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Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
February 8, 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.. more »»
Brazil police strife threatens biggest Carnivals
February 8, 2012 SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — About 300 striking police officers and their relatives held out Tuesday as soldiers blockaded a state legislature building in northeastern Brazil, and public worker leaders... more »»
Greek debt talks drag on but banks signal progress
February 8, 2012 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday on a debt-relief deal but crucial talks between Greek coalition leaders about forcing more austerity upon a hostile... more »»
Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle
February 8, 2012 PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends... more »»
US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses
February 7, 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. more »»
Iran arrests several on links to BBC Farsi service
February 7, 2012 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language service, Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency reporte... more »»
Markets cautious as Greek talks drag on
February 7, 2012 LONDON (AP) — Markets were in a cautious mood on Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is to get a... more »»
Prices rise, patience thins in sanctions-hit Iran
February 7, 2012 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A simple trip to the store in Iran these days offers a crash course in life under Western economic sanctions. more »»
Egypt speeds preparation for presidential vote
February 7, 2012 CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military leader told electoral officials Monday to speed preparations for presidential elections after a new eruption of street protests demanding that the ruling generals move... more »»
Cardinal: Pope merits thanks on abuse, not attacks
February 7, 2012 ROME (AP) — A top American cardinal on Monday defended Pope Benedict's handling of sexual abuse cases by clergy, saying he should be praised not criticized, as advocates for abuse victims demanded... more »»
Palestinians take step toward unity
February 7, 2012 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel... more »»
Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley hospitalized
February 7, 2012 BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Rev. Ian Paisley, once the loud voice of Protestant opposition to compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland, has been taken to a hospital, his wife said. more »»
Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran
February 6, 2012 JERUSALEM (AP) — For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic... more »»
Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalized
February 6, 2012 PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday... more »»
Snow traps thousands in Bosnian villages
February 6, 2012 SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia used helicopters on Sunday to evacuate the sick and deliver food to thousands of people left stranded by its heaviest snowfall ever, while Pope Benedict XV... more »»
Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday
February 6, 2012 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday. more »»
17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes
February 6, 2012 SABANA DE LA MAR, Dominican Republic (AP) — Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this coastal town after an overloaded boat carrying migrants from... more »»
Report: 78 killed in police strike in Brazil state
February 6, 2012 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said Sunday, although they added that the situation i... more »»
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties
February 6, 2012 CAIRO (AP) — Ignoring a U.S. more »»
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
February 6, 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. more »»
Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
February 4, 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising... more »» |
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