Sunday, December 4, 2011

New deadline for Syria reported

New deadline for Syria reported

New deadline for Syria reported

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 03:26 PM PST

The Arab League issued Syria a Sunday deadline to sign an initiative to end the bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters, Qatar state media reported.

Military council formed in Yemen

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST

Yemen's vice president announced Sunday the formation of a military council of 14 members whose duties will be to stabilize the country and reform the military, a senior official in the vice president's office told CNN.

Aging Pearl Harbor attack survivors passing on the baton

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

For 70 years, survivors of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have captivated listeners with their firsthand accounts, recalling buddies who died in their arms or the glasses worn by a low-flying Japanese pilot. The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, founded in 1958, is dissolving December 31. The passing of time, the difficulty in finding chapter officers and the health of its 2,700 members have taken their toll.

Obama expresses 'condolences' to Pakistan's president

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:44 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama called Pakistan's president Sunday to express condolences over the airstrike that killed 24 soldiers near the Afghanistan border more than a week ago, the White House said in a statement.

Unclear whether Iran shot down drone, a U.S. official says

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:28 PM PST

A U.S. drone was shot down in eastern Iran, state media reported Sunday, citing a military source.

Biden arrives in Greece at pivotal time

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:39 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Greece, as a new interim government there seeks to halt the country's economic upheaval that has had ripple effects across the globe.

Protesters arrested as Putin's party suffers losses

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:55 PM PST

As Russians headed to polls Sunday for national parliamentary elections, opposition websites, radio stations and an election monitoring group claimed they had come under online attack.

Report: Bollywood star dies at 88

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:52 AM PST

Bollywood movie star Dev Anand, a fixture in the Indian film industry for decades, has died of an apparent heart attack, CNN IBN reported Sunday. He was 88.

Police probe blast near British embassy in Bahrain

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:16 PM PST

An explosion occurred early Sunday near the British embassy in the Bahraini capital, an embassy spokesman said.

45,000 Germans evacuated due to WWII bombs

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:41 AM PST

Life has come to a standstill in the western German city of Koblenz, where 45,000 people -- nearly half of the city´s population -- have been evacuated after the discovery of several dangerous World War II bombs.
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