CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stunned voters on Wednesday by calling an election for September 14, eight months away, in her first major political speech for 2013. Gillard’s minority holds a one seat majority with support from a group of independents and the Greens, and polls suggest her government would be swept from office if elections were held now. …
Myanmar abolishes 25-year ban on public gatherings
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's nearly 2-year-old reformist government has abolished a ban on public gatherings of more than five people that was ordered in 1988 on the day a military junta took power after crushing nationwide pro-democracy protests. Stars of Super Bowl media day range from Ravens LB Suggs to McCarron crush Katherine Webb
NEW ORLEANS – Scenes and observations from the NFL’s annual Super Bowl media day -- interviews with players and team personnel from the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers on the field at the Superdome:
Faulty F-35 fuel lines to be scanned in U.S. instead of Britain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Faulty fuel lines blamed for the grounding of the Marine Corps version of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet will likely undergo third-party inspections in the United States, instead of being sent to England, to save time and money, sources familiar with the program said on Tuesday. The Pentagon on Monday said it found that a fuel line built by Stratoflex, a unit of Parker Hannifin Corp , had been improperly crimped. The defect caused the fuel line to detach and fail just before a training flight took off at a Florida Air Force base on January 18. …
Brazilian cities crack down on nightclubs after deadly fire
SANTA MARIA, Br azil (Reuters) – Cities across Brazil are cracking down on nightclubs to ensure that they comply with fire regulations after a weekend blaze destroyed a club in the southern university town of Santa Maria, killing 235 people. The fire was Brazil's deadliest in half a century and the tragedy resonated across the country, with many people demanding those responsible be prosecuted and that the government tighten up on safety. … 
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