Saturday, September 24, 2011

Many facets to Abbas' U.N. move

Many facets to Abbas' U.N. move


Many facets to Abbas' U.N. move

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Mahmoud Abbas' ambitious push to gain full U.N. membership may seem unrealistic, but analysts say the Palestinian president is making hard-nosed calculations rooted in domestic politics.

Guards fired at outside area of Pope's Mass in Germany

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 04:32 AM PDT

Two private security company workers were shot at with an air gun near where Pope Benedict was to hold Mass in Germany on Saturday, police said.

Pakistanis strike back at U.S. accusations of ties to Haqqani network

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Pakistani officials hit back Friday at accusations from senior U.S. officials that Pakistan's intelligence service supports the Haqqani terrorist network, but acknowledged that the country does maintain contacts with the group.

Yemeni president returns home

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned home after undergoing treatment in Saudi Arabia, a government spokesman said Friday.

Ahmadinejad: Iran is a model for the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:50 AM PDT

On the eve of his address at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared his country to be "a new model for life to the world."

Libya military site yields possible radioactive material

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:32 PM PDT

A military site containing what appears to be radioactive material has been uncovered by revolutionary forces near the southern Libyan city of Sabha.

Death toll climbs as typhoon leaves Japan

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:29 PM PDT

The death toll climbed to 10 in Japan as the remnants of former Typhoon Roke raced into the northern Pacific on Thursday, government officials said.

Independents test China's election experiment

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:53 PM PDT

Elections are underway in China. Not for the country's presidency but for "Renmin Daibiao," or the National People's Representatives Congress.

Ex-prisoner's advice to freed hikers

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:51 PM PDT

A trip to Iran to learn more about her family's ancestry became a nightmare for American journalist Roxana Saberi. In January 2009, several men showed up at the Iranian-American's door and carted her off to Evin Prison, the notoriously brutal lockup outside Tehran where three American hikers were recently imprisoned. Like Josh Fattal, Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer, Saberi was accused of being a spy for the U.S.

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