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Deadly violence between Myanmar's Buddhists, Muslims spreads

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Anti-Muslim mobs rampaged through three more towns in Myanmar's predominantly Buddhist heartland over the weekend, destroying mosques and burning dozens of homes despite government efforts to stem the nation's latest outbreak of sectarian violence.

Rebels overthrow Central African Republic president, he flees capital as fighters seize palace

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Rebels who invaded the capital two months after signing a peace agreement overthrew Central African Republic's president of a decade on Sunday, as fighters seized the presidential palace and declared him the country's former leader.

How North Korea is creating a formidable force of 'cyber warriors'

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus remains fixed on North Korea, where South Korean security experts say Pyongyang has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the standoff between the two Koreas.

Western-backed Syrian rebel coalition leader resigns, citing frustrations

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

The leader of the Western-based Syrian opposition coalition has resigned, citing frustrations with the body's ability to advance the fight against President Bashar Assad.

US Secretary of State Kerry in Iraq on unannounced visit

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Iraq on an unannounced visit to urge Iraqi leaders to stop Iranian overflights of arms and fighters heading to Syria and to overcome sectarian differences that still threaten Iraqi stability 10 years after the American-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

EU chief to lead last-minute negotiations on Cyprus deal

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

A top European official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus on Sunday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the country gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy.

Pope Francis kicks-off Holy Week with Palm Sunday mass

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart as he promised to go to a youth jamboree Brazil this summer, while the faithful enthusiastically waved olive branches and braided palm fronds.

Two popes share lunch in historic meeting

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Pope Francis travelled Saturday to this hill town south of Rome to have lunch with his "brother" and predecessor Benedict XVI, a historic and potentially problematic melding of the papacies that has never before confronted the Catholic Church.

France confirms death of top al-Qaeda commander in February

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

The al-Qaida-linked warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French-led troops in Mali in February, France said Saturday, ending weeks of uncertainty about whether one of the group's leading commanders in the region was dead.

Obama visits Jordan's ancient city of Petra before end of Mideast tour

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Taking on the role of tourist, President Barack Obama walked through the winding, narrow pathways of Jordan's fabled ancient city of Petra on Saturday, gazed up at soaring cliffs of reddish rock and described the landscape with a single word: "Amazing."

What happens if Cyprus collapses?

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

What happens if Cyprus' banks collapse? If its government goes broke? If it leaves the euro?

Sixteen face charges over Brazil nightclub fire

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Criminal charges are being sought against 16 people in connection with the nightclub fire that killed 241 people in southern Brazil earlier this year, police said Friday.

U.S. to close 149 air traffic control towers over budget cuts

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

CHICAGO - Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration released a final list Friday of 149 air traffic control facilities that it will close at small airports around the country starting early next month.

Opponents and supporters of Muslim Brotherhood clash in violent riots in Egypt

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and backers of the president's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, ransacking several offices nationwide as anger over allegations of beatings and power-grabbing boiled over into the largest and most violent demonstrations yet on the doorstep of the powerful group.

Former inmate dies in Texas shootout, may be tied to death of Colorado prison chief

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

A former inmate and white supremacist who may be tied to the slaying of the Colorado prisons chief is dead after a high-speed chase and shootout with Texas deputies, authorities said Friday.

Young tourist injured by live munition in Puerto Rico

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Puerto Rico authorities say a young tourist was burned after she unknowingly picked up an old shell containing white phosphorous dropped by the U.S. Navy when it used the island of Culebra as a bombing practice site.

North Dakota lawmakers define life as beginning at conception

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota lawmakers moved Friday to outlaw abortion in the state by passing a bill defining life as starting at conception.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati will announce resignation: reports

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Lebanon's state news agency says Prime Minister Najib Mikati will announce his resignation.

Israel resumes ties with Turkey, apologizes for 2009 flotilla deaths

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

Israel agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey in a surprising turnaround Friday after apologizing for a botched naval raid that resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists aboard an international flotilla bound for Gaza in 2010.

3 dead, including shooter, at U.S. Marine base Quantico

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

A Marine killed a male and female colleague in a shooting at a base in northern Virginia before killing himself, officials said early Friday.

Oscar Pistorius bail appeal hearing, brother's trial start next week

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:38 GMT

JOHANNESBURG - Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on Thursday, a day after the culpable homicide trial of older brother Carl begins, a family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday.