- China invokes Waco siege in denouncing Dalai Lama Reuters - 3 hrs agoBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media denounced the Dalai Lama on Monday for his views on reincarnation, saying that the exiled Buddhist monk was trying to revise history, … More »
- Turkey ends search for survivors, toll nears 600 Reuters - 20 hrs agoERCIS, Turkey (Reuters) - The death toll from last week's earthquake in southeast Turkey rose to 596 Sunday, the day after authorities stopped searching for survivors … More »
- Drunk, naked driver smashes 12 cars in Moscow AP - 16 hrs agoRussian police say a drunk and naked driver has wreaked havoc in central Moscow, damaging 12 cars before being caught by police. More »
- Britain to allow armed guards to combat sea piracy AP - 13 hrs agoShips sailing under Britain's flag will be permitted to carry armed guards on some perilous routes to combat the threat from pirates, the prime minister said Sunday. More »
- Experts: 30 years till Japan can close nuke plant AP - 5 hrs agoA Japanese government panel says it will take at least 30 years to safely close the tsunami-hobbled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, even though the facility is … More »
- Aussie court ends Qantas strike, fleet grounding AP - 5 hrs agoThe chief executive of Qantas Airways says the carrier's flight schedule will return to normal by Tuesday after an Australian court intervened in a bitter labor dispute … More »
- Syria's Assad says intervention will burn region AP - 19 hrs agoSyrian President Bashar Assad warned against Western intervention in his country's 7-month-old uprising, saying such action would trigger an "earthquake" that "would … More »
- Saudi royal offers bounty to catch Israeli soldier AP - 14 hrs agoA member of Saudi Arabia's royal family increased to $1 million a reward offered by a Saudi cleric to anyone who captures an Israeli soldier to swap him for Palestinian … More »
- Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare Reuters - 10 hrs ago(Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and …More »
- Various '7 billionth' babies celebrated worldwide AP - 9 mins agoShe came into the world at two minutes before midnight, a tiny, wrinkled girl born into a struggling Manila family. On Monday, she became a symbol of the world's population …More »
- Mexico: Video threatens to disclose Zetas allies AP - 7 hrs agoAn Internet video is threatening Mexico's Zetas drug cartel with exposure of its allies in the local police and news media this week unless the gang frees a kidnapped … More »
- Chavez orders more land taken from British firm AP - 10 hrs agoVenezuela's president on Sunday ordered the expropriation of 716,590 acres belonging to a British-owned company amid a disagreement over compensation for earlier takeovers … More »
- Activists slam US studio for filming in China city AP - 58 mins agoRights activists have criticized a Hollywood studio for filming a buddy comedy in an eastern Chinese city where a blind, self-taught activist lawyer is being held under …More »
- Aussie court hears Qantas case as fliers scramble AP - 19 hrs agoTens of thousands of stranded Qantas Airways passengers scrambled to reach their destinations Sunday as the airline, its unions and the Australian government argued in …More »
- Qantas returns to the skies after fleet grounding AP - 3 hrs agoQantas Airways planes returned to the skies Monday after an Australian court ruled on a bitter labor dispute that had prompted the world's 10th-largest airline to ground … More »
- Saudi royal ups bounty for Israeli soldier to $1mn AP - 23 hrs agoA member of Saudi Arabia's royal family has increased to $1 million a reward offered to anyone who captures an Israeli soldier to swap him for Palestinian prisoners. More »
- Anti-US Pakistani cricketer rallies 100,000 people AP - 16 hrs agoCricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan railed against the government and its alliance with the U.S. before more than 100,000 flag-waving supporters Sunday, … More »
- Why Obama is sending troops to Africa – a closer look Christian Science Monitor - 16 hrs agoEarlier this month, President Obama sent a letter to Congress explaining why he had approved sending 100 US military advisers to fight a shadowy rebel group in central … More »
- Hamas caught in bind as Gaza violence heats up AP - 15 hrs agoA new round of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants has Gaza's Hamas rulers caught between reluctance to take on Israel and discomfort with reining in fellow … More »
- Naked and drunk Moscow motorist crashes into 17 cars Reuters - 18 hrs agoMOSCOW (Reuters) - A naked and drunk motorist sped through central Moscow Sunday, crashing into 17 cars before being stopped by police who chased him across a large part … More »
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