Syria's neighbors cautious about U.S.-led intervention

Syria's neighbors cautious about U.S.-led intervention
Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing
3 Taliban bombs target Pakistani politicians
Fire breaks out at collapsed factory in Bangladesh
More bombing victims leave Boston hospitals
2 policemen shot in Rome as Italy gets new govt
Russia caught bomb suspect on wiretap
How earthquakes in Chile have permanently deformed Earth
Court may limit use of race in college admission decisions
Pakistan Taliban bomb politicians' offices, kill 9
Boston suspects' father postpones trip to U.S.
Analysis: Israeli credibility on line over Iran nuclear challenge
California police search for suspect in fatal stabbing of girl
Iraq pulls licenses of Al-Jazeera, other channels
Leftist priests: Pope Francis can fix church 'in ruins'
In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
Rolling Stones rock small LA club ahead of tour

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Syria's neighbors, wary of stirring a conflict that could spill back over their borders, would be reluctant partners in a U.S.-led intervention but are ultimately likely to support limited military action if widespread use of chemical weapons is proven.

Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 09:48 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that helped them carry out the attack.

3 Taliban bombs target Pakistani politicians

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:27 AM PDT

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban bombs targeting politicians in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday killed 11 people, the latest in a series of attacks meant to disrupt next month's parliamentary election, police said.

Fire breaks out at collapsed factory in Bangladesh

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:19 AM PDT

A fire broke out late Sunday in the wreckage of the garment factory that collapsed last week in Bangladesh, with smoke pouring from the piles of shattered concrete and some of the rescue efforts forced ...

More bombing victims leave Boston hospitals

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:07 AM PDT

Boston hospitals say the number of patients being treated for injuries sustained in the marathon bombing continues to drop, two weeks after the attack that killed three and hurt more than 260.

2 policemen shot in Rome as Italy gets new govt

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:11 AM PDT

ROME (AP) — An unemployed bricklayer shot two Italian policemen in a crowded square outside the premier's office Sunday just as Italy's new government was being sworn in, investigators said.

Russia caught bomb suspect on wiretap

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 07:25 AM PDT

Russian authorities secretly recorded a telephone conversation in 2011 in which one of the Boston bombing suspects vaguely discussed jihad with his mother, officials said Saturday, days after the U.S. government finally received details about the call.

How earthquakes in Chile have permanently deformed Earth

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Earthquakes can permanently crack the Earth, an investigation of quakes that have rocked Chile over the past million years suggests.

Court may limit use of race in college admission decisions

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:09 AM PDT

Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Americans and other minorities, the court may be about to issue a ruling that could restrict universities' use of race in deciding who is awarded places.

Pakistan Taliban bomb politicians' offices, kill 9

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:57 AM PDT

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani Taliban detonated bombs at the campaign offices of two politicians in the country's northwest on Sunday, police said, killing at least nine people in an escalation of attacks on secular, left-leaning political parties.

Boston suspects' father postpones trip to U.S.

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:33 AM PDT

The father of the two Boston bombing suspects says he is postponing a trip to the United States because of poor health.

Analysis: Israeli credibility on line over Iran nuclear challenge

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 02:59 AM PDT

Israel risks a loss of credibility over both its "red line" for Iran's nuclear program and its threat of military action, and its room for unilateral maneuver is shrinking. ...

California police search for suspect in fatal stabbing of girl

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 09:13 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A manhunt was under way on Sunday in a northern California suburb for a suspect who authorities say stabbed a 9-year-old girl to death in a suburban home and fled, officials said. Residents of Valley Springs, California, 60 miles southeast of Sacramento, were being warned on Sunday morning to remain inside their homes with their doors locked as investigators fanned out across the region, hunting for the suspected attacker. ...

Iraq pulls licenses of Al-Jazeera, other channels

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:51 AM PDT

Iraqi authorities announced Sunday that they had revoked the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine other satellite TV channels, alleging that they are promoting a sectarian agenda as the country grapples with a wave of violence.

Leftist priests: Pope Francis can fix church 'in ruins'

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 08:15 AM PDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs.