World

  • Gaddafi supporters counter Libya’s “day of rage”
    A supporter of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi posses for the camera while holding a flag during a pro-government demonstration in Tripoli early on Thursday, February 17. (AP Photo) TRIPOLI, February 17 (
    World / 17th February 2011
  • 20 killed in Tanzania military blasts
    Smoke drifts over the Gongolamboto military camp on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam on Thursday February 17, following several explosion that occurred on Wednesday night, February 16. (AP Photo) ZANZIBAR, T
    World / 17th February 2011
  • Tour boat sinks in Vietnam; 12 dead from 9 nations
    Vietnamese health workers load the body of a sunken tourist boat victim to an ambulance in northern province of Quang Ninh, Vietnam on Thursday, February 17. (AP Photo) HA LONG BAY, Vietnam, February 17 (A
    World / 17th February 2011
  • Belgium celebrates “world record” in gov’t talks
    A montage of Belgium’s Flemish speaking newspaper front pages published on Thursday, February 17, marking 249th day of political crisis in Belgium. (AP Photo) BRUSSELS, February 17 (AP): Many would s
    World / 17th February 2011
  • Iran regime calls for ‘hatred’ rally in Tehran against opposition
    This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian protestors throwing stones at anti-riot police officers, during an anti-government prote
    World / 16th February 2011
  • Military eager for Egypt to return to work
    CAIRO, February 16 (Reuters): The military hoped tens of thousands of Egyptians would heed its appeal to get back to work on Wednesday and abandon the strikes and protests that flared after the downfall of Hosn
    World / 16th February 2011
  • S.Sudan again accuses Khartoum of arming rebels
    JUBA, February 16  (AP):  Leveling serious accusations for the second day in a row, the leader of Southern Sudan's ruling party condemned the Khartoum government on Wednesday for allegedly arming sout
    World / 16th February 2011
  • IMF recommends troubled Kabul Bank be wound down
    KABUL, February 16 (AP):  The International Monetary Fund is recommending that Afghanistan's troubled Kabul Bank be placed into receivership and then quickly sold off as part of a broader effort to stabili
    World / 16th February 2011
  • Muslim Brotherhood plans political party
    CAIRO, February 15 (AP): Egypt's long banned Muslim Brotherhood said Tuesday it intends to form a political party once democracy is established, as the country's new military rulers launched a panel of experts
    World / 15th February 2011
  • Man admits fathering seven with stepdaughter
    KOBLENZ, February 15 (AP): A German man admitted fathering at least seven children with his stepdaughter Tuesday as his trial opened on charges he abused her, his daughter and his stepson for more than 20 years
    World / 15th February 2011
  • ‘Afghan war costs $300 million a day’
    WASHINGTON, February 15 (AFP): The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq will allow for a reduced US defense budget in 2012 but the war in Afghanistan still costs the United States close to 300 million dollar
    World / 15th February 2011
  • WORLD Briefs
    Saudi to remove books deemed to promote terrorismRIYADH, February 15 (AP): An official at the Saudi Education Ministry says the kingdom plans to remove books from school libraries that are deemed to encourage t
    World / 15th February 2011
  • Premier Berlusconi to face trial
    FILE - In this file photo taken on December 13, 2010, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi holds his head during a session at the Senate, in Rome. On Tuesday, February 15, an Italian judge ordered Premier Silvio B
    World / 15th February 2011
  • Eleven dead in Nigeria election rally stampede
    LAGOS, Nigeria, February 13 (AP): A panicked crowd at a political rally in southern Nigeria trampled at least 11 people to death and injured dozens more as President Goodluck Jonathan gave a speech promising to
    World / 13th February 2011
  • UK calls for international action on Mubarak assets
    In this February 9, 2011 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak listens during a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo)
    World / 13th February 2011
  • ‘US shooting case won't derail talks’
    ISLAMABAD, February 13 (AP): Pakistan's standoff with Washington over a jailed U.S. Embassy worker will not thwart talks between the two countries and Afghanistan, a Pakistani government spokesman said Sunday.
    World / 13th February 2011
  • In Vietnam War love story, a medallion comes home
    Cecile Blumental, nee Schrouben, friend of Henri Huet, stands next to a photograph of Henri Huet, at the 'Henri Huet, Vietnam' exhibition at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, MEP, in Paris, Tuesday, Feb
    World / 13th February 2011
  • ‘UK to allow same-sex "marriage" in church’
    LONDON, February 13 (Reuters): Britain plans to allow same-sex unions to be celebrated in places of worship, removing a key legal distinction between homosexual civil partnerships and heterosexual marriage, new
    World / 13th February 2011
  • US envoy raps UN
    UNITED NATIONS, February 12 (AFP): US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, has condemned US critics of the world body who have called for US funds to be held back, while also attacking the UN for picki
    World / 12th February 2011
  • Egyptians hopeful but face uncertain future
    An Egyptian holds up newspaper fronted with a picture of former President Hosni Mubarak and the Arabic headline, "Finally he steps down", at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, February 12. Egypt exploded
    World / 12th February 2011
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