Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Greek cabinet backs bailout referendum

Greek cabinet backs bailout referendum


Greek cabinet backs bailout referendum

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Greece's cabinet voted to support Prime Minister George Papandreou's call to hold a referendum as soon as possible about the latest bailout plan, ministers told a CNN affiliate.

Libya picks engineer as interim leader

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Libya's transitional government picked an engineering professor and longtime exile as its acting prime minister.

Fukushima cleanup may take decades

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PDT

The decommissioning of four reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will likely take more than 30 years to complete, according to a report by Japanese officials.

Report: Syria, Arab League reach agreement on unrest

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Syria and the Arab League have reached an agreement on a plan aimed at finding a solution to the months-long unrest in the country, state media reported Tuesday.

Aussie teen could face Indonesian jail for drug charges

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:01 AM PDT

A 14-year-old Australian boy accused of marijuana possession could face jail time on the resort island of Bali.

U.S. soldier gets 10 years for rape in S. Korea

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:54 AM PDT

A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old South Korean girl in September, court officials said Tuesday.

Possible Canadian charges in Stanley Cup riots

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Vancouver police said Monday they are recommending 163 charges against 60 people in connection with the riots after the city's hockey team lost the Stanley Cup.

Ex-guerrilla elected mayor in Colombia

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Voters have elected a former guerrilla who became a crusader against political corruption as the new mayor of Colombia's capital.

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