One killed in fifth day of Afghanistan protests (Reuters) |
- One killed in fifth day of Afghanistan protests (Reuters)
- Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mounts (Reuters)
- Yemen's Hadi takes oath, replaces Saleh as president (Reuters)
- Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: U.N. agency (Reuters)
- Chavez flies to Cuba for more cancer surgery (Reuters)
- The Emergency Session on Syria: That's What Friends Are For? (Time.com)
- No G20 deal on IMF cash this weekend, pressure on Europe (Reuters)
- New Yemen president takes oath of office (AP)
- Chavez arrives in Cuba for urgent tumor removal (AP)
- Testimony by survivor of Rwanda's genocide resumes (AP)
- Bus plunges into ravine in north China, killing 15 (AP)
- Manitoba court will not suspend Canada Wheat Board law (Reuters)
- New polls show public favors Australian PM's rival (AP)
- Afghanistan: Riots over Koran Burning Subside, But Does Anger Still Simmer? (Time.com)
| One killed in fifth day of Afghanistan protests (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:49 PM PST Reuters - One person was shot dead by Afghan security forces on Saturday as protests over the burnings of the Muslim holy book at a NATO base raged for a fifth day, provincial officials said. |
| Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mounts (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:51 PM PST Reuters - The first wounded and sick women trapped in the most embattled district of the Syrian city of Homs have been evacuated, and talks were held to evacuate more on Saturday, while pressure mounted on President Bashar al-Assad's government to call a ceasefire and let in humanitarian aid. |
| Yemen's Hadi takes oath, replaces Saleh as president (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:05 AM PST Reuters - Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi took the constitutional oath to become Yemen's new president on Saturday, formally removing Ali Abdullah Saleh from power after a year of protests that paralyzed the impoverished Arabian Peninsular country. |
| Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: U.N. agency (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Reuters - Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with atomic bomb plans. |
| Chavez flies to Cuba for more cancer surgery (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:04 PM PST
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| The Emergency Session on Syria: That's What Friends Are For? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST Time.com - In Tunis, the "Friends of Syria" conference composed of more than 60 countries falls short of any real action on the war in Syria. |
| No G20 deal on IMF cash this weekend, pressure on Europe (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:43 PM PST Reuters - World economic powers told Europe on Friday it would have to do more to fight its financial crisis before they agree to provide back-up in the form of a bigger IMF war-chest. |
| New Yemen president takes oath of office (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:18 AM PST AP - Yemen's new president Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi took the oath of office before the country's parliament Saturday. He replaces Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled the country for 33 years before leaving office in a power transfer deal aimed at ending over a year of political turmoil. |
| Chavez arrives in Cuba for urgent tumor removal (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:57 PM PST AP - President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba for urgent cancer surgery following an emotional departure from Venezuela in which he vowed to win October's election despite his illness. |
| Testimony by survivor of Rwanda's genocide resumes (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:50 PM PST AP - A Rwandan woman who survived the 1994 genocide said she never mentioned the name of a New Hampshire woman charged with lying about her role in it during a decade of investigations because no one asked her. |
| Bus plunges into ravine in north China, killing 15 (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:59 PM PST AP - At least 15 people were killed Saturday when tourist bus plunged off a highway into a ravine in northern China, a state news agency reported. |
| Manitoba court will not suspend Canada Wheat Board law (Reuters) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:31 PM PST Reuters - A Manitoba court cleared away some of the uncertainty surrounding Western Canada's move to an open grain market on Friday, rejecting a request to suspend a federal law that ends the Canadian Wheat Board's marketing monopoly. |
| New polls show public favors Australian PM's rival (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Saturday that she is "incredibly confident" of leading her Labor Party to victory in elections next year, even as new opinion polls showed the public preferred party rival Kevin Rudd as Australia's leader. |
| Afghanistan: Riots over Koran Burning Subside, But Does Anger Still Simmer? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST Time.com - Most observers expected the worst on Friday as the pious gathered at mosques for prayer. But, while violence did occur, it appeared to be much less than feared |
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