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  • Military in Syria bombards civilians, killing more than 200

    New Delhi News.Net

    In the worst violence of the near year-long crackdown by government forces, Syrian security forces have launched a massive attack on the people of Homs. Using heavy artillery, the Syrian forces ...

  • U.S. Army orders Bradley Manning to face cout martial

    New Delhi News.Net

    A private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks. Private First Class Bradley Manning, 24, has been in prison since his arrest one-and-a-half ...

  • Nine dead in clashes as protesters mourn soccer riot deaths

    New Delhi News.Net

    CAIRO - Three people were killed in Cairo, and 6 in Suez, as thousands of angry protesters clashed with security forces in Egypt's capital Cairo and other cities for a second day Friday over the ...

  • Israel says Iran planning retaliatory action after scientist killings

    New Delhi News.Net

    TEL AVIV - Iran is trying to strike Israeli targets around the world in retaliation for the assassination of its nuclear scientists, a top security official has warned. Yoram Cohen, the head of ...

  • Former Khmer Rouge commander Duch's prison term enhanced to life

    New Delhi News.Net

    BANGKOK - Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal has rejected an appeal by a Khmer Rouge jailer Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch, and increased his sentence to life imprisonment for crimes against ...

  • Food crisis persists in Somalia despite good harvest

    New Delhi News.Net

    NAIROBI, Kenya - A good harvest and food aid inflows have improved the situation in Somalia, the United Nations said Friday declaring that the country is out of "famine" situation, while underlining ...

  • UN's highest court overrules Italy on Nazi war claims

    New Delhi News.Net

    AMSTERDAM - The International Court of Justice has ordered Italy to annul all compensation claims against Germany for Nazi war crimes, saying Rome had breached international laws when its courts ...

  • Wen tells Merkel China may help in eurozone bailout

    New Delhi News.Net

    BEIJING - China, the holder of one of the world's largest foreign exchange reserves, has indicated it may get "more deeply involved" in resolving the European Union debt crisis. This was stated ...

  • Panasonic headed for staggering $10.2bn annual losses

    New Delhi News.Net

    TOKYO - Japan's Panasonic Friday predicted staggering annual loss of $10.2 billion, joining rivals Sony and Sharp who have also forecast combined losses of $6 billion. Panasonic said it was ...

  • Eurozone service sector grows at fastest rate in four months

    New Delhi News.Net

    LONDON - The eurozone's service sector has shown some growth, marginal though, for the first time in four months, raising expectations that a recession could be kept at bay. The Markit eurozone ...

  • Russian gas supply to EU via Ukraine drops

    New Delhi News.Net

    BRUSSELS - Several countries in Europe are facing gas supply crunch with severe cold weather driving up demand and drop in Russian supplies via Kiev, raising fears of a repeat of the 2009 ...

  • 1.5bn pounds government fund offers hope for 7 debt-ridden NHS trusts

    New Delhi News.Net

    LONDON - Seven National Health Services (NHS) trusts, including three in London, have been identified for a bailout from a 1.5 billion pounds government fund to relieve major financial ...

  • It’s Not   the Economy . . . and We’re Not Stupid

    Weekly Standard

    "It's the economy, stupid," was a useful slogan for the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign. Of course, it wasn't really true. The Clinton campaign was about much more than the economy. ...

  • Slovak Police Fire Tear Gas At Anti-Corruption Protesters

    RadioFreeEurope

    Police in the Slovak capital Bratislava have used tear gas to disperse a crowd of several thousand protesters demonstrating against corruption in the government. People threw eggs and bananas at ...

  • U.S. Army Orders Court Martial In WikiLeaks Case

    RadioFreeEurope

    The U.S. Army has released a statement saying Private Bradley Manning will face a court martial for allegedly giving more than 700,000 U.S. secret and classified documents and videos to the ...

  • Crisis-Hit Greeks Send 16 Billion Euros Abroad

    RadioFreeEurope

    Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos says Greeks have withdrawn 65 billion euros ($85 billion) from banks since 2009, and have sent 16 billion euros abroad. Fears that Greece may be forced to ...

  • Anti-Kremlin Protesters Take To The Streets Nationwide

    RadioFreeEurope

    MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of Russians have gathered in the capital Moscow in temperatures of minus 20 Celsius for the latest demonstration to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ...

  • 'Iranian threat against Jewish targets in US on the rise'

    Jerusalem Post

    Guarded and "soft" sites, such as synagogues, schools and community centers, are under increasing threat by Iran, letter obtained by ABC says; US, Canada heighten security around Jewish ...

  • Russia warns of 'scandal' in UN Syria vote

    Jerusalem Post

    MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of a "scandal" if a Western-Arab drafted resolution comes to a vote on Saturday in the UN Security Council, the Itar-Tass news agency ...

  • Assad forces kill at least 217 Syrians in Homs

    Jerusalem Post

    BEIRUT - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an ...

  • February kicks off with ample sunshine

    Jerusalem Post

    Sunshine has returned to Israel after a drenched January broke the average in recent years, kicking off February's first weekend with warmer temperatures and a drop in humidity on ...

  • Middle East trails again in green energy growth

    Jerusalem Post

    ABU DHABI/DUBAI - Talk of a Middle Eastern green energy boom is likely to prove no more than a mirage with little hope of the region saving clean technology companies from the shrinking project ...

  • Murder charges against soldier dropped

    IOL

    Specialist Michael Wagnon is seen in this undated handout.The U.S. Army dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face court-martial in the murder of unarmed Afghan civilians, ...

  • Saleh’s face returns to state daily masthead

    IOL

    Sanaa - The face of veteran Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to the masthead of the leading state-owned daily on Friday after loyalist gunmen besieged the newspaper's offices ...

  • Slovaks rally to protest corruption

    IOL

    Bratislava - For the second time this year, allegations about corruption that appeared on the Internet are causing anti-government protests in ...

  • Dancer IS captain’s lover

    IOL

    A Moldovan dancer has admitted to officials investigating the Costa Concordia shipwreck that she is the lover of the vessel's captain and was on the bridge with him when it ran aground, Italian ...

  • Second teacher pulled from US school

    IOL

    Miramonte Elementary school principal Martin Sandoval walks out to address the media outside the school in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Veteran Miramonte Elementary school teacher Mark ...

  • Army attacks Syria's Homs, 200 killed

    Channel News Asia

    DAMASCUS: The Syrian army unleashed a massive attack on the city of Homs early Saturday, bombing the protest hub and killing at least 260 people in a bloody "massacre", activists and ...

  • Bodies pulled from water after PNG ferry accident

    Channel News Asia

    PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinean authorities Saturday began retrieving the bodies of those killed when a crowded ferry sank two days ago in what is thought to be among the nation's worst sea ...

  • Russians brave big freeze to challenge Putin

    Channel News Asia

    MOSCOW: Tens of thousands of Russians are set to march through Moscow Saturday, braving freezing temperatures to challenge Vladimir Putin's grip on power a month before the premier stands in ...

  • CEO of memory-chip maker Micron dies in small-plane crash

    The Seattle Times

    Steve Appleton, who worked his way up from the factory floor to become CEO of Boise's Micron Technology at 34, was killed Friday when his experimental airplane crashed after ...

  • Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'

    The Independent

    The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it was reported ...

  • Civilian deaths in Afghan war up for fifth year: UN

    C News

    Taliban 'poised to retake Afghanistan' KABUL - - More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations ...

  • Syria Clashes: Homs Death Toll 'Soars To 350'

    Sky News

    Syrian forces are shelling the district with mortars from several locations," he added. Activists said hundreds of people were wounded in the attack, north of the capital Damascus. Homs has ...

  • Tens Of Thousands Expected At Putin Protests

    Sky News

    Tens of thousands of people have begun gathering on the streets of Moscow ahead of protests both for and against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir ...

  • CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash

    Fox News

    BOISE, Idaho – The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., ...

  • Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada

    Reuters

    1 of 2. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney greets Cynthia Potts (R) at a campaign rally in Elko, Nevada February 3, ...

  • Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision

    Reuters

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market ...

  • Micron CEO dies in small-plane crash at Boise Airport

    Boston Herald

    B OISE, Idaho - Fire crews are investigating a small-plane crash at the Boise Airport that resulted in the death of Micron CEO Steve Appleton on Friday morning. Appleton was the only person in the ...

  • U.N.: Afghan civilian deaths in war hit 5-year high

    USA Today

    It was an 8% increase in civilian deaths from 2010. 2011 was also the fifth year in a row that the civilian toll has became steadily worse. The report said insurgents killed more than three-quarters ...

  • Syria denies massacre of 200 in Homs

    CBS News

    A Syrian woman who says she was injured in shelling by the Syrian government forces, stands at her home in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, Feb. 1, 2012. ...

  • Russia warns U.N. of Syria resolution "scandal"

    CBS News

    (CBS/AP) MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister has warned Washington that any attempt to put a draft resolution on Syria to vote at the United Nations would lead to "scandal." Sergey ...

  • Wikileaks suspect to face trial

    BBC

    Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed. Private Manning, 24, an intelligence analyst who served in Iraq, is alleged to have leaked US government ...

  • England players go unsold at IPL

    BBC

    Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien all failed to attract bids at the auction for this year's Indian Premier League. James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell, Matt ...

  • CEO of Chip Maker Micron Dies in Plane Crash

    ABC News

    The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning ...

  • Deadly freeze extends icy grip on Europe

    Al Jazeera

    More than 200 people have been killed across Europe as temperatures plummeted to new lows amid forecasters' predictions that the week-long cold snap could intensify. The latest death toll of ...

  • Manning to face court martial over WikiLeaks

    Al Jazeera

    A private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in US history will face a general court martial, the army has said. Major General Michael Linnington, commander of the Washington ...

  • Probe call over 'spying' on Shias in New York

    Al Jazeera

    US civil rights groups have called on the New York attorney-general to investigate the city's police department, after leaked documents showed police recommended increasing surveillance of ...

  • Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary

    Al Jazeera

    Almost a year since a crackdown began on demonstrations among Bahrain's Shia Muslim majority, thousands of protesters have taken part in marches to demand political reform. The government says ...

  • Micron CEO dies in plane crash

    Deseret News

    BOISE, Idaho — The chief executive and chairman of the Boise-based memory chip maker Micron died Friday morning when a small, experimental fixed-wing plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise ...