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Iraqis rally to cheer end of US forces
Louisville News.Net
Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.
The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to ... Washington police close camp near President
Louisville News.Net
Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.
The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few ... Putin shows he has his own cheer squad
Louisville News.Net
A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man ... Suspected drug lord in Mexican police custody
Louisville News.Net
Mexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.
Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused ... Five cops among seven killed in Afghan attack
Louisville News.Net
Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday.
"A car bomb (attack) carried out by the enemies and hit Kandahar city at noon ... Snow grounds many Heathrow flights
IOL
A couple strolls in a park during a snowfall in Bucharest. The bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe caused widespread transport chaos - including the delay of flights from ... Crime wave follows police strike in Brazil
IOL
A Brazilian army vehicle patrols Paralela Avenue in Salvador. A police strike in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia sparked a wave of murders and other violence in the ... Noriega treated in hospital
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Panama City - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital after suffering a possible stroke, police said on ... Cruise ship passengers struck by virus
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London - More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corporation have fallen ill with a stomach virus, the latest setback facing the world's biggest cruise ... Queen to mark 60 years on throne
IOL
The 85-year-old monarch marks 60 years on the throne on Monday - the anniversary will be marked by a series of regional, national and international events throughout ... Landslide win for new Finnish president Niinistoe
Channel News Asia
HELSINKI: Finland's conservative pro-European Sauli Niinistoe won Finland's presidential election on Sunday, easily defeating Green liberal challenger Pekka Haavisto as had been widely ... Colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
USA Today
Yes, students and families still buy the guide and its less famous competitors by the hundreds of thousands, and still care about a college's reputation. But it isn't students who obsess over every ... Obama: U.S. prefers to use diplomacy with Iran
USA Today
The president sought to assure allies and foes alike that the United States was working in lockstep with Israel to solve the crisis, "hopefully diplomatically. "Obama's comments came as Israel's ... Blast kills spouse, sons of missing Utah woman
USA Today
A lawyer for Josh Powell says he received a three-word email from his client just minutes before the explosion. It said, "I'm sorry, goodbye. "Attorney Jeffrey Bassett told the Associated Press the ... Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has ... Blast kills spouse, kids of missing Utah woman
CBS News
(CBS/AP) Last Updated 5:32 p.m. ET GRAHAM, Wash. - A house explosion has killed Josh Powell, the husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell, and their two sons. The three were killed Sunday ... US 'in lockstep' with Israel over Iran
Al Jazeera
President Barack Obama has said the US will work "in lockstep" with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power and that he hopes that the crisis will be resolved diplomatically. ... Conservative set to win Finnish presidency
Al Jazeera
Finland's conservative pro-European Sauli Niinistoe has been elected Finnish president, with Green challenger Pekka Haavisto acknowledging Niinistoe's overwhelming triumph at the polls.The ... Snow White born in Croatian blizzard
New Zealand Herald
A baby born in a Croatian village cut off by a blizzard is to be called "Snow-White", the Sata internet news site reported on Sunday. Her mother, Marta Glavota, 30, called emergency services for ... Football star's plea to country: 'stop the killing'
New Zealand Herald
Barcelona star Seydou Keita made an impassioned plea for the killing to stop back in his native Mali following his side's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win there on Sunday. The veteran Eagles' ... Europe Struggles to Deal With Cold and Snow
International Herald Tribune
Extreme cold and heavy snow buried parts of Europe over last few days, claiming the lives of hundreds of people, straining utilities in France, snarling transportation in Britain and leaving cities ... The misery of -40: Europe's deadly chill
New Zealand Herald
The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week has strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives, bringing to more than 300 the tally of victims. The ... Ex-dictator Noriega suffers suspected stroke
New Zealand Herald
Panamanian police say former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has been transported from prison to a hospital, possibly because of a stroke. A statement issued on Sunday from the National Police says ... The New York Times Edits Khamenei
Weekly Standard
On February 3, during a rare Friday prayer lecture at Tehran University, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran would "support and help any nations, any groups fighting against ... Preacher apologises to Jewish group for scroll stunt
New Zealand Herald
A megachurch leader is apologising to a Jewish group that criticised him for taking part in a ceremony in which he was wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a "king. "Bishop Eddie Long of ... Justice Ministry closes Nabi Salih protest file
Jerusalem Post
The Justice Ministry has closed its investigation into the actions of Border police officers during a demonstration a May 13th demonstration in the West Bank Palestinian village of Nebi Saleh, in ... 'Russia may seek controlled Assad exit in talks'
Jerusalem Post
MUNICH/MOSCOW - Russia may be seeking a "controlled demolition" of Syrian President Bashar Assad's rule to save its sole major foothold in the Arab world against Western rivals when ... Syrian rebels kill nine soldiers in Idlib province
Jerusalem Post
Nine Syrian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in clashes Saturday overnight with opposition militias in the country's northwestern region, London-based Syrian Observatory for ... Cotler’s plea on Syria
Jerusalem Post
The international community has justifiably expressed outrage over Saturday's veto by Russia and China of a UN Security Council resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad step ... When the moderates are radicals, you’re in trouble
Jerusalem Post
Dear readers, I'd like to share a secret. Every day I read articles, or some form of writing, by people who claim to be experts on the Middle East. I have read them on land; I have read them ... From Russia with love?
Jerusalem Post
Efforts to stop Syria's Bashar Assad from slaughtering his people failed again Saturday because two countries always help a beleaguered dictator: Russia and China."The [United Nations] ... Trajtenberg: More tax breaks for the rich
Jerusalem Post
This past summer, hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered to protest for social justice; an end to the widening economic gap plaguing Israel's poor. The demands were simple: cut down on ... Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement
USA Today
Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class. It's a political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near New York ... Gingrich pins hopes on 'Super Tuesday' comeback
Channel News Asia
LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich looked to a "Super Tuesday" vote bonanza in March to rescue his faltering campaign after a second consecutive thumping from ... US warns of 'brutal civil war' in Syria
New Zealand Herald
The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition after Russia and China blocked a UN attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will ... Brown student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech
USA Today
The audiotape of Malcolm X's 1961 address in Providence might never have surfaced at all if 22-year-old Brown University student Malcolm Burnley hadn't stumbled across a reference to it in an old ... Fidel Castro publishes memoirs
USA Today
Images on state television showed a smiling, animated Castro wearing a dark track suit over a blue plaid button-up shirt. Audio of him speaking was not broadcast, but Communist Party newspaper ... Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized
Reuters
1 of 2. Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega is seen next to police officers upon his arrival at Renacer prison, outside Panama City December 11, ... NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen
USA Today
The dozen protesters had been kept across the street from the Ritz-Carlton hotel Sunday afternoon. They had been waving flags and yelling in opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh. He is ...
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