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All rights reservedTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:39:34 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/world/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-expected-syria-seat-arab-summit-080255252.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CaGlnZ0Wo.2JrIVFF7RsKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T131224Z_1_CBRE92P10OR00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-SUMMIT-OPEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Syrian opposition flag is seen in front of the seat of the Syrian delegation at the opening the Arab League summit in Doha" align="left" title="The Syrian opposition flag is seen in front of the seat of the Syrian delegation at the opening the Arab League summit in Doha" border="0" /></a>By Sami Aboudi and Yara Bayoumy DOHA (Reuters) - To applause from Arab heads of state, a foe of Bashar al-Assad took Syria&#039;s vacant seat at an Arab summit on Tuesday, deepening the Syrian president&#039;s diplomatic isolation and diverting attention from opposition rifts. Speaking at an annual gathering of Arab heads of state in the Gulf state of Qatar, Moaz Alkhatib said he had asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for U.S. forces to help defend rebel-controlled northern parts of Syria with Patriot surface-to-air missiles. NATO swiftly rebuffed the idea. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-expected-syria-seat-arab-summit-080255252.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:39:34 -0400Reuterssyria-opposition-expected-syria-seat-arab-summit-080255252<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-expected-syria-seat-arab-summit-080255252.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CaGlnZ0Wo.2JrIVFF7RsKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T131224Z_1_CBRE92P10OR00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-SUMMIT-OPEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Syrian opposition flag is seen in front of the seat of the Syrian delegation at the opening the Arab League summit in Doha" align="left" title="The Syrian opposition flag is seen in front of the seat of the Syrian delegation at the opening the Arab League summit in Doha" border="0" /></a>By Sami Aboudi and Yara Bayoumy DOHA (Reuters) - To applause from Arab heads of state, a foe of Bashar al-Assad took Syria&#039;s vacant seat at an Arab summit on Tuesday, deepening the Syrian president&#039;s diplomatic isolation and diverting attention from opposition rifts. Speaking at an annual gathering of Arab heads of state in the Gulf state of Qatar, Moaz Alkhatib said he had asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for U.S. forces to help defend rebel-controlled northern parts of Syria with Patriot surface-to-air missiles. NATO swiftly rebuffed the idea. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italy-court-orders-amanda-knox-retrial-meredith-kercher-091550180.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/keeKGH3Bc77Ow5iOVuxIpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T093322Z_3_CBRE92P0PQI00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ITALY-KNOX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate in Italy in November 2007, arrives at the court during her appeal trial session in Perugia" align="left" title="Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate in Italy in November 2007, arrives at the court during her appeal trial session in Perugia" border="0" /></a>By Virginia Alimenti and Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Italy&#039;s top court on Tuesday ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and a former boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, re-opening a case that prompted harsh criticism of the Italian justice system. Kercher&#039;s body, with more than 40 wounds and a deep gash in the throat, was found in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia in 2007. Prosecutors accused Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of killing the 21-year-old Leeds University student during a drug-fuelled sexual assault. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/italy-court-orders-amanda-knox-retrial-meredith-kercher-091550180.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 07:05:06 -0400Reutersitaly-court-orders-amanda-knox-retrial-meredith-kercher-091550180<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italy-court-orders-amanda-knox-retrial-meredith-kercher-091550180.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/keeKGH3Bc77Ow5iOVuxIpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T093322Z_3_CBRE92P0PQI00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ITALY-KNOX.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate in Italy in November 2007, arrives at the court during her appeal trial session in Perugia" align="left" title="Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate in Italy in November 2007, arrives at the court during her appeal trial session in Perugia" border="0" /></a>By Virginia Alimenti and Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Italy&#039;s top court on Tuesday ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and a former boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, re-opening a case that prompted harsh criticism of the Italian justice system. Kercher&#039;s body, with more than 40 wounds and a deep gash in the throat, was found in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia in 2007. Prosecutors accused Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of killing the 21-year-old Leeds University student during a drug-fuelled sexual assault. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-combat-posture-targets-u-mainland-065353437.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g_pUFLwlUcyfWFv5sw727w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T065353Z_1_CBRE92P0J5Z00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People&#039;s Army Unit 1973" align="left" title="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People&#039;s Army Unit 1973" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to be combat ready, targeting U.S. military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America after U.S. bombers flew sorties threatening the North. The order, issued in a statement from the North&#039;s military &quot;supreme command&quot;, marks the latest fiery rhetoric from Pyongyang since the start of joint military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces early this month. South Korea&#039;s defense ministry said it saw no sign of imminent military action by North Korea. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-combat-posture-targets-u-mainland-065353437.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 04:35:26 -0400Reutersnorth-korea-says-combat-posture-targets-u-mainland-065353437<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-combat-posture-targets-u-mainland-065353437.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g_pUFLwlUcyfWFv5sw727w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T065353Z_1_CBRE92P0J5Z00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA-NORTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People&#039;s Army Unit 1973" align="left" title="North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the second battalion under the Korean People&#039;s Army Unit 1973" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to be combat ready, targeting U.S. military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America after U.S. bombers flew sorties threatening the North. The order, issued in a statement from the North&#039;s military &quot;supreme command&quot;, marks the latest fiery rhetoric from Pyongyang since the start of joint military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces early this month. South Korea&#039;s defense ministry said it saw no sign of imminent military action by North Korea. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-suicide-bombers-kill-five-afghan-police-kerry-053550409.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9IFE3r49XQzxqoXYB0Ao1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T091142Z_1_CBRE92P0PJM00_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather near pieces of broken glass at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad" align="left" title="People gather near pieces of broken glass at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad" border="0" /></a>JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers killed at least five policemen in Afghanistan&#039;s restive east on Tuesday, officials said, in a three-hour attack that coincided with a visit to the country by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The pre-dawn attack on a police compound in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan&#039;s largest city, came as the country braces for the beginning of the spring fighting season in the 11th year of the war. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-suicide-bombers-kill-five-afghan-police-kerry-053550409.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 07:23:02 -0400Reuterstaliban-suicide-bombers-kill-five-afghan-police-kerry-053550409<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-suicide-bombers-kill-five-afghan-police-kerry-053550409.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9IFE3r49XQzxqoXYB0Ao1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T091142Z_1_CBRE92P0PJM00_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-ATTACK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather near pieces of broken glass at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad" align="left" title="People gather near pieces of broken glass at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad" border="0" /></a>JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers killed at least five policemen in Afghanistan&#039;s restive east on Tuesday, officials said, in a three-hour attack that coincided with a visit to the country by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The pre-dawn attack on a police compound in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan&#039;s largest city, came as the country braces for the beginning of the spring fighting season in the 11th year of the war. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brics-chafe-under-charge-imperialists-africa-113628391.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TA2M5oEAie7JdX6Jeqwapw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T113901Z_2_CBRE92P0W8W00_RTROPTP_2_SAFRICA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past a floral display announcing the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban" align="left" title="A man walks past a floral display announcing the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban" border="0" /></a>By Pascal Fletcher DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - &quot;BRICS, Don&#039;t Carve Africa&quot; reads a banner in a church hall in downtown Durban where civil society activists have gathered to cast a critical eye at a summit of five global emerging powers. The slogan evokes the 19th Century conference in Berlin where the predominant European colonial states carved up the African continent in a scramble historians see as epitomizing the brash exploitative capitalism of the time. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/brics-chafe-under-charge-imperialists-africa-113628391.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 07:39:01 -0400Reutersbrics-chafe-under-charge-imperialists-africa-113628391<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brics-chafe-under-charge-imperialists-africa-113628391.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TA2M5oEAie7JdX6Jeqwapw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T113901Z_2_CBRE92P0W8W00_RTROPTP_2_SAFRICA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past a floral display announcing the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban" align="left" title="A man walks past a floral display announcing the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban" border="0" /></a>By Pascal Fletcher DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - &quot;BRICS, Don&#039;t Carve Africa&quot; reads a banner in a church hall in downtown Durban where civil society activists have gathered to cast a critical eye at a summit of five global emerging powers. The slogan evokes the 19th Century conference in Berlin where the predominant European colonial states carved up the African continent in a scramble historians see as epitomizing the brash exploitative capitalism of the time. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-citizens-kenya-told-cautious-during-vote-ruling-112224172.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_doMn7bBIbL5lzESdTGLVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T112224Z_1_CBRE92P0VLO00_RTROPTP_2_KENYA-ELECTIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Voter polling records are seen at the re-tallying centre for votes after the Kenya Supreme Court issued an order in the Presidential poll petition in Nairobi" align="left" title="Voter polling records are seen at the re-tallying centre for votes after the Kenya Supreme Court issued an order in the Presidential poll petition in Nairobi" border="0" /></a>By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Kenya has warned its citizens of possible unrest this weekend when the Supreme Court is due to rule on a legal challenge to the outcome of the presidential election by losing candidate Raila Odinga. Odinga alleged &quot;rampant illegality&quot; in the first-round victory this month of rival Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya&#039;s founding president, who has said the voting was &quot;free and fair&quot;. The case is a fresh test of Kenyan democracy five years after a disputed vote ignited deadly tribal violence. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-citizens-kenya-told-cautious-during-vote-ruling-112224172.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 07:22:24 -0400Reutersu-citizens-kenya-told-cautious-during-vote-ruling-112224172<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-citizens-kenya-told-cautious-during-vote-ruling-112224172.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_doMn7bBIbL5lzESdTGLVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T112224Z_1_CBRE92P0VLO00_RTROPTP_2_KENYA-ELECTIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Voter polling records are seen at the re-tallying centre for votes after the Kenya Supreme Court issued an order in the Presidential poll petition in Nairobi" align="left" title="Voter polling records are seen at the re-tallying centre for votes after the Kenya Supreme Court issued an order in the Presidential poll petition in Nairobi" border="0" /></a>By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Kenya has warned its citizens of possible unrest this weekend when the Supreme Court is due to rule on a legal challenge to the outcome of the presidential election by losing candidate Raila Odinga. Odinga alleged &quot;rampant illegality&quot; in the first-round victory this month of rival Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya&#039;s founding president, who has said the voting was &quot;free and fair&quot;. The case is a fresh test of Kenyan democracy five years after a disputed vote ignited deadly tribal violence. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/third-ex-treasurer-spains-ruling-party-charged-corruption-132129604.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FQ8xHgXh3k3i8oKMX5sY5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T132129Z_1_CBRE92P113X00_RTROPTP_2_SPAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Spain&#039;s PM Rajoy speaks to the media after a cabinet control session at Parliament in Madrid" align="left" title="Spain&#039;s PM Rajoy speaks to the media after a cabinet control session at Parliament in Madrid" border="0" /></a>MADRID (Reuters) - A third ex-treasurer of Spain&#039;s ruling People&#039;s Party (PP) was charged with money laundering on Tuesday in a scandal that risks undermining Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in his efforts to shore up the nation&#039;s economy. High Court Examining Magistrate Pablo Ruz said in a ruling he would question Angel Sanchis on April 10 over charges he helped Luis Barcenas, another former party treasurer, to hide up to 38 million euros ($49 million) in Swiss bank accounts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/third-ex-treasurer-spains-ruling-party-charged-corruption-132129604.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 09:21:29 -0400Reutersthird-ex-treasurer-spains-ruling-party-charged-corruption-132129604<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/third-ex-treasurer-spains-ruling-party-charged-corruption-132129604.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FQ8xHgXh3k3i8oKMX5sY5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T132129Z_1_CBRE92P113X00_RTROPTP_2_SPAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Spain&#039;s PM Rajoy speaks to the media after a cabinet control session at Parliament in Madrid" align="left" title="Spain&#039;s PM Rajoy speaks to the media after a cabinet control session at Parliament in Madrid" border="0" /></a>MADRID (Reuters) - A third ex-treasurer of Spain&#039;s ruling People&#039;s Party (PP) was charged with money laundering on Tuesday in a scandal that risks undermining Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in his efforts to shore up the nation&#039;s economy. High Court Examining Magistrate Pablo Ruz said in a ruling he would question Angel Sanchis on April 10 over charges he helped Luis Barcenas, another former party treasurer, to hide up to 38 million euros ($49 million) in Swiss bank accounts. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congolese-warlord-appears-hague-war-crimes-court-101536866.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xTwejJhqyv61ReD.BFGCkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T111519Z_1_CBRE92P0V9L00_RTROPTP_2_WARCRIMES-NTAGANDA-COURT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda looks on beside a security guard during his first appearance before judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague" align="left" title="Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda looks on beside a security guard during his first appearance before judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosco Ntaganda, a Congolese warlord known as &quot;the Terminator&quot; who evaded arrest on war crimes charges for seven years, denied guilt when he appeared for the first time at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday. Ntaganda unexpectedly gave himself up to diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda last week, walking in off the street and demanding to be handed over the ICC. Within days he was put on a plane to The Hague. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/congolese-warlord-appears-hague-war-crimes-court-101536866.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:03:26 -0400Reuterscongolese-warlord-appears-hague-war-crimes-court-101536866<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congolese-warlord-appears-hague-war-crimes-court-101536866.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xTwejJhqyv61ReD.BFGCkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T111519Z_1_CBRE92P0V9L00_RTROPTP_2_WARCRIMES-NTAGANDA-COURT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda looks on beside a security guard during his first appearance before judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague" align="left" title="Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda looks on beside a security guard during his first appearance before judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosco Ntaganda, a Congolese warlord known as &quot;the Terminator&quot; who evaded arrest on war crimes charges for seven years, denied guilt when he appeared for the first time at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday. Ntaganda unexpectedly gave himself up to diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda last week, walking in off the street and demanding to be handed over the ICC. Within days he was put on a plane to The Hague. ...</p><br clear="all"/>CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt extradited two members of the regime of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi to Libya on Tuesday but did not hand over a third for reasons including his claim to Egyptian citizenship, officials said. Ali Maria, Gaddafi's last ambassador to Cairo, and Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, the head of a Libyan state fund, were arrested in Cairo last week. They were put on a private plane to Libya on Tuesday morning, airport officials said. The third Libyan was Ahmed Gaddaf Alddam - a cousin of Gaddafi. ...http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-extradites-two-gaddafi-regime-figures-libya-124657741.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:46:57 -0400Reutersegypt-extradites-two-gaddafi-regime-figures-libya-124657741<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-election-rulings-show-influence-elderly-policy-103242095--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bQ10_UAC6.ygzhTCor8dqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T103242Z_1_CBRE92P0TAL00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Japan&#039;s PM Abe smiles during the ruling LDP annual convention in Tokyo" align="left" title="Japan&#039;s PM Abe smiles during the ruling LDP annual convention in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese court rulings declaring December&#039;s election invalid in some districts are highlighting an electoral system that critics say gives the rural elderly excessive influence compared with younger urbanites at elections. That inclines politicians to push policies that favor welfare and protectionism at the expense of measures to boost economic growth, the critics say, and so could act as a drag on efforts to reform the economy and lower barriers to trade. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-election-rulings-show-influence-elderly-policy-103242095--business.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 06:32:42 -0400Reutersjapan-election-rulings-show-influence-elderly-policy-103242095--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-election-rulings-show-influence-elderly-policy-103242095--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bQ10_UAC6.ygzhTCor8dqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-26T103242Z_1_CBRE92P0TAL00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Japan&#039;s PM Abe smiles during the ruling LDP annual convention in Tokyo" align="left" title="Japan&#039;s PM Abe smiles during the ruling LDP annual convention in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese court rulings declaring December&#039;s election invalid in some districts are highlighting an electoral system that critics say gives the rural elderly excessive influence compared with younger urbanites at elections. That inclines politicians to push policies that favor welfare and protectionism at the expense of measures to boost economic growth, the critics say, and so could act as a drag on efforts to reform the economy and lower barriers to trade. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Shootings and blasts killed five people in Iraq on Tuesday, including two local politicians in a town north of Baghdad who died when a bomb attached to their car exploded, officials said.http://news.yahoo.com/shootings-bomb-attacks-kill-5-across-iraq-131722987.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 09:17:22 -0400Associated Pressshootings-bomb-attacks-kill-5-across-iraq-131722987MEXICO CITY (AP) ? Earthquakes shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital and sending thousands fleeing into the streets as an earthquake alarm sounded.http://news.yahoo.com/earthquake-shakes-mexico-city-131516728.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 09:25:50 -0400Associated Pressearthquake-shakes-mexico-city-131516728<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italian-court-orders-trial-amanda-knox-104649972.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WAjU9AmHmcDxwkbN4SNCdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e8e4a9927ed2c0a2d0f6a7067000cce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="** FILE PHOTOS COMBO ** File photos combo shows, from left; Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher, her American roommate Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy&#039;s top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court&#039;s decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/files)" align="left" title="** FILE PHOTOS COMBO ** File photos combo shows, from left; Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher, her American roommate Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy&#039;s top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court&#039;s decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/files)" border="0" /></a>ROME (AP) ? Italy&#039;s highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned Amanda Knox&#039;s acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging a case that has become a cause celebre in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/italian-court-orders-trial-amanda-knox-104649972.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 07:00:57 -0400Associated Pressitalian-court-orders-trial-amanda-knox-104649972<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italian-court-orders-trial-amanda-knox-104649972.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WAjU9AmHmcDxwkbN4SNCdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e8e4a9927ed2c0a2d0f6a7067000cce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="** FILE PHOTOS COMBO ** File photos combo shows, from left; Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher, her American roommate Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy&#039;s top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court&#039;s decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/files)" align="left" title="** FILE PHOTOS COMBO ** File photos combo shows, from left; Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher, her American roommate Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy&#039;s top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court&#039;s decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/files)" border="0" /></a>ROME (AP) ? Italy&#039;s highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned Amanda Knox&#039;s acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging a case that has become a cause celebre in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/key-dates-amanda-knox-case-104815937.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0P.zn4aenHUi94QFhrJZfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d1aa96e2598210a2d0f6a706700f2e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Marie Knox, of the U.S., left, and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, of Italy, outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy. The Court of Cassation on Monday March 25, 2013 is considering prosecutors&#039; contentions that the 2011 acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher should be thrown out and a new trial ordered. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Marie Knox, of the U.S., left, and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, of Italy, outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy. The Court of Cassation on Monday March 25, 2013 is considering prosecutors&#039; contentions that the 2011 acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher should be thrown out and a new trial ordered. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, File)" border="0" /></a>Key dates in the case of American student Amanda Knox, convicted in the slaying of British roommate Meredith Kercher.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/key-dates-amanda-knox-case-104815937.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:59:41 -0400Associated Presskey-dates-amanda-knox-case-104815937<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/key-dates-amanda-knox-case-104815937.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0P.zn4aenHUi94QFhrJZfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d1aa96e2598210a2d0f6a706700f2e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Marie Knox, of the U.S., left, and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, of Italy, outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy. The Court of Cassation on Monday March 25, 2013 is considering prosecutors&#039; contentions that the 2011 acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher should be thrown out and a new trial ordered. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Marie Knox, of the U.S., left, and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, of Italy, outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy. The Court of Cassation on Monday March 25, 2013 is considering prosecutors&#039; contentions that the 2011 acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher should be thrown out and a new trial ordered. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, File)" border="0" /></a>Key dates in the case of American student Amanda Knox, convicted in the slaying of British roommate Meredith Kercher.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyprus-bank-shutdown-enters-second-week-090738411--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GxDB9NXe3vodgPu_HnEYeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f8b272d427e82c0a2d0f6a706700002d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man passes a sprayed entrance of a store that buys gold which reads in Greek &quot; thieves&quot; in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a ?painful? solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" align="left" title="A man passes a sprayed entrance of a store that buys gold which reads in Greek &quot; thieves&quot; in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a ?painful? solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" border="0" /></a>NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ? Banks across Cyprus remain locked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country&#039;s bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The shut-down is hammering businesses, which have been without access to their funds for more than a week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cyprus-bank-shutdown-enters-second-week-090738411--finance.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 05:38:29 -0400Associated Presscyprus-bank-shutdown-enters-second-week-090738411--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyprus-bank-shutdown-enters-second-week-090738411--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GxDB9NXe3vodgPu_HnEYeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f8b272d427e82c0a2d0f6a706700002d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man passes a sprayed entrance of a store that buys gold which reads in Greek &quot; thieves&quot; in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a ?painful? solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" align="left" title="A man passes a sprayed entrance of a store that buys gold which reads in Greek &quot; thieves&quot; in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a ?painful? solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" border="0" /></a>NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ? Banks across Cyprus remain locked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country&#039;s bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The shut-down is hammering businesses, which have been without access to their funds for more than a week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-puts-artillery-forces-top-combat-posture-095818312.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9fZ2ZvzQ0_dT9CN3tWcBhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4a9934684408370a2d0f6a706700f4b5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South Korean conservative activists burn cutout pictures of North Korean national founder the late Kim Il Sung, right, and late leader Kim Jong Il during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the sinking of South Korean naval ship &quot;Cheonan&quot; which killed 46 South Korean sailors, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. A banner reads: &quot;Bomb at statue of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" align="left" title="South Korean conservative activists burn cutout pictures of North Korean national founder the late Kim Il Sung, right, and late leader Kim Jong Il during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the sinking of South Korean naval ship &quot;Cheonan&quot; which killed 46 South Korean sailors, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. A banner reads: &quot;Bomb at statue of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea&#039;s military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-puts-artillery-forces-top-combat-posture-095818312.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:25:39 -0400Associated Pressnkorea-puts-artillery-forces-top-combat-posture-095818312<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-puts-artillery-forces-top-combat-posture-095818312.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9fZ2ZvzQ0_dT9CN3tWcBhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4a9934684408370a2d0f6a706700f4b5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South Korean conservative activists burn cutout pictures of North Korean national founder the late Kim Il Sung, right, and late leader Kim Jong Il during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the sinking of South Korean naval ship &quot;Cheonan&quot; which killed 46 South Korean sailors, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. A banner reads: &quot;Bomb at statue of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" align="left" title="South Korean conservative activists burn cutout pictures of North Korean national founder the late Kim Il Sung, right, and late leader Kim Jong Il during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the sinking of South Korean naval ship &quot;Cheonan&quot; which killed 46 South Korean sailors, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. A banner reads: &quot;Bomb at statue of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea&#039;s military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraq's top energy official says his country will sell crude oil to Egypt starting from next April.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-ship-crude-oil-egypt-next-april-125329274--finance.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:53:29 -0400Associated Pressiraq-ship-crude-oil-egypt-next-april-125329274--financeCAIRO (AP) ? A prominent Egyptian blogger has handed himself in to authorities, a day after the country's prosecutor general ordered his arrest over his alleged role in instigating violence during clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's Islamist president.http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-prominent-blogger-hands-himself-131031263.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 09:10:31 -0400Associated Pressegypt-prominent-blogger-hands-himself-131031263<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-takes-seat-arab-summit-090750331.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SdYVwPmDgh5doGnEMdA1Ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a9ba9ff44c73b0a2d0f6a706700ed4f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Syrian revolutionary flag, is seen in front of the empty seat of the Syrian delegation during the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country&#039;s seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)" align="left" title="The Syrian revolutionary flag, is seen in front of the empty seat of the Syrian delegation during the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country&#039;s seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)" border="0" /></a>DOHA, Qatar (AP) ? Syrian opposition representatives took the country&#039;s seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-takes-seat-arab-summit-090750331.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 07:54:27 -0400Associated Presssyrian-opposition-takes-seat-arab-summit-090750331<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-takes-seat-arab-summit-090750331.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SdYVwPmDgh5doGnEMdA1Ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a9ba9ff44c73b0a2d0f6a706700ed4f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Syrian revolutionary flag, is seen in front of the empty seat of the Syrian delegation during the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country&#039;s seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)" align="left" title="The Syrian revolutionary flag, is seen in front of the empty seat of the Syrian delegation during the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country&#039;s seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)" border="0" /></a>DOHA, Qatar (AP) ? Syrian opposition representatives took the country&#039;s seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-waste-growing-headache-skorea-093236204--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6KQaRI8ENHa_Wa3dEUddew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e656a5eb44a13a0a2d0f6a70670082bd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 photo, nuclear power plants, Kori 1, right, and Shin Kori 2 are seen in Ulsan, South Korea. North Korea?s weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country?s radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution _ reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again _ faces stiff opposition from its U.S. ally.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 photo, nuclear power plants, Kori 1, right, and Shin Kori 2 are seen in Ulsan, South Korea. North Korea?s weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country?s radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution _ reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again _ faces stiff opposition from its U.S. ally.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>ULSAN, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea&#039;s weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country&#039;s radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution ? reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again ? faces stiff opposition from its U.S. ally.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-waste-growing-headache-skorea-093236204--finance.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 06:23:15 -0400Associated Pressnuclear-waste-growing-headache-skorea-093236204--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-waste-growing-headache-skorea-093236204--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6KQaRI8ENHa_Wa3dEUddew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e656a5eb44a13a0a2d0f6a70670082bd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 photo, nuclear power plants, Kori 1, right, and Shin Kori 2 are seen in Ulsan, South Korea. North Korea?s weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country?s radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution _ reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again _ faces stiff opposition from its U.S. ally.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 photo, nuclear power plants, Kori 1, right, and Shin Kori 2 are seen in Ulsan, South Korea. North Korea?s weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country?s radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution _ reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again _ faces stiff opposition from its U.S. ally.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>ULSAN, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea&#039;s weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country&#039;s radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution ? reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again ? faces stiff opposition from its U.S. ally.</p><br clear="all"/>Italy?s highest court has ordered that Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend face a retrial for their alleged roles in the murder of Meredith Kercher, potentially extending a highly emotional case that has already lasted six years for many more.http://news.yahoo.com/italian-court-ruling-could-extend-amanda-knox-murder-124444595.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:44:44 -0400Christian Science Monitoritalian-court-ruling-could-extend-amanda-knox-murder-124444595? A daily summary of global reports on security issues.http://news.yahoo.com/rebels-capture-strategic-no-mans-land-syrias-seat-122932499.htmlTue, 26 Mar 2013 08:29:32 -0400Christian Science Monitorrebels-capture-strategic-no-mans-land-syrias-seat-122932499Local and European leaders are expressing cautious optimism after having reached a last-minute deal on a bailout agreement for Cyprus. But independent analysts worry about the long-term economic consequences for the island.http://news.yahoo.com/plan-save-cyprus-eu-bureaucrats-prescribe-long-term-193908660.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 15:39:08 -0400Christian Science Monitorplan-save-cyprus-eu-bureaucrats-prescribe-long-term-193908660Bahrain, where the monarchy has more or less successfully crushed democracy protests that broke out in the wake of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, is apparently not taking any chances by loosening the reigns on open discussion and debate.http://news.yahoo.com/us-ally-bahrain-blocks-medical-ethics-conference-185336060.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 14:53:36 -0400Christian Science Monitorus-ally-bahrain-blocks-medical-ethics-conference-185336060A mixture of anger and weary resignation swept over Cyprus on Monday in the wake of a eurozone bailout deal that could shrink the island nation?s economy by 10 percent and cause a sharp spike in unemployment.http://news.yahoo.com/bailout-deal-leaves-many-cypriots-apprehensive-future-181752657.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 14:17:52 -0400Christian Science Monitorbailout-deal-leaves-many-cypriots-apprehensive-future-181752657Whatever British police may finally conclude about the manner of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's death Saturday at his home near London, most Russians say that they won't be grieving over him.http://news.yahoo.com/russia-no-love-lost-over-evil-genius-boris-161350625.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 12:13:50 -0400Christian Science Monitorrussia-no-love-lost-over-evil-genius-boris-161350625Hong Kong?s top court announced that foreigners can enter the city as maids and domestic helpers, but cannot expect to settle there as permanent residents.http://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-court-rejects-filipino-maids-plea-residency-160705456.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 12:07:05 -0400Christian Science Monitorhong-kong-court-rejects-filipino-maids-plea-residency-160705456Just over two months after signing a power-sharing deal aimed at halting their lightning advance, rebels in the Central African Republic captured the capital city of Bangui Sunday, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee and opening the way for them to proclaim a new government.http://news.yahoo.com/rebels-capture-central-african-republic-now-govern-154301886.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 11:43:01 -0400Christian Science Monitorrebels-capture-central-african-republic-now-govern-154301886The press of humanity at Jerusalem?s Machane Yehuda market just might cause the uninitiated visitor to do a face-plant in a heap of eggplants.http://news.yahoo.com/interest-kosher-food-surges-chefs-gourmet-151358950.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 11:13:58 -0400Christian Science Monitorinterest-kosher-food-surges-chefs-gourmet-151358950While news reports, defectors, and human rights organizations are in close agreement on the harsh evidence of poverty, famine, and torture in secretive North Korea, Alejandro Cao de Ben?s paints a very different picture.http://news.yahoo.com/north-koreas-public-relations-man-spaniard-tough-job-145700881.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 10:57:00 -0400Christian Science Monitornorth-koreas-public-relations-man-spaniard-tough-job-145700881When Tammy Weitzman stood onstage to tell her story, she was afraid that the audience full of strangers would shout obscenities at her. She was describing what it had been like to move to Israel when she was 8 years old, a Jewish-Canadian kid in a foreign land full of conflict and animosity. She was taught to fear people not like herself ? particularly Palestinians and Arabs.http://news.yahoo.com/rewriting-story-polarized-debate-got-tea-party-occupy-134300252.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2013 09:43:00 -0400Christian Science Monitorrewriting-story-polarized-debate-got-tea-party-occupy-134300252US Secretary of State John Kerry made a previously unannounced stop in Baghdad today, and in the process unintentionally highlighted the difficult job he's been assigned in advancing the US diplomatic agenda as regards to the Syrian civil war.http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-wants-iraq-stop-arms-shipments-syria-why-212616447.htmlSun, 24 Mar 2013 17:26:16 -0400Christian Science Monitorkerry-wants-iraq-stop-arms-shipments-syria-why-212616447<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cyprus-scrambles-bailout-cypriots-fear-damage-already-done-192509477.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0VgbagFKRFx5rKHGcTncBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9Zmls

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