Yahoo! News: World News World News Bombardment of Syria's Homs kills 110 civilians: group (Reuters) Reuters - Tank, mortar and rocket bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's forces on the besieged city of Homs killed at least 110 civilians on Thursday, an activist group said. Maldives ex-president says "will be in jail tomorrow" (Reuters) Reuters - The former president of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives awaited arrest in his house on Thursday, vowing to stay and fight against the government he says ousted him in a coup with the connivance of the police and military. Exclusive: U.S. military seeks more access in Philippines (Reuters) Reuters - The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea. Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports (Reuters) Reuters - offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tankerloads of oil - in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability to import basic staples for its 74 million people, commodities traders said Thursday. U.S. drone strike kills senior militant in Pakistan: officials (Reuters) Reuters - The second U.S. drone attack in two days in Pakistan's North Waziristan region killed five people on Thursday, including a senior militant commander with links to al Qaeda, Pakistani intelligence officials and Taliban sources said. The Art of Nazi Hunting: How Israel's Mossad Found Adolf Eichmann (Time.com) Time.com - "Operation Finale: The Story of the Capture of Eichmann" is a museum exhibit that chronicles the secret Mossad operation that stalked and captured Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann from his refuge in Buenos Aires, and smuggled him to Israel to stand trial UK's Cameron calls Jordan's king over extremist (AP) AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday agreed to cooperate over thus-far unsuccessful attempts to deport extremist cleric Abu Qatada from London to Amman, the U.K. leader's office said. Tribesman kidnap 18 Egyptian border guards (AP) AP - Security officials say tribesmen have kidnapped 18 Egyptian border guards along the border with Israel in retaliation for the killing of one of their members. Brazil: Striking police leave occupied building (AP) AP - Striking police officers in the northeastern city of Salvador on Thursday evacuated the state legislative building they occupied in protest for more than a week. Somalia's al-Shabab joins al-Qaida, leader says (AP) AP - The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation released Thursday of a message from al-Qaida's leader. Biden meets human rights advocates on China (Reuters) Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden and a group of human rights advocates discussed the "deterioration" of the rights situation in China, the White House said on Thursday, signaling the issue is likely to figure in his talks with China's vice president next week. Air Canada says has to up game to match WestJet (Reuters) Reuters - Air Canada will have to improve its performance now that rival WestJet Airlines Ltd is moving into the regional market, the carrier's chief operating officer told Reuters on Thursday. Gov't: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard (AP) AP - A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people in last year's New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built, the government said Thursday. Greece secures last-minute bailout deal, but it will hurt (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Greek leaders have clinched a last-minute deal demanded by international lenders in exchange for a bailout that would prevent the country from defaulting on its sovereign debt. Egypt NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in Controversy? (Time.com) Time.com - As the diplomatic uproar continues over the arrests and likely trials, the question of U.S. financial support for Cairo may come into play Despite Fukushima disaster, anti-nuclear activists fight uphill battle in Japan (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - The triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March unleashed the largest wave of public protest the country, not known for its activism, has seen in decades.