Sunday, January 15, 2012

Syria toll rises to 25; monitors cheered

Syria toll rises to 25; monitors cheered

Syria toll rises to 25; monitors cheered

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST

Crowds in a Syrian town surrounded by government troops cheered Arab League monitors who visited Sunday.

Protesters gather for fourth straight day in Romania

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:03 PM PST

Protesters seeking the ouster of Romanian President Traian Basescu and early elections gathered for a fourth straight day Sunday in a main square of Bucharest, the capital, and 18 other cities in the Eastern European nation.

Report: Bodies recovered from inside ill-fated cruise ship

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:24 AM PST

Divers resumed their search Sunday morning for up to 50 people unaccounted for after a luxury Italian cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, killing at least three people and injuring 20 others, authorities said.

Explosion kills many Shiites in Pakistan, police say

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:30 AM PST

At least 14 people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb blast in the Pakistani town of Khan Pur, a police official said Sunday.

Iraqi police: 15 killed in attacks on stations

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:06 AM PST

At least 15 people were killed and 26 others wounded in attacks targeting police stations in Iraq Sunday, authorities said.

The Mexico drug war: Bodies for billions

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 05:41 AM PST

There are kingpins with names like the Engineer, head-chopping hit men, dirty cops and double-dealing politicians. And, of course, there are users -- millions of them.

Iran threatens Israel, U.S. over scientist killing

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

Israel and the United States are "supporters of state terrorism" and will suffer a "punitive response" at an "opportune time," Iran's Press TV cited a top Iranian general as saying Sunday, days after an Iranian nuclear scientist was killed.

Officials: Fighters seize town near Yemeni capital

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:02 AM PST

Dozens of suspected al Qaeda militants attacked government posts southeast of the Yemeni capital, seizing strategic areas, local authorities and witnesses said.

Nigerian labor unions, government fail to reach deal to end strikes

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:09 AM PST

Nigerian labor unions failed to reach a deal with the government on a nationwide strike over soaring fuel prices, sparking concerns of a potential oil production shutdown Sunday in Africa's largest crude producer.

Former general sworn in as Guatemala's president

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:18 PM PST

Retired army Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as Guatemala's president Saturday, pledging to take a tough stand on crime amid growing insecurity in the Central American nation.
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