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    • A Palestinian works at the entrance of a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip
      Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to cut Palestinian lifeline Reuters - 7 hrs ago

      GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them down, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said. The network of tunnels is a … More »Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to cut Palestinian lifeline

      A Palestinian works at the entrance of a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip

      GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them down, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said. The network of tunnels is a vital lifeline for Gaza, bringing in an estimated 30 percent of all goods that reach the enclave and …

    • Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Bagis talks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul
      Frustrated Turkey still wants EU entry, but maybe not euro Reuters - 26 mins ago

      LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey is committed to joining the European Union despite mounting frustration over decades of talks on the issue, but has little appetite for adopting the euro currency, a senior Turkish official said … More »Frustrated Turkey still wants EU entry, but maybe not euro

      Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Bagis talks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul

      LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey is committed to joining the European Union despite mounting frustration over decades of talks on the issue, but has little appetite for adopting the euro currency, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday. In a speech in London, Turkey's chief negotiator on EU accession said it was time the …

    • European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton meets with Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili in Moscow
      EU urges Iran to be flexible at nuclear talks with big powers Reuters - 47 mins ago

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Iran on Wednesday to show flexibility at this month's talks between Tehran and six world powers aimed at defusing tensions over the Iranian … More »EU urges Iran to be flexible at nuclear talks with big powers

      European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton meets with Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili in Moscow

      UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Iran on Wednesday to show flexibility at this month's talks between Tehran and six world powers aimed at defusing tensions over the Iranian nuclear program. The five permanent U.N. Security Council members - the United States, Britain, …

    • Plane crash landing in Ukraine kills at least four: officials Reuters - 33 mins ago

      KIEV (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew crash-landed in fog in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk late on Wednesday, officials said. The plane overshot the runway … More »Plane crash landing in Ukraine kills at least four: officials

      KIEV (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew crash-landed in fog in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk late on Wednesday, officials said. The plane overshot the runway at Donetsk airport as it attempted to execute an emergency landing and broke up, the emergencies ministry, …

    • Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai attends presentation of Final Draft of the Constitution for debate in Parliament Building in Harare
      Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe elections expected in July Reuters - 2 hrs 34 mins ago

      HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday he expected presidential and parliamentary elections in July after a nationwide vote on a new constitution next month. Tsvangirai also said … More »Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe elections expected in July

      Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai attends presentation of Final Draft of the Constitution for debate in Parliament Building in Harare

      HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday he expected presidential and parliamentary elections in July after a nationwide vote on a new constitution next month. Tsvangirai also said he did not fear a repeat of violence that overshadowed disputed polls in 2008 which led to a power-sharing …

    • Supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed cheer as he arrives at the Indian High Commission in Male
      Maldives ex-president in Indian embassy to avoid arrest Reuters - 4 hrs ago

      MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the Indian High Commission in the capital Male on Wednesday as police attempted to arrest him, raising the prospect of protests by supporters who say … More »Maldives ex-president in Indian embassy to avoid arrest

      Supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed cheer as he arrives at the Indian High Commission in Male

      MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the Indian High Commission in the capital Male on Wednesday as police attempted to arrest him, raising the prospect of protests by supporters who say he was ousted a year ago in a coup. Nasheed, the Maldives' first democratically elected leader, was …

    • Transport minister Ahmed Babiker Nahar talks during an interview after visiting Kiev last week, in Khartoum
      Sudan wants to buy five Antonovs from Ukraine: minister Reuters - 1 hr 59 mins ago

      KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan is in talks with Ukraine to buy five Antonov planes, its transport minister said on Wednesday, seeking to work around U.S. trade sanctions that have devastated its air fleet. Sudan Airways, one … More »Sudan wants to buy five Antonovs from Ukraine: minister

      Transport minister Ahmed Babiker Nahar talks during an interview after visiting Kiev last week, in Khartoum

      KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan is in talks with Ukraine to buy five Antonov planes, its transport minister said on Wednesday, seeking to work around U.S. trade sanctions that have devastated its air fleet. Sudan Airways, one of Africa's oldest airlines and which used to fly across the continent and as far away as London and …

    • Cardinal Angelo Comastri puts ash on Pope Benedict XVI's head during the celebration of Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful Wednesday that he was resigning for "the good of the church", an extraordinary scene of a pope explaining himself to his flock that unfolded in his first appearance since dropping the bombshell announcement. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
      Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff AP - 1 hr 27 mins ago

      VATICAN CITY (AP) — Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced … More »Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff

      Cardinal Angelo Comastri puts ash on Pope Benedict XVI's head during the celebration of Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful Wednesday that he was resigning for "the good of the church", an extraordinary scene of a pope explaining himself to his flock that unfolded in his first appearance since dropping the bombshell announcement. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

      VATICAN CITY (AP) — Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced the extraordinary scene of the pope explaining his decision to step down directly to the faithful.

    • South Korean army soldiers patrol by the national flags and ribbons, wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas, attached on the barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
      Kerry: Response to NKorea will send Iran a message AP - 38 mins ago

      WASHINGTON (AP) — The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary of State John Kerry said … More »Kerry: Response to NKorea will send Iran a message

      South Korean army soldiers patrol by the national flags and ribbons, wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas, attached on the barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

      WASHINGTON (AP) — The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.

    • Player regrets getting entangled with match-fixing AP - 8 hrs ago

      ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Soccer player Mario Cizmek thought it would just be one match. Ease up and let the other team win, he told himself, then collect the payoff and start paying off your debts. More »Player regrets getting entangled with match-fixing

      ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Soccer player Mario Cizmek thought it would just be one match. Ease up and let the other team win, he told himself, then collect the payoff and start paying off your debts.

    • Citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows smoke rises from Aleppo International Airport, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. Rebels captured a military air base in northern Syria on Tuesday, handing opposition fighters their second strategic victory in their nearly two-year battle against President Bashar Assad in as many days, activists said. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
      Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport AP - 20 mins ago

      BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and bringing them closer to what could be their biggest conquest … More »Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport

      Citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows smoke rises from Aleppo International Airport, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. Rebels captured a military air base in northern Syria on Tuesday, handing opposition fighters their second strategic victory in their nearly two-year battle against President Bashar Assad in as many days, activists said. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

      BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and bringing them closer to what could be their biggest conquest since the beginning of the civil war.

    • Afghan men watch a television news report on U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. President Obama announced plans to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan and take steps to boost the fragile U.S. economy as he delivered a closely watched State of the Union address laying out his priorities for the year and for his newly begun second term in office. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
      Afghan officials welcome drawdown, others dismayed AP - 1 hr 23 mins ago

      KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to bring half of America's 66,000 troops home within a year was welcomed Wednesday by Afghan officials who have long agitated to control their country, but was greeted … More »Afghan officials welcome drawdown, others dismayed

      Afghan men watch a television news report on U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. President Obama announced plans to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan and take steps to boost the fragile U.S. economy as he delivered a closely watched State of the Union address laying out his priorities for the year and for his newly begun second term in office. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

      KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to bring half of America's 66,000 troops home within a year was welcomed Wednesday by Afghan officials who have long agitated to control their country, but was greeted with dismay by Afghans who think America failed to keep its promise of a better and safer li …

    • Ukraine: 4 dead, 2 injured in crash-landing AP - 18 mins ago

      KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A passenger plane skidded past the landing strip and overturned in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing four people, injuring two and leaving the fate of two others unknown, officials … More »Ukraine: 4 dead, 2 injured in crash-landing

      KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A passenger plane skidded past the landing strip and overturned in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing four people, injuring two and leaving the fate of two others unknown, officials said.

    • In this Jan. 23, 2013 photo, an employee applies make-up on a client at the Sephora store in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A flush new middle class and a population strong on working adults is dropping major cash on designer shampoos, lotions and cosmetics, rapidly turning this country into a beauty industry powerhouse. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
      Brazil's booming beauty market draws investors AP - 4 hrs ago

      RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Looking good has always been serious business in Brazil. Now it's big business, too. More »Brazil's booming beauty market draws investors

      In this Jan. 23, 2013 photo, an employee applies make-up on a client at the Sephora store in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A flush new middle class and a population strong on working adults is dropping major cash on designer shampoos, lotions and cosmetics, rapidly turning this country into a beauty industry powerhouse. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

      RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Looking good has always been serious business in Brazil. Now it's big business, too.

    • Anatoly Isaikin, the head of Russia's state arms trader Rosoboronexport, speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The head of Russia's state arms trader says Moscow will continue shipping weapons to the government in Syria despite the country's escalating civil war. Anatoly Isaikin says arms trade with Syria isn't prohibited by the United Nations and so Russia has no intention to stop. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
      Russian arms trader: Syria shipments will continue AP - 48 mins ago

      MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will keep supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime despite the country's escalating civil war, the head of Russia's state arms trader said Wednesday. More »Russian arms trader: Syria shipments will continue

      Anatoly Isaikin, the head of Russia's state arms trader Rosoboronexport, speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The head of Russia's state arms trader says Moscow will continue shipping weapons to the government in Syria despite the country's escalating civil war. Anatoly Isaikin says arms trade with Syria isn't prohibited by the United Nations and so Russia has no intention to stop. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

      MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will keep supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime despite the country's escalating civil war, the head of Russia's state arms trader said Wednesday.

    • FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, a general view of a destroyed pottery shop inside the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site that was gutted in October and which is now controlled by the Free Syrian Army. Syria’s top antiquities official is calling for U.N. intervention and cooperation from neighboring countries to halt the illicit trafficking of its artifacts as the 23-month civil war rages on.(AP Photo/Monica Prieto, File)
      Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities AP - 4 hrs ago

      AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit trade that has flourished during the nearly 23-month-long … More »Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities

      FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, a general view of a destroyed pottery shop inside the Old City of Aleppo, Syria, a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site that was gutted in October and which is now controlled by the Free Syrian Army. Syria’s top antiquities official is calling for U.N. intervention and cooperation from neighboring countries to halt the illicit trafficking of its artifacts as the 23-month civil war rages on.(AP Photo/Monica Prieto, File)

      AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit trade that has flourished during the nearly 23-month-long civil war.

    • An undated photo of a male Guppy. When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends. They make them look good by comparison. An article published Wednesday by Britain’s Royal Society said that the small fish _ popularly used in home aquariums _ preferred to associate with their drab-colored counterparts when females were around. (AP Photo/Clelia Gasparini)
      Guppies use ugly friends to seem more attractive AP - 7 hrs ago

      LONDON (AP) — When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends - because they look so good by comparison. More »Guppies use ugly friends to seem more attractive

      An undated photo of a male Guppy. When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends. They make them look good by comparison. An article published Wednesday by Britain’s Royal Society said that the small fish _ popularly used in home aquariums _ preferred to associate with their drab-colored counterparts when females were around. (AP Photo/Clelia Gasparini)

      LONDON (AP) — When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends - because they look so good by comparison.

    • A glimpse of Mexico's new crime fighting strategy Christian Science Monitor - 30 mins ago

      Mexico’s government on Tuesday launched a comprehensive crime prevention plan aimed at strengthening communities hard-hit by the violence of an ongoing drug war. More »A glimpse of Mexico's new crime fighting strategy

      Mexico’s government on Tuesday launched a comprehensive crime prevention plan aimed at strengthening communities hard-hit by the violence of an ongoing drug war.

    • Is China taking a harsher tone on North Korea? Christian Science Monitor - 3 hrs ago

      Before North Korea conducted its third nuclear test this week, China made strong efforts to dissuade Pyongyang, saying that if it went ahead with the test, “it must pay a heavy price.” More »Is China taking a harsher tone on North Korea?

      Before North Korea conducted its third nuclear test this week, China made strong efforts to dissuade Pyongyang, saying that if it went ahead with the test, “it must pay a heavy price.”

    • Massive protest movement emerges against Islamists in Bangladesh Christian Science Monitor - 4 hrs ago

      A protest that has at times swelled into the hundreds of thousands entered its ninth day today in Bangladesh’s capital, touched off by the outcome of a war crimes trial that has awoken an astonishing struggle over this country's … More »Massive protest movement emerges against Islamists in Bangladesh

      A protest that has at times swelled into the hundreds of thousands entered its ninth day today in Bangladesh’s capital, touched off by the outcome of a war crimes trial that has awoken an astonishing struggle over this country's identity and the role that religion plays in its fractious politics.

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