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China Jails Smuggling Kingpin Lai For Life A Chinese court convicted Lai Changxing, who was deported from Canada, on smuggling and bribery charges and jailed him for life on Friday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Anti-War Protesters March At Obama Campaign Headquarters A small group of anti-war demonstrators staged a peaceful "die in" on Thursday at President Barack Obama's election campaign headquarters in Chicago to demand an end to the war in Afghanistan and unmanned drone aircraft attacks overseas.

Exclusive - U.N. Probes Possible North Korea Arms Trade With Syria, Myanmar A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related deals between Pyongyang and Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Judge Holds Mexican Generals Over For Drug Probe A Mexican judge on Thursday ordered the former deputy defence minister and a top general to be held for 40 days while they are investigated for alleged ties to drug cartels.

U.S. Suspends Sanctions On Investment In Myanmar The United States on Thursday suspended sanctions barring U.S. investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor southeast Asian state, drawing praise from some U.S. lawmakers but criticism from human rights advocates.

Qaeda Chief Urges Saudis To Topple Ruling Family Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri on Thursday urged Saudis to rise up against the kingdom's ruling Al-Saud family, suggesting they draw inspiration from uprisings that have deposed leaders across the Middle East and Africa in the past year and a half.

Syria Opposition Head Says To Quit For Sake Of Unity The head of Syria's top opposition body said on Thursday he was ready to step down for the sake of unity among dissidents -exiled and in Syria - whose divisions have kept them from their goal of recognition as successors to President Bashar al-Assad.

Poll Shows Greece Electing Pro-Bailout Government Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on Thursday, offering potential salvation for European leaders who say a snap Greek election next month will decide whether it must quit the euro.

Merkel Agrees Fiscal Consolidation And Growth Needed Chancellor Angela Merkel is in a "high level of agreement" with French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti that both fiscal consolidation and growth are needed, her spokesman said.

France's Left-Wing Leadership Starts With A Pay Cut France's new left-wing government started work on Thursday with pledges to combat excessive austerity but better manage public finances, marking the debut with a 30 percent cut in pay for President Francois Hollande and all ministers.

Police Detain More "Blockupy" Activists In Frankfurt German police began removing anti-capitalist protesters on Friday from outside a Frankfurt skyscraper that is Goldman Sachs'home in the German financial capital.

Iran Threatens To Sue Google Over Dropping Persian Gulf DUBAI (Reuters): Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened on Thursday to take legal action against Google for dropping the name Persian Gulf from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and Arab states nameless, state television reported.

South Carolina Woman Battles Flesh-Eating Bacterial Disease A new mother of twins in Greenville, South Carolina, is the latest victim of a rare and potentially fatal flesh-eating bacterial infection, health officials said on Thursday.

Cameron Urges G8 Action To Stop Eurozone Crisis From Spreading British Prime Minister David Cameron will tell leaders of some of the world's biggest economies on Friday that they must work together to stop the economic crisis afflicting the euro zone from spreading worldwide.

Trayvon Evidence Fails To Answer Who Screamed For Help An FBI expert found crucial evidence in the Trayvon Martin case was inconclusive, saying it was impossible to tell if the voice screaming for help belonged to the black Florida teenager or his shooter George Zimmerman just before the neighborhood watch captain pulled the trigger.

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