World NewsPresidential nomination date advanced in Egypt
The St Petersburg News.Net
CAIRO - Egypt has decided to advance the election of a new president, giving in to the demands of increasingly violent protesters and raising hopes of a civilian government taking over the task of ... No Israeli decision on Iran Attack: Obama
The St Petersburg News.Net
WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to ... Heavy snowfall, cold hits life across Europe
The St Petersburg News.Net
LONDON - Heavy snowfall and intense cold this winter, one of the most severe in decades, has taken its toll across Europe, with many rural areas badly affected and several deaths reported.
More ... Debut of Bristol pound set for May 21
The St Petersburg News.Net
BRISTOL - Hundreds of traders and business establishments have signed up for Bristol's own currency to be launched May 21, with the backing of the Bristol Credit Union, a bank run as a ... IMF cautions China to be ready with stimulus package
The St Petersburg News.Net
NEW YORK - The IMF has warned of lower growth in China in view of the economic slump in Europe, and cut its forecast for the world's second largest economy this year to 8.25 per cent from 9 per ... Greek PM to resume talks on rescue plan
The St Petersburg News.Net
ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said he would continue intense talks with his coalition partners on austerity measures for a 130 billion-euro EU bailout plan second for ... China asks airlines not to enter into EU carbon scheme
The St Petersburg News.Net
BEIJING - China's Monday asked its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU).
The authorities also asked the airlines not to hike freight or add other ... Doha declaration of Palestinian reconciliation signed
The St Petersburg News.Net
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.
The ... Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
The St Petersburg News.Net
Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.
The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the ... Welcome, Washington Free Beacon
Weekly Standard
--but with the subjects of the stories and the assumptions built into the text changed to reflect a conservative, not liberal, worldview? What would happen if the media wolf pack suddenly had to ... Strike Halts Production At Kyrgyz Gold Mine
RadioFreeEurope
Some 1,400 workers at Kyrgyzstan's largest gold mine have gone on strike. The head of the miners' labor union committee for rights, Eldar Tajybaev, told RFE/RL that the striking workers ... The Rundown - February 7
RadioFreeEurope
');me.before(before);before.height($(document).height()); me.css('top', ($(window).scrollTop() + Math.round($(window).height()/2 - me.height()/2)) + 'px'); $('object, ... HRW Criticizes Iranian Arrests Of Arab Minority
RadioFreeEurope
The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Iranian authorities have detained more than 65 Arab residents of Iran as part of alleged "security sweeps" in Iran's Arab-majority ... Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's 'Oirish' Accent
RadioFreeEurope
newspaper column made a passing reference to Lenin's supposed Hibernian brogue. The source the column cited for this claim was none other than Roddy Connolly, the son of the legendary Irish ... Tehran 'ready to impose oil ban' on Europeans
Jerusalem Post
TEHRAN - Iran's parliament said on Tuesday it was ready to impose a ban on oil exports to some European states, the country's English-language Press TV reported."In retaliation to the ... Assault on Syria's Homs resumes after 95 killed
Jerusalem Post
AMMAN - Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popular revolt against President Bashar ... Ban to Abbas: Unity gov't mustn't stop peace talks
Jerusalem Post
Reconciliation between Palestinian Fatah and Hamas factions should not be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive from negotiations with Israel, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told PA ... Police: Only 10% of bank robberies end in charges
Jerusalem Post
Only ten percent of all bank robberies end with suspects being charged in court, police admitted on Tuesday.The figures emerged during a special session called by the Knesset's Interior Affairs ... Santorum aims for a victory in US Republican contests
Jerusalem Post
DENVER - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in an attempt to slow down front-runner ... Ross: Now’s not prime time for peace deal
Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON - Longtime US Mideast envoy Dennis Ross said Monday he did not believe the time was ripe for a permanent deal between Israelis and Palestinians and suggested regarding the region now ... Suu Kyi hits campaign trail
IOL
Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is hitting the campaign trail as an official candidate and travelling to the Irrawaddy delta for the first time in two ... Queen warms crowd on chilly jubilee
IOL
King’s Lynn - With a wave, a smile and a few softly-spoken words, Queen Elizabeth II charmed well-wishers who braved the snow to congratulate her on Monday as she marked 60 years on the ... Romney goes after Santorum
IOL
Grand Junction - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's firepower on Rick Santorum to head off his surge in two of three states with nominating ... Syrian regime vows to pursue Homs "terrorists"
Channel News Asia
DAMASCUS: Syria's government vowed Tuesday to push forth with its onslaught on the central province of Homs in a bid to rid the region from what it said were "armed terrorist ... Obama's approval rating soars to 50% on jobs figures
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: Boosted by rising US jobs figures, President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit the magical 50-percent mark and he has opened up a clear lead over his likely Republican opponent ... Maldives president resigns amid growing unrest
The Independent
The president of the island nation of Maldives, who became the country's first democratically elected leader in three decades, resigned today following weeks of sometimes violent public ... Dad chopped kids before blast: Cops
C News
Family lawyers said the boys had recently begun to speak about their mother's 2009 disappearance, in which the father was a suspect. In the months leading up to the fiery blast, one of the ... Rescuers search for missing after Philippine quake
C News
TAYASAN, PHILIPPINES - Philippine rescuers searched on Tuesday for 29 residents of a mountainside community feared dead after a landslide triggered by an earthquake engulfed their homes. A ...
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