World
Seeking Syria accord, Kerry tells Putin of common ground
By Arshad Mohammed and Alexei Anishchuk
May 8, 2013, 2:55 am
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. secretary of state sought Russian help in ending Syria's civil war on Tuesday, telling President Vladimir Putin in Mo...-
Kerry tells Putin U.S., Russia share common interests on Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the United States and Russia share common interests in Syria, including promoting regional stabil...
May 8, 2013, 2:55 am 
Sainsbury's seeks full control of banking arm
By James Davey and Matt Scuffham
May 8, 2013, 2:47 am
LONDON (Reuters) - British grocer J Sainsbury plans to take full control of its joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group, treading the same path as rival...
Queen to miss Commonwealth meet in November
LONDON (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II will miss the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka in November, sending her heir Prince Charles in her place, the palace announced on Tuesday.
May 8, 2013, 2:45 am-
Syria rebels say holding U.N. peacekeepers for safety
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Tuesday they were holding a group of Filipino U.N. peacekeepers on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights after clashes in the...
May 8, 2013, 2:41 am 
Qaeda in North Africa urges hits on French interests
DUBAI (AFP) - A leader of Al-Qaeda in North Africa has urged Muslims worldwide to attack French interests in retaliation for France's military intervention in Mali, a threat French President Francois Hollande said is being taken seriously.
May 8, 2013, 2:37 am
Gas tanker truck explodes outside Mexico City, kills 20
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway north of Mexico City early on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 30 others as a fireball tore through cars and ...
May 8, 2013, 2:27 am
Ex-Kosovo officials 'probed for organ trafficking'
PRISTINA (AFP) - A former Kosovo health minister and another Pristina official are among eight suspects in a new EU probe into a human organ trafficking case, a local daily reported Tuesday.
May 8, 2013, 2:25 am
BMW recalls 220,000 vehicles in Takata airbag issue
(Reuters) - BMW
May 8, 2013, 2:15 amis recalling about 220,000 vehicles worldwide from model years 2002 and 2003 as part of a wider recall affecting airbags made by supplier Takata Corp <7312.T>, BM... 
Eight arrested after deadly Tanzanian church bombing
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AFP) - Tanzanian police have arrested two more people bringing to eight the number of suspects held following a deadly bombing at a church in which three people died, officials said Tuesday.
May 8, 2013, 2:10 am
Lauder re-elected World Jewish Congress head
BUDAPEST (AFP) - World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder has been re-elected unopposed for a second four-year term at a meeting being held in Budapest in solidarity with Hungary's embattled Jewish community.
May 8, 2013, 2:09 am
Azerbaijan first lady inspires mass prisoner release
BAKU (AFP) - The Azerbaijani parliament on Tuesday approved a prisoner amnesty proposed by the country's glamorous and powerful first lady that will likely see thousands of convicts released.
May 8, 2013, 2:04 am
Bomb blast in Pakistan kills five
Police say a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan has killed five people.
May 8, 2013, 1:58 am-
Dow Chemical receives $2.2 billion as damages from Kuwait co
(Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co
May 8, 2013, 1:42 amsaid it has received $2.2 billion as damages from Kuwait's state-run chemicals company, a year after an arbitrator told Petrochemical Industries Co to pay up ... 
Top China bank shuts key N. Korea account: Dow Jones
BEIJING (AFP) - The state-owned Bank of China has shut the account of a North Korean bank accused by the United States of supporting the North's nuclear programme, Dow Jones Newswires said Tuesday.
May 8, 2013, 1:35 am
UK comedian Tarbuck arrested: reports
The BBC, the Press Association and others say 73-year-old comedian Jimmy Tarbuck was arrested on April 26 and later released on bail.
May 8, 2013, 1:07 am
Myanmar tries six Muslims over monk's death
YANGON (AFP) - Six Muslims on trial in Myanmar could face the death penalty for the murder of a Buddhist monk during recent religious violence, an official said on Tuesday.
May 8, 2013, 12:53 am
Five dead as Philippine volcano erupts
MANILA (AFP) - Four foreign tourists and their Filipino tour guide were crushed to death when one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed a giant ash cloud and a hail of rocks on Tuesday, authorities said.
May 8, 2013, 12:50 am
Bombs kill 15 on Pakistan campaign trail
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Bombs killed 15 people and wounded dozens more including an election candidate in Pakistan on Tuesday, raising to more than 100 the death toll from attacks on the campaign for Saturday's polls.
May 8, 2013, 12:49 am
Libya defence minister resigns amid siege crisis
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libyn Defence Minister Mohammed al-Barghathi announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a crisis sparked by gunmen who have besieged two ministries for more than a week.
May 8, 2013, 12:47 am
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