Saturday, January 7, 2012

Syria tense as bomb victims mourned

Syria tense as bomb victims mourned


Syria tense as bomb victims mourned

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:35 AM PST

Syria was tense Saturday as the families of the victims of a suicide bombing in the capital began to bury their dead, and as Syria's Christians celebrate Orthodox Christmas.

Venezuela's new defense minister on U.S. drug kingpin list

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has tapped a leading general accused by the United States of being a drug "kingpin" to be the country's new defense minister.

Iran touts Bushehr nuclear plant, centrifuges

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST

Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is just weeks from operating at full capacity, the country's top nuclear official said Saturday.

Iran welcomes U.S. rescue of Iranian fishermen

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:17 AM PST

Iran on Saturday welcomed the rescue of 13 Iranian sailors by a U.S. Navy ship, calling it a "humanitarian act."

Doctors: No cancer after all for Argentine president

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:40 AM PST

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who underwent surgery this week to remove her thyroid, did not actually have cancer, her spokesman said Saturday.

Aid workers: Afghan girl tortured for refusing prostitution

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:57 AM PST

A 15-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her in-laws in Afghanistan after she refused to be forced into prostitution is not doing well in hospital, aid workers say.

Sudanese president visits post-Gadhafi Libya

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, arrived in Libya Saturday to visit with the country's post-Gadhafi leaders.

Britain issues warnings of terror threats in Kenya

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:54 PM PST

British officials Saturday warned of terror threats in Kenya as the east African nation battles Islamist militants in neighboring Somalia.

Bahrain denies it beat activist

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

Bahrain's Interior Ministry on Saturday released a video they said is evidence that security forces did not beat a prominent protester, but instead helped him to an ambulance.

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