Monday, December 26, 2011

Arab League observers arrive in Syria

Arab League observers arrive in Syria


Arab League observers arrive in Syria

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 12:20 PM PST

Members of an Arab League delegation arrive to look at whether Syria is upholding a commitment to end a brutal crackdown.

India and Pakistan hold arms talks

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 07:33 PM PST

Representatives of India and Pakistan on Tuesday will hold the second day of two-day talks on conventional and nuclear weapons, Indian officials said.

S. Korean delegation meets Kim Jong Un

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 05:22 PM PST

A delegation led by former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung's widow and Hyundai Group's chairwoman arrive in North Korea to express condolences over Kim Jong Il's death.

Mexico says it captures drug-lord security chief

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST

Investigators in Mexico say they have arrested a security chief for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, an alleged drug kingpin who is one of Mexico's most wanted men.

More rain forecast amid Philippines deaths

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 07:57 PM PST

The death toll from the tropical storm that lashed the southern Philippines just over a week ago has risen further, the government said Monday, as hundreds of thousands of people continue to receive assistance from evacuation centers in the stricken region.

Attacker targets Iraqi interior ministry

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 03:32 PM PST

A suicide car bomber struck a security checkpoint at the main entrance to Iraq's interior ministry compound in central Baghdad Monday, killing at least two people and wounding six others, police said.

China marriage database raises concerns

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 02:12 AM PST

China is launching a national online marriage database to fight bigamy, a move that has raised concerns among millions of Chinese about protection of privacy.

Attacks show Iraq's sectarian split

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 05:03 PM PST

Nature abhors a vacuum but terrorism relishes one. And Iraq appears to be offering new space for al Qaeda and other militant groups, as political rivalries and sectarian animosities deepen.

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