Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi

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• Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi
• Israel indicts former foreign minister Lieberman
• Syria doomed to "hell" without political deal: envoy
• U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing
• Five Bangladeshi sentenced to death for Saudi diplomat killing
• At least three al Qaeda-linked militants killed in Yemen: sources
• Pakistan blast kills 20 Shia pilgrims in latest sectarian attack
• Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men
• Sex, drugs and rock and roll: Australia's other boom
• Britain heading in the right direction: Cameron
• Israel formally indicts ex-minister Lieberman
• India rape victim's body cremated in New Delhi
• Venezuela VP in Cuba to visit ailing Chavez
• Central Asian migrants change the face of Moscow
• Argentina to court: revert order on debt holdouts
• Mexico City orders prison in animal cruelty cases
• Reports: Margaret Thatcher leaves hospital
• Russian FM says Assad won't go
• 4 dead in Moscow airliner crash
• French panel overturns 75 percent tax on ultrarich

Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:58 PM PST NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The body of a woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India arrived back in New Delhi early on Sunday and was quickly cremated at a private ceremony. The unidentified 23-year-old medical student died from her injuries on Saturday, prompting promises of action from a government that has struggled to respond to public outrage. She had suffered brain injuries and massive internal injuries in the attack on December 16, and died in hospital in Singapore where she had been taken for treatment. ...

Israel indicts former foreign minister Lieberman Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:44 AM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli far-right leader Avigdor Lieberman was charged on Sunday with fraud and breach of trust, allegations that prompted his resignation as foreign minister two weeks ago, justice officials said. Lieberman, who has denied the accusations, remains head of the Yisrael Beitenu party that has formed a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party ahead of a January 22 parliamentary election. ...

Syria doomed to "hell" without political deal: envoy Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:40 AM PST MOSCOW/AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - The international mediator touting a peace plan for Syria warned on Saturday of "hell" if the warring sides shun talks, and Moscow accused enemies of President Bashar al-Assad of blocking negotiations. U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said in Moscow that responsible people inside and outside Syria should "help the Syrians stop their descent into more and more bloodshed, into more and more chaos and perhaps a failed state". ...

U.S. plane stuck in Iran for repairs after emergency landing Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:46 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A small U.S. commercial plane has been stuck in Iran for nearly three weeks after making an emergency landing near the city of Ahvaz, the country's airports director said on Sunday. The plane was forced to land because of technical problems, Mahmoud Rasoulinejad said, quoted by the Mehr news agency. "After landing, the crew traveled on to countries around the Persian Gulf and the plane is currently being repaired," he said. Rasoulinejad did not specify who owned the aircraft, where it was headed or the nationality of the crew members. ...

Five Bangladeshi sentenced to death for Saudi diplomat killing Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:07 AM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi court sentenced five members of a gang to death on Sunday for killing a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka last March, court officials said. Khalaf Ali, 45, a second secretary at his embassy, was shot at night near the embassy in Dhaka's diplomatic zone, raising an alarm over the first slaying of a diplomat in the country. Judge Mohammad Motahar Hossain of the quick-trial court issued the verdict for the five men who police said shot Ali while trying to rob him. One of the accused remains on the run from police. ...

At least three al Qaeda-linked militants killed in Yemen: sources Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:22 PM PST SANAA (Reuters) - At least three al Qaeda-linked militants were killed in the southern Yemeni province of al-Bayda late on Saturday in an apparent drone strike, government and tribal sources said. Dozens of suspected militants including al Qaeda members have been killed in recent months, many in strikes by pilotless aircraft, as the Yemeni government pursues a U.S.-backed effort to counter Islamist fighters mostly operating in the south. "Their bodies were charred and the car was completely obliterated," a tribesman who rushed to the scene told Reuters. ...

Pakistan blast kills 20 Shia pilgrims in latest sectarian attack Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:12 AM PST QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded on Sunday near a convoy of buses taking Pakistani Shia pilgrims to Iran, killing 20 people and wounding 24, officials said, the latest attack on the minority sect. Witnesses said the blast occurred as the three buses were overtaking a car about 60 km (35 miles) west of Quetta, capital of sparsely populated Baluchistan province, site of many sectarian attacks, near the Iranian border. "The bus next to us caught on fire immediately," said pilgrim Hussein Ali, 60. "We tried to save our companions but were driven back by the intensity of the heat. ...

Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured paramilitary men Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:10 PM PST PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 paramilitary force men who were captured in attacks on their posts late last week, government officials said on Sunday. The men, who were kidnapped on Friday in attacks on three checkpoints near the city of Peshawar, were lined up before being shot one-by-one, officials said. "They were tied up and blindfolded," Naveed Anwar, a senior administration official in the Khyber region, said by telephone. ...

Sex, drugs and rock and roll: Australia's other boom Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:25 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Forget Australia's mining boom. The nation's strong economy, high currency and wages have made it a magnet for sex, drugs and rock and roll. Foreign sex workers, drug smugglers and global rock acts are all targeting Australia to cash in on an economy growing at 3.1 percent when other developed nations are struggling to expand at all. The alternative boom has emerged as Australian average full-time wages hit $72,500 a year, and with the Australian dollar trading stubbornly above parity with the U.S. dollar for the past two years. ...

Britain heading in the right direction: Cameron Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain was heading in the right direction on all its major issues and could look forward to 2013 with realism and optimism. In a New Year video message, Cameron said the country had made progress on cutting its budget deficit, reforming welfare and improving school standards. Deficit reduction and preserving Britain's credit rating have been goals for the coalition of Cameron's Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, which came to power in June 2010 just after the budget deficit peaked at 11.2 percent of GDP. ...

Israel formally indicts ex-minister Lieberman Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:11 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of breach of trust and fraud, allegations that could hurt his political future if he is convicted.

India rape victim's body cremated in New Delhi Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:48 PM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — A young woman who died after being gang-raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated Sunday amid an outpouring of anger and grief by millions across the country demanding greater protection for women from sexual violence.

Venezuela VP in Cuba to visit ailing Chavez Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST HAVANA (AP) — Venezuela's vice president arrived in Havana on Saturday in a sudden and unexpected trip to visit President Hugo Chavez as he recovers from cancer surgery.

Central Asian migrants change the face of Moscow Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:28 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company. The 28-year-old's success is impressive for a Muslim migrant from Uzbekistan whose first job in Moscow 10 years ago was as a delivery boy.

Argentina to court: revert order on debt holdouts Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is asking a US appeals court to reverse an order for the country to pay $1.33 billion to "holdout" creditors who refused to join two swaps for the country's defaulted debt.

Mexico City orders prison in animal cruelty cases Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:25 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City lawmakers have approved prison terms for animal cruelty, previously considered a civil offense sanctioned with fines and detentions.

Reports: Margaret Thatcher leaves hospital Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:15 AM PST LONDON (AP) — British media are reporting that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has left the hospital after an operation to remove a bladder growth.

Russian FM says Assad won't go Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:23 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has no intention of stepping down and it would be impossible to try to persuade him otherwise.

4 dead in Moscow airliner crash Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:12 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A passenger airliner careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport and partly onto a highway while landing on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing at least four people.

French panel overturns 75 percent tax on ultrarich Posted: 29 Dec 2012 01:56 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Embattled French President Francois Hollande suffered a fresh setback Saturday when France's highest court threw out a plan to tax the ultrawealthy at a 75 percent rate, saying it was unfair.

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