Sunday, March 25, 2012

U.S., Turkey agree on next steps on Syria

U.S., Turkey agree on next steps on Syria


U.S., Turkey agree on next steps on Syria

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:10 AM PDT

The U.S. and Turkey are in "full agreement" on the next steps on Syria, as world leaders continue trying to stop the year-long massacre that has killed thousands.

Royal guest stuns bride and groom

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:18 AM PDT

John and Frances Canning didn't really expect Queen Elizabeth to come to their wedding, but when they learned she was going to be in Manchester, England, on the day of their nuptials, they sent an invitation on a whim.

U.S. pays $860,000 to families of Afghan shooting victims, officials say

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:29 AM PDT

The United States gave $860,000 to the families of people in Afghanistan killed or wounded in a shooting rampage that is being blamed on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, two Afghan officials said Sunday.

Obama warns North Korea against 'provocations'

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:12 AM PDT

President Barack Obama used his first visit to the demilitarized zone that splits the Korean peninsula to peer through binoculars into North Korea where flags flew at half-staff to mark the 100-day anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

France charges siege gunman's brother as an accomplice

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PDT

The brother of a gunman killed in a siege in southwestern France should be charged with complicity in seven murders and two attempted murders, the Paris prosecutor's office said Sunday.

Throngs gather for pope's Mass in Mexico

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI led an open-air Mass Sunday before throngs of faithful Catholics in central Mexico.

New book accuses Vatican of hiding cases of sexual abuse of minors

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:16 AM PDT

On the same day Pope Benedict addressed and blessed a group of 1,800 children in Guanajuato, Mexico, three Mexican authors released a book accusing the Vatican of hiding or ignoring cases of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests.

Official: Bomb in Afghanistan kills 8, including U.S. soldier

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:46 AM PDT

A roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province as a joint NATO-Afghan security patrol arrived to defuse it, killing seven Afghans and one U.S. soldier, a district official said Sunday.

Senegal's president faces protege in runoff election

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade faced off Sunday against his protégé in a runoff election after he failed to win a majority during last month's controversial election.

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