Thursday, January 19, 2012

Arab League monitors set to report on Syria

Arab League monitors set to report on Syria


Arab League monitors set to report on Syria

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST

The fact-finding mission of Arab League monitors in Syria comes to an end Thursday, with its members due to report over the weekend on what they have witnessed of a months-long government crackdown on protests.

Will authorities call off cruise ship rescues?

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:51 AM PST

Rescuers resumed work aboard of the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia Thursday, the Italian Navy said, as a decision loomed about when and if to call off the search for survivors.

Central America's bloody drug problem

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:53 AM PST

Mexico's not the only country south of the U.S. border with a growing drug problem: the narco wars in Central America have triggered staggering homicide rates and concerns about how to establish peace there.

Opposition: Syrian troops forced out of mountain town

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:58 AM PST

Syrian activists say opposition forces have wrested control of the town of Zabadani from government troops, but the authorities' tanks remain perched on its outskirts.

Musharraf reassessing Pakistan return

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:58 AM PST

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is reassessing a planned return home after the government warned he will be detained as soon as he sets foot in the nation, his political party said Thursday.

Turkey remembers murdered journalist

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:04 AM PST

Thousands marched silently on a bitterly cold day through downtown Istanbul Thursday to commemorate the five year anniversary of the murder of an ethnic Armenian journalist.

U.S. ship helps sinking Iranian vessel

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:58 AM PST

U.S. sailors aboard a guided-missile destroyer aided the crew of a sinking Iranian fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

Suicide bomber kills 7 near Afghan airport

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:28 AM PST

A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up in front of an airport in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least seven civilians, police said.

Time almost up for the leap second?

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:27 AM PST

Thursday could be a key moment in the future of time keeping as the word decides on whether to keep the addition of leap seconds.

Tiny island bears witness to tragedy

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:43 PM PST

For days, the giant carcass of the Costa Concordia has lain stricken off the rocky shore of the island of Giglio, rescue vessels bobbing in the chilly seas around it.

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