World NewsMitt Romney way ahead of Gingrich in Nevada primary
Zambia News.Net
Voting is under way in the western U.S. state of Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, with members of the party choosing the candidate they want to see take on President Barack Obama in ... U.S. Army orders Bradley Manning to face cout martial
Zambia 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 ... Food crisis persists in Somalia despite good harvest
Zambia 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 ... Wen tells Merkel China may help in eurozone bailout
Zambia 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 ... Russian gas supply to EU via Ukraine drops
Zambia 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 ... UN's highest court overrules Italy on Nazi war claims
Zambia 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 ... Turning things around at Bikur Cholim
Jerusalem Post
Babies are supposed to be born head first; if they insist on "walking" into the world - the breech position - there could be trouble. Breech babies are often delivered by cesarean ... Health Scan: Looking through the surgical keyhole
Jerusalem Post
Keyhole surgery - laparoscopy - requires a surgeon with a high level of eye-hand coordination, motor skills, perception and sensitivity; older doctors tend to find it more difficult to perform ... How Syria’s ruling apparatus became its albatross
Jerusalem Post
Top officials in the Syrian government that I spoke with more than a decade ago following Syrian President Bashar Assad's rise to power strongly suggested that he was determined to introduce ... My Word: Trees and roots
Jerusalem Post
It's my kind of holiday. Short, sweet and environmentally friendly. It is also the most quintessentially Israeli festival. Tu Bishvat, the New Year for Trees.Of course Jews in the Diaspora ... Italy man throws son into river
Channel News Asia
ROME: An Italian man on Saturday threw his 16-month-old son off a bridge into the river in Rome in a fit of rage following a custody row, and was arrested by police as he fled, reports said.The ... Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Plane Crash
IBTimes
Steve Appleton, chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology Inc., died Friday, Feb. 3, when a small plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise Airport in Idaho. He was 51. "Steve's ... Syria: After U.N. vote fails, now what?
CBS News
(CBS/AP) President Barack Obama issued a remarkably strong statement Saturday condemning the Syrian regime's "unspeakable assault" against its own people, following Friday's ... As Nevadans caucus, Obama talks housing
CBS News
Fresh off jobs numbers showing 243,000 new jobs in January, President Obama could have focused his weekly video address on the positive news. Instead, the president discussed his new plan to revive ... Man charged with DUI weeks before getting pardon
CBS News
(AP) Miss. man got DUI between applying or, getting pardon BRANDON, Miss. - Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and parole officials say they didn't know a man was charged with DUI after a ... Sex turns off many young Japanese men: Studies
CBS News
(CBS News) TOKYO -- Call Japan The Incredible Shrinking Country. Fwer babies mean Japan's population could plunge, by 30 percent in coming decades. There are many reasons for this demographic ... VIDEO: Rival rallies on streets of Moscow
BBC
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's grip on power. But supporters of Mr Putin, who will stand in ... Tuareg rebels attack Mali town of Kidal
Al Jazeera
Ethnic Tuareg rebels have launched a fierce offensive against Mali's security forces in a bid to seize the northern town of Kidal. The attack on Saturday is further evidence that Tuareg rebels ... S Africa's ANC denies appeal of youth leader
Al Jazeera
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has upheld the membership suspension of one of its prominent youth leaders convicted of causing rifts within the bloc. A panel ... Romney Hoping for Repeat Performance in Nevada
International Herald Tribune
LAS VEGAS - In a state where so many fortunes have changed on a roll of the dice, Mitt Romney is hoping for no surprises in Nevada, where Republicans began voting at caucuses Saturday morning in the ... Russia, China Veto UN Syria Resolution
RadioFreeEurope
Russia and China have vetoed a UN resolution backing an Arab peace plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. The other 13 council members, including the U.S., France, and ... Russians defy cold, stage rival protests over Putin
Jerusalem Post
MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally ... Egypt council wants earlier presidential vote
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO - A civilian council appointed to advise Egypt's military rulers said on Saturday preparations for a presidential election should begin on February 23, a step that would bring forward the ... Iran threatens to ban Samsung following Israeli ad
Jerusalem Post
Teheran is considering a ban on Samsung to protest an advertisement for an Israeli cable provider that makes light of the war of words and mysterious explosions being waged between Iran and Israel, ... Chip-maker Micron CEO dies in plane crash
The China Post
BOISE, Idaho -- The head of memory chip-maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed ... US vows Europe commitment
Channel News Asia
MUNICH, Germany: The United States said Saturday Europe remains Washington's "partner of first resort" despite a US strategic pivot to Asia, but it urged Europe to pull its weight.In ... Russia, China veto UN's Syria vote
Channel News Asia
UNITED NATIONS: Russia and China on Saturday vetoed for the second time a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's deadly crackdown on protests.Thirteen countries voted ... CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash
The China Post
BOISE, Idaho -- The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed ... Europe cold snap sparks ferry drama
Channel News Asia
ROME: Hundreds of people were rescued Saturday after a ferry caught in a snow storm hit a breakwater off Italy, as a vicious cold snap that has claimed over 260 lives across Europe maintained its ... Palestinian PM urged to quit
Channel News Asia
HEBRON, Palestinian Territories: About 1,000 Palestinians, some calling on premier Salam Fayyad to quit, marched in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday in protest against his austerity plans.In ...
|
