Tuesday, January 24, 2012

In Syria, many caught in the middle

In Syria, many caught in the middle

In Syria, many caught in the middle

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST

Syria has become increasingly polarized, says Nic Robertson, who was recently on assignment there. That leaves many people in the middle who want change but don't want uncertainty.

Megaupload founder denied bail

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:20 PM PST

A New Zealand court denied bail Wednesday to the founder of the shuttered file-sharing site Megaupload, whose extradition is being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.

'Despair' in Nigeria after Kano attacks

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:48 AM PST

Nigerian security forces say they have arrested 158 suspected members of the militant group Boko Haram, three days after attacks left more than 200 people dead in the city of Kano.

Cruise ship cleanup will take time

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:22 AM PST

Undersea salvage experts will not start siphoning fuel off the partially sunken cruise liner Costa Concordia before Saturday, according to the man in charge of the operation, Franco Gabrielli.

Pakistani Senate wants Musharraf tried for treason

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:21 AM PST

Pakistan's upper house of parliament passed a resolution demanding Pervez Musharraf be arrested and tried for treason for unconstitutional acts during his regime, a senator said.

Scientists: Big Tokyo quake likely

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:34 PM PST

Tokyo faces the possibility of being hit by a massive earthquake within the next four years, according to Japanese researchers.

Baghdad bombings kill at least 9, injure 72

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:26 AM PST

At least six people were killed and 30 others wounded Tuesday morning when two car bombs exploded in eastern Baghdad, police officials said.

U.S. Marine in Iraq killings gets demotion, pay cut

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:05 PM PST

A U.S. military judge sentenced a Marine squad leader charged with alleged war crimes in Iraq with a maximum of 90 days in prison and a reduction in pay and rank.

Mozambique struggles with flooding after storms

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:52 AM PST

Double-punched by two Indian Ocean storms, the southern African nation of Mozambique on Tuesday struggled with the destruction of a portion of its main national highway, cut-off communications and a reported death toll of 18, according to the nation's National Institute for Natural Disasters.

Seeds for year-old Egyptian revolution sown long ago

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:31 PM PST

Newly elected Egyptian ministers held their first parliamentary session this week, almost a year to the day after the start of historic protests in the capital led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. But for all the bravery and resilience the demonstrators showed by withstanding a brutal crackdown as they sang, waved flags and held candlelight vigils for 18 days, the movement began many years before.
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