Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March

Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March

Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:45 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will withhold tax revenues from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's administration until March at least in response to his statehood campaign at the United Nations, Israel's foreign minister said. Under interim peace deals, Israel collects some $100 million a month in duties on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West Bank -- money that is badly needed to pay public sector salaries. ...

Three militants and a tribesman killed in Yemen clashes

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:13 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - At least four people were killed during clashes between al Qaeda-linked militants and pro-government tribesmen in Maarib province, east of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a tribal source said early on Wednesday. Three of the dead were Islamist militants and the fourth was a tribesman fighting on behalf of the government, the source said. The tribesmen, on whom the government depends heavily in its fight against Islamist militancy, have been seeking those responsible for the killings of 17 army officers and soldiers in an ambush on Saturday. ...

Three militants and a tribesman killed in Yemen clashes

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:13 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - At least four people were killed during clashes between al Qaeda-linked militants and pro-government tribesmen in Maarib province, east of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a tribal source said early on Wednesday.

Gaza's tunnels rebound from Israeli offensive

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:43 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007 file photo, a Palestinian tunnel digger, wearing a mask to conceal his identity, removes sand in a bucket from a tunnel underground in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt. Rafah's biggest business is back in business: Gazans are rebuilding the network of underground tunnels crisscrossing the Egyptian border that were pummeled in a recent Israeli offensive, restoring the conduit for consumer goods and weapons so crucial to Hamas rule. The 12-kilometer, or eight-mile, slice of land at the Gaza Strip's southern tip is humming around the clock with workers carting in cement, bricks, gravel and scaffolding material. The quick rebound has raised questions about how much damage Israel inflicted on the tunnels during last months eight-day operation. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)Rafah's biggest industry is back in business: Gazans are rebuilding the network of underground smuggling tunnels crisscrossing the Egyptian border that were pummeled in a recent Israeli offensive, restoring the illicit conduit for consumer goods and weapons so crucial to Hamas rule.

Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:45 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will withhold tax revenues from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's administration until March at least in response to his statehood campaign at the United Nations, Israel's foreign minister said.

Thomas Heatherwick on design

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:33 PM PST

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VIDEO: Deadly shooting at Oregon mall

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:07 PM PST

A gunman has opened fire at a shopping mall near the city of Portland, Oregon, killing at least two people.

VIDEO: Deadly shooting at Oregon mall

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:07 PM PST

A gunman has opened fire at a shopping mall near the city of Portland, Oregon, killing at least two people.

Turkish ex-leader's body shows poison, death cause unclear: media

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:09 PM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The exhumed body of Turkey's late President Turgut Ozal, who led the country out of military rule in the 1980s, contained poison but the cause of death was unclear, local media reported an autopsy as showing on Wednesday. There have long been rumors that Ozal, who died of heart failure in 1993 aged 65, was murdered by militants of the "deep state" - a shadowy group within the Turkish establishment of the day. Ozal had angered some with his efforts to end a Kurdish insurgency and survived an assassination bid in 1988. ...

Turkish ex-leader's body shows poison, death cause unclear: media

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:09 PM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The exhumed body of Turkey's late President Turgut Ozal, who led the country out of military rule in the 1980s, contained poison but the cause of death was unclear, local media reported an autopsy as showing on Wednesday.

Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:47 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2012 file photo, Indian musician Ravi Shankar laughs as he speaks during a concert in Bangalore, India. Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the first rock benefit concert as he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over nearly a century.

Syrian opposition poised for full recognition

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:21 PM PST

Friends of Syria conference in Morocco expected to recognise group as 'legitimate representative' of country.

Deadly shootings in Oregon shopping mall

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:11 PM PST

Gunman opens fire killing two people before taking his own life in Clacakmas Town Centre in Portland.

US expert says NKorea rocket launches satellite

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:53 PM PST

An American space expert said North Korea has succeeded in launching a satellite into space.

Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:17 PM PST

Renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar dies in a hospital in San Diego at the age of 92.

Court dismisses sex harassment case against Australian lawmaker

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:07 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power was strengthened on Wednesday when a court threw out a sexual harassment case against parliament's former speaker after months of damaging attacks by the opposition. The court finding means that Peter Slipper, who sits as an independent, is likely to serve out his full term in parliament, shoring up the stability of the minority Labor government and reducing the chance of an election before the second half of 2013. ...

NKorea defies warnings, launches long-range rocket

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:14 PM PST

South Korean man uses his smartphone to take a television screen reporting a news about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. The letters on the screen read " North Korea's rocket launch seems to be successful." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead.

Indian sitar virtuouso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:42 PM PST

Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92.

Court dismisses sex harassment case against Australian lawmaker

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:07 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power was strengthened on Wednesday when a court threw out a sexual harassment case against parliament's former speaker after months of damaging attacks by the opposition.

Uruguay's lower house approves gay marriage law

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:30 PM PST

An activist wearing gay pride colors stands outside Parliament where lawmakers are debating a same sex marriage law in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Taboo-breaking Uruguay is poised to legalize gay marriage, with lawmakers debating Tuesday whether to create a single law governing marriage for heterosexuals and homosexuals. The new proposal would make Uruguay the second nation in Latin America and the 12th in the world to legalize gay marriage, after The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, Argentina and Denmark. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)Lawmakers in taboo-breaking Uruguay voted to legalize gay marriage late Tuesday night, approving a single law governing marriage for heterosexuals and homosexuals.
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Analysis: Japan election points to return of "construction state"

Analysis: Japan election points to return of "construction state"

Analysis: Japan election points to return of "construction state"

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST

NAGANOHARA, Japan (Reuters) - A big winner from Japan's December 16 national elections may be the country's construction industry and towns such as Naganohara, where a sprawling dam development sits unfinished after more than four decades.

Missing witness at Berlusconi sex trial shows up in Mexico

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - The key witness at Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial who failed to appear to testify in court this week has shown up in Mexico and will not be back until January, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Using sugar, scraps to make bombs

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:03 PM PST

With the precision of a master chef, Sheik Omar makes bombs for Syrian rebels in the kitchen of his family's home. He believes he has no other choice: If he doesn't help the rebels, who will?

Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:46 PM PST

A vulture captured by Sudanese authorities is actually an Israeli spy on a secret reconnaissance mission, a pro-government newspaper in the east African nation has claimed.

Researchers hope to uncover who's behind 'Mona Lisa' smile

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

Few paintings have been more viewed, more analyzed, studied and interpreted, than Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," otherwise known as "La Gioconda."

Cayman Islands leader arrested in corruption probe

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:11 PM PST

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - The leader of the Cayman Islands was arrested on suspicion of corruption on Tuesday in connection with a series of police investigations in the Caribbean offshore financial center, authorities said.

Sudan police fire teargas at student protest

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:29 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese police fired teargas to break up a protest by university students in the capital on Tuesday over the deaths of four students from Darfur found dead in a canal last week, witnesses said.

Silvio Berlusconi's return: Why policymakers across Europe fear it

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:43 PM PST

Let it never be said that Silvio Berlusconi isn't resilient.

Italian Premier Mario Monti announced over the weekend that he's resigning early because former prime minister Berlusconi's party, the People of Freedom, pulled its support for his policies. The same day, Berlusconi announced he is running for the premiership again.

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The coming realignment of world powers, foretold in charts

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

Every four years, a subdivision of the U.S. intelligence community called the National Intelligence Council releases a special report projecting how the world will change and what it will mean for the U.S. This year's report, "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds," offers some bold predictions (and some unsurprising ones) about what the next few decades could bring.

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Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian NGO offices

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers raided the offices of three Palestinian nongovernmental organizations in downtown Ramallah early Tuesday, rifling files and seizing laptop computers in a rare sweep in the heart of the de facto capital of the Palestinian Authority, the groups said.

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New Malian prime minister named

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 01:26 PM PST

Malian President Diouncounda Traore appoints a new prime minister, less than 24 hours after his predecessor was forced to resign by the military.

NY police release shooting image

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

Police release an image of an assailant pulling a weapon moments before shooting a man in the head in midtown Manhattan on Monday.

Essay: Messi’s Brilliance Transcends His Numbers

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:41 PM PST

Lionel Messi, an Argentine forward who plays soccer for Barcelona, must be appreciated in the moment, not melted down to statistics, fans and teammates say.

Wassail Delivers British Nostalgia in a Warm Punch

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:52 AM PST

Wassail offers the tastes of apples and spices in a warm punch evoking British Christmas tradition.

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning’s lawyer says client was treated like a ‘zoo animal’

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:16 AM PST

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's defense attorney argued Tuesday that the soldier was mistreated by his former jailers at the Marine Corps brig at Quantico to protect themselves from recriminations over their high-profile prisoner.

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Using sugar, scraps to make bombs

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:03 PM PST

With the precision of a master chef, Sheik Omar makes bombs for Syrian rebels in the kitchen of his family's home. He believes he has no other choice: If he doesn't help the rebels, who will?

Brazil's Lula knew about vote buying scheme: newspaper

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:30 AM PST

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva knew about and used funds from a far-reaching vote-buying scheme to pay for personal expenses, according to testimony by a convicted former consultant to the ruling Workers' Party.

Russia to Pull Out of Radar Station in Azerbaijan

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:11 PM PST

The move came after Azerbaijan asked Russia for a steep increase in rent for the Gabala station, which can detect missile launches throughout the Middle East.

Afghan Law Offering Abused Women Redress Makes Slow Gains

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:56 AM PST

Discrimination against women and an Afghan culture of family privacy are cited in the huge gap between the number of documented cases and the number investigated.

Defiant China bishop is removed

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:10 AM PST

China's state-run Catholic Church strips a bishop of his title, five months after he announced he was quitting the Church's oversight body.
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