Italian president seeks way out of political stalemate

Italian president seeks way out of political stalemate

Italian president seeks way out of political stalemate

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 01:15 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano completed a first day of consultations with political leaders on Wednesday to try to find a way of forming a government after the deadlocked election last month left no party with a majority in parliament.

ICC prosecutor says Kenyatta case will go to trial

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 01:25 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday that Kenya president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta would face a trial on charges of crimes against humanity but when that would happen was unknown.

Ex-fighters clash over security at another Libyan oil field

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 01:27 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Violence between rival factions of a force made up of former fighters over who should control security at Libya's oil fields broke out again on Wednesday, wounding several people in what is becoming a common occurrence in a country awash with small arms.

Marines accused of killing Indians questioned in Italy

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 01:16 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian military prosecutor on Wednesday questioned two marines who last month failed to return to India to face charges of killing two Indian fisherman while on anti-piracy duty in 2012.

Guatemalan survivors revisit horror of war in ex-dictator's trial

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 01:18 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Survivors of Guatemala's bloody civil war relived the massacre of relatives as they took the stand on Wednesday to testify against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of allowing genocide during the 36-year conflict.

Malaysia charges Filipinos with terrorism

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Eight members of armed Philippine group Royal Sulu Army could face life imprisonment, or death penalty if found guilty.

US and Israel 'share same goals'

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu say they share the same goals, as the US leader makes his first visit to Israel as president.

Hunger Strike Cases Surge at Guantánamo

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 10:32 AM PDT

Twenty-five prisoners are refusing food, the Defense Department said, and lawyers for the detainees said an underlying cause was searches of Korans.

Russian legislator pressed to quit seat over U.S. visit

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:58 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pro-Kremlin lawmakers sought to push one of only two liberal opposition figures out of Russia's parliament on Wednesday, urging him to give up his seat over an appearance in the United States and issue a public apology.

‘Tonight’ Show Expected to Return to New York, With Fallon

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PDT

An always-fractious changing of the guard on the late-night show will this time be accompanied by a change of scenery.

Obama vows to keep Iran from nuclear weapon

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Little hope for new policy among Palestinians or Israelis as White House downplays US president's first official trip.

France says no change to cuts plan after minister quits

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:06 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - France's new budget minister said on Wednesday he would stick to the spending cuts planned by his predecessor, whose sudden resignation in a tax fraud investigation threw an unwelcome spotlight on the country's fiscal dilemma.

Fed cautious on US economic recovery

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PDT

The US Federal Reserve says the economy has strengthened "moderately" but still needs stimulus measures to underpin recovery.

Sudan offers talks with Southern rebels

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PDT

Sudan offers to hold talks with southern rebel group for first time, on condition of discussion within 2005 peace plan.

Malaysia charges Filipinos with terrorism

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Eight members of armed Philippine group Royal Sulu Army could face life imprisonment, or death penalty if found guilty.

VIDEO: 'Hero' revives toddler in supermarket

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 10:56 AM PDT

A man is being hailed a hero after he resuscitated a two-year-old girl who had a seizure at the checkout

Venezuela halts talks with U.S. over diplomat comment: minister

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has cut off an informal channel of communication with the United States because of comments by a State Department official about next month's presidential election, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Slovene parliament confirms new center-left government

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The Slovenian parliament confirmed on Wednesday new Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek's center-left government whose first priorities are to revive the economy, save the country's ailing banks and avoid an international bailout.

Guantanamo hunger strike growing

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:04 PM PDT

A total of 24 detainees have joined the hunger strike, up from 15 since March 11.

Both Sides in Syria Want Inquiry on Chemical Arms

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:37 PM PDT

President Obama, in his first public reaction to reports that chemical weapons had been used in Syria, said, "I've instructed my teams to find out precisely whether this red line was crossed."

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