GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's new promise to restore the Medicare cuts made by President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law could backfire if he's elected. The reason: Obama's cuts also extended the life of Medicare's giant trust fund, … Syria fighting shatters unity of Druse in Golan
Civil war in neighboring Syria is tearing apart the once tight-knit Druse community on the Golan Heights. Angry arguments between supporters and foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad have pitted husbands against wives, driven a wedge between neighbors and even threated to ruin an upcoming wedding. Kuwait's TV serial on unity during Iraq invasion stirs debate over current political discord
KUWAIT CITY – Each night for the past three weeks, families in Kuwait have been transfixed by a drama in which they already know the ending: Iraq forces will be driven out and the shattered Gulf nation will rebuild. But a 30-part television serial on Iraq’s 1990 invasion has become more than just a retelling of the occupation and the brief but intense Gulf War.
Jet on U.S.-Russia flight lands in Iceland after bomb threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A passenger jet flying from New York to Moscow made an emergency landing in Iceland on Thursday after a phone call was made claiming there was a bomb on board, a spokeswoman for Russian airline Aeroflot said. “There was an anonymous call saying that there was an explosive device on the plane, which was already in the air,” spokesman Irina Dannenberg said. “The pilot took the decision to land the plane and it landed safely. A search is being conducted.” (Reporting by Steve Gutterman, Writing by Thomas Grove)
Attacks in northern Iraq kill 2, injure 25 others
An Iraqi police commander says three separate attacks in a volatile northern city have killed two civilians and injured 25 others.
Singapore court awards Marcos millions to PNB
Singapore's High Court has ruled that more than $23 million seized from the estate of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos rightfully belongs to a Philippine bank. Vietnam officials 'seriously injured' in land row
Hundreds of villagers stormed a local government office in Vietnam, smashing furniture and seriously injuring two officials in connection with a land dispute, state media said on Thursday. Blake could join Bolt in Australia Twenty20
Yohan Blake could join fellow Olympic sprint sensation Usain Bolt in Australia's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League, in a showdown between the world's two fastest men on the cricket field. Asylum-seekers 'force' Singapore ship to Australia
A boatload of asylum-seekers picked up by a Singaporean merchant vessel after a distress call were on Thursday accused of acting like pirates after forcing the captain to take them to Australia. Barrick Gold says in talks on African Barrick stake
LONDON (Reuters) – Canada’s Barrick Gold is in preliminary discussions with China National Gold Group Corporation over its 74 percent stake in unit African Barrick Gold , the world’s largest gold producer said on Thursday. “Discussions are at an early stage, and there can be no certainty that these discussions will result in the acquisition of all or part of Barrick’s holding in ABG,” Barrick Gold said, confirming an earlier report. “Barrick has adopted a renewed focus on maximizing shareholder value through a disciplined capital allocation program … …
Ecuador decision on Assange asylum due
In the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador's London embassy to seek political asylum, Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right to protect a free speech advocate facing persecution. Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held town, 20 killed
Syrian fighter jets screamed through the sky Wednesday over this rebel-held town, dropping bombs that leveled the better part of a poor neighborhood and wounded scores of people, many of them women and children buried under piles of rubble. Activists said more than 20 people were killed. Egypt's most extreme hardliners in Sinai revival
A fringe group so extreme that it worries even Egypt's Muslim ultraconservatives is secretly reviving itself with greater firepower and followers in the country's volatile Sinai Peninsula. Ecuador decision on Assange asylum due - The Associated Press
By By GONZALO SOLANO - 26 minutes ago QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- In the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador's London embassy to seek political asylum, President Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on … French police make first arrests after Amiens riots
PARIS (Reuters) – French police arrested at least four people after riots this week in the northern town of Amiens in which 17 officers were injured, the first people they have detained so far, local authorities said on Thursday. A spokesperson for the local prefect's office said four people aged between 15 and 30 were detained in an overnight swoop in connection with arson, robbery and trafficking stolen goods. Thomas Lavielle, an official at the prefect's office, earlier told BFM TV that five youths had been arrested in an operation in the north of the city. … On eve of promised Assange asylum decision, Ecuador bristles at British 'threat' - Washington Post
QUITO, Ecuador -- In the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador's London embassy to seek political asylum, Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right to protect a free speech advocate facing … 
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