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Karzai condemns death of 7 children in NATO air strikes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:33:35 -0500

KABUL - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has strongly criticized NATO for the air strikes resulting in the death of at least seven children, further aggravating the strained relations between Kabu

UN, India send envoys as Maldivian crisis deepens

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:26 -0500

MALE - A special United Nations envoy and a senior Indian diplomat have landed in the Maldives amid a political crisis in the archipelago following a dramatic regime change in the Indian Ocean nation.

Burmese activist monk taken away for questioning

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:54:35 -0500

YANGON - Less than a month after his release from jail, a Burmese activist monk was taken away by the authorities for questioning early Friday, according to reports.

Pakistan court rejects PM Gilani's appeal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:09:48 -0500

ISLAMABAD - In a major setback to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan Supreme Court Friday dismissed his appeal against a contempt of court charge, which means that the premier will have to ap

Neo cons are back headed by Barack Obama

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:02 -0500

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Spain's Judge Baltasar Garzon convicted

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:54:50 -0500

MADRID - Famous human rights crusader and Spanish judge known for his role in the arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and attempts to get his extradition from London, has been convicted

25 killed in twin blasts in Syria's second largest city

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:04:01 -0500

Damascus - At least 25 people were killed Friday when two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria's second largest city of Aleppo even as protests continued in Homs, which has

Nasheed threatens to hit streets in the Maldives

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:14 -0500

The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed said Friday that his party would hit the streets and demonstrate in the absence of international support but "we cannot join this government as we believ

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek started hating each other on promo tour

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:57 -0500

Antonio Banderas has revealed that he and Salma Hayek began to hate each other while they toured the world promoting their new movie 'Puss in Boots'.

Lanka lose thriller to Australia at Perth

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:27 -0500

Australia defeated Sri Lanka on Friday in the fourth Commonwealth Bank one-day international played that WACA ground here by just five runs.

Sex scandals rocks Islamabad's International Islamic University

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:21 -0500

Sex scandals have hit the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) hard in recent months, with reports saying that several faculty and staff members are eying junior students.

Buffett firm to open 1,000 ice cream stores in China

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:05 -0500

The International Dairy Queen (IDQ), part of American business mogul Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, plans to open 1,000 ice cream stores in China, a media report said Friday.

FIFA urges Uganda football federation to amend constitution

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:04 -0500

Football's world governing body FIFA has urged the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) to amend its constitution to avoid internal disputes in the future.

India, EU to expedite free trade talks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:30:02 -0500

India and the European Union (EU) have agreed to expedite talks for a broad-based trade and investment agreement and hope to conclude the deal soon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday.

Being shy could make people call you mentally ill

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:10:03 -0500

Shyness, grieving and fetishes are soon to be classified as mental illness by a new international diagnostic manual, according to specialists.

Baku to host 2014 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:02 -0500

The European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship 2014 will be held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, Vice-President of the European Union of Gymnastics Rudolf Hediger said here.

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

Turkey quake victims struggle in Europe's cold

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:33:50 -0500

Seagulls rest in snow on the Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Weather authorities forecast that the cold snap will continue throughout the country until the weekend as heavy snow ...

World markets slip as Greek bailout hangs in limbo

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:52 -0500

BANGKOK - World stock markets dropped today after Europe's finance ministers demanded more spending cuts from Greece before clearing a (euro) 130 billion ($170 billion) bailout to stave off the ...

Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:38 -0500

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a ...

Singapore to extradite four to US over Iraq bombs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:28:22 -0500

SINGAPORE (AFP) - A Singapore judge on Friday allowed the extradition to the United States of four Singaporeans accused of illegally selling US-made radio components to Iran that ended up in Iraqi ...

Clive Christian, the man behind the world's most expensive perfume

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:28:14 -0500

quite by chance, when I discovered an original bottle from the Crown Perfumery, the company appointed by Queen Victoria in 1872 to carry the royal crest, nestled under the floorboards at our family ...

Taiwan’s Leading Garment Makers to Expand Markets in Asia, Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:19 -0500

Taipei, Feb. 10, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's leading garment makers, including Makalot Industrial Co., Eclat Textile Co., and Tainan Enterprises Co., are ambitious to expand the markets in Asia and ...

Ex-Croat official goes on trial for war crimes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:14 -0500

ZAGREB, Croatia -; A former senior Croatian official has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered the abduction, torture and killing of Serb civilians during the nation's war in ...

Russian officer convicted of spying for CIA

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:11 -0500

MOSCOW -; A Russian security agency says a Russian military officer has been convicted of passing missile secrets to the CIA and sentenced to 13 years in prison. The Federal Security Service, ...

Suspected rebels kill 4 police in eastern India

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:08 -0500

BHUBANESHWAR, India -; Police say Maoist rebels are suspected of triggering a blast that destroyed a police jeep and killed four officers in eastern India. Police officer Avinash Reddy says the ...

Thousands of Turkish quake survivors battle cold

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:06 -0500

ANKARA, Turkey -; The harshest winter in decades has added to the woes of more than 140,000 quake survivors who are braving record low temperatures and heavy snow fall in tents or temporary homes ...

Egypt bars British woman from leaving country

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:03 -0500

An Egyptian man passes by a mural and Arabic that reads, "free men will continue the journey, coming back," in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Egypt is refusing to back down in a ...

Don't sell ex-Tunisian chief's palaces

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:00 -0500

TUNIS, Tunisia -; The lawyer representing deposed Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has condemned as illegal efforts to sell the former president's seized properties. In a statement ...

Putin hails Antarctic lake discovery

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:54 -0500

MOSCOW -; Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised Russian scientists who have reached a gigantic freshwater lake in Antarctica hidden under more than two miles of ice. Putin on Friday hailed ...

Cost of UK's largest defense projects soars

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:52 -0500

LONDON -; Britain's Ministry of Defense hasn't figured out how it will meet a funding shortfall as costs for its largest projects keep soaring, a government spending watchdog said in a ...

Indian PM resists pressure on Iran sanctions

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:47 -0500

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, poses with EU President Herman Van Rompuy, left, beside EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. ...

Serbia court probes 3 guards for failed escape

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:43 -0500

BELGRADE, Serbia -; A court in Serbia is investigating three guards suspected of helping two dangerous inmates try to escape from a high-security prison - one of whom had been convicted of plotting ...

11 drown, 34 missing off Somalia

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:31 -0500

GENEVA -; The U.N. refugee agency says at least 11 people have drowned and 34 are missing after a smuggling boat headed for Yemen capsized off the coast of Somalia this week. A spokesman for the ...

US OKs transfer of 2nd warship to Philippines

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:27 -0500

Women protesters shouts slogans as they picket the U.S. Embassy in Manila Friday Feb. 10, 2012 in the Philippines to protest the alleged shift of focus in U.S. foreign policy from Iraq and ...

Liechtenstein royals rejects plan to remove veto

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:22 -0500

GENEVA -; Liechtenstein's royal family has indicated it would veto the results of any referendum that removed the prince's power to veto the results of referendums. Pro-democracy ...

Sharon Van Etten In Concert From World Cafe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:12:58 -0500

and the new stretch muscles and viscera over those raw nerves. Even when she's conveying disappointment, hurt or longing, Van Etten sounds more assertive and complex these days, aided by the ...

Freeze kills dozens in eastern Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:10:44 -0500

Freezing weather has killed dozens of people in central and eastern Europe over the past few days and temperatures are set to drop even further, authorities warned ...

Management Of TB Cases Falls Short Of International Standards

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:09:20 -0500

tuberculosis cases in the European Union (EU) is not meeting international standards, according to new research. The research, published online ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal, ...

Drugs found in Ecuador diplomatic pouch

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:03:28 -0500

Quito - Italian police discovered 40kg of cocaine in a diplomatic pouch that Ecuador made available to an theatrical artist, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters on ...

Russia ‘must see reality in Syria’

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:03:21 -0500

Russia must confront ';the reality'; of the deadly crackdown in Syria, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said on Thursday, after Moscow vetoed a UN resolution condemning the ...

Rescued! The Costa Concordia teddy bear

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:51 -0500

Firefighters return from an operation on the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island. The ship's captain remains under house ...

Malaysians debate Valentine’s Day ban

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:42 -0500

Kuala Lumpur - Valentine's Day in Malaysia does not only make lovers' hearts flutter but triggers acrimonious debates on whether the celebration should be stopped in the predominantly ...

Cameron slams Argentina over Falklands

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:31 -0500

Stockholm/Buenos Aires - British Prime Minister David Cameron hit back at Argentina on Thursday over its plans to protest to the United Nations against British ';militarisation'; of the ...

Marines ‘off the hook’ over Nazi flag photo

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:23 -0500

A group of US Marines posing in Afghanistan with a Nazi-like flag for a photo that was posted online have been given a warning but escaped punishment, the US military said on ...

Mexican army makes ‘historic’ drug seizure

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:15 -0500

A soldier stands guard inside a storage room at a clandestine drug processing laboratory discovered at a ranch in Tlajomulco de Zuniga on the outskirts of ...

Sarkozy eyes school reform

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:01:31 -0500

Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is setting the stage for his re-election bid by airing plans to overhaul the education system and make the jobless work for benefits, and is expected to ...

Syrian embassies under attack

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:13 -0500

As news of the bloodshed in Homs reverberated around the world yesterday, angry scenes erupted outside Syrian embassies and diplomatic ...

Minister evades corruption trial

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:02 -0500

India's beleaguered government won some relief yesterday when a court threw out a corruption case against one of its top ministers ahead of crucial state elections next ...

Rebels close in on major target

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:52 -0500

Heavy weapons fire rang out in the northern Malian town of Kidal yesterday, in a sign that a Tuareg-led rebellion was nearing the most significant target yet in two weeks of ...

Stage and screen star dies, aged 81

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:43 -0500

ACTOR Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, TV shows and stage productions, died of pancreatic cancer in a Manhattan hospital on Friday, his lawyer said ...

Insurgent convoy struck in Somalia

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:41 -0500

KENYA'S military has struck al-Shabaab targets in one of the most devastating attacks against the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since it launched an operation in Somalia to crush the rebels last ...

Cairo riots death toll rises to eight

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:36 -0500

THE number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly football riot rose to eight yesterday, security officials said, as demonstrations continued in the ...

Civilian death toll continues to rise

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:31 -0500

Civilian deaths undermine support in Afghanistan and America for the US-led war, and are one of the biggest causes of friction between President Hamid Karzai and the Nato-led International Security ...

PV demand picking up, but Europe firms still struggling

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:47:21 -0500

The solar market rebounded slightly before the Lunar New Year holidays. Many firms in the Greater China region experienced increasing capacity utilization rates due to urgent orders. China media ...

Blasts rock Syria's Aleppo, tanks enter Homs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:01 -0500

DAMASCUS: Explosions rocked Syria's second city of Aleppo as tanks entered the protest hub of Homs on Friday, activists said, ahead of planned protests to denounce Russia's steadfast ...

Dubai's DP World said to be in talks for loan

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:48 -0500

DP World , the world's fourth-biggest port operator, has begun talks with banks for a loan to help repay half of a $3bn credit facility that matures in October, a banker familiar with the talks ...

OPEC sees world oil demand slowing in 2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:28 -0500

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut its forecast for world oil demand growth in 2012 by 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 940,000 ...

Russian petrol is one of the cheapest in Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:31:11 -0500

TNK-BP is expected to have to pay a record fine of 1.8 billion roubles imposed by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for fixing petrol ...

‘Sochi mountain is world class’ – Bode Miller

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:31:05 -0500

The ski courses to be used for the Sochi 2014 Games will soon be broken in, with the World Cup stage set to give the medal hopefuls a chance to try the future Olympic ...

Sochi World Cup Skiing Not Just Test Event – Official

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:11 -0500

SOCHI, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - Sochi's round of the Alpine skiing World Cup should continue after the 2014 Olympics, rather than simply being a test event for the games, the president of ...

Uganda playing down 'anti-gay' bill

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:31 -0500

Uganda's Government does not support a politician's decision to reintroduce a bill that originally proposed the death penalty for some homosexual acts, it has said in responding to renewed ...

UN official to meet rival factions

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:29 -0500

A top UN official is meeting with the current and former presidents of the Maldives, trying to end the political stalemate in the Indian Ocean nation.The meetings, with UN assistant ...

Europe lays out tough terms for Greece bailout

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:25:53 -0500

NEW: Violence flares as thousands of people gather for a rally outside the Greek Parliament Prime Minister George Papandreou will address Parliament later Greek trade unions have called a two ...

Death toll in Philippine quake rises to 39

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:37 -0500

THE death toll from a strong quake this week in the central Philippines rose to 39 today, with dozens of missing feared dead, a disaster official ...

Help! Attack of the eight inch snails

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:33 -0500

Giant snails the size of a man's hand are eating up everything in sight and they're every gardener's worst nightmare. Florida is battling an invasion of the African species, one gross ...

Europe stocks drop on Greece worries, banks drag

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01:05 -0500

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened lower on Friday, after euro-zone finance ministers held off on approving a fresh tranche of aid for Greece late the prior day. Banks led the ...

Strikes in Greece as Europe demands more cuts

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:29 -0500

11.11am: At Syntagma Square, our correspondent Helena Smith finds more people than ever before are saying that Greece should leave the eurozone.That view conflicts with polls that have shown the ...

Syrians protest Russia's U.N. vote

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:05 -0500

>Are you there? Send us your images or video(CNN) -- Tens of thousands of Syrians took to the streets Friday to protest Russia and its recent veto of a United Nations resolution that would have ...

China to send senior official to Iran for nuclear talks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:55 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it will send a senior official to Iran for talks on the country's nuclear program, which has spurred tensions between Tehran and ...

Maldives ex-president walking free despite arrest warrant

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:45 -0500

MALE (Reuters) - The ousted president of the Maldives was walking free on Friday despite an arrest warrant against him as diplomats including a U.N. envoy worked to forestall renewed violence in the ...

China jails dissident ahead of vice president's U.S. trip

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:39 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court jailed a veteran dissident to seven years in jail Friday, his son said, in the latest blow to challengers of the Communist Party's rule before its next ...

Nigeria insurgency beginning to take toll on economy

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:33 -0500

LAGOS (Reuters) - An increasingly violent insurgency by Islamist sect Boko Haram in Nigeria's economically stagnant north has begun pressuring the country's finances by forcing extra ...

Iran — the neighborhood bully in the Middle East

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:33 -0500

In his 1983 song "Neighborhood Bully," written in defense of Israel, Bob Dylan puts the Middle East conflict into sharp focus with hard-hitting lyrics like ...

Indonesia says it would study any barter approach from Iran

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:28 -0500

JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, would study any approach by Iran to trade by barter, it said on Friday, as tightening sanctions hurt Iran's ...

China wrestles with role in Syria and beyond

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:55:20 -0500

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony for South Africa's Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe inside the Great Hall of the People in ...

London, Glasgow and Nottingham Protests Confirmed

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:47 -0500

high profile anti-Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) demonstrations in Poland , numerous activist groups called for a similar, united response across all European territories. The call to ...

Greece must cut deeper to get bailout

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:49:50 -0500

(AP) BRUSSELS - Just hours after Greece gave in to painful new job and spending cuts, European ministers declared Thursday that Athens didn't go far enough and demanded more within a week in ...

GOP Attempt Contraception Mandate Repeal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:06 -0500

the Obama administration’s mandate that religious entities cover contraception into the non-related highway bill that’s currently pending on the Senate floor. The move was intercepted ...

Is Bank of America the New Citigroup

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:00 -0500

On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which have been on a ...

Hope for Moms-to-Be Battling Cancer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:46:57 -0500

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Top 7 Moments to Watch

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:46:53 -0500

On music's biggest night of the year, a lot's going to go down. "People bring their A-game to the Grammys," said Yahoo! music critic Paul Grein. "It's the best ...

Bank Declares Customer Dead

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:46:47 -0500

Arthur Livingston, of Prosperity, S.C., may feel prosperous and alive, but his credit report says, "File not scored because subject is deceased." That's because Livingston's ...

Nation to Benefit From World Bank Programme

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:33 -0500

ZAMBIA is expected to benefit from the World Bank's regional integration programme in which the global lending institution has resolved to increase investment from the current US$4.2 billion to ...

World Bank - Africa Losing Billions of Dollars to Trade Barriers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:21 -0500

A new World Bank report has disclosed that African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighbouring countries. ...

Painter William Theophilus Brown dies

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:36:28 -0500

William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area’s ';figurative'; movement, has died at ...

Muslim Brotherhood calls to sack military-appointed government

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:36:22 -0500

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in the ...

Why Mario Monti Is the Most Important Man in Europe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:34:56 -0500

At first glance, it seems impossible that the fate of the world economy rests in Mario Monti's hands. The Prime Minister of Italy has the aura of a gentlemanly grandfather -; the polite ...

Europe Factors-Shares to fall as Greece faces more conditions

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:27:21 -0500

messy Greek debt default persisted after the euro zone finance ministers set more conditions for Greece to secure a second bailout following a deal by Greek leaders on reforms. The Eurogroup ...

Turkey and Iran diverge over Syria

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:12:04 -0500

ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkey and Iran, regional heavyweights and heirs to imperial pasts, expanded trade in the past decade and papered over their traditional rivalry with diplomacy and rhetoric. Now ...

Hong Kong asserts identity to Beijing's dismay

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:12:01 -0500

HONG KONG (AP) -- The argument began over the seemingly minor offense of eating on the subway, which is banned in Hong Kong. A local commuter was outraged that a girl in a tour group from mainland ...

Guinea colonel charged 2 years after massacre

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:11:56 -0500

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- Authorities have charged a Guinean army colonel in connection with a 2009 massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators at a soccer stadium, making him the first high-ranking ...

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