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• Rockets hit south Beirut after Hezbollah vows Syria victory
• Kerry backs private West Bank economic plan, but little detail
• Rocket fired from Lebanon towards Israel: residents
• Colombia, FARC rebels reach agreement on agrarian reform
• French gay marriage opponents stage big Paris march
• French soldier's stabbing could be act of terrorism: minister
• Bob Dole says Reagan couldn't make it in today's GOP. Is he right?
• Teen planned attack: Bombs in bedroom under floorboards linked to school plot
• Rockets hit Hezbollah stronghold, raising fears of widening war
• How can Chuck Hagel fix military sexual assault epidemic?
• Rockets in Lebanon capital signal Syrian spillover
• Kenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested in 2010
• French police search for man who stabbed soldier
• Kerry: $4B Palestinian economic plan could work
• 'Blue is the Warmest Color' is Cannes' Palme d'Or
• Protest in Paris against France's gay marriage law
• Chill breeze of politics stills Australian renewables
• Robots to drones, Australia eyes high-tech farm help to grow food
• Israel's president calls for return to peace talks
• Egypt's court says police and army should vote
• Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to close
• Arab League chief urges Hezbollah to stop fighting in Syria
• Germany: Merkel vows to avoid trade war with China
• Rebels attack army base in Sudan's top oil-producing state
• Wanted Ugandan general says he is hiding in London
• Kenya police kill terrorist linked to al-Shabab
• Saudi death toll from new virus reaches 18
• 'Blue is the Warmest Color' wins Palme d'Or
• Iraq officials says separate attacks kill 14
• Kerry says Palestinian economic plan could work
• Kerry believes plan coming on Palestinian economy
• Dern, Bejo takes top acting honors at Cannes

Rockets hit south Beirut after Hezbollah vows Syria victory Posted: 26 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two rockets hit a Shi'ite Muslim district of Beirut on Sunday, driving home the risk of spillover from Syria's civil war, after the head of Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah said it would keep fighting on the Syrian government's side until victory. It was the first attack to apparently target Hezbollah's stronghold in the south of the Lebanese capital since the outbreak of the two-year conflict in neighboring Syria, which has sharply heightened Lebanon's own sectarian tensions. ...

Kerry backs private West Bank economic plan, but little detail Posted: 26 May 2013 02:07 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed DEAD SEA, Jordan (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry sketched out a plan on Sunday to spur Palestinian growth with up to $4 billion in private investment, but did not say where the money would come from. Kerry drew a picture of prosperity in the West Bank that could spread to Israel and Jordan, while acknowledging it would not fully materialize without movement toward peace between Israel and the Palestinians. ...

Rocket fired from Lebanon towards Israel: residents Posted: 26 May 2013 02:56 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese security sources said, and residents of a northern Israeli town reported hearing a blast. "An explosion was heard. Soldiers are searching the area. The cause is still being investigated," an Israeli military spokeswoman said. A second Israeli military source said the explosion was probably caused by a mortar. The incident came amid heightened tensions in the region over Syria's civil war. ...

Colombia, FARC rebels reach agreement on agrarian reform Posted: 26 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT By Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia and the Marxist-led FARC rebels have reached agreement on the critical issue of agrarian reform, the two sides said on Sunday in what appeared to be a major step forward for the peace process aimed at ending their long war. They said the accord called for the economic and social development of rural areas and providing land to the people living there, which addresses one of the main issues that led the FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, to form in 1964 as a communist agrarian reform movement and launch its insurgency. ...

French gay marriage opponents stage big Paris march Posted: 26 May 2013 03:23 PM PDT By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred thousand opponents of same-sex marriage marched in central Paris on Sunday against a reform the unpopular French government passed last month at the price of deepening political polarization. Large park grounds around Les Invalides monument were full of protesters waving pink and blue flags, while far-right activists hung a banner on the ruling Socialist Party headquarters urging President Francois Hollande to quit. ...

French soldier's stabbing could be act of terrorism: minister Posted: 26 May 2013 10:34 AM PDT By Nicholas Vinocur PARIS (Reuters) - The stabbing of a French soldier near Paris by a man who is still on the run bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism, the interior minister said on Sunday, and police said it may have been inspired by the murder of a British serviceman in London. Anti-terrorism investigators are hunting for a bearded man aged about 30, possibly of North African origin, who fled into a crowded train station after attacking the 23-year-old soldier from behind with a knife or a box-cutter on Saturday. ...

Bob Dole says Reagan couldn't make it in today's GOP. Is he right? Posted: 26 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT When President Obama says Ronald Reagan would no longer win a Republican primary, as he did in the heat of the 2012 presidential election, Grand Old Partyers are probably not inclined to spend too much time wondering where it all went wrong for their party.

Teen planned attack: Bombs in bedroom under floorboards linked to school plot Posted: 26 May 2013 10:30 AM PDT A 17-year-old student in Albany, Ore., built several bombs and had a detailed plan – including checklists and diagrams – as part of a Columbine-style plot to attack West Albany High School, a local prosecutor says.

Rockets hit Hezbollah stronghold, raising fears of widening war Posted: 26 May 2013 09:05 AM PDT Two rockets struck a majority Shiite district of southern Beirut early Sunday, the latest indication of rising tensions in Lebanon generated by the war in neighboring Syria. The attack was the first of its kind in Beirut since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war.

How can Chuck Hagel fix military sexual assault epidemic? Posted: 26 May 2013 06:05 AM PDT On consecutive days, President Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel have told the next generation of military leaders that sexual assault is threatening the dignity and effectiveness of the force.

Rockets in Lebanon capital signal Syrian spillover Posted: 26 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Two rockets hit Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut on Sunday, tearing through an apartment and peppering cars with shrapnel, a day after the Lebanese group's leader pledged to lift President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's civil war.

Kenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested in 2010 Posted: 26 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A suspect in last week's savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 while apparently preparing to train and fight with al-Qaida-linked Somali militants, an anti-terrorism police official said Sunday.

French police search for man who stabbed soldier Posted: 26 May 2013 09:57 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — French anti-terrorism investigators were combing video surveillance tapes Sunday as they continued their manhunt for a suspect who stabbed a soldier in the throat in the commercial district of La Defense outside Paris.

Kerry: $4B Palestinian economic plan could work Posted: 26 May 2013 12:19 PM PDT SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry declared Sunday he believes a potential $4 billion plan is emerging that could expand the Palestinian economy by up to 50 percent in the next three years.

'Blue is the Warmest Color' is Cannes' Palme d'Or Posted: 26 May 2013 02:33 PM PDT CANNES, France (AP) — The tender, sensual lesbian romance "Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele" won the hearts of the 66th Cannes Film Festival, taking its top honor, the Palme d'Or.

Protest in Paris against France's gay marriage law Posted: 26 May 2013 02:25 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing demonstrators.

Chill breeze of politics stills Australian renewables Posted: 26 May 2013 02:23 PM PDT By Rob Taylor BUNGENDORE, Australia (Reuters) - On a line of low hills standing sentinel beside a dry lake bed near Australia's capital, giant turbines turning slowly in a chill winter breeze give no hint of a multi-billion-dollar storm building around renewable energy. Infigen Energy's Capital Windfarm, built five years ago, was a vanguard for wind power as Australia sought to wean itself from cheap fossil-fuel power in the face of climate shift blamed in part for Lake George's transformation to a vast plain. ...

Robots to drones, Australia eyes high-tech farm help to grow food Posted: 26 May 2013 02:14 PM PDT By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia's newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs water or fertilizer. Meet "Mantis" and "Shrimp", agricultural robots being tested to do these tasks and more in a bid to cut costs and improve productivity in Australia's economically vital farm sector, which exported A$39.6 billion ($38.8 billion)of produce in 2012. Australia is one of the leaders in the field and, with a minimum wage of A$15. ...

Israel's president calls for return to peace talks Posted: 26 May 2013 02:12 PM PDT SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Israel's president on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to overcome differences and resume peace negotiations, saying the sides could not afford "to lose this opportunity."

Egypt's court says police and army should vote Posted: 26 May 2013 02:11 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian Islamists and former members of the nation's military voiced concern Sunday about the potential pitfalls stemming from a decision by the country's top constitutional court that would allow members of the armed forces and police to vote in the nation's elections.

Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to close Posted: 26 May 2013 02:01 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — It was an audacious idea that came to symbolize Israel's self-described status as "Start-Up Nation," a company that believed it could replace most gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles and reduce the world's reliance on oil — and all within a few years.

Arab League chief urges Hezbollah to stop fighting in Syria Posted: 26 May 2013 01:43 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby on Sunday urged Lebanon's Shi'ite militant Hezbollah to stop fighting alongside government forces in Syria's civil war, after two rockets hit a Shi'ite Muslim district of Beirut. Sunday's rocket attack was the first to apparently target Hezbollah's stronghold in the south of the Lebanese capital since the outbreak of the two-year conflict in neighboring Syria, which has heightened Lebanon's own sectarian tensions. ...

Germany: Merkel vows to avoid trade war with China Posted: 26 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she would use her country's economic clout to prevent the European Union from imposing punitive tariffs on some Chinese products to avoid a trade war.

Rebels attack army base in Sudan's top oil-producing state Posted: 26 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rebels with tanks attacked an army base in Sudan's top oil-producing state of South Kordofan on Sunday, and both sides claimed victory. The Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF), an umbrella of insurgent groups which aims to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has stepped up attacks in the past month, trying to force the army to fight on fronts hundreds of miles apart to drain stretched state resources. Sudan has accused neighbor South Sudan of backing rebels in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile border states. Juba denies this, but diplomats say the allegation is credible. ...

Wanted Ugandan general says he is hiding in London Posted: 26 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A wanted Ugandan general who questioned the president's succession plan has requested the protection of British police and won't return home anytime soon, his lawyer said Sunday.

Kenya police kill terrorist linked to al-Shabab Posted: 26 May 2013 11:28 AM PDT MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan police official says the country's anti-terrorism police have killed a wanted terrorist and recovered a cache of weapons in the port city of Mombasa.

Saudi death toll from new virus reaches 18 Posted: 26 May 2013 11:19 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says a woman has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 18.

'Blue is the Warmest Color' wins Palme d'Or Posted: 26 May 2013 11:10 AM PDT CANNES, France (AP) — Abdellatif Kechiche's lesbian romance "Blue Is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele" has won the Palme d'Or, the top honor of the Cannes Film Festival.

Iraq officials says separate attacks kill 14 Posted: 26 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of attacks killed at least 14 people in Iraq on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence of what has been a particularly bloody month in the country.

Kerry says Palestinian economic plan could work Posted: 26 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he believes a plan is emerging that could expand the Palestinian economy by up to 50 percent in the next three years.

Kerry believes plan coming on Palestinian economy Posted: 26 May 2013 10:43 AM PDT SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he believes a plan is emerging that could expand the Palestinian economy by up to 50 percent in the next three years.

Dern, Bejo takes top acting honors at Cannes Posted: 26 May 2013 10:40 AM PDT CANNES, France (AP) — Bruce Dern has taken best actor and Berenice Bejo has landed best actress at the Cannes Film Festival.

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