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Arab League proposes joint mission with UN to stop bloodshed in Syria

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:36:26 -0500

DAMASCUS - An Arab League-UN joint mission to violence-wracked Syria could be in the offing with the League putting forward such a proposal, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.

Prince Harry to fly Apache chopper in Afghanistan

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:36 -0500

LONDON - Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, is due to return to the frontline in Afghanistan after he qualified to fly the crack Apache helicopter-gunships.

Asylum rumours sparked off by Chinese top official's disappearance after visit to US consulate

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:24:11 -0500

BEIJING - Speculation was rife, especially in the Chinese social media, that a well-known crime-fighting former police chief may have tried to and failed in getting political asylum in the United Stat

Iran being lined up for Iraq War II

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:46 -0500

On April 10, 2002, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons, "Saddam Hussein's regime isdeveloping weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked."

One more Tibetan attempts self immolation in China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:09:05 -0500

BEIJING - Another Tibetan, said to be a monk, has set himself on fire in the troubled southwest Chinese province of Sichuan as thousands defied a security crackdown protesting against Beijing rule, ac

Key al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:21:23 -0500

ISLAMABAD - A US drone targeting a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghanistan border Thursday killed four suspected militants including a key commander of the terrorist group al-

US regulator grants licences for two new N-reactors

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:33:36 -0500

NEW YORK - After three decades, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday granted licences to a consortium of utilities led by a Fortune 500 company Southern Co to build two new nuclear reactors i

Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:30:01 -0500

Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60-metre hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Pr

Schweinsteiger to be out of action due to ligament tear

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:00:33 -0500

German international and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will be out of action for an indefinite period due to a torn ligament.

UN envoy calls for dialogue in Maldives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:31 -0500

A day after a court ordered the arrest of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, UN special envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco Friday called for dialogue to resolve the political turmoil.

England ODI keeper Kieswetter backs Pietersen to fire again

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:20 -0500

England wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter has backed beleaguered Kevin Pietersen to regain his form, which earned him reputation of being one of the finest one-days batsman in international cricket.

Redknapp ready to take England's charge on temporary basis

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:03 -0500

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp, who emerged as favourite to succeed Fabio Capello, is interested in taking charge of England for this summer's European Championships, but the Football Associ

UN official outlines priorities ahead of sustainable development summit

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:25 -0500

A senior United Nations official today outlined a set of priorities that Member States should tackle ahead of the Sustainable Development Conference (Rio20) in June so that there is a clear framework

Wave of prison deaths in South America sparks alarm from UN human rights office

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:13 -0500

A senior United Nations human rights official has voiced concern over a wave of violence inside prisons in South America, where at least eight inmates have been killed in the past two weeks in four se

Maldives' ousted president seeks global help for democracy

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:10:08 -0500

The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed Thursday appealed to the world community to help restore democracy in his country while stating that he was toppled by a small group of police officers.

'The Simpsons' fans attempt record with marathon 500-episode viewing

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:10:01 -0500

On Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, 100 fans of the longest-running animated comedy show, 'The Simpsons' will watch all 500 episodes of the series in a row, in the hopes of breaking the Guinness Wo

Gavaskar inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:09 -0500

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame in Dubai, receiving his commemorative cap from fellow Hall of Famer and team-mate Kapil Dev.

City boys left red-faced after rugby tour 'rules' email goes viral

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:50 -0500

Four schoolboys have been left open to public ridicule after an indiscreet list of rules for their rugby tour to Dubai was leaked for the world to see.

International 'militarisation' in Syria growing closer, warns US official

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:16 -0500

The international community may be forced to 'militarise' the crisis in Syria unless President Bashar al-Assad stops the onslaught on his people, a senior US official has warned.

Phone hacking scandal bill touches $200m for Murdoch's News Corp

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:20:29 -0500

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has said the phone hacking scandal at News International has cost the group nearly 200 million dollars till date.

Pak spinner Ajmal has got his angles confused

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:22 -0500

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took 24 wickets for Pakistan in the three Test series against England, has surprised the International Cricket Council with the claim that it had given him specia

Coogan, Gascoigne win payouts in hacking case against News of the World

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:09 -0500

Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne were among a number of celebrity phone-hacking victims who settled their cases against the News of the World on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka to expose Australia's weakness in bowling department

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:09 -0500

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene has claimed Australia's bowling attack is their weakness, and his team would look to expose it in Friday's one-day international at the WACA.

Cuban hurdler Robles wants nothing but gold at London

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:02 -0500

Cuban runner and world record holder in the 110-metre hurdles Dayron Robles has said his objective in the London Olympics is "nothing but to win the gold".

Broad too has his doubts about umpires decision redressal system

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:10:08 -0500

England all-rounder Stuart Broad appears to share the opinion of most Indian cricketers that the umpires decision redressal system (UDRS) requires reworking and improvement to be more effective and ac

EU football anti-racism group chief branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a 'coconut'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:06 -0500

The executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), Piara Powar, has been branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a "coconut".

Apparent drone strike kills Pakistan Taliban and Al Qaeda figure

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

REPORTING FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- An apparent US drone strike early Thursday in northwest Pakistan killed a top Pakistani Taliban commander also serving as a key Al Qaeda operative, local ...

CIBC manager has feel for the property world

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:34:34 -0500

Unlike many of his peers, Charles Dillingham has an unusual perch on the real estate world. The manager of the CIBC Canadian Real Estate Equity Fund works for the investment arm of Morguard ...

As atrocities mount in Syria, international community struggles to choose course of action

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:34:20 -0500

A rebel peers through a window in Idlib, Syria, Thursday. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists ...

Mexico appears poised to become a top international source of meth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:29:37 -0500

The Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing ...

World leaders struggle for solution to Syrian conflict

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:29:25 -0500

Los Angeles Times BEIRUT -- Diplomats on Thursday were seeking new approaches to remedy the worsening conflict in Syria as opposition activists reported that government shelling and attacks ...

China says top cop spent a day in US consulate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:43 -0500

BEIJING -; Beijing says a celebrity policeman linked to one of country's rising political stars spent a day in a U.S. consulate in southwestern China amid speculation that he sought political ...

SKoreans visit jointly run factory park in NKorea

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:39 -0500

Ruling Saenury Party lawmaker Kim Chung-hwan delivers a speech to the media before Park and other lawmakers head to North Korea's Industrial District of Kaesong from the Inter-Korean Transit ...

Report says 2 Tibetans killed by security forces

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:35 -0500

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, hundreds of Tibetans gather on the side of a main street in Nangqian county, China's Qinghai province. Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in ...

SKorean lawmakers in NKorea to visit joint factory

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:28 -0500

PAJU, South Korea -; A delegation of South Korean lawmakers has crossed the tense border with North Korea to visit a joint factory park seen as the last major symbol of reconciliation between the ...

Police issue warrant for Maldives ex-president

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:24 -0500

Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed greets supporters outside his residence in Male, Maldives, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Nasheed, one day ...

Suffering deepens in bombarded Syrian city of Homs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:17 -0500

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show smoke filling the air near a mosque in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via ...

Iran world’s 17th major economic power in 2011

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:52 -0500

Iran ranks 17th on the list of the world's major economic powers based on the statistics released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A report by the IMF says Iran's economy has ...

Styx, International Beer Festival and UNLV basketball

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:16:01 -0500

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 | 6 p.m. Not quite recovered from Super Bowl weekend? No worries. The weekend ahead is packed with plenty of low-key, but nonetheless tantalizing, performances and events. ...

Weakness in southern Europe hits Vodafone

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:12:07 -0500

Vodafone, the largest cellular network operator, missed quarterly revenue forecasts yesterday as increasingly tough trading in Spain and Italy overshadowed solid performances in emerging markets and ...

‘I knew I had made a catastrophic error’

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:11:40 -0500

Naples - Francesco Schettino, the captain of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia, knew as soon as his ship struck a rock off the island of Giglio on January 13 that he had made a catastrophic ...

former US national security advisor

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:45 -0500

The US-China relationship has the potential to take the world in a "very positive direction" in the coming decades, former US National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski said recently. ...

Westerner taken by 'pirate gang'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:48 -0500

It is believed the assailants had been the man's own guards and might be linked to a pirate gang. Colonel Mohamed Hussein said the hostage had been part of a two-man group in the region under ...

Japan Airlines and IAG take first step towards intended joint business between Japan and Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:18 -0500

Japan Airlines (JAL) and International Airlines Group (IAG) have agreed plans for a new joint business between JAL and British Airways on flights between Europe and Japan. The joint business would ...

World's second biggest computer trade show to take place in Taipei with 1,800 exhibitors

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:35 -0500

TAIPEI -- The annual Computex Taipei, the world's second-largest computer trade show, will be held in early June on a bigger scale than ever before, according to the ...

Nepali aims to claim title as 'world's shortest man'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:21 -0500

But the 72-year-old Nepali, who claims to stand at just 56 centimeters (22 inches), is on the brink of life change as significant as a lottery win as experts prepare to test his claim to be the ...

Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' world tour to come out from Seoul

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:16 -0500

WASHINGTON -- American pop diva Lady Gaga Wednesday unveiled the first dates for her upcoming world tour which she has dubbed the "Born This Way Ball" and will kick off in ...

Syria unrest death toll rises

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:09 -0500

DAMASCUS: More than 80 people were killed in Syria Thursday, most of them in a relentless blitz on the city of Homs, an attack US President Barack Obama decried as "outrageous ...

Steve Jobs' unflattering FBI files released

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:06 -0500

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday released a 191-page file on Steve Jobs that paints an occasionally unflattering portrait of the late Apple founder.The report was ...

Algerian president names poll date

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:46 -0500

Algeria's president has announced on state television that elections will be held on May 10.President Abdelaziz Bouteflika broke with tradition by making the announcement directly to Algerians ...

President grilled by military wives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:43 -0500

As Mali's army confronts attacks from ethnic Tuareg separatists, the country's president is battling some tough critics - the wives of military personnel who grilled him for nearly two ...

Nasa to announce Mars mission cuts

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:39 -0500

Scientists said Nasa is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars.Nasa's former science chief is calling the plan irrational.With limited money for ...

Failed bank sues for 2.5bn dollars

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:35 -0500

Lehman Brothers Holdings is suing several units of Citigroup to recover 2.5 billion US dollars it transferred to a back-up account at Citi months before seeking bankruptcy court protection.The ...

Dog clinches prize for The Artist

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:31 -0500

The Artist continued its impressive run of success in pre-Oscar award ceremonies with an accolade for its four-legged cast member.The American Humane Association, which advocates for animals on film ...

Oscars land in LA ahead of ceremony

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:27 -0500

Passengers on United Airlines Flight 531 from Chicago to Los Angeles did not just get to travel with a world-famous celebrity, they also had their picture taken with him.The affable celebrity was ...

Police search for Madonna stalker

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:22 -0500

Police are searching for a man convicted of threatening to kill Madonna who walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week.Los Angeles police said Robert Dewey Hoskins left a state ...

No plans to arm Syria rebels

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:18 -0500

Britain has no plans to arm Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad, the Foreign Secretary has said.William Hague insisted the UK had no intention of getting involved in the ...

Syrian Diplomats Ejected

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:18 -0500

Libya has given Syria's charge d'affaires and his staff in Tripoli 72 hours to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Libya's Transitional National Council officially recognized the ...

Argentina to state Falklands case

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:13 -0500

Argentina's foreign minister is due to arrive at the United Nations to officially protest about Britain's "militarisation" of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands.Hector ...

US Marines in 'Nazi banner' storm

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:07 -0500

The Marine Corps confirmed one of its sniper teams in Afghanistan posed in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the Nazi SS ...

Canada's Gough ties for 3rd in World Cup skeleton

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:37:42 -0500

British women were beaming while the Canadian women's team had mixed emotions following their World Cup skeleton race Thursday in Calgary. Elizabeth Yarnold won and British teammate Shelley ...

SNC-Lavalin drops 2 executives tied to Gadhafi family

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:37:29 -0500

Cyndy Vanier, a Canadian under arrest in Mexico, faces accusations she led a plot to smuggle members of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's family into ...

Samsung Life Sees Opportunity in Europe, U.S. Distressed Assets

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31:47 -0500

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s biggest insurer, said it sees investment opportunities in distressed assets put up for sale by U.S. and European ...

Activision slows "World of Warcraft" declines

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:33 -0500

(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's quarterly sales beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday as the video game publisher lost fewer "World of Warcraft" subscribers than it did a ...

In Europe, Stagnation Is the New Normal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:19 -0500

But crisis has given way to a grinding reality for Europe: economic stagnation and even, for much of the Continent, the specter of another downturn less than three years after the last recession ...

2 Tibetans Reported Killed in Self-Immolation Protest

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:55 -0500

Chinese security forces shot and killed two Tibetans on Thursday who had been involved in antigovernment protests, the American broadcaster Radio Free Asia reported. Yeshe Rigsal, a 40-year-old ...

Former Sarkozy Aide Faces Investigation in Bettencourt Affair

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:53 -0500

Nicolas Sarkozy will be formally investigated on suspicion of influence peddling and concealing illegal political financing in connection with the scandal known as the Bettencourt Affair, a French ...

18 Border Guards Abducted

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:49 -0500

Bedouin tribesmen kidnapped 18 Egyptian border guards in the Sinai along the Israeli border on Thursday, security officials said. The officials said the kidnapping was retaliation for the killing of ...

WikiLeaks "leaker" to be charged

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:22 -0500

US army private Bradley Manning, accused of giving a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks, is to be formally charged later this month ahead of a court-martial, the US Army ...

Native Americans sue beer companies

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:19 -0500

A NATIVE American tribe has sued some of the world's largest beer makers, claiming they knowingly contributed to alcohol problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian ...

Saudi Arabia threatens to 'go nuclear'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:17 -0500

Saudi sources say escalation imminent if Iran goes nuclear Pakistan expected to supply the kingdom with warheads "Unacceptable to have Iran with a nuclear ...

Deaf girl 'locked up, raped, treated as a slave'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:09 -0500

Couple accused of trafficking heavily deaf young girl Court hears they put her to slave labour Girl "physically and sexually abused" by ...

Greece bailout cliffhanger continuing in Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:13:04 -0500

- (UK) Jan NIESR GDP Estimate: -0.2% v -0.2% prior - (US) Weekly Natural Gas Inventory data -78 BCF v -85 BCF to -90 BCF expected - With the Greece bailout cliffhanger continuing in Europe, ...

US working around United Nations to organize 'friends of Syria' meeting

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:11 -0500

Feb. 9: Mourners carry a body during a funeral for a 10-year-old boy and rebel fighters killed during fighting in Idlib, Syria. The Obama administration is working to help organize a so-called ...

Activision Blizzard's Earnings Surpass Expectations Despite Loss of Subscribers for 'World of Warcraft'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:10:53 -0500

'World of Warcraft' hits new high in China The company, which reported earnings after the closing bell on Thursday, also impressed analysts by losing only ...

US military to open extra roles to women

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:10:13 -0500

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