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All rights reservedThu, 21 Feb 2013 19:53:44 -05005http://news.yahoo.com/world/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6PusRIwl03NZbbpqhIk8RQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T005344Z_1_CBRE91L02HU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-DEAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the country&#039;s civil war but President Bashar al-Assad must step down and cannot be a party to any settlement, members agreed after debating a controversial initiative by their president. The meeting of the 70-member Western, Arab and Turkish-backed coalition began on Thursday before Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem is due for talks in Moscow, one of Assad&#039;s last foreign allies, and as U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi renews efforts for a deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 19:53:44 -0500Reuterssyrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-says-assad-cannot-part-deal-005344775.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6PusRIwl03NZbbpqhIk8RQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T005344Z_1_CBRE91L02HU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-DEAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo&#039;s district of Salaheddine" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal to end the country&#039;s civil war but President Bashar al-Assad must step down and cannot be a party to any settlement, members agreed after debating a controversial initiative by their president. The meeting of the 70-member Western, Arab and Turkish-backed coalition began on Thursday before Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem is due for talks in Moscow, one of Assad&#039;s last foreign allies, and as U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi renews efforts for a deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MOZaN4p1cBp3yOsdx_.WHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T043329Z_2_CBRE91L09M800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-CUBA-DEALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia will lease eight jets worth $650 million to its Cold War- era ally Cuba and will partially write off the country&#039;s multi-billion-dollar, Soviet-era debt under agreements signed during Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev&#039;s visit to Havana on Thursday. Moscow will write off part of the $30 billion debt and will offer a 10-year refinancing plan for the remaining amount, according to the preliminary agreement, Russia&#039;s industry and trade minister Denis Manturov told reporters on the sidelines of the talks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 23:33:29 -0500Reutersrussia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-leases-planes-cuba-writes-off-soviet-debt-032739496.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MOZaN4p1cBp3yOsdx_.WHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T043329Z_2_CBRE91L09M800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-RUSSIA-CUBA-DEALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s PM Medvedev and Cuban President Castro wave in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia will lease eight jets worth $650 million to its Cold War- era ally Cuba and will partially write off the country&#039;s multi-billion-dollar, Soviet-era debt under agreements signed during Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev&#039;s visit to Havana on Thursday. Moscow will write off part of the $30 billion debt and will offer a 10-year refinancing plan for the remaining amount, according to the preliminary agreement, Russia&#039;s industry and trade minister Denis Manturov told reporters on the sidelines of the talks. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sKvwOcx3bmhRMH7jWd20dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T093759Z_1_CBRE91L0QRI00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday Nigerian allegations that it had trained militants arrested in Nigeria on charges of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets there. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said such allegations were &quot;made up as the result of the ill will of the enemies of the two countries&#039; good relations&quot;, Iranian state television reported. &quot;Iran and Nigeria have friendly and close relations and despite the vast efforts of the two countries&#039; enemies in recent years relations and cooperations have always improved,&quot; he said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 04:37:59 -0500Reutersiran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-allegations-organizing-spy-cell-nigeria-093759120.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sKvwOcx3bmhRMH7jWd20dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T093759Z_1_CBRE91L0QRI00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a news conference in Moscow" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday Nigerian allegations that it had trained militants arrested in Nigeria on charges of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets there. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said such allegations were &quot;made up as the result of the ill will of the enemies of the two countries&#039; good relations&quot;, Iranian state television reported. &quot;Iran and Nigeria have friendly and close relations and despite the vast efforts of the two countries&#039; enemies in recent years relations and cooperations have always improved,&quot; he said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Masked gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms shot dead seven members of a government-backed militia on Friday in a northern town, in an apparent attempt to provoke unrest against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. No group claimed responsibility, but Sunni insurgents have increased their attacks over the past two months, a year after U.S. troops pulled out of the country, where Shi'ite, Sunni and ethnic Kurdish factions still struggle over how to share power. ...http://news.yahoo.com/masked-gunmen-kill-seven-members-iraq-militia-101151163.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:11:51 -0500Reutersmasked-gunmen-kill-seven-members-iraq-militia-101151163<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RGFSvenEE.AocK4lNWBEJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T032924Z_2_CBRE91L04PB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" align="left" title="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" border="0" /></a>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela&#039;s cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a somber first communiqu? since his homecoming this week. Struggling to talk and breathing through a tracheal tube, the 58-year-old socialist leader is being treated at a Caracas military hospital after returning unseen before dawn on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 22:29:24 -0500Reutersvenezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-still-suffers-breathing-problems-014131002.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RGFSvenEE.AocK4lNWBEJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T032924Z_2_CBRE91L04PB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" align="left" title="A supporter of Venezuela&#039;s President Chavez waves a national flag in front of a military hospital, where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas" border="0" /></a>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela&#039;s cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is still suffering respiratory problems after surgery in Cuba two months ago, the government said on Thursday in a somber first communiqu? since his homecoming this week. Struggling to talk and breathing through a tracheal tube, the 58-year-old socialist leader is being treated at a Caracas military hospital after returning unseen before dawn on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tj9KRpx8N0K4nJ30GkgWtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T090334Z_1_CBRE91L0P6100_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China said on Friday they would oppose any foreign military intervention in North Korea over its recent nuclear test. The two countries&#039; foreign ministers condemned last week&#039;s test but said any action against North Korea had to be agreed at the United Nations, where Russia and China have the right of veto as permanent members of the Security Council. &quot;We are against the carrying out of a nuclear test in North Korea,&quot; Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a joint news conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. &quot;The U.N. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:12:46 -0500Reutersrussia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-china-oppose-military-intervention-north-korea-moscow-090334272.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tj9KRpx8N0K4nJ30GkgWtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T090334Z_1_CBRE91L0P6100_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" align="left" title="Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China said on Friday they would oppose any foreign military intervention in North Korea over its recent nuclear test. The two countries&#039; foreign ministers condemned last week&#039;s test but said any action against North Korea had to be agreed at the United Nations, where Russia and China have the right of veto as permanent members of the Security Council. &quot;We are against the carrying out of a nuclear test in North Korea,&quot; Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a joint news conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. &quot;The U.N. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5So6B0BkFiT.hjwZA45Kug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T095237Z_1_CBRE91L0RFU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ITALY-VOTE-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" align="left" title="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" border="0" /></a>MILAN (Reuters) - Whoever wins Italy&#039;s elections this weekend will inherit a 2 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) public debt that is draining badly needed funds which would be better used to spur growth. At 126 percent of gross domestic product, Italy&#039;s debt is at its highest since World War One. Tough austerity measures since November 2011 by the outgoing technocrat government of Mario Monti pulled Italy from the brink of a Greek-style financial collapse, but did not stop the debt mountain rising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 04:52:37 -0500Reutersmammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-debt-hangs-over-next-italian-government-095237533--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5So6B0BkFiT.hjwZA45Kug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T095237Z_1_CBRE91L0RFU00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ITALY-VOTE-DEBT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" align="left" title="A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan" border="0" /></a>MILAN (Reuters) - Whoever wins Italy&#039;s elections this weekend will inherit a 2 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) public debt that is draining badly needed funds which would be better used to spur growth. At 126 percent of gross domestic product, Italy&#039;s debt is at its highest since World War One. Tough austerity measures since November 2011 by the outgoing technocrat government of Mario Monti pulled Italy from the brink of a Greek-style financial collapse, but did not stop the debt mountain rising. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lzoS_7..gNUJo1LGy4BAyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075747Z_1_CBRE91L0M4E00_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" align="left" title="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - Authorities are checking if a wreck found on a beach of the island of Curacao could be that of a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni which disappeared last month, Italian news wire Ansa reported on Friday, citing local sources. Missoni, the eldest son of the founders of the Missoni fashion house, disappeared with his wife and four others when their plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela in early January. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 02:57:47 -0500Reutersauthorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-checking-wreck-found-missoni-plane-report-075747334.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lzoS_7..gNUJo1LGy4BAyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075747Z_1_CBRE91L0M4E00_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" align="left" title="Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - Authorities are checking if a wreck found on a beach of the island of Curacao could be that of a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni which disappeared last month, Italian news wire Ansa reported on Friday, citing local sources. Missoni, the eldest son of the founders of the Missoni fashion house, disappeared with his wife and four others when their plane went missing off the coast of Venezuela in early January. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0HNpgqA_dgNqUvj4HUrECQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T082226Z_1_CBRE91L0N9I00_RTROPTP_2_INDONESIA-STATEFIRMS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" align="left" title="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" border="0" /></a>JAKARTA (Reuters) - On an overcast Saturday in early January, the man in charge of modernizing Indonesia&#039;s state companies suddenly lost control of his prototype electric sports car and ploughed into the side of a mountain in East Java. State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan was unhurt, but the $300,000 bright red &quot;Tucuxi&quot;, dubbed &quot;Indonesia&#039;s Ferrari&quot; by local media, was a write-off. It looks like his chances of pulling off an ambitious reform of the bloated state sector are heading the same way. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/reformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:22:26 -0500Reutersreformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reformers-drive-change-indonesia-state-firms-hits-roadblocks-082226629.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0HNpgqA_dgNqUvj4HUrECQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T082226Z_1_CBRE91L0N9I00_RTROPTP_2_INDONESIA-STATEFIRMS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" align="left" title="Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta" border="0" /></a>JAKARTA (Reuters) - On an overcast Saturday in early January, the man in charge of modernizing Indonesia&#039;s state companies suddenly lost control of his prototype electric sports car and ploughed into the side of a mountain in East Java. State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan was unhurt, but the $300,000 bright red &quot;Tucuxi&quot;, dubbed &quot;Indonesia&#039;s Ferrari&quot; by local media, was a write-off. It looks like his chances of pulling off an ambitious reform of the bloated state sector are heading the same way. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.6fOgRYDGThTiVyZKMkE1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075301Z_1_CBRE91L0LWH00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-ITALY-MARINES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" align="left" title="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India&#039;s Supreme Court on Friday allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen off the coast of India to return home to vote in a parliamentary election this weekend. The sailors, members of a military security team protecting a cargo ship from pirate attacks, are accused of shooting the fishermen they say they mistook for pirates off the southern state of Kerala in February 2012, sparking a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Rome. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:56:53 -0500Reutersindia-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-allows-italian-marines-charged-murder-home-elections-075301076.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.6fOgRYDGThTiVyZKMkE1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T075301Z_1_CBRE91L0LWH00_RTROPTP_2_INDIA-ITALY-MARINES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" align="left" title="Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India&#039;s Supreme Court on Friday allowed two Italian marines charged with the murder of two fishermen off the coast of India to return home to vote in a parliamentary election this weekend. The sailors, members of a military security team protecting a cargo ship from pirate attacks, are accused of shooting the fishermen they say they mistook for pirates off the southern state of Kerala in February 2012, sparking a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Rome. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pWboOYw0.2mRPPQKzIM3AA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a5070efd672737062a0f6a70670052e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" border="0" /></a>MADRID (AP) ? When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation&#039;s love and respect.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:43:33 -0500Associated Pressspanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-monarchys-popularity-hits-low-084333292.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pWboOYw0.2mRPPQKzIM3AA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a5070efd672737062a0f6a70670052e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 22, 2006 file photo, Spain&#039;s King Juan Carlos arrives with his daughter, Princess Cristina, and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, for the Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Urdangarin is accused of having used his position to embezzle several million dollars in public contracts assigned to a nonprofit foundation he set up. The corruption scandal is contributing to the public&#039;s diminishing respect for the monarchy. With the 75-year-old king&#039;s reputation in decline and several health scares recently, Juan Carlos and the Spanish monarchy are facing one of their biggest crises ever. The last time Juan Carlos appeared in public in front of thousands of people, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling never before seen during his reign of nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen, File)" border="0" /></a>MADRID (AP) ? When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation&#039;s love and respect.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ziyOHBml3YHfaiPskyh7cg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7da67f067ac39062a0f6a7067002b90.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? The defense and prosecution both completed their arguments Friday in Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing, with the magistrate soon to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he must stay behind bars pending trial in the shooting death of his girlfriend.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:12:50 -0500Associated Pressoscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-bail-hearing-nearing-decision-073333252--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ziyOHBml3YHfaiPskyh7cg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c7da67f067ac39062a0f6a7067002b90.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? The defense and prosecution both completed their arguments Friday in Oscar Pistorius&#039; bail hearing, with the magistrate soon to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he must stay behind bars pending trial in the shooting death of his girlfriend.</p><br clear="all"/>MOSCOW (AP) ? The U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Friday called on Russian authorities and media to stop "sensational exploitations" of the death of an adopted boy in the United States.http://news.yahoo.com/us-ambassador-frustrated-over-russian-boys-death-092143998.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 04:21:43 -0500Associated Pressus-ambassador-frustrated-over-russian-boys-death-092143998<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iLJ5rlSkhKNDH9KAOzckjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/510910c14a7029062a0f6a706700fed5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" align="left" title="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s Islamist president has called parliamentary elections for April in an effort to assuage mounting frustration over continued turmoil on the streets and a political impasse that has gripped the nation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:48:33 -0500Associated Pressegypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-calls-parliament-elections-april-064321594.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iLJ5rlSkhKNDH9KAOzckjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/510910c14a7029062a0f6a706700fed5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" align="left" title="An Egyptian Ultras activist chants anti-President Mohammed Morsi slogans while leading a rally during the fifth day of a general strike, in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s Islamist president has called parliamentary elections for April in an effort to assuage mounting frustration over continued turmoil on the streets and a political impasse that has gripped the nation.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jzmtVZ3.aBzkq6LjJdyY7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f4cfd7e669934062a0f6a706700cef0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ? Guatemalan authorities are mobilizing security forces to scour a remote, rural area where residents reported a gunbattle between drug gangs and said one of the dead resembled Mexico&#039;s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:47:37 -0500Associated Pressguatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-probing-reports-drug-lord-may-dead-064737515.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jzmtVZ3.aBzkq6LjJdyY7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8f4cfd7e669934062a0f6a706700cef0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, is shown to the media after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Guatemalan authorities say on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, they are investigating whether a man killed in a shootout near the border with Mexico is most-wanted drug lord Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ? Guatemalan authorities are mobilizing security forces to scour a remote, rural area where residents reported a gunbattle between drug gangs and said one of the dead resembled Mexico&#039;s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4FDuawlvmD9gmgJDYvH0cA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/32a861bd4b982e062a0f6a706700b689.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" align="left" title="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" border="0" /></a>HYDERABAD, India (AP) ? Indian police are investigating whether a shadowy Islamic militant group was responsible for a dual bomb attack that killed 16 people outside a movie theater and a bus station in the southern city of Hyderabad, a police official said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 05:12:45 -0500Associated Pressindian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-search-evidence-bomb-attack-064512143.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4FDuawlvmD9gmgJDYvH0cA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/32a861bd4b982e062a0f6a706700b689.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" align="left" title="An Indian investigative official takes photographs of the debris at one of the two bomb blast sites, in Hyderabad, India, early Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)" border="0" /></a>HYDERABAD, India (AP) ? Indian police are investigating whether a shadowy Islamic militant group was responsible for a dual bomb attack that killed 16 people outside a movie theater and a bus station in the southern city of Hyderabad, a police official said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTf8jmg4XF03VPSvwyAyKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6ae55af669e34062a0f6a706700a3c0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" border="0" /></a>ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) ? Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam&#039;s jungle canopy. They are scientists&#039; prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown tree snake.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:52:24 -0500Associated Pressus-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes-065224158.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RTf8jmg4XF03VPSvwyAyKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6ae55af669e34062a0f6a706700a3c0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on Feb. 5, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife specialist Tony Salas holds a Brown Tree Snake outside his office on Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. The U.S. government is planning to drop toxic mice from helicopters to battle the snakes, an invasive species that has decimated Guam&#039;s native bird population and could cause billions of dollars of damage if allowed to spread to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)" border="0" /></a>ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) ? Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam&#039;s jungle canopy. They are scientists&#039; prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown tree snake.</p><br clear="all"/>UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? The United Nations rejected a claim for damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families on Thursday, citing diplomatic immunity.http://news.yahoo.com/un-rejects-damage-claim-haiti-cholera-victims-203706299.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 18:51:17 -0500Associated Pressun-rejects-damage-claim-haiti-cholera-victims-203706299<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZV7MfFQbbx7XgxatnC5zIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c2f2d67866b034062a0f6a7067008815.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" border="0" /></a>PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ? North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second relaxation of controls on communications in recent weeks. However, North Korean citizens will not have access to the mobile Internet service to be offered by provider Koryolink within the next week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:10:31 -0500Associated Pressnkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-allow-mobile-internet-foreigners-042820587--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZV7MfFQbbx7XgxatnC5zIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c2f2d67866b034062a0f6a7067008815.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, foreigners speak with sales person at a Koryolink cellphone rental booth, asking about mobile phone service at Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Koryolink informed foreign residents in Pyongyang on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, that it will launch a high-speed 3G Internet service, taking another step toward interconnectivity by allowing foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and laptops. North Korean citizens will not have access to the new 3G mobile Internet service. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)" border="0" /></a>PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ? North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second relaxation of controls on communications in recent weeks. However, North Korean citizens will not have access to the mobile Internet service to be offered by provider Koryolink within the next week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iFqPo8pj4AhePxjKq3YZwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9da6118f47eb1d062a0f6a706700abf9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" border="0" /></a>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ? Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2013 00:20:31 -0500Associated Presstaiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-media-kingpin-pushes-hard-china-ties-052031087--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iFqPo8pj4AhePxjKq3YZwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9da6118f47eb1d062a0f6a706700abf9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, media mogul Tsai Eng-meng smiles during a public event in Taipei, Taiwan. Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government. Tsai, whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism on this island of 23 million people, is on the verge of expanding his already substantial Taiwanese media empire through the acquisition of a 32 percent share in Next Media, currently owned by Jimmy Lai, an outspoken anti-communist reviled by Beijing. (AP Photo/Jameson Wu)" border="0" /></a>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ? Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China&#039;s Communist government.</p><br clear="all"/>David Cameron returned home from India Thursday to a mixed reaction following his decision not to issue a formal apology during a visit to the site of a 1919 massacre where hundreds were killed by British forces.http://news.yahoo.com/does-camerons-decision-not-apologize-1919-massacre-really-223600051.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 17:36:00 -0500Christian Science Monitordoes-camerons-decision-not-apologize-1919-massacre-really-223600051Two almost simultaneous explosions

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