Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Rights group: Syria hid detainees

Rights group: Syria hid detainees

Rights group: Syria hid detainees

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST

Syrian authorities moved perhaps hundreds of detainees to military sites to hide them from Arab League monitors assessing whether the government is upholding a commitment to end its crackdown, Human Rights Watch said.

U.S. weighs decision on Yemen leader

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST

Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be allowed to come to the United States for medical treatment in New York, a senior Obama administration official said Tuesday.

Sources: Israeli airstrike kills 1 in Gaza

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:48 AM PST

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza Tuesday killed one Islamic Jihad militant and injured three others, sources said.

Kim Jong Il funeral set for Wednesday

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:01 PM PST

Thousands of people likely will file past a glass case housing the body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during his funeral Wednesday to pay respects to the dictator, revered as a godlike "dear leader" by his people.

Al Qaeda: We caused Iraq carnage

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:04 AM PST

Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a string of attacks that killed almost 70 people and wounded more than 200.

Italian tanker hijacked off Oman

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:30 AM PST

An Italian tanker with 17 people on board was hijacked off the coast of Oman, officials said Tuesday.

Tendulkar falls short of 100th hundred

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST

Sachin Tendulkar's wait for a history-making 100th international century continues after the legendary Indian cricketer fell short again in the first Test against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Back to the future in Somoa dateline shift

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 07:20 AM PST

When the Vatican switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, legend has it that riots broke out over the "lost 11 days" the shift caused.

Tainted milk product scare causes outrage in China

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:50 AM PST

Criticism of lax food safety standards at Chinese companies abounded on microblogging cites in China on Tuesday following the latest scare involving dairy products in the country.

Trial of alleged spy starts in Iran

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST

A man accused of being an American spy in Iran told a judge Tuesday that his mission was to deliver information to Iranian intelligence circles, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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