By NAFTALI BENDAVID Republican Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri said he plans to stay in the race for Senate despite widespread condemnation from fellow Republicans over his comments about rape. "I'm not a quitter," Mr. Akin said on Mike Huckabee's radio … For China's party leaders, Bo Xilai poses the next dilemma - Washington Post
BEIJING -- With the sentencing of Gu Kailai on Monday for the murder of a British businessman, China's Communist Party leaders are trying to close the book on the deepest political crisis they have faced in two decades. But now their attention turns to … US says Assange trying to deflect attention from sex case with 'wild' persecution claims
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Monday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of making “wild assertions” about U.S. persecution to deflect attention from sex allegations he faces questioning for in Sweden.
Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship. Under the new rules, journalists no longer have to submit reports to state censors before publication, ending a practice strictly enforced during nearly half a century of military rule that ended in March last year. …
Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority
Last month, while the world's attention was focused on battles raging in Syria's two largest cities, a quiet transformation was taking place in the country's oil-rich northeast where about 2 million minority Kurds live. Airline stocks gain ground on fare hike meant to protect against rising cost of fuel
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Shares of U.S. airlines gained Monday following a successful attempt to raise fares to cover the rising cost of fuel.
Tampa's strip-club king: Super Bowl better for business than RNC, but the doors will be open
TAMPA, Fla. – More than sunshine, cigars or the rollercoasters at Busch Gardens, Tampa is known for its naked ladies.
Egypt's defense minister vows to uproot militants
Egypt’s new defense minister is vowing to crack down on militants in the largely lawless Sinai Peninsula, offering to pay Bedouins to collect weapons.
Eight killed, several wounded in south-east Turkey blast
A car bomb exploded Monday, killing eight people and wounding 50 others in a city in south-east Turkey, the mayor of Gaziantap, Asim Guezelbey, told local television. United newboy Van Persie on the bench at Everton
Manchester United newboy Robin van Persie was among the substitutes for his side's Premier League opener against Everton at Goodison Park on Monday. Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy
A Christian girl was sent to a Pakistani prison after being accused by her furious Muslim neighbors of burning pages of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, in violation of the country's strict blasphemy laws. New Belarus foreign minister named
Belarus’ authoritarian president has named a new foreign minister in what is being seen as an effort to improve relations with the European Union and United States.
Iraq rejects report it is helping Iran avoid sanctions
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq on Monday said its trade and financial ties with Iran were in compliance with international law, rejecting a report it was helping its neighbor get around U.S. and European sanctions imposed because of Tehran’s nuclear program. The U.S. government in December signed a law imposing sanctions on financial institutions dealing with Iran’s central bank, the main channel for its oil revenues and the European Union has also announced a ban on Iranian oil shipments. …
8 reported killed in bomb in Turkey
A car bomb exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey on Monday night, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, Turkish media reported.
Obama warns Syria over chemical arms as fighting rages
US President Barack Obama warned Syria Monday that any use of chemical weapons was a "red line" as fighting raged in the northern hub of Aleppo and the cradle of the uprising in the deep south. Cholera emergency declared in Sierra Leone
An outbreak of cholera in Sierra Leone has infected more than 10,000 people and killed at least 176, authorities said as they appealed for international assistance.
Photo: Dawn Breaks in Antarctica, Ending Months of Darkness
Very early on a recent Sunday morning, doctor and medical researcher Alexander Kumar opened a hatch, climbed out on a deserted rooftop, and drank in the first sunlight he'd seen in months. A honey-colored sky lit the vast plateau of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet with a tangerine glow. Bahrain prosecutor: Shot gun fire killed teen
Bahrain’s public prosecutor’s office says shotgun pellets caused the death of a 16-year-old youth last week in an incident that has sharply raised tensions in the Gulf kingdom.
Six hurt in Syria-linked Lebanon clash: security official
Six people were wounded in a shootout between pro- and anti-Damascus regime supporters in Lebanon on Monday, an official said, as conflict in Syria again rattled security in its small neighbour. Britain's best bet to handle Assange: sit and wait
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s options in dealing with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are limited and British lawyers and diplomats reckon its best course of action is simply to sit tight and wait. Assange took refuge at Ecuador’s London embassy in June to avoid being extradited to Sweden where he faces questioning over rape allegations. It triggered a diplomatic standoff that turned heated last week when Britain threatened to raid the diplomatic mission and Ecuador granted Assange political asylum. …
Britain's best bet to handle Assange: sit and wait
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's options in dealing with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are limited and British lawyers and diplomats reckon its best course of action is simply to sit tight and wait. Assange took refuge at Ecuador's London embassy in June to avoid being extradited to Sweden where he faces questioning over rape allegations. It triggered a diplomatic standoff that turned heated last week when Britain threatened to raid the diplomatic mission and Ecuador granted Assange political asylum. … Israel arrests teen girls over hate attack on Palestinians
Jerusalem police arrested two 15-year-old girls on Monday, bringing to seven the number of Jewish teenagers arrested in connection with a brutal hate attack on young Palestinians last week. 
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