World News

	Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth
	Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology
	US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras' aid U.S. senators are urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations
	US Senators say arming Syrian rebels not enough A bipartisan trio of key senators is demanding that President Barack Obama take more decisive action to stem the military advance by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.
	Argentine Supreme Court rejects judicial reform Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority rule.
	Ammunition fire rages at Russian military base Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators said.
	US war games sends clear signal to Syrian president Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across a dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria.
	UN likely to expand Golan peacekeeping force The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons.
	Cuban family says repression forced them to flee to US The daughter of a prominent Cuban dissident, who died in a car crash, said her family decided to seek refuge in the U.S. after facing continued repression in their home country.
	Judge urges new approach for Gitmo detainee cases A federal appeals court judge said it's time for President Obama and Congress to consider a different approach to the handling of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval prison.