Photos of the Day: March 25

Photos of the Day: March 25

Photos of the Day: March 25

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:29 PM PDT

In today's photos, a girl poses with a butterfly in London, Spanish Catholics hold Holy Week processions, people apply for unemployment benefits in India, and more.

Chile miner trapped 300m underground

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:35 PM PDT

A collapse in a mine in northern Chile in the early hours of Monday leaves a miner trapped 300m underground.

2012: Knox's ex talks

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:29 PM PDT

2012: Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, tells Anderson Cooper he still keeps in touch with her.

Deadly landslide hits Indonesia's main island

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

At least eight people killed, including four children, and 18 more missing on island of Java, according to officials.

Asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Australia

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PDT

At least two people dead and many hurt after boat overturns off Christmas Island, according to local media.

Fears for animals amid snow chaos

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Farmers fear that thousands of sheep and cattle have died in the snow.

Ethiopia says foils Somali rebel plot to kidnap U.N. workers

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's intelligence agency said on Monday it had detained eight members of Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist militant group who it accused of plotting to kidnap U.N. workers.

U.S. wants EU to put North Korean bank on sanctions list

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States is urging the European Union to impose sanctions on North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank, which Washington believes helps finance North Korea's ballistic missile program, a U.S. State Department official said on Monday.

EU suspends most Zimbabwe sanctions after referendum

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:00 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union suspended most sanctions on Zimbabwe on Monday after the country's voters approved a new constitution limiting presidential powers and paving the way for an election.

World Briefing | Asia: Tibetan Mother Self-Immolates to Protest Chinese Rule

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PDT

The woman, Kalkyi, set fire to herself near a monastery in the county of Dzamthang in Ngaba Prefecture, according to a report by Radio Free Asia.

Bernanke defends low interest rates

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Ben Bernanke defends the low interest rate policies of the US Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe, saying they were helping to boost the global economy.

Israel’s Prisoner X Said to Have Exposed Spies

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Two news organizations have reported that the man, Benjamin Zygier, unintentionally revealed the identities of two top spies for Israel in Lebanon to a man known to be close to Hezbollah.

In Asteroid’s Aftermath, a Sigh of Relief

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:36 AM PDT

Scientists say luck played a role in sparing Chelyabinsk, Russia, from devastation as a space rock exploded.

Saudi Arabia 'threatens Skype ban'

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:51 AM PDT

Saudi authorities reportedly threaten to ban encrypted messaging services such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp, causing upset among their many users.

Zainab's War: A mother risks everything for dignity

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:29 AM PDT

On Sunday, Zainab al-Khawaja, a 29-year-old human rights activist and mother from the tiny and pro-American nation of Bahrain, did two things.

First, she wrote an open letter, from prison, asking the U.S. to reconsider its support for the increasingly authoritarian Bahraini monarchy and imploring her fellow activists, frustrated by two years of mass protest that had achieved some of the most meager gains of the Arab Spring, to never give up their commitment to nonviolence.

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Appeal opens for jailed Rwandan opposition leader

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:47 AM PDT

KIGALI (Reuters) - A jailed Rwandan opposition leader was in court on Monday to appeal against her conviction in a case linked to the 1994 genocide after a trial last year that Amnesty International called "flawed".

UN to reduce staff in Syrian capital

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:29 AM PDT

Spokesperson says decision to move some of 100 foreign personnel comes after shells landed near hotel where staff stay.

Leader of Central African Republic, François Bozizé, Is in Cameroon

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:06 AM PDT

A day after being ousted by rebel forces, President François Bozizé turned up in Cameroon, where he will remain temporarily.

Political Memo: In Less Than 50 Years, a Sea Change on Gay Rights

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:00 AM PDT

This week, as the Supreme Court hears two landmark cases on same-sex marriage, the speed and scope of the gay rights movement are astonishing supporters.

Cypriots Are Wary of Bailout Deal

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Cypriots expressed anger and uncertainty after their country struck a bailout deal with its euro-zone partners that will significantly curtail banking operations.

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