Man arrested over US 'central bank bomb plot'

Man arrested over US 'central bank bomb plot'

Man arrested over US 'central bank bomb plot'

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Department of justice says man arrested in sting operation tried to detonate what he believed was a 453-kg bomb.


CIA officer, Army intelligence analyst killed in Afghan attack

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:12 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A CIA officer and a U.S. Army intelligence analyst were among those killed in a suicide bomb attack last weekend in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

U.N. nuclear chief rejects Iran "saboteurs" accusation

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief dismissed Iran's allegation his agency may have been infiltrated by saboteurs and voiced concern about "intensive activities" at the Parchin military installation that his inspectors want to examine.

France's Hollande acknowledges 1961 massacre of Algerians

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande acknowledged on Wednesday Algerians were massacred during an independence rally in Paris in 1961, ending decades of official silence over one of the darkest chapters of post-war French history.

New York bank 'bomb plot' foiled

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT

FBI agents arrest a Bangladeshi man for plotting to detonate a massive bomb in front of the Federal Reserve building in New York.


VIDEO: Marie Antoinette's slippers fetch 50,000 euros

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:49 PM PDT

A pair of Marie Antoinette's slippers has been auctioned for 50,000 euros on the anniversary of the French queen's execution


ICC complains of lack of cooperation, wants more U.N. support

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:43 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court pleaded for stronger support from the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to ensure states cooperate with its war crimes inquiries, complaining it had faced problems in cases on Darfur and Libya.

Hungary far-right marches to denounce Roma

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT

MISKOLC, Hungary (Reuters) - Blaming Roma for everything from petty crime to trash on the streets, thousands of supporters of the far-right opposition Jobbik party rallied in Hungary on Wednesday in the eastern city of Miskolc.

God 'saved Costa Concordia lives'

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Only "the hand of God" prevented far greater loss of life in the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which hit rocks off the Italian coast in January, a hearing is told.


S Africa president calls for end to unrest

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Jacob Zuma asks striking workers to return to work and for chief executives to freeze any personal salary increases.


Exclusive: Malala's friend: No regrets

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 09:39 AM PDT

Kainat Ahmed was wounded as she sat next to Malala when she was shot by the Pakistani Taliban. CNN's Reza Sayah talks to Kainat exclusively and visits Malala's school.

Activists: 'Devastation' after mosque bombing in Aleppo

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT

The peace of prayer time at a mosque in Aleppo was shattered Wednesday when Syrian army planes bombed the site, killing and injuring several worshippers, activists said.

Scrambling to find a solution in Syria

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:27 AM PDT

Scrambling to find a solution to Syria's bloody civil war, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Lebanon on Wednesday in his regional campaign to forge a cease-fire in Syria.

Hospital charity fund for Malala

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT

A fund is set up for 14-year-old Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai who is being treated in a West Midlands hospital.


Congo demands sanctions on Rwanda, Uganda over rebels

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday demanded targeted sanctions against Rwandan and Ugandan officials accused by a U.N. experts panel of backing a six-month-old insurgency in its volatile eastern borderlands.

U.S. sees "open channel" with Myanmar on human rights

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has concluded its first set of human rights talks with Myanmar and is confident it now has an "open channel" to discuss political prisoners and other sensitive subjects as ties improve, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Bloomberg Forming ‘Super PAC’ to Influence 2012 Races

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York, a billionaire and registered independent, will back candidates in close races who support some of his biggest policy initiatives.

Egypt teacher fired for cutting girls' uncovered hair

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian school teacher was fired on Wednesday for cutting the hair of two 12-year-old girl pupils because they were not wearing Islamic headscarves, an act condemned as an illegal violation of human rights by a leading woman's organization.

Ambassador Gary Locke Met With Tibetans Last Month

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Gary F. Locke visited two Tibetan monasteries on Sept. 26 as part of a trip to several places in western China where Tibetans have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule.


Somali lawmakers approve new PM

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Somalia's parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to approve Abdi Farah Shirdon as the country's new prime minister Wednesday.
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