NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border

NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border

NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:52 PM PDT

An official says a North Korean soldier has killed two of his officers and defected to South Korea across their heavily armed border.


Pope's butler awaits verdict in papal leaks trial

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:54 PM PDT

FILE -- In this photo taken Wednesday, May, 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his private secretary Georg Gaenswein, top left, and his butler Paolo Gabiele arrives at St. Peter's square at the Vatican for a general audience. A verdict in the case of the pope's butler accused of leaking papal documents may help close one of the most damaging scandals of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. But even after Paolo Gabriele's fate is decided by a Vatican tribunal Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 a core question will remain open: Did he really act alone in exposing the secrets of one of the most secretive institutions in the world? (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)A verdict in the case of the pope's butler accused of leaking papal documents may help close one of the most damaging scandals of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. But even after Paolo Gabriele's fate is decided by a Vatican tribunal Saturday, a core question will remain open: Did he really act alone in exposing the secrets of one of the most secretive institutions in the world?

Venezuelan voters explain choices for president

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:06 PM PDT

This combo of six Oct. 2012 photos shows six voters in Caracas, Venezuela. On the streets of Venezuela's capital, six people explain their choices to vote for either President Hugo Chavez or his challenger Henrique Capriles on Sunday. Top row, from left to right, are Gustavo Chourio, Yoalda Molina and Carlos Riera. Bottom row, from left to right, are Marly Velasquez, Omar Cruz and Jorge Rueda. (AP Photo/Chris Toothaker, Fernando Llano)On the streets of Venezuela's capital, six people explain their choices to vote for either President Hugo Chavez or his challenger Henrique Capriles on Sunday:

In Pakistan, protesters 'march' against US drones

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. A group of American anti-war activists are in Pakistan with plans to join a Hundreds of Pakistanis, joined by dozens of American activists, have launched a motorcade "march" against U.S. drone strikes that they hope will reach the militant-riddled Afghan border region.

It's not just the economy: Why football and sharks can affect elections

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:04 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to an estimated crowd of 30,000 at a campaign rally at the University of Wisconsin in MadisonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the Saturday before the November 6 election, President Barack Obama might want to root for Ohio State University's football team when it takes on his home-state University of Illinois. A win by the Buckeyes could boost his chances of carrying Ohio, a crucial battleground state. Obama can take heart that Florida beachgoers haven't suffered from a spate of shark attacks this year, which could have hurt his prospects there. On the other hand, the brutal drought that has gripped much of the Midwest could make it tougher for the president to win Iowa. ...

For Libyans, Amb. Stevens was simply 'Chris'

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT

To Ahmed Bani, US Ambassador Christopher Stevens was simply "Chris," as he was to people throughout Benghazi.


Mammoth carcass discovered in Siberia

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Well-preserved remains were found by an 11-year-old boy in the permafrost of northern Siberia.


It's not just the economy: Why football and sharks can affect elections

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the Saturday before the November 6 election, President Barack Obama might want to root for Ohio State University's football team when it takes on his home-state University of Illinois. A win by the Buckeyes could boost his chances of carrying Ohio, a crucial battleground state.

Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:32 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, April 30, 2004 file photo shows Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, as he arrives with a masked bodyguard, right, to conduct Friday prayers in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London. A British court is expected to rule on whether extremist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is too ill to be extradited to the United States to face terror charges. London's High Court is set to decide Friday Oct. 5, 2012 whether al-Masri and other terror suspects can be sent to the U.S. to face charges that include helping set up a terrorist training camp in rural Oregon. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects were extradited from the U.K. after Britain's High Court ruled they had no more grounds for appeal in their yearslong battles to avoid facing charges in the United States.

The 'Honest' Trailer for Prometheus Is Brutal and Brutally Funny (NSFW)

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:16 PM PDT

I wanted to love Prometheus with all of my geeky heart, but after seeing it, I was more disappointed than a child who woke up on Christmas morning and found a lump of coal in my stocking and my father dead in the chimney. It turns out I'm not the only one who felt that way about the Ridley Scott film.


South Korea, U.S. agree on boosting missile capability: media

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:56 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on extending the range of Seoul's ballistic missiles to counter the threat from North Korea, local media reported on Saturday, citing unnamed government officials. Under an agreement signed in 1979 and then revised in 2001 between the two military allies, the range of South Korean missiles is limited to 300 kilometers (186 miles) and a payload of 500 kilograms (1,102 lbs). ...


Dissident blogger released after detention in Cuba

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Cuban dissident blogger Sanchez participates in the blogging event Clic in HavanaBAYAMO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuban authorities released prominent dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez late on Friday after detaining her on the eve of a Spanish activist's high-profile manslaughter trial in the eastern city of Bayamo. Sanchez, her husband Reinaldo Escobar, and their driver were taken into custody along with a half dozen other local dissidents on Thursday, said Elizardo Sanchez of the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights. ...

South Korea, U.S. agree on boosting missile capability: media

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:56 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on extending the range of Seoul's ballistic missiles to counter the threat from North Korea, local media reported on Saturday, citing unnamed government officials.

U.S., South Korea to forge joint response to North's missile force

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:48 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea are set to announce this weekend a joint response to the perceived threat from North Korea's growing ballistic missile force, according to a State Department notice to U.S. lawmakers on Friday.

Storm Gaemi to hit central Vietnam, coffee at risk

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:11 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Tropical storm Gaemi is forecast to slam into Vietnam's central coast later on Saturday, dumping heavy rains and strong winds in the Central Highlands coffee belt, which could result in a decline in output, the government and traders said. The storm, the seventh to hit Vietnam this year, would be centered near the coastal provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, with winds travelling at up to 74 km (46 miles) per hour, a government statement said. ...


World Bank names former ICC prosecutor to head corruption panel

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:55 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will lead a review of Bangladesh's investigation of alleged corruption tied to a major bridge project, the World Bank said late on Friday. Luis Moreno Ocampo will head the three-member panel and deliver a report to the World Bank, one of several steps necessary for the Washington-based development institution to resume its $1.2 billion line of credit. Ocampo sought to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity at the ICC, located in The Hague, Netherlands. ...


Dissident blogger released after detention in Cuba

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

BAYAMO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuban authorities released prominent dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez late on Friday after detaining her on the eve of a Spanish activist's high-profile manslaughter trial in the eastern city of Bayamo.

Imran Khan to lead anti-drone protest

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:49 PM PDT

Cricketer-turned politician joins two-day march to protest against US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions.


Escape Fire Documentary: Solutions to Healthcare's Conflagration

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Video"Escape Fire" Today, a new documentary entitled Escape Fire was released. It's being shown at a limited number of theaters and special events. It can also be rented on iTunes (my only available option). The documentary highlights how the U.S. has a "rescue care" system second to no one, but contrasts [...]


Storm Gaemi to hit central Vietnam, coffee at risk

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:11 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Tropical storm Gaemi is forecast to slam into Vietnam's central coast later on Saturday, dumping heavy rains and strong winds in the Central Highlands coffee belt, which could result in a decline in output, the government and traders said.
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