Pakistan Taliban secretly bury leader, vow bombs in revenge
By Saud Mehsud and Hafiz Wazir DERA ISMAIL KHAN/WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban fighters secretly buried their leader early on Saturday after he was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft and quickly moved to replace him while vowing a wave of suicide bombs in revenge. The Pakistani…
Young Wife Expecting First Child Faces Adult Decisions
DEAR ABBY: I am 19 and a new bride. My husband is in the Army. We're very happy, but I just found out that I'm pregnant -- I'm not sure how far along yet -- and I feel torn about what to do.My husband wants a child very badly, but he did say he would support whatever decision I make. While I have…
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Russia held their first high-level defense and diplomatic talks Saturday and agreed to step up cooperation between their militaries amid regional security concerns such as North Korea and China.
Alleged LAX Shooter Paul Ciancia Carried Anti-Government Note
Paul Ciancia, 23, Sent a Suicidal Message to His Family
Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats' 2014 prospects
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chaotic launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare law has Democrats in Congress increasingly anxious about its potential impact on them in the 2014 elections and scrambling to protect themselves if the program's problems persist. Particularly…
Jordan says he'd be happy to sit down with LeBron
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan says he would be happy to sit down and share his basketball knowledge with LeBron James.
Jerk or genius? Debate over Banksy's month of art
NEW YORK (AP) — The secretive British street artist Banksy ended his self-announced monthlong residency in New York City with a final piece of graffiti, a $615,000 painting donated to charity and a debate: Is he a jerk or a genius?
Federer and Djokovic set up Paris showdown
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will play each other for the first time this year after both won their quarter-final ties at the Paris Masters on Friday. Djokovic swept into the semi-finals with a rapid-fire 6-1, 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka, while Federer came through a second set wobble to…
Turkey, US hold talks on China missile deal
A senior US defence official has held talks in Turkey, the embassy said Saturday, after Washington expressed "serious concerns" about Ankara's plans to acquire a long-range anti-missile system from China. Turkey announced in September it was entering negotiations with the China Precision Machinery…
Manual oil drilling in Myanmar (12 photos)
In Minhla, an impoverished township in, Myanmar, locals find ways to supplement their income by manually extracting crude oil, often using primitive and dangerous methods. (Reuters)
International Jewel Thief Doris Payne, 83, Arrested - Again
An 83-year-old jewel thief, who for 50 years robbed some of the world’s finest shops, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to steal a $40,000 ring from a Palm Desert, Calif., jewelry store. Doris Marie Payne, whose exploits were the subject of a recent documentary and whose...
Tiger 'moving forward' after Chamblee row
Tiger Woods is "moving forward" after a Golf Channel analyst who insinuated he cheated went on TV to admit he had made a mistake, his agent told AFP on Friday. Mark Steinberg, speaking at an appearance in Singapore, signalled the world number one was keen to draw a line under a row which had…
Reinstatement of abortion law leaves few options
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — In a Texas abortion clinic, about a dozen women waited Friday to see the doctor, already aware that they would not be able to end their pregnancies there.
Florida attorney may be disbarred due to foreclosure "tsunami"
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida lawyer known as the "foreclosure king" who allegedly left a string of fraudulent legal documents and more than 100,000 abandoned court cases in his wake is facing disbarment as a result of a court ruling this week. A referee for the Florida…
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An Israeli air strike killed three militants in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Islamist group Hamas said, after an overnight clash left a fourth Palestinian gunman dead and five Israeli soldiers wounded. It was the worst violence between Israeli and Palestinians in the coastal enclave since a…
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel talks sexts and growth
Evan Spiegel dropped out of Stanford University in 2012, three classes shy of graduation, to move back to his father's house and work on Snapchat. Spiegel's fast-growing mobile app lets users send photos, videos and messages that disappear a few seconds after they are received. Founded in 2011,…
Conservative groups driving GOP agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virtually unknown outside Washington, a coalition of hardline conservative groups is fighting to seize control of the Republican agenda.
US judge clears way for domestic horse slaughter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to resume operating in the U.S. as early as next week.
Stormy Halloween in central U.S. leaves four people dead
By Kevin Murphy Kansas City, Missouri (Reuters) - A violent Halloween storm swept from the U.S. Gulf Coast up to the eastern Great Lakes killing at least four people, three in Texas and one in Tennessee, and contributed to the overturning of a school bus in a rain-swollen creek in Kansas. Strong…
China to end use of prisoners' organs for transplants in mid-2014
By Li Hui and Ben Blanchard HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - China, the only country that still systematically takes organs from executed prisoners for use in transplant operations, plans to end the controversial practice by the middle of next year, a senior official said on Saturday. By mid-2014, all…
