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• Pope's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church
• Rebels' raid poses Mali guerrilla war threat for French
• New Iran centrifuges could shorten path to atomic bomb: Netanyahu
• Egypt protesters, police clash on Mubarak anniversary
• Ireland moves to quell horsemeat fears, calls meeting
• Attacks kill 12 in Iraq's Mosul: sources
• Libya to shut Egypt, Tunis borders for anniversary
• Senior U.S. senator faults Taiwan over arms "complacency"
• Kenya's Odinga taunts vote rival over war crimes court
• Syria rebels seize dam, blast on Turkish border
• Pope's bombshell sends troubled church scrambling
• Papal resignation opens door to many contenders
• AP PHOTOS: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI
• Latin America would like a Latin pope, odds slim
• Adventurers re-enact Shackleton's Antarctic voyage
• AP PHOTOS: Celebrating Lunar New Year around world
• Syrian rebels capture country's largest dam
• Rio de Janeiro's samba schools vie for title
• US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan
• Egypt protests on anniversary of Mubarak's fall
• How will the Catholic Church handle a living ex-pope?
• After assassination, Tunisia undertakes crucial debate
• Pope Benedict's legacy: More influential than Pope John Paul II?
• As euro strengthens, debate grows about setting a 'target' value
• Pope Benedict XVI retires: Will the next pope come from the 'global south?'
• K-pop sensation Psy dances into Malaysia's political drama, Gangnam style
• Caliber Collection fashions jewelry to take guns off the streets
• Palm oil casualty? 14 pygmy elephants fall prey to pesticides in Borneo
• French, Malian troops regain control of Gao after rebels raid by canoe

Pope's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church Posted: 11 Feb 2013 03:02 PM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to carry on. Church officials tried to relay a climate of calm confidence in the running of a 2,000-year-old institution, but the decision could lead to uncertainty in a Church already besieged by scandal for covering up sexual abuse of children by priests. ...

Rebels' raid poses Mali guerrilla war threat for French Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:02 PM PST GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Malian troops hunted house-to-house in Gao on Monday for Islamist insurgents whose attack inside the northern town at the weekend showed the risk that French forces might become entangled in a messy guerrilla war. Sneaking across the Niger River under cover of darkness, the al Qaeda-allied rebels fought Malian and French troops on Sunday in the streets of the ancient Saharan trading town, retaken from the Islamists two weeks ago. ...

New Iran centrifuges could shorten path to atomic bomb: Netanyahu Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:33 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that new centrifuges Iran was installing for its uranium enrichment program could cut by a third the time needed to create a nuclear bomb. As Iran and world powers prepare to resume talks aimed at easing a dispute that has raised fears of a new Middle East war, Tehran announced late last month it planned to install the new machines at its main enrichment plant. ...

Egypt protesters, police clash on Mubarak anniversary Posted: 11 Feb 2013 03:15 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters demanding the departure of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clashed with police outside his palace on Monday on the second anniversary of the overthrow of veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Dozens of youths threw rocks at the Ettihadiya palace after a peaceful march by thousands of demonstrators who accused Mursi's conservative Muslim Brotherhood of hijacking Egypt's democratic revolution and seeking to monopolize power. ...

Ireland moves to quell horsemeat fears, calls meeting Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:37 PM PST BRUSSELS/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Monday it would order Irish meat processors to carry out DNA tests to reassure consumers worried by the discovery of horsemeat in some beef products and called a meeting of European ministers to discuss a wider response. The horsemeat scandal affecting a growing number of European countries began in Ireland after its food safety authority discovered horsemeat in frozen beef burgers. ...

Attacks kill 12 in Iraq's Mosul: sources Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:51 PM PST MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber and unidentified gunmen killed at least 12 people in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, police and hospital sources said, as sectarian and ethnic tensions build ahead of elections in April. The bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives up to a military checkpoint in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, and detonated it, killing eight people and wounding 18, among them soldiers. "The blast destroyed everything. ...

Libya to shut Egypt, Tunis borders for anniversary Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:21 PM PST TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will shut its borders with Tunis and Egypt for five days as a security measure ahead of the country's two-year anniversary marking the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi, the prime minister said on Monday. Ali Zeidan announced the closure during a news conference as part of list of security measures following concerns about potential militia violence surrounding the celebrations. "As of midnight on February 14th until the 18th, no one will be allowed to cross the Libyan borders between Egypt or Tunis as a security precaution," he told reporters on Monday. ...

Senior U.S. senator faults Taiwan over arms "complacency" Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. senator leading a drive to persuade President Barack Obama to disregard Beijing's concerns and sell new F-16 fighters to Taiwan faulted the island for what he said was a failure to push hard enough for the planes. "When it comes to Taiwan's military capabilities, there seems to be a puzzling sense of complacency in Taipei," said Senator John Cornyn. Cornyn, a Texas Republican, is responsible for rounding up his party's votes in the Senate. He has sought to force the Obama administration to sell Taiwan the 66 F-16C/D models it has sought in the past. ...

Kenya's Odinga taunts vote rival over war crimes court Posted: 11 Feb 2013 03:25 PM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Raila Odinga, the frontrunner in Kenya's presidential election, taunted his rival Uhuru Kenyatta in a debate on Monday, asking how he would be able to rule from the Hague, where Kenyatta goes on trial shortly on charges of crimes against humanity. The presidential television debate - the first ever held in the country - failed to produce a clear winner, but gave an early taste of what is expected to be a highly-charged contest to run East Africa's economic powerhouse. ...

Syria rebels seize dam, blast on Turkish border Posted: 11 Feb 2013 01:53 PM PST AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels have captured Syria's biggest hydro-electric dam and battled army tank units near the center of Damascus, activists said as the opposition renewed an offer on Monday to negotiate the departure of President Bashar al-Assad. On the Turkish border, nine people were killed when a car arriving from rebel-held territory in northwestern Syria blew up at the Reyhanli frontier crossing; Turkish officials said it was unclear whether the blast was a suicide attack or an accident. ...

Pope's bombshell sends troubled church scrambling Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:27 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, stunning the world by announcing his resignation Monday and leaving the already troubled Catholic Church to replace the leader of its 1 billion followers by Easter.

Papal resignation opens door to many contenders Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:07 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI's resignation opens the door to an array of possible successors, from the conservative cardinal of Milan to a contender from Ghana and several Latin Americans. But don't count on a radical change of course for the Catholic Church: Benedict appointed the majority of cardinals who will choose his successor from within their own ranks.

AP PHOTOS: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:14 AM PST Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28. The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals. "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," he told the cardinals. Benedict, the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years, emphasized that carrying out the duties of being pope — the leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide — requires "both strength of mind and body." He says he is simply too infirm to carry on.

Latin America would like a Latin pope, odds slim Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:35 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — Latin America is home to the world's biggest Roman Catholic population, but chances seem slim that the next pope will come from the region.

Adventurers re-enact Shackleton's Antarctic voyage Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:27 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all-time.

AP PHOTOS: Celebrating Lunar New Year around world Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:20 PM PST Lunar New Year is being celebrated in China and around the world.

Syrian rebels capture country's largest dam Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:13 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels scored one of their biggest strategic victories Monday since the country's crisis began two years ago, capturing the nation's largest dam and iconic industrial symbol of the Assad family's four-decade rule.

Rio de Janeiro's samba schools vie for title Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:42 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's samba schools are vying for the title of the year's best in an over-the-top, all-night-long parade at the city's iconic Sambadrome.

US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:37 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of containers home through a once-blocked land route through Pakistan.

Egypt protests on anniversary of Mubarak's fall Posted: 11 Feb 2013 01:40 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Security forces sprayed protesters with water hoses and tear gas outside the presidential palace Monday as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak's with angry demonstrations against his elected successor.

How will the Catholic Church handle a living ex-pope? Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:59 PM PST The resignation of Benedict XVI raises a conundrum not faced by the Catholic Church for centuries: How do you handle a still living ex-pope?

After assassination, Tunisia undertakes crucial debate Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:56 PM PST Tunisia has so far enjoyed the smoothest transition in the Arab Spring. But following the murder last week of an opposition political leader, the country's progress toward democracy has veered into crisis, thanks in part to squabbling among its new leaders.

Pope Benedict's legacy: More influential than Pope John Paul II? Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:42 PM PST Pope Benedict resigns later this month after arguably being the single most influential figure inside the Roman Catholic Church for three decades, dating to the early 1980s.

As euro strengthens, debate grows about setting a 'target' value Posted: 11 Feb 2013 01:41 PM PST Finance ministers of the 17-member eurozone failed to find a united front Monday to address concerns over the risks a rising euro poses to the fledging economic recovery, as fears of a global currency war loom.

Pope Benedict XVI retires: Will the next pope come from the 'global south?' Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:53 AM PST With the surprise announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of this month, many in the so-called "global south" are hopeful that a new pope might finally hail from Asia, Africa, or Latin America.

K-pop sensation Psy dances into Malaysia's political drama, Gangnam style Posted: 11 Feb 2013 09:51 AM PST Korean pop sensation Psy danced right into the middle of Malaysia's increasingly fractious politics today, following the prime minister on to the stage at a government-held Chinese New Year celebration in opposition stronghold Penang.

Caliber Collection fashions jewelry to take guns off the streets Posted: 11 Feb 2013 08:23 AM PST Perhaps borrowing Shakespeare's expression of wearing one's heart on one's sleeve, Jessica Mindich wears her passion on her wrist.

Palm oil casualty? 14 pygmy elephants fall prey to pesticides in Borneo Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:27 AM PST A rare breed of elephant appears to be the latest casualty of the palm oil boom that is sweeping Malaysian Borneo, reigniting an already heated debate over the pros and cons of the world's cheapest cooking oil.

French, Malian troops regain control of Gao after rebels raid by canoe Posted: 11 Feb 2013 06:11 AM PST French and Malian troops on Monday said they are in control of the strategic city of Gao once again after fighting that was described as the most serious escalation of the conflict since French forces entered Mali in late January. The clashes took place on Sunday when Islamist rebel forces infiltrated Gao and attacked Malian and French forces there.

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