Yahoo! News: Terrorism

---

• Bloomberg's drink ban 'wouldn't work here'
• Rebels pick U.S. citizen as Syrian prime minister
• Princess Diana's gowns fetch hefty sum at auction
• Activist group seeks charges in Iditarod dog death
• Ferce hail storms rattle southern states
• Senate drops assault weapon ban from gun reform bill
• Statue of Liberty to reopen by Independence Day
• Abuse victims want pope to open Argentina files
• Ancient Chinese bowl sells for over $2.22M
• Indiana campus 'all clear' after report of gunman
• Asian carp breeding areas wider than thought
• Orphaned polar bear cub finds temporary home at zoo
• First person: A tyrant fell in Iraq, chaos followed
• Accused NYC hit-and-run driver charged with manslaughter
• Ex-Oregon governor candidate charged in Facebook stock fraud
• Pakistani girl shot by Taliban starts at English school
• Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in northern Syria
• Indianapolis campus searched after gunman reported
• Ohio School Shooter TJ Lane Laughs, Gives Finger at His Sentencing
• Landslides in Rio mountains kill 24
• Newtown sees jump in gun permit applications
• SAfrica police boss endorses officers in killings
• Twinkies sale approved by judge
• American gets back art taken by Nazis during WWII
• Rand Paul tries to pull GOP toward immigration reform
• Pair accused of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone
• Bombs kill nearly 60 on Iraq invasion anniversary
• Pope's first mass: 'protect each person, especially the poorest'
• Lululemon recalls yoga pants for being too revealing
• Mark Sanford favored to top GOP primary. Is redemption complete?
• Report: 1 in 3 seniors dies with, not of, dementia
• Obama Aims to Court Israeli People During First Presidential Visit
• Curiosity Rover Eyes Huge Mars Mountain in Amazing Photos
• Ex-NASA contractor arrested on plane to China
• US sees no evidence of chem weapons use in Syria
• Cyprus seeks to alleviate pain from deposit raid

Bloomberg's drink ban 'wouldn't work here' Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:22 PM PDT Even so, mayors from the nation's fattest cities applaud the effort.

Rebels pick U.S. citizen as Syrian prime minister Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:22 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — The man chosen to head the Syrian opposition's new interim government is a Syrian-born American citizen who has spent decades in the United States working for technology companies and advocating for various Muslim causes.

Princess Diana's gowns fetch hefty sum at auction Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:14 PM PDT The collection includes one she wore to a White House dinner when she danced with John Travolta.

Activist group seeks charges in Iditarod dog death Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:37 PM PDT PETA has long criticized the 1,000-mile Alaskan sled race as being cruel.

Ferce hail storms rattle southern states Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:27 PM PDT Mississippi's insurance commissioner says there could be 50,000 claims.

Senate drops assault weapon ban from gun reform bill Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:32 PM PDT Political observers had suggested there wasn't support for such a measure.

Statue of Liberty to reopen by Independence Day Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PDT Superstorm Sandy badly damaged Liberty Island, but spared the iconic landmark.

Abuse victims want pope to open Argentina files Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:58 PM PDT The church protected two priests who later were convicted of abusing children.

Ancient Chinese bowl sells for over $2.22M Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:38 PM PDT A rare vessel was bought at a tag sale for $3 and was put aside for years.

Indiana campus 'all clear' after report of gunman Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:18 PM PDT IUPUI was deemed safe four hours after investigating a report of a man with a gun on campus.

Asian carp breeding areas wider than thought Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:19 PM PDT It's yet another reason to worry about the invasive species' potential to infest waterways.

Orphaned polar bear cub finds temporary home at zoo Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:46 PM PDT The cub's mother was killed March 12 near Point Lay on Alaska's northwest coast.

First person: A tyrant fell in Iraq, chaos followed Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PDT Journalists mark the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.

Accused NYC hit-and-run driver charged with manslaughter Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A motorist already accused in a horrific hit-and-run traffic accident that killed a pregnant woman and her husband in Brooklyn was charged Tuesday with three counts of second-degree manslaughter, including one for the death of the couple's premature child.

Ex-Oregon governor candidate charged in Facebook stock fraud Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PDT Craig Berkman falsely told investors he had access to scarce pre-IPO shares, police say.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban starts at English school Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:31 PM PDT "I want all girls in the world to have this basic opportunity," Malala Yousufzai says.

Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in northern Syria Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:44 PM PDT If confirmed, it be the first use of such weapons in the two-year-old conflict.

Indianapolis campus searched after gunman reported Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:53 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police were searching a university campus in Indianapolis on Tuesday after a student reported seeing a man carrying a rifle or shotgun near its medical school.

Ohio School Shooter TJ Lane Laughs, Gives Finger at His Sentencing Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:33 PM PDT TJ Lane Wore T-Shirt That Said 'Killer' at His Sentencing

Landslides in Rio mountains kill 24 Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 24 people in the mountains above Rio de Janeiro and prompted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to call for tougher action to eradicate precarious dwellings. Firemen on Friday recovered the bodies of three children who were swept away by floods in the worst hit neighborhood called Quitandinha, a suburb of Petropolis, where dozens of homes were demolished by the landslides. ...

Newtown sees jump in gun permit applications Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Applications for gun permits have jumped in Newtown since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which sparked a renewed debate about stricter gun control laws and a surge in gun sales around the country due to worries about new limits.

SAfrica police boss endorses officers in killings Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PDT MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's police chief said Tuesday she stands by her statement praising officers involved in the shooting massacre of 34 striking miners and insisting they were "just doing your work."

Twinkies sale approved by judge Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of Twinkies to a pair of investment firms, one of which has said it hopes to have the cakes back on shelves by summer.

American gets back art taken by Nazis during WWII Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:35 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Tom Selldorff was 6 years old when he saw his grandfather's prized art collection for the last time in 1930s Vienna, before it fell into Nazi hands.

Rand Paul tries to pull GOP toward immigration reform Posted: 19 Mar 2013 08:30 AM PDT The Kentucky Republican urges a pathway to legality.

Pair accused of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone Posted: 19 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday two men accused of plotting to rob and kill soul singer Joss Stone planned to decapitate her, then dump her body in a river.

Bombs kill nearly 60 on Iraq invasion anniversary Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PDT By Patrick Markey and Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than a dozen car bombs and suicide blasts tore through Shi'ite Muslim districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and other areas on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Sunni Islamist insurgents linked to al Qaeda are regaining ground in Iraq, invigorated by the war next door in Syria and have stepped up attacks on Shi'ite targets in an attempt to provoke a wider sectarian confrontation. ...

Pope's first mass: 'protect each person, especially the poorest' Posted: 19 Mar 2013 06:12 AM PDT With traditional pomp and ceremony, the Catholic Church celebrated the official start of the papacy of Pope Francis on Tuesday, with a giant open-air mass in St. Peter's Square.

Lululemon recalls yoga pants for being too revealing Posted: 19 Mar 2013 06:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Lululemon has yanked its popular black yoga pants from store shelves after it found that sheer material was revealing too much of its loyal customers.

Mark Sanford favored to top GOP primary. Is redemption complete? Posted: 19 Mar 2013 06:40 AM PDT In his race to win a seat in Congress, Mark Sanford calls himself a "wounded warrior." Some women in the district call the former South Carolina governor who cheated on his wife a man who has lost his "moral compass." But, for now at least, election experts are calling him "front-runner."

Report: 1 in 3 seniors dies with, not of, dementia Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:57 AM PDT A staggering 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says a new report that highlights the impact the mind-destroying disease is having on the rapidly aging population.Dying ...

Obama Aims to Court Israeli People During First Presidential Visit Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON — President Obama departs tonight for his first presidential trip to Israel, a largely symbolic visit aimed more at mending rocky relationships than forging substantive policy. While Obama once said he was putting off visiting Israel until "we are actually moving something forward," he...

Curiosity Rover Eyes Huge Mars Mountain in Amazing Photos Posted: 19 Mar 2013 07:50 AM PDT NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has captured a stunningly detailed panorama of the giant Red Planet mountain that is the robot's ultimate science destination.

Ex-NASA contractor arrested on plane to China Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:54 AM PDT A Chinese national who worked at NASA's Langley Research Center has been arrested on a plane bound for Beijing on charges of lying to federal agents.Bo Jiang made his initial appearance Monday in Norfolk ...

US sees no evidence of chem weapons use in Syria Posted: 19 Mar 2013 08:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has no evidence to back up a claim by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime that the U.S.-backed Syrian rebels used chemical weapons, the White House said Tuesday.

Cyprus seeks to alleviate pain from deposit raid Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:21 AM PDT NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot government officials sought Tuesday to alleviate the pain on small savers from a plan to raid bank deposits that has caused outrage in the country and sent jitters through European financial markets.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610