- 'Black box' found of Russian jet in Indonesia Aljazeera - Wed, May 16, 2012
Sukhoi Superjet's voice-and-data recorder is recovered after crash which killed all 45 people on board. More »'Black box' found of Russian jet in Indonesia
- Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found dead at NY home Reuters - 3 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, was found dead on Wednesday at her home in a New York City suburb, an officer at the Westchester … More »Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found dead at NY home
- Daughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit U.S Reuters - 4 hours ago
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare … More »Daughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit U.S
- Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry Reuters - 5 hours ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a … More »Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Guantanamo lawyers want ex-CIA official to testify Reuters - 5 hours ago
* Defense accuses government of trying to conceal torture More »Guantanamo lawyers want ex-CIA official to testify
* Defense accuses government of trying to conceal torture
- U.S. path out of Afghanistan faces risks Reuters - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where the United States has already trimmed its forces ahead of the coming NATO withdrawal, a modest … More »U.S. path out of Afghanistan faces risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where the United States has already trimmed its forces ahead of the coming NATO withdrawal, a modest number of al Qaeda fighters have re-established operations, U.S. officials say, a worrying sign of the risks that could jeopardize Western hopes of a …
- Police disperse, detain anti-Putin protesters Reuters - 6 hours ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police detained at least 35 demonstrators on Wednesday, breaking up one Occupy-style sit-in at a Moscow park and threatening to disperse … More »Police disperse, detain anti-Putin protesters
- Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang … Reuters - 7 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Investigators are questioning Mexico's former deputy defense minister and a top army general for suspected links to organized crime, in the highest … More »Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang …
- ICC prosecutor OK with delay to trial of Kenyans Reuters - 7 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said on Wednesday he would not oppose a delay to the start of a trial of four prominent … More »ICC prosecutor OK with delay to trial of Kenyans
- Deposed Bissau ex-PM hopes to return and rule Reuters - 8 hours ago
LISBON (Reuters) - Guinea Bissau's former prime minister and presidential frontrunner Carlos Gomes Junior said on Wednesday he hoped to return to run the African country … More »Deposed Bissau ex-PM hopes to return and rule
- Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang … Reuters - 9 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Investigators are questioning Mexico's former deputy defense minister and a top army general for suspected links to organized crime, in the highest … More »Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang …
- Lawyers for ex-US Senator John Edwards rest case Reuters - 11 hours ago
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The defense rested its case on Wednesday in the federal trial of ex-Senator John Edwards on charges he used presidential campaign … More »Lawyers for ex-US Senator John Edwards rest case
- Thousands flee to Uganda as Congo hunts renegade com … Reuters - 11 hours ago
KISORO, Uganda (Reuters) - It was the six rebel soldiers who hacked down the door of Elias Ngahaga's house one night two weeks ago in Kesaha, eastern Congo, who led him … More »Thousands flee to Uganda as Congo hunts renegade com …
- Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang … Reuters - 12 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense who helped lead the escalation of the country's war against drug gangs, … More »Two Mexican generals detained for alleged drug gang …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense who helped lead the escalation of the country's war against drug gangs, are being investigated for ties to organized crime, the attorney general's office said on Wednesday.
- Anarchists threaten Italy's PM Monti Reuters - 13 hours ago
LOCRI, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian anarchist group that has claimed responsibility for shooting the boss of a nuclear engineering firm threatened on Wednesday to target … More »Anarchists threaten Italy's PM Monti
LOCRI, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian anarchist group that has claimed responsibility for shooting the boss of a nuclear engineering firm threatened on Wednesday to target Prime Minister Mario Monti.
- Charles Taylor says West manipulating war crimes cou … Reuters - 13 hours ago
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said on Wednesday witnesses had been threatened and paid to testify against him in a trial that found him … More »Charles Taylor says West manipulating war crimes cou …
- Two Mexican generals detained for alleged gang ties Reuters - 13 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense who helped lead the escalation of the country's war against drug gangs, … More »Two Mexican generals detained for alleged gang ties
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense who helped lead the escalation of the country's war against drug gangs, are being investigated for ties to organized crime, an official at the attorney general's office said on Wednesday.
- Wanted Congo general still using child soldiers: HRW Reuters - 16 hours ago
DAKAR (Reuters) - A renegade Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes has begun to recruit child soldiers again to fight the government, … More »Wanted Congo general still using child soldiers: HRW
- Blind dissident's plight revives China rights moveme … Reuters - 16 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China may have sown the seeds of its next human rights row with the United States even as it looks to end the current one over blind dissident Chen … More »Blind dissident's plight revives China rights moveme …
- Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test … Reuters - 17 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions … More »Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test …
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday … More »Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French government

