Friday, February 24, 2012

Crowds target U.S., NATO sites over burned Qurans

Crowds target U.S., NATO sites over burned Qurans


Crowds target U.S., NATO sites over burned Qurans

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:38 AM PST

A large crowd swarmed a military base and numerous demonstrations turned deadly Friday in Afghanistan, the fourth day of fallout after NATO troops burned Qurans at a military base, officials said.

Inspectors: Iran boosting enrichment efforts

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:41 PM PST

Iran has failed to cooperate with efforts to verify that its nuclear program is purely peaceful, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency concluded Friday in a report posted online by a non-proliferation group.

Haiti's prime minister quits after just a few months

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:58 PM PST

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille submitted his resignation Friday, President Michel Joseph Martelly announced.

Al Qaeda-linked group claim Iraq attacks

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:18 PM PST

The Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attacks in that country that killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more.

Yemen to swear in new president Saturday

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:59 PM PST

Yemen will swear in its new president Saturday, cementing a power transfer deal reached in November to end months of protests and violence over outgoing leader Ali Abdullah Saleh's longtime rule.

Coroner adjourns inquest into baby's 'dingo death'

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

A coroner has adjourned the fourth inquest into the death of a baby believed to have been killed by a dingo in central Australia more than 30 years ago.

Long-buried landmines surface in Chile

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:32 AM PST

Torrential rains washed long-buried landmines onto a heavily traveled highway near Chile's border with Peru this week.

Expats uniting for common cause

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:51 AM PST

It's hell inside Syria. But for Syrians expatriates who want to end the regime of Bashar al-Assad, this is a kind of golden moment. Ethnic and religious and political divisions are melting away to serve one shimmering goal.

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