Sunday, January 2, 2011

AU envoy warns Ivory Coast's Gbagbo

AU envoy warns Ivory Coast's Gbagbo


AU envoy warns Ivory Coast's Gbagbo

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:20 PM PST

Kenya's prime minister headed to Ivory Coast on Sunday with a warning for the country's self-proclaimed president, urging him to step down or face military intervention by his neighbors.

Major earthquake strikes central Chile

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:24 PM PST

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central coastal area of Chile on Sunday, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Temuco, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Copts return to bombed church in Egypt

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:18 AM PST

Emotional congregants returned to their church Sunday in Alexandria, Egypt, mourning the loss of fellow worshippers in a bombing a day earlier. At least 21 people were killed and 97 others injured in Saturday's blast.

Northern Ireland improving water supply to residents after crisis

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST

The number of properties lacking running water in Northern Ireland has dwindled to fewer than 1,000, state-funded water company Northern Ireland Water said Sunday.

Iran claims it shot down 'Western spy planes'

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:32 PM PST

Iran said Sunday it had shot down what it described as two Western spy planes over the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian media reports.

New defection leaves Pakistan with minority government

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:26 PM PST

The second-largest party in Pakistan's ruling coalition quit the government Sunday over fuel price increases and other complaints, leaving President Asif Ali Zardari at the head of a minority government.

5 charged in plot to bomb Israeli stadium

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:40 PM PST

Five Palestinian members of Hamas were charged Sunday with planning to fire a rocket into a Jerusalem stadium during a soccer game, Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said.

Fatality confirmed from Australian flooding

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:27 PM PST

A 41-year-old Queensland woman is the first confirmed fatality of massive flooding in Australia, an emergency agency said Sunday.

Funeral services barred for Iranian political prisoner, son says

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST

Iranian authorities have buried the body of a political prisoner who was executed last week without the presence of his family or friends, his son told CNN.

Chavez, Clinton shake hands at Brazilian inauguration

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:48 AM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shook hands on the sidelines of Brazil's presidential inauguration this weekend, state media reported.

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