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Judge rules U.S. soldier's killing of five was premeditated
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq
Judge: Soldier premeditated Iraq killings
U.S. TV journalist Barbara Walters announces retirement
The Obama Administration Looks to Latin America After Years of Neglect
Benghazi, IRS Create Perfect Storm Threatening Obama's Credibility
A better way to talk about guns in America
Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest
Crucial decision in Iraq murders court martial
Kuwait may sign plane deal in May, Airbus favored: source
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Posted: 13 May 2013 02:43 PM PDT

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Judge rules U.S. soldier's killing of five was premeditated

Posted: 13 May 2013 01:37 PM PDT

By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A military judge ruled on Monday that a U.S. soldier who shot and killed five fellow servicemen at a combat stress clinic in Iraq acted with premeditation, a decision that will almost surely get him life in prison. U.S. Army Sergeant John Russell, in a deal that spared him the death penalty, pleaded guilty last month to killing two medical staff officers and three soldiers at Camp Liberty in Baghdad in a 2009 shooting that the military has said may have been triggered by combat stress. ...

Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq

Posted: 13 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007.

Judge: Soldier premeditated Iraq killings

Posted: 13 May 2013 11:16 AM PDT

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A military judge found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder Monday in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

U.S. TV journalist Barbara Walters announces retirement

Posted: 13 May 2013 08:51 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Trailblazing broadcast journalist Barbara Walters, known for her interviews with world leaders and celebrities and the first woman to co-anchor a U.S. evening news program, said on Monday she will retire in the summer of 2014. With tears in her eyes, Walters, 83, announced her upcoming resignation on "The View," the all-woman show she created in 1997. "I have been on television for over 50 years," she said as her co-hosts watched. "In the summer of 2014 I plan to retire from appearing on television." Walters described her career as amazing, fascinating, and sometimes bumpy. ...

The Obama Administration Looks to Latin America After Years of Neglect

Posted: 13 May 2013 08:07 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is sending Vice President Joe Biden on a swing through Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad & Tobago later this month. Which means two things: First, the prospect of off-the-cuff gaffes in three different languages. (Memo: Don't call Latin America our "backyard" as Secretary of State John Kerry did last month.) Second, the Obama Administration is suddenly interested in Latin America and the Caribbean after four years of indifference. ...

Benghazi, IRS Create Perfect Storm Threatening Obama's Credibility

Posted: 13 May 2013 07:01 AM PDT

When two storms collide, the weather gets hairy. For President Obama, the IRS and Benghazi stories converged this weekend for a self-inflicted tempest that threatens his credibility.

A better way to talk about guns in America

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:45 AM PDT

The Senate gun legislation dealing with background checks may have met a resounding defeat a few weeks ago, but the political debate on both sides of the gun issue is far from over. And the debate over dinner tables continues. On Sunday, police say that 19 people – including two children – were shot at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.

Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:43 AM PDT

TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East's version of "American Idol," it's the region's troubles ...

Crucial decision in Iraq murders court martial

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:35 AM PDT

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A military judge at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington could decide Monday whether an Army sergeant who fatally shot five fellow service members in Iraq acted with premeditation.

Kuwait may sign plane deal in May, Airbus favored: source

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:11 AM PDT

By Sylvia Westall KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait is studying plans by its airline to buy 25 Airbus jets, a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the most sweeping overhaul since part of its fleet was seized after Iraq invaded the Gulf state in 1990. The proposal calls for state-owned Kuwait Airways to buy 25 new Airbus jets and to lease a further 13 to upgrade its fleet but needs government approval, the source said. It could be signed by the end of this month. ...