Thursday, January 3, 2013

Global alarm at Myanmar rebel strikes

Global alarm at Myanmar rebel strikes

Global alarm at Myanmar rebel strikes

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 05:41 AM PST

Myanmar has alarmed Washington and the United Nations after it admitted carrying out airstrikes against rebel fighters in the northern state of Kachin.

Why CNN wants to go here

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:03 AM PST

We've all got them: places that live large in imagination or memory, begging us to hop on a plane to uncover their delicious mysteries.

End culture of rape in 2013

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:41 AM PST

On December 16, a young medical student in one of India's major cities was gang-raped, her body destroyed by the bodies of the men who allegedly assaulted her and also by the rusting metal bar doctors say they used to penetrate her. The bar removed part of her intestines. The rest were removed in a hospital far from home where she struggled for her life for just a few days.

Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:47 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is battling a "severe" lung infection that has caused respiratory failure, a top official said. The 58-year-old has been hospitalized in Cuba since having cancer surgery.

Syrian children in refugee camps

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:40 PM PST

In Al Qaem, Iraq, the anger and despair of the refugees is palpable. Two refugee camps have been set up there, nine miles from the border with Syria. As Save the Children's Country Director, I made the dangerous 280-mile journey out to Al Qaem help with our distribution of urgently needed newborn kits and to hear the stories of the families.

U.S. role in Syria

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:41 PM PST

Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center and Wolf Blitzer discuss Syria and also Chuck Hagel's chances as Defense Secy.

Google for New Year's resolve?

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 06:32 PM PST

Are your New Year's resolutions already losing some of their resolve? Google wants to help.

China tightens traffic rules

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 06:32 PM PST

Driving in China is dangerous in no small part because many drivers tend to ignore traffic rules.

U.S. journalist abducted in Syria

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:40 AM PST

Gunmen have kidnapped an American journalist in Syria, the journalist's family announced Wednesday.

China's tightened traffic rules

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:53 AM PST

Driving in China is dangerous in no small part because many drivers tend to ignore traffic rules.

Malala's father gets job in UK

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:44 AM PST

The father of Malala Yousafzai, the teenager whom the Taliban tried to kill, has been given a job in a Pakistan consulate in Birmingham, England, where she is recovering from gunshot wounds to her head and neck, Pakistani officials said Wednesday.

U.N.'s Syria death toll jumps

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:27 PM PST

The death toll in devastated Syria has now surpassed an estimated 60,000 people, the United Nations said Wednesday, a dramatic figure that could skyrocket if the all-out civil war persists.

Pakistan: U.S. drones kill 15

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:59 AM PST

Two suspected U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's volatile tribal region left 15 people dead on Thursday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. Among the 11 killed in one strike was a Taliban commander named Mullah Nazir, pictured.

Malala's father gets job in UK consulate

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:38 AM PST

The father of Malala Yousafzai, the teenager whom the Taliban tried to kill, has been given a job in a Pakistan consulate in Birmingham, England, where she is recovering from gunshot wounds to her head and neck, Pakistani officials said Wednesday.

New Delhi gang-rape suspects charged with murder

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:36 AM PST

The men accused in the gang-rape and killing of a 23-year-old Indian woman are expected to face murder, rape and kidnapping charges in a New Delhi court on Thursday.

Argentina to UK: Give back Falklands

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:15 AM PST

Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is once again calling on the UK to hand back the Falkland Islands -- known in Argentina as Las Malvinas -- accusing Britain of blatant colonialism.

Putin offers passport to 'Green Card' actor Depardieu

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:37 AM PST

French actor Gerard Depardieu is known to U.S. movie fans for his starring role in the 1990 comedy "Green Card," in which the character he plays marries an American woman -- played by Andie MacDowell -- to be allowed permanent residence in the States.

Brewing crisis in Central African Republic

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:41 AM PST

International diplomats are meeting Thursday in Gabon for talks aimed at resolving a brewing crisis in the Central African Republic, where rebels are threatening the capital.

Al Jazeera buys Al Gore's Current TV

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:29 AM PST

The Arab television network Al Jazeera said Wednesday it has acquired Current TV, the U.S. network started by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

UK extradites terror suspect to U.S.

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:10 PM PST

Britain extradited a man wanted by U.S. authorities for alleged terrorism offenses Thursday, police in London said, more than two years after he was detained.

4 killed in police station attack

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:27 AM PST

Gunmen overran a police headquarters and a government building in northeastern Nigeria early Thursday, killing four people, including two civilians, officials said.
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