Syrian army declares conditional Eid ceasefire

BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's army command announced a ceasefire on Thursday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha but said it reserved the right to respond to any rebel attack or moves to reinforce President Bashar al-Assad's armed foes. A...

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Libyan suspect in U.S. envoy attack killed in Cairo

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Libyan militant suspected by Egypt of involvement in last month's attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya has been killed during a raid by Egyptian security forces in Cairo, a security official said on Thursday. The Libyan was killed...

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South Africa union agrees gold mine pay deal as most strikers return

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's gold mines agreed a wage deal with unions on Thursday as the bulk of the gold sector's striking miners returned to work under threat of dismissal. The returns marked success of a sort for a new tough approach...

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Man in Afghan uniform kills two U.S. servicemen: NATO

KABUL (Reuters) - A man wearing an Afghan police uniform has shot dead two U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan, NATO said on Thursday. The assailant turned his weapon against the forces in Uruzgan province, it said in a statement. "Insider" attacks on Western...

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WikiLeaks says releases hacked U.S. detainee rules

LONDON (Reuters) - The WikiLeaks website began publishing on Thursday what it said were more than 100 U.S. Defense Department files detailing military detention policies in camps in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay in the years after the September 11 attacks...

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In Myanmar's volatile west, sectarian violence worsens

YANGON (Reuters) - Hundreds of homes burned and gunfire rang out as sectarian violence raged for a fifth day between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in western Myanmar on Thursday, pushing the death toll to nearly 60 and testing the country's nascent...

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Hundreds sicken as dengue fever hits Portugal's Madeira

LONDON (Reuters) - Fifty-two people are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and another 404 probably have the mosquito-borne disease, health officials said on Thursday. Two cases of dengue - also called...

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Israel's Netanyahu, ally Lieberman merge parties

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main coalition partner, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, plan to merge their right-wing parties ahead of Israel's January 22 election, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. "The fact...

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Increased extortion threatens Ivorian cocoa flows

DIVO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Extortion at illegal roadblocks manned by police, soldiers and customs officials has increased in Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions in recent months and threatens to undermine reforms aimed at improving farmer incomes, officials...

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Russia wants answers on NATO post-2014 Afghan mission

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia wants to know more about the scale and scope of NATO's post-2014 mission in Afghanistan before deciding whether to keep cooperating with the Western alliance, an envoy for President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Moscow,...

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Colorado marijuana-legalization measure raises question of pot tourism

Colorado's legalization of limited possession of marijuana — if voters approve it this November — would bring the attention of the nation to the state, both sides of the issue agreed Wednesday. Where they disagreed, though, is whether that attention...

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After string of quarterbacks, Broncos finally have their man in Peyton Manning

So this is how quarterback is played. Peyton Manning has taught Broncos fans more in six games about the craft of playing quarterback than Brian Griese, Jake Plummer, Jay Cutler, Kyle Orton and Tim Tebow did in the previous 13 seasons combined. Playing...

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Presidential debate puts women's issues at forefront of campaign

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio — Republican nominee Mitt Romney's comment during the second presidential debate that he had received "binders full of women" as Massachusetts governor when he requested more female job candidates went viral...

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Civic Center becomes Denver's 1st National Historic Landmark

 Historically, Denver was the Queen City of the Plains, and Wednesday its centerpiece park became a jewel in the nation's crown. Denver's Civic Center has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior,...

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Colorado school experts examine whether giving cash for AP scores works

There's a reward waiting for Moises Banuelos if he passes the standardized tests in three Advanced Placement classes he's taking this semester at Denver's Abraham Lincoln High School: $100 for each qualifying score. "It shows that hard work...

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3 arrested in deaths of 5 at Fero's Bar & Grill in Denver

Denver police have arrested three suspects — including two brothers and a parolee — in the deaths of five people whose bodies were found inside a Denver bar after a fire was set. The bodies were found about 1:50 a.m. Wednesday by firefighters...

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Missing Centennial son arrested with body parts in back seat

 After a car that was eluding Greenwood Village police crashed at East Orchard Road and South Dayton Street early Wednesday, officers made a shocking discovery in the back seat: the dismembered remains of a woman. After a short chase on...

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