Monday, January 2, 2012

Iran fires missiles in Strait of Hormuz

Iran fires missiles in Strait of Hormuz


Iran fires missiles in Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:49 PM PST

Iran test-fired two missiles Monday, the final day of its naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, state-run media reported.

Taliban, allies form council to coordinate efforts against NATO

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:00 PM PST

Pakistani Taliban factions and their allies have set up a council of elders in hopes of coordinating efforts against NATO troops in Afghanistan, a spokesman said Monday.

Mexican police tortured 5 suspects, human rights commission says

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:39 AM PST

Mexican federal police in Ciudad Juarez tortured five people to force confessions that they killed an officer and participated in a car bomb attack, the nation's human rights commission alleged.

Venezuela says it will pay ExxonMobil $255 million over nationalization

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

Venezuela said Monday that it would pay ExxonMobil $255 million after an international arbitration ruling over the South American country's 2007 nationalization of a joint project.

South Sudan gains control of town under attack, official says

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:50 PM PST

South Sudan's government has gained control of a remote town that had been under attack by fighters from a rival tribe, the nation's information minister said Monday.

Killing continues in Syria, Arab League says

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:31 PM PST

Syrian tanks have withdrawn from residential areas in cities, but snipers remain a threat and killings are still occurring, the head of the Arab League said Monday.

South Korea ready for 'new era' of relations with North, president says

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:39 AM PST

The South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, offered Monday to cooperate with North Korea to begin a "new era" of relations between the two countries, a day after Pyongyang had said it would defend its new leader, Kim Jong Un, to the death.

Former rebel, now mayor, vows to ban weapons in Bogota

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:17 AM PST

A former leftist guerrilla has started his term as the mayor of Colombia's capital with a pledge to ban carrying weapons on the city's streets.

Hosni Mubarak trial set to begin in Egypt

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:38 AM PST

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering protesters killed, could face a verdict before the end of the month, a lawyer involved in the trial said Monday.

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