty to South African rhino smuggling

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A Thai man pleaded guilty on Monday to smuggling rhino horn from South Africa, in a case in which prostitutes posing as big game hunters were used to conceal an international trafficking ring.

Students Earn Credit Working on Campaigns

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

Occidental College students who are allowed to spend a semester working on a political campaign get hands-on experience that no classroom can match.


S Lanka demo over impeachment bid

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST

Sri Lankans in the capital, Colombo, protest at the government's bid to impeach the chief justice, a move seen as stifling the courts' autonomy.


Saudi Arabia names new interior minister

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:39 AM PST

King appoints Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, son of the late interior minister and crown prince, to head key ministry.


Murky Laws Give Fake Artworks a Future as Real Ones

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

What happens to paintings that are deemed forgeries? Some end up in the government's hands, but others return to the walls of unsuspecting buyers.


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