KVUE - News - World News http://www.kvue.com/news/world RSS Feed for KVUE - News - World News en-us Fri, 25 May 2012 04:33:36 GMT 2012-05-25T04:33:36Z en-us Days after deaths, another crowd attempts Everest http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153908905.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials say a wave of climbers are heading to the Mount Everest summit and several have already succeeded in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:33:35 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153908905.html 2012-05-25T04:33:35Z Earthquake rattles New Zealand city; no injuries http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153899795.html CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude-4.7 earthquake has rattled the quake-weary New Zealand city of Christchurch. There are no initial reports of serious injuries or damage. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:33:36 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153899795.html 2012-05-25T04:33:36Z Mexico promises to protect Huichol Indian lands http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153890505.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government says it will protect a half-million acres held sacred by the Huichol Indian tribe that inspired a protest movement against a Canadian company's silver-mining concessions in the northern desert. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:32:48 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153890505.html 2012-05-25T04:32:48Z Police blockade Papua New Guinea's Parliament http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153881345.html PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Police in Papua New Guinea blockaded Parliament on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government leveled sedition charges against the country's chief justice. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:03:59 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153881345.html 2012-05-25T04:03:59Z Stars sell, sell, sell at amfAR Gala http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153881335.html CAP D'ANTIBES, France (AP) — Hugs, kisses, a massage and a vampire bite - stars were desperate to sell to the highest bidder at the amfAR Gala at the Cap D'Antibes. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:33:20 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153881335.html 2012-05-25T04:33:20Z Chilean copper giant Codelco CEO resigns http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153872835.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The chief executive officer of the world's biggest copper company is stepping down. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:32:55 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153872835.html 2012-05-25T03:32:55Z Venezuela outlaws taking guns into public places http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153863935.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government has prohibited people from possessing guns in public places in an effort to counter rampant violent crime. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:32:40 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153863935.html 2012-05-25T03:32:40Z Venezuela: Fiber-optic cable to Cuba is working http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153835205.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's science and technology minister says an undersea fiber-optic cable that was laid last year between Venezuela and Cuba is working. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:32:34 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153835205.html 2012-05-25T02:32:34Z Crime reporter accused of robbery, firing at cops http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153823735.html PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A reporter who led crime coverage for a Trinidad & Tobago newspaper and a TV news cameraman are being accused of robbing a liquor store and getting in a shootout with police. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:03:31 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153823735.html 2012-05-25T02:03:31Z Gunman misses Colombia union leader, kills brother http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153812295.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A gunman opened fire on a labor leader in the Colombia city of Cali but missed, killing the man's brother and wounding two other people, including a 4-year-old girl, police said Thursday. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:32:30 GMT http://www.kvue.com/news/world/153812295.html 2012-05-25T03:32:30Z