Syria blasts kill 14 Reuters - 20 mins agoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Bomb blasts killed 14 prisoners travelling in a security vehicle in northwest Syria on Saturday, the state news agency said, and troops fought rebels elsewhere as the Arab League weighed whether to keep … More »Syria blasts kill 14
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bomb blasts killed 14 prisoners travelling in a security vehicle in northwest Syria on Saturday, the state news agency said, and troops fought rebels elsewhere as the Arab League weighed whether to keep monitors in place. Syria's SANA agency said a "terrorist" group had set off two explosions that also …
Congress has legal clout on Keystone pipeline: study Reuters - 10 hrs agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress has the constitutional right to legislate permits for cross-border oil pipelines like TransCanada's Keystone XL, according to a new legal analysis released late on Friday. The study by … More »Congress has legal clout on Keystone pipeline: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress has the constitutional right to legislate permits for cross-border oil pipelines like TransCanada's Keystone XL, according to a new legal analysis released late on Friday. The study by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service could give a boost to Republicans drafting legislation …
Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills Reuters - 8 hrs agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving … More »Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving bills. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said he would postpone a critical vote that had been …
Yemen grants Saleh immunity to try to end crisis Reuters - 59 mins agoSANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's parliament approved a law on Saturday granting outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, part of a deal for him to formally step down after nearly a year of unrest. Opposition … More »Yemen grants Saleh immunity to try to end crisis
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's parliament approved a law on Saturday granting outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, part of a deal for him to formally step down after nearly a year of unrest. Opposition politicians have accused the security forces, controlled by the president and aides, of using snipers …
Insight: Mississippi pardons benefited whites by big margin Reuters - 14 hrs ago(Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 prisoners, all but eight in his final days in office, disproportionately benefited white offenders among a predominantly … More »Insight: Mississippi pardons benefited whites by big margin
(Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 prisoners, all but eight in his final days in office, disproportionately benefited white offenders among a predominantly black prison population, a Reuters analysis found. Barbour, a former Republican National Committee …
- Final results confirm Islamists top Egypt vote Reuters - 25 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood's electoral coalition has won 38 percent of seats allocated to party lists for Egypt's parliament, with Islamists of various stripes taking more than two thirds of the assembly, in line with their own forecasts. According to final results issued by the High Elections Committee on …
- Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger Reuters - 15 hrs ago
LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to get thousands of people off a giant cruise ship into lifeboats quickly. Carnival Corp, owner of the Concordia, conceded …
- Greece debt swap talks drag into weekend Reuters - 3 hrs ago
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its creditors are continuing negotiations on a debt swap on Saturday after late-night talks edged them closer to a vital deal but failed to clinch an agreement. Athens is anxious to strike a deal before a meeting on Monday of euro zone finance ministers, just in time to set in motion the paperwork …
- Gingrich tax return out, but much remains unseen Reuters - 14 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's tax return, dramatically released on Thursday during a candidates debate, shows that his wealth comes from a media and consulting empire he built after leaving government, but yields more questions than answers about how he earns his money. Gingrich's 2010 income was about …
- U.S. mulls closing Damascus embassy as security worsens Reuters - 14 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned on Friday that it may soon close its embassy in Syria due to the worsening security situation, a move that could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Damascus over its bloody crackdown on protests. "While no decision has been made, we have serious concerns about the …
- Major powers open to serious talks with Iran Reuters - 10 hrs ago
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - Major powers signaled on Friday their willingness to reopen talks about curbing Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons but said Tehran must show it is serious about any negotiations. The focus on diplomacy follows weeks of rising tensions between the West, which is seeking to cut Iran's …
- Supreme Court throws out Texas election maps Reuters - 16 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory in a partisan fight over election redistricting that has erupted after a huge increase in the state's Hispanic population. Throwing out a set of election maps that favored Democrats and minorities, the justices on Friday sent the case back …
- South Carolina GOP primary races to dramatic close AP - 4 hrs ago
Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are not ceding one inch of South Carolina as the unpredictable campaign for the South's first presidential primary concludes — and certainly not Tommy's Ham House.
- GOP race offers scattershot list of angels, demons AP - 4 hrs ago
In the 11 days since Mitt Romney tried unsuccessfully to leave the rest of the GOP field behind in New Hampshire, the presidential race has served up a scattershot cast of angels and demons as the candidates try to strike a chord with different slices of the electorate.
- Jobs, re-election frame Obama's State of the Union AP - 3 hrs ago
Vilified on the campaign trail by Republicans, President Barack Obama will stand before the nation Tuesday night with a State of the Union address designed to reframe the election-year debate on his terms, suggesting a stark contrast with his opponents on the economy and promising fairness and help for hurting families …
- Officials confirm light fuel near ship AP - 10 mins ago
Light fuel, apparently from machinery aboard the capsized Costa Concordia, was detected Saturday in the sea near the ship, Italian Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
- Yemen officials: Saleh to depart for Oman AP - 4 mins 17 secs ago
Outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States, Yemeni officials said on Saturday, part of an American effort to get the embattled strongman out of the country to allow a peaceful transition from his rule.
- Ambush of police truck in Syria kills 14 AP - 38 mins ago
At least 14 people were killed when multiple explosive devices struck a police truck transporting prisoners in a tense area of northwestern Syria on Saturday, the country's state-run news agency and an opposition group said.
Chevron appeals $18 billion ruling in Ecuador lawsuit Reuters - 13 hrs ago
SAN FRANCISCO/QUITO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp has filed an appeal with Ecuador's Supreme Court to review a judgment that the U.S. oil company pay $18 billion in damages … More »Chevron appeals $18 billion ruling in Ecuador lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO/QUITO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp has filed an appeal with Ecuador's Supreme Court to review a judgment that the U.S. oil company pay $18 billion in damages for polluting the Amazon jungle. An Ecuadorian judge ordered the U.S. major to pay the damages after a fraught legal battle that has lasted nearly two decades …
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