- Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed: lawyers Reuters - 9 mins ago
By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers … More »Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed: lawyers
By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday. Rios Montt was sentenced on May 10 to 80 years in prison for genocide and crimes …
- With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India Reuters - 4 hrs ago
By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between … More »With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking office. "China will make …
- Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers Reuters - 2 hrs 1 min ago
By Yousri Mohamed SHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said … More »Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers
By Yousri Mohamed SHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men on a road between the towns of el-Arish and Rafah near …
- Who's to blame for murky regulation in IRS scandal: Agency or lawmakers? Christian Science Monitor - 1 hr 16 mins ago
The IRS should move unilaterally to fix the law sitting at the root of the agency’s targeting of conservative groups, according to Senate Democrats who grilled the agency’s two most recent chiefs at a Senate Finance Committee … More »Who's to blame for murky regulation in IRS scandal: Agency or lawmakers?
The IRS should move unilaterally to fix the law sitting at the root of the agency’s targeting of conservative groups, according to Senate Democrats who grilled the agency’s two most recent chiefs at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday.
- Tornado Warning: Despite Oklahoma Alert, U.S. Weather Forecasting Service Needs Major Upgrades Time.com - 2 hrs 7 mins ago
The atmosphere never gets a moment’s privacy. It can barely stir enough to move a leaf without some piece of high-tech equipment—often many, many pieces—knowing about it. The U.S. alone has up to 30 satellites at any one … More »Tornado Warning: Despite Oklahoma Alert, U.S. Weather Forecasting Service Needs Major Upgrades
The atmosphere never gets a moment’s privacy. It can barely stir enough to move a leaf without some piece of high-tech equipment—often many, many pieces—knowing about it. The U.S. alone has up to 30 satellites at any one moment that devote at least part of their time to monitoring global and national weather patterns; 122 …
- Oklahoma tornado was a monster, but it wasn't a record-breaker Christian Science Monitor - 2 hrs 14 mins ago
The National Weather Service has rated the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon as an EF5, the highest rating with wind speeds estimated at more than 200 miles an hour. More »Oklahoma tornado was a monster, but it wasn't a record-breaker
The National Weather Service has rated the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon as an EF5, the highest rating with wind speeds estimated at more than 200 miles an hour.
- MLS deal with billionaire oil sheikh could be bigger than Beckham Christian Science Monitor - 3 hrs ago
Two of the most deep-pocketed teams in world sport – Manchester City of the English Premier League and the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball – have agreed to pay $100 million to own and operate a new professional … More »MLS deal with billionaire oil sheikh could be bigger than Beckham
Two of the most deep-pocketed teams in world sport – Manchester City of the English Premier League and the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball – have agreed to pay $100 million to own and operate a new professional soccer team in New York City starting in 2015.
- Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot AP - 5 hrs ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes … More »Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot
- Iran candidate list for presidential race AP - 5 hrs ago
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. More »Iran candidate list for presidential race
- Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse AP - 3 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the … More »Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse
- Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks AP - 7 hrs ago
BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. More »Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
- Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns AP - 4 hrs ago
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would stay "until there is security … More »Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
- Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout AP - 4 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (AP) — Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: More »Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
- FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet AP - 25 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected … More »FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as …
- Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers Reuters - 39 mins ago
By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests … More »Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred people joined the demonstrations, …
- Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24 Reuters - 2 hrs 0 mins ago
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City … More »Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out whole blocks of homes and killing at least 24 people. The death toll was …
- Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video AP - 2 hrs 6 mins ago
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment. More »Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video
- UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: Deputy PM Reuters - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country's two-party coalition will hold together until 2015 as he tries to … More »UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: Deputy PM
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country's two-party coalition will hold together until 2015 as he tries to stabilize a government beset by infighting and rifts. In a demarche that risks being cast as a sign …
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