MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia scrapped a law enforcement agreement with the United States on Wednesday, further turning back the clock on a “reset” in relations since President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin last year. An order to end the deal, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, was posted on the government’s website. It said the agreement, under which Washington provided financial assistance for law enforcement and drugs control programs, “does not address current realities and has exhausted its potential”. …
Austrian charity plans to move into Hitler's house
VIENNA (AP) -- An Austrian charity that helps immigrants reportedly plans to set up an office in the house where Adolf Hitler was born.
Syria confirms Israeli jets bombed military site
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian state TV has confirmed that Israeli warplanes bombed a military research center northwest of the capital, Damascus.
Te'o hoaxster tells Dr. Phil he was in love with the football star; Te'o not part of prank
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dr. Phil McGraw says Manti Te’o was not involved in setting up the dead girlfriend hoax that became a sensation when it was exposed this month, and that the man who masterminded the scheme did so because he was “deeply, romantically” in love with the Notre Dame linebacker.
Trial hears radio calls from bridge as doomed B.C. ferry runs aground
VANCOUVER – The criminal negligence trial into a fatal passenger ferry sinking off British Columbia has heard dramatic radio calls as the Queen of the North ran aground and the crew mustered an evacuation.
Syrian state news agency says Israeli warplanes bombed military site near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian state news agency says Israeli warplanes bombed military site near Damascus.
Armstrong tells Cyclingnews: Amnesty is 'only way' for cycling but UCI has no place at table
LONDON – Lance Armstrong believes a truth and reconciliation program is the “only way” to deal with cycling’s doping crisis and the sport’s governing body should have no role in the process.
Pakistani Taliban enter fray around strategic NATO routes
Clashes between rival militant groups in the tribal region next to the Afghanistan border has reportedly claimed more than 70 lives since fighting broke out last week. The area lies near the Khyber Pass, a main route for NATO supply trucks to Afghanistan, making it pivotal to the US war effort there and to Pakistan’s revenues.
Israeli strike indicates Syria, Hezbollah may have crossed its 'red line'
Israeli jets reportedly carried out an unprecedented airstrike along the Lebanon-Syria border today against an arms convoy carrying advanced anti-aircraft missiles to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
Russian court orders Pussy Riot videos be banned from Internet
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot on Wednesday lost an appeal against an Internet ban on their music videos, including one showing a protest song for which three band members were jailed. A Moscow City Court upheld a lower court's November decision deeming the videos "extremist". Wednesday's ruling that meant that four Pussy Riot videos were banned from the web. The videos were still available on sites hosted outside Russia, including the Google-owned YouTube. The court rejected an appeal by one band member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, who said the ban violated freedom of speech. … 2 Israeli parties endorse Netanyahu for new term
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's two largest political parties endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister Wednesd ay, all but guaranteeing him a third term at the beginning of the post-election process of forming a new government. Arizona police say injuries at office complex; multiple emergency vehicles at the scene.
PHOENIX – Television footage shows dozens of police officers in Arizona’s biggest city entering a building where police say people are injured.
Teen girl who performed at president's inaugural events fatally shot on Chicago's South Side.
CHICAGO – The godfather of a 15-year-old girl who was killed when a gunman opened fire on a group of young people in Chicago says she was a terrific student who had dreams of becoming a doctor or a lawyer.
Boeing insurer: Too early to say how big 787 claims will be
LONDON (Reuters) – Boeing Co has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner will lead to significant claims, the head of the planemaker’s lead insurer said on Wednesday. A pool of four insurers stands behind Global Aerospace, the London-based lead underwriter of Boeing’s insurance program. The program includes a variety of coverage, such as manufacturer’s product liability and grounding liability. Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc , has a 27. …
Exclusive: Time Warner asks brokers how much its headquarters could fetch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc is considering selling its iconic New York headquarters and has asked real estate brokers to evaluate the building’s worth, according to sources familiar with the situation. The company is considering a wide range of options, including selling the midtown Manhattan building and leasing it back, or moving more employees into the building and closing other New York offices, or moving out from the building entirely, one of the sources said on Wednesday. …
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WETASKIWIN, Alta. – The parents of a five-year-old boy who was shot dead as he slept in his bed on an Alberta reserve don't want to be part of a sentencing conference for one of three teens who fired the gun. Family won't sit in sentencing conference for teen who killed five-year old boy
WETASKIWIN, Alta. – The parents of a five-year-old boy who was shot dead as he slept in his bed on an Alberta reserve don’t want to be part of a sentencing conference for one of three teens who fired the gun.
Prince Charles takes first "Tube" trip since 1986
LONDON (Reuters) – Four million Londoners cram onto the city's Underground passenger railway nearly every day, but it is a rarer event for Prince Charle s. He rode the British capital's bustling commuter network on Wednesday for the first time since 1986. The heir to the British throne and his wife Camilla took a one-stop journey from Farringdon to King's Cross on the Metropolitan Line as part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of a transport service affectionately known to Britons as the "Tube". … Buried Antarctic Lake Yields Hints of Life
Scientists have the first hints of life from a lake long trapped beneath tons of Antarctic ice. 
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