Saturday, January 21, 2012

Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city

Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city


Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:06 AM PST

Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed at least seven people and wounded many others in a hail of gunfire and coordinated bombings of eight government sites.

More violence in Syria amid Arab League diplomacy

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:26 AM PST

Arab League diplomats working to end violence across Syria prepared to discuss extending its monitoring mission this weekend.

Chevron appeals $8.6 billion ruling

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:39 AM PST

Chevron filed an appeal with Ecuador's National Court to review a ruling that it must pay billions of dollars in damages for oil pollution in the Amazon rain forest.

Yemeni President Saleh granted immunity

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:31 AM PST

Yemen's parliament approved a controversial law Saturday that ensures President Ali Abdullah Saleh complete immunity from prosecution.

Exiled leader denied return to Madagascar

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:42 AM PST

A plane carrying Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was turned away from Madagascan airspace Saturday as he tried to return from exile, his spokesman and the airline said.

12th body found in cruise ship search

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:25 AM PST

Somber relatives tossed flowers into the sea by the wreck of the doomed Italian cruise ship a week after the accident that left at least 11 people dead.

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