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    • Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta turns to speak to a member of his delegation at the Somalia conference in London
      ICC says Kenyan president's trial to start on Nov 12 Reuters - 1 hr 15 mins ago

      AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will begin on November 12, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Thursday, accepting his lawyers' request for more time to … More »ICC says Kenyan president's trial to start on Nov 12

      Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta turns to speak to a member of his delegation at the Somalia conference in London

      AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will begin on November 12, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Thursday, accepting his lawyers' request for more time to prepare his defense. Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyatta were elected on a joint ticket in March. …

    • Security agents arrive to secure the UN compound following a suicide bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu
      Somali Islamists threaten more carnage after attack on U.N. base Reuters - 47 mins ago

      By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab rebel group threatened to keep attacking "disbelievers" without respite, a day after launching a deadly assault against the United Nations in the capital … More »Somali Islamists threaten more carnage after attack on U.N. base

      Security agents arrive to secure the UN compound following a suicide bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu

      By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab rebel group threatened to keep attacking "disbelievers" without respite, a day after launching a deadly assault against the United Nations in the capital Mogadishu. Security was tight on Thursday as Somali army pick-up trucks mounted with heavy machine guns …

    • India may have to wait to join sensitive nuclear export body Reuters - 22 mins ago

      By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Some states appear to be skeptical about letting nuclear-armed India into an influential body regulating sensitive atomic trade, diplomats said on Thursday, suggesting Indian membership … More »India may have to wait to join sensitive nuclear export body

      By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Some states appear to be skeptical about letting nuclear-armed India into an influential body regulating sensitive atomic trade, diplomats said on Thursday, suggesting Indian membership may not be imminent. The United States, Britain, France are among countries pushing for allowing India …

    • New Drug May Be Best Treatment for Leukemia Yet Time.com - 1 hr 41 mins ago

      It’s called ibrutinib, and it’s a potential breakthrough in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that could leave patients with fewer side effects than chemotherapy. More »New Drug May Be Best Treatment for Leukemia Yet

      It’s called ibrutinib, and it’s a potential breakthrough in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that could leave patients with fewer side effects than chemotherapy.

    • Slavery: US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annual report Christian Science Monitor - 11 hrs ago

      The US is giving world powers China and Russia a black eye for their failure to make progress against the global scourge of people trafficking – also known as slavery. More »Slavery: US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annual report

      The US is giving world powers China and Russia a black eye for their failure to make progress against the global scourge of people trafficking – also known as slavery.

    • FBI uses drones on US soil: Senators want assurances on privacy protections Christian Science Monitor - 11 hrs ago

      Even as President Obama was calling for prudence in the use of drones Wednesday to an audience in Berlin, over on Capitol Hill came new revelations that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been using drones to conduct … More »FBI uses drones on US soil: Senators want assurances on privacy protections

      Even as President Obama was calling for prudence in the use of drones Wednesday to an audience in Berlin, over on Capitol Hill came new revelations that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been using drones to conduct secret surveillance on US citizens.

    • The Taliban’s Qatar Office: Are Prospects for Peace Already Doomed? Time.com - 12 hrs ago

      As far as diplomatic prospects go, the omens don’t augur well. On Tuesday, the Afghan Taliban announced the opening of their first political office in the Qatari capital, Doha. They cut a ribbon, played their anthem, hoisted … More »The Taliban’s Qatar Office: Are Prospects for Peace Already Doomed?

      As far as diplomatic prospects go, the omens don’t augur well. On Tuesday, the Afghan Taliban announced the opening of their first political office in the Qatari capital, Doha. They cut a ribbon, played their anthem, hoisted the Taliban flag and signaled their readiness to meet for talks with foreign delegations, including …

    • FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 shows a frame grab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to be Bowe Bergdahl, left. A Taliban spokesman, Shaheen Suhail, in an exclusive telephone interview with The Associated Press from the newly opened Taliban offices in Doha, Qatar, said Thursday, June 20, 2013, that they are ready to hand over U.S. soldier Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The U.S. is scrambling to save talks with the Taliban after angry complaints from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: INTELCENTER; NO SALES; EDS NOTE: "INTELCENTER" AT LEFT TOP CORNER ADDED BY SOURCE
      AP EXCLUSIVE: Taliban offer to free US soldier Associated Press - 32 mins ago

      ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman … More »AP EXCLUSIVE: Taliban offer to free US soldier

      FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 shows a frame grab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to be Bowe Bergdahl, left. A Taliban spokesman, Shaheen Suhail, in an exclusive telephone interview with The Associated Press from the newly opened Taliban offices in Doha, Qatar, said Thursday, June 20, 2013, that they are ready to hand over U.S. soldier Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The U.S. is scrambling to save talks with the Taliban after angry complaints from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: INTELCENTER; NO SALES; EDS NOTE: "INTELCENTER" AT LEFT TOP CORNER ADDED BY SOURCE

      ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday.

    • In this June 19, 2013 photo, an Indonesian youth browse his Facebook page at an internet cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia. The use of social networking to groom potential attackers is posing a new challenge to authorities in the world's most populous Muslim country that has been struggling to eradicate militant groups. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
      AP Exclusive: Facebook broke Indonesia terror case Associated Press - 46 mins ago

      JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Sefa Riano didn't try to hide his plans or his beliefs. A Facebook page that police traced to him is plastered with photos of bearded men in camouflage uniforms holding rifles and banners hailing … More »AP Exclusive: Facebook broke Indonesia terror case

      In this June 19, 2013 photo, an Indonesian youth browse his Facebook page at an internet cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia. The use of social networking to groom potential attackers is posing a new challenge to authorities in the world's most populous Muslim country that has been struggling to eradicate militant groups. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

      JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Sefa Riano didn't try to hide his plans or his beliefs. A Facebook page that police traced to him is plastered with photos of bearded men in camouflage uniforms holding rifles and banners hailing "The Spirit of Jihad."

    • FILE - in this file photo taken on Jan. 16, 2012 Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack outside the northern city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gaining strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, reviving its fundraising efforts through gangland-style shakedowns, feeding off anti-government anger and increasingly carrying out attacks with impunity. It is a worrying development for Iraq's third-largest city, one of its main gateways to Syria, as voters prepare to cast ballots for local leaders and al-Qaida makes a push to establish itself as a dominant force among the rebels fighting to topple the Syrian regime. (AP Photo, File)
      In northern Iraqi city, al-Qaida gathers strength Associated Press - 5 hrs ago

      BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding off anti-government anger as it increasingly carries … More »In northern Iraqi city, al-Qaida gathers strength

      FILE - in this file photo taken on Jan. 16, 2012 Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack outside the northern city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gaining strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, reviving its fundraising efforts through gangland-style shakedowns, feeding off anti-government anger and increasingly carrying out attacks with impunity. It is a worrying development for Iraq's third-largest city, one of its main gateways to Syria, as voters prepare to cast ballots for local leaders and al-Qaida makes a push to establish itself as a dominant force among the rebels fighting to topple the Syrian regime. (AP Photo, File)

      BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding off anti-government anger as it increasingly carries out attacks with impunity, according to residents and officials.

    • Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest, hospital says Associated Press - 39 mins ago

      ROME (AP) — Hospital officials in Rome say U.S. actor James Gandolfini died after suffering cardiac arrest. More »Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest, hospital says

      ROME (AP) — Hospital officials in Rome say U.S. actor James Gandolfini died after suffering cardiac arrest.

    • An Iraqi soldier casts his vote at a polling center during early voting for security forces in the country's provincial elections in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 17, 2013. In the western town of Fallujah, a suicide bomber set off explosives among a group of policemen, killing several and wounding more than a dozen. The policemen were waiting for buses to take them to a polling station to cast their ballots for Iraq's provincial elections. (AP Photo)
      Iraqis vote in 2 Sunni-dominated provinces Associated Press - 1 hr 51 mins ago

      FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqis in two Sunni-dominated provinces voted Thursday in provincial elections marked by tight security measures that left streets in former insurgent strongholds largely deserted. More »Iraqis vote in 2 Sunni-dominated provinces

      An Iraqi soldier casts his vote at a polling center during early voting for security forces in the country's provincial elections in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 17, 2013. In the western town of Fallujah, a suicide bomber set off explosives among a group of policemen, killing several and wounding more than a dozen. The policemen were waiting for buses to take them to a polling station to cast their ballots for Iraq's provincial elections. (AP Photo)

      FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqis in two Sunni-dominated provinces voted Thursday in provincial elections marked by tight security measures that left streets in former insurgent strongholds largely deserted.

    • In this June 19, 2013 photo, Lei Zhengfu, center, former Communist Party chief of Beibei district, who was involved in a sex tape scandal, attends his trial on corruption charges, in a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. While the corruption trials of high-level officials typically look like the scripted outcome of behind-the-scenes bargaining, this case offers a rare look at what happens when a lower-level official is caught in a high-profile crackdown with few political cards to play. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT
      China sex tape official: I'm a lecher but no crook Associated Press - 2 hrs 7 mins ago

      BEIJING (AP) — Call me a lecher but don't call me a crook, an ex-city official at the heart of a sex tape scandal has said in his unusually spirited courtroom defense against corruption charges. More »China sex tape official: I'm a lecher but no crook

      In this June 19, 2013 photo, Lei Zhengfu, center, former Communist Party chief of Beibei district, who was involved in a sex tape scandal, attends his trial on corruption charges, in a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. While the corruption trials of high-level officials typically look like the scripted outcome of behind-the-scenes bargaining, this case offers a rare look at what happens when a lower-level official is caught in a high-profile crackdown with few political cards to play. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

      BEIJING (AP) — Call me a lecher but don't call me a crook, an ex-city official at the heart of a sex tape scandal has said in his unusually spirited courtroom defense against corruption charges.

    • Pope Francis smiles as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican
      Pope blames speculation, corruption for 'scandalous' food crisis Reuters - 10 mins ago

      ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Thursday that financial speculation and corruption were keeping millions of people in hunger and the financial crisis could not be used as an alibi for failing to help the poor. The speech … More »Pope blames speculation, corruption for 'scandalous' food crisis

      Pope Francis smiles as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican

      ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Thursday that financial speculation and corruption were keeping millions of people in hunger and the financial crisis could not be used as an alibi for failing to help the poor. The speech was the latest in a series of criticisms by the Argentinian pontiff, the first Latin American …

    • This April 26, 2013 photo shows the West Hercules drilling rig in the Skaanevik fjord in western Norway. Oil company Statoil has postponed plans to drill its northernmost well ever in the Barents Sea partly because it couldn't get the rig winter-ready in time. On Wednesday Parliament voted to open another area in the Barents Sea to offshore oil drilling, despite protests from environmentalists. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Statoil)
      Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling Associated Press - 22 mins ago

      STOCKHOLM (AP) — Norway's Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region. More »Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling

      This April 26, 2013 photo shows the West Hercules drilling rig in the Skaanevik fjord in western Norway. Oil company Statoil has postponed plans to drill its northernmost well ever in the Barents Sea partly because it couldn't get the rig winter-ready in time. On Wednesday Parliament voted to open another area in the Barents Sea to offshore oil drilling, despite protests from environmentalists. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Statoil)

      STOCKHOLM (AP) — Norway's Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region.

    • Afghan Taliban hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program in Herat
      Insight: Pakistan influence on Taliban commanders helped Afghan breakthrough Reuters - 25 mins ago

      By Frank Jack Daniel and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful military has played a central role in convincing Afghanistan's Taliban rebels to hold talks with the United States, U.S. and Pakistani … More »Insight: Pakistan influence on Taliban commanders helped Afghan breakthrough

      Afghan Taliban hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program in Herat

      By Frank Jack Daniel and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful military has played a central role in convincing Afghanistan's Taliban rebels to hold talks with the United States, U.S. and Pakistani officials said, a shift from widely held views in Washington that it was obstructing peace in the region. …

    • Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif speaks during a parliament session in Cairo
      Egypt court orders Mubarak PM Nazif freed Reuters - 31 mins ago

      CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court ordered the release of former prime minister Ahmed Nazif on Thursday, because of a limit on pretrial detention in a corruption case for which he had been held since the revolution that … More »Egypt court orders Mubarak PM Nazif freed

      Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif speaks during a parliament session in Cairo

      CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court ordered the release of former prime minister Ahmed Nazif on Thursday, because of a limit on pretrial detention in a corruption case for which he had been held since the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The court accepted an appeal lodged by Nazif, who was prime minister from 2004 …

    • ICC to probe abuse allegations against ex-staffer Associated Press - 36 mins ago

      THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has ordered an independent inquiry into allegations that a former staff member in Congo sexually assaulted four people in the court's victims and witness protection … More »ICC to probe abuse allegations against ex-staffer

      THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has ordered an independent inquiry into allegations that a former staff member in Congo sexually assaulted four people in the court's victims and witness protection program.

    • Dubai sets sights on Quran-themed park Associated Press - 38 mins ago

      DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world's largest Ferris wheel and bidding for an Angry Birds theme park — a site honoring the Quran. More »Dubai sets sights on Quran-themed park

      DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world's largest Ferris wheel and bidding for an Angry Birds theme park — a site honoring the Quran.

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