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    Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gather on a Damascus street, to welcome Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

    Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray

    AMMAN (Reuters) - Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust deeper into the central city of Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts, activists said, a day after Russia said Assad wants peace. Tanks entered the Inshaat … More »Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray

    Maldives soldiers raise their hands and shout slogans in Male

    Maldives installs new president amid coup allegations

    MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives, one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations, installed a new president after the man credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands resigned, apparently … More »Maldives installs new president amid coup allegations

    A view of the inside of a shopping mall is seen in Tehran

    Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions … More »Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers

    • Traffic passes by the entrance to Havana's Chinatown
      Cubans say U.S. embargo a failure at 50 Reuters - 6 hrs ago

      HAVANA (Reuters) - The 50th anniversary of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba on Tuesday was met with little fanfare on the island, where Cubans said it was a failed … More »Cubans say U.S. embargo a failure at 50

      Traffic passes by the entrance to Havana's Chinatown

      HAVANA (Reuters) - The 50th anniversary of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba on Tuesday was met with little fanfare on the island, where Cubans said it was a failed policy that had succeeded only in making their lives more difficult. They said if the embargo was lifted, they likely would live a little better, but some …

    • Former U.N. nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei arrives at a mosque to pray with some protesters, along a street in Cairo
      Egyptians must work to end military rule: ElBaradei Reuters - 49 mins ago

      LONDON (Reuters) - Egyptians must overcome economic and political differences to unite and put the country on the path to democracy and away from military rule, former … More »Egyptians must work to end military rule: ElBaradei

      Former U.N. nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei arrives at a mosque to pray with some protesters, along a street in Cairo

      LONDON (Reuters) - Egyptians must overcome economic and political differences to unite and put the country on the path to democracy and away from military rule, former presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said Wednesday. "It is time to set aside our differences. We need the strength of a unified Egypt: ensuring judicial …

    • U.S. drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan: officials Reuters - 2 hrs 41 mins ago

      MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghanistan border on Wednesday, security … More »U.S. drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan: officials

      MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghanistan border on Wednesday, security officials and residents said, the fifth such strike this year. The unacknowledged Central Intelligence Agency drone program, a key element in U.S. counter-terrorism …

    • A banner that reads "Brits get out of the Malvinas (Falkland Islands)" hang on a fence outside the Government House in Buenos Aires
      Argentina condemns British "militarization" in Falklands Reuters - 4 hrs ago

      BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's president on Tuesday accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and vowed to complain to the United Nations as tension … More »Argentina condemns British "militarization" in Falklands

      A banner that reads "Brits get out of the Malvinas (Falkland Islands)" hang on a fence outside the Government House in Buenos Aires

      BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's president on Tuesday accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and vowed to complain to the United Nations as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war. Britain and Argentina went to war over the disputed British-ruled Falkland Islands in 1982, and London …

    • Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo looks on during a meeting at China's parliament in Beijing
      Chinese official takes "leave" in blow to ambitious Bo Xilai Reuters - 1 hr 8 mins ago

      BEIJING (Reuters) - A deputy mayor of Chongqing in southwest China went on leave, the city government said on Wednesday, in the wake of feverish talk on the Chinese Internet … More »Chinese official takes "leave" in blow to ambitious Bo Xilai

      Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo looks on during a meeting at China's parliament in Beijing

      BEIJING (Reuters) - A deputy mayor of Chongqing in southwest China went on leave, the city government said on Wednesday, in the wake of feverish talk on the Chinese Internet that he faced a corruption probe and might even have sought refuge at a U.S. consulate. That speculation could not be confirmed. Yet, even if unfounded, …

    • Pakistan PM files appeal in contempt case: lawyer Reuters - 1 hr 18 mins ago

      ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has filed an appeal against appearing before the Supreme Court in a contempt hearing for failing to re-open … More »Pakistan PM files appeal in contempt case: lawyer

      ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has filed an appeal against appearing before the Supreme Court in a contempt hearing for failing to re-open corruption cases against the president, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The Supreme Court last week ordered Gilani to appear before it on February 13 …

    • Moroccan army promised better deal after protests Reuters - 8 hrs ago

      RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed promised Tuesday to improve conditions for serving and retired military personnel following veterans' protests and recent cases … More »Moroccan army promised better deal after protests

      RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed promised Tuesday to improve conditions for serving and retired military personnel following veterans' protests and recent cases of soldiers burning themselves to death. A cabinet meeting chaired by the king adopted a draft law "defining, clarifying and strengthening basic guarantees …

    • Riot Police push back protestors, one waving the Greek flag, who try to enter at the Parliament building at Athens' main Syntagma square, during a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. A general strike against the impending cutbacks stopped train and ferry services nationwide, while many schools and banks were closed and state hospitals worked on skeleton staff. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
      Greek debt talks drag on but banks signal progress AP - 7 hrs ago

      Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday on a debt-relief deal but crucial talks between Greek coalition leaders about forcing more austerity upon a … More »Greek debt talks drag on but banks signal progress

      Riot Police push back protestors, one waving the Greek flag, who try to enter at the Parliament building at Athens' main Syntagma square, during a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. A general strike against the impending cutbacks stopped train and ferry services nationwide, while many schools and banks were closed and state hospitals worked on skeleton staff. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

      Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday on a debt-relief deal but crucial talks between Greek coalition leaders about forcing more austerity upon a hostile public were again postponed.

    • Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
      Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts AP - 8 hrs ago

      Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar … More »Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts

      Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

      Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.

    • Qantas grounds A380 after finding cracks in wings AP - 4 hrs ago

      Australia's Qantas Airways said Wednesday it was temporarily grounding one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of hairline cracks in its wings during a maintenance … More »Qantas grounds A380 after finding cracks in wings

      Australia's Qantas Airways said Wednesday it was temporarily grounding one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of hairline cracks in its wings during a maintenance inspection.

    • Police officers carry seized handguns, zip-tied into bundles, to a waiting truck at the police armory, in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Roughly 2,000 seized guns were transported to a local cement factory and melted down by police and UN officials. (AP Photo/ David McFadden)
      Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace AP - 5 hrs ago

      Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing … More »Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace

      Police officers carry seized handguns, zip-tied into bundles, to a waiting truck at the police armory, in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Roughly 2,000 seized guns were transported to a local cement factory and melted down by police and UN officials. (AP Photo/ David McFadden)

      Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing violent crime.

    • FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2011 file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korea's next leader Kim Jong Un, center, walks beside the hearse carrying the body of his late father and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during the funeral procession in Pyongyang, North Korea. Escorting Kim Jong Un are, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Il's brother-in-law and vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, second from left, top propaganda official Kim Ki Nam, left, and two military officers, Ri Yong Ho, right, vice marshal of the Korean People’s Army and People's Armed Forces Minister Kim Yong Chun. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)
      Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle AP - 5 hrs ago

      Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends … More »Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle

      FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2011 file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korea's next leader Kim Jong Un, center, walks beside the hearse carrying the body of his late father and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during the funeral procession in Pyongyang, North Korea. Escorting Kim Jong Un are, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Il's brother-in-law and vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, second from left, top propaganda official Kim Ki Nam, left, and two military officers, Ri Yong Ho, right, vice marshal of the Korean People’s Army and People's Armed Forces Minister Kim Yong Chun. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)

      Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends concerts and tours schools.

    • An Egyptian man wearing empty tear gas canisters looks on at the site of recent clashes between protestors and security forces near the Interior Ministry, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
      Egypt's ruling generals play risky game with US AP - 5 hrs ago

      Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, threatening a relationship with … More »Egypt's ruling generals play risky game with US

      An Egyptian man wearing empty tear gas canisters looks on at the site of recent clashes between protestors and security forces near the Interior Ministry, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

      Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, threatening a relationship with Washington that has brought the military billions of dollars in aid over the past three decades.

    • Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez stands in of front of a Falklands Islands' map at Government Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Fernandez says she will formally complain to the U.N. Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands and accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of militarizing their long dispute over the islands in the South Atlantic, in her national address Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)
      Argentine president to UK PM: Give peace a chance AP - 6 hrs ago

      President Cristina Fernandez said Tuesday that Argentina will formally complain to the U.N. Security Council that Britain has created a serious security risk by sending … More »Argentine president to UK PM: Give peace a chance

      Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez stands in of front of a Falklands Islands' map at Government Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Fernandez says she will formally complain to the U.N. Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands and accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of militarizing their long dispute over the islands in the South Atlantic, in her national address Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)

      President Cristina Fernandez said Tuesday that Argentina will formally complain to the U.N. Security Council that Britain has created a serious security risk by sending one of its most modern warships to the disputed Falkland Islands.

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