Friday, December 30, 2011

Anti-government protesters rally in Syria

Anti-government protesters rally in Syria


Anti-government protesters rally in Syria

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:55 PM PST

Large-scale anti-government protests and more violence unfolded across Syria Friday, with opposition groups calling on demonstrators to camp out in public squares.

Source: Al Qaeda sends jihadists to Libya

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:28 AM PST

Al Qaeda's leadership has sent experienced jihadists to Libya in an effort to build a fighting force there, according to a Libyan source briefed by Western counter-terrorism officials.

N. Korea: No engagement with South

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:48 PM PST

North Korea said Friday that it remained steadfast in its refusal to engage with the current South Korean government, dismissing the prospect of a shift in relations with Seoul after a dynastic succession in Pyongyang.

Report: Russia nuclear sub fire extinguished

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:43 PM PST

A fire on a docked Russian nuclear submarine has been fully put out, Russia's Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday according to state media.

Turkish leader: Regrets over Kurdish civilian airstrike deaths

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:00 AM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that he regrets the deaths of 35 civilians in an airstrike in a Kurdish area on the border with Iraq late Wednesday.

Groups puzzled by Egyptian raids

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:04 PM PST

A day after Egyptian police raided the offices of 10 nongovernmental organizations across the country, the groups remained in the dark about what the authorities were looking for.

Cyclone pummels India's coast, kills 19

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:09 AM PST

At least 12 people were killed after a cyclone pummeled India's southeastern coastline Friday, bringing high winds and rain, officials said.

China unveils ambitious plan for space exploration

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:15 AM PST

China plans to put laboratories in space, collect samples from the moon and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to an ambitious plan released this week aimed at putting the country on the global map for space exploration.

No suspects in slaying of U.S. teen, 2 friends in Mexico

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:52 PM PST

Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Michoacán said Thursday that no suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder last week of a U.S. teen and two of his Mexican friends.

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