Rockets hit Homs opposition as Arab ministers meet Reuters - 10 mins agoAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Sporadic rocket and gunfire broke a respite in Syrian government attacks on opposition-held districts of Homs city on Sunday as Arab League officials in Cairo discussed ways to halt the crackdown … More »Rockets hit Homs opposition as Arab ministers meet
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Sporadic rocket and gunfire broke a respite in Syrian government attacks on opposition-held districts of Homs city on Sunday as Arab League officials in Cairo discussed ways to halt the crackdown and shift President Bashar al-Assad from power. The activist Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said …
Airlines urge U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war Reuters - 7 mins agoSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines called on Sunday for a U.N.-brokered deal to prevent a row over aviation emissions between China and the European Union spilling into a damaging trade war. The call by the head of the … More »Airlines urge U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines called on Sunday for a U.N.-brokered deal to prevent a row over aviation emissions between China and the European Union spilling into a damaging trade war. The call by the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) comes amid signs that the EU may be willing to soften …
Al Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt against Assad Reuters - 6 hrs agoDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in a video recording posted on the Internet on Sunday, urged Syrians not to rely on the West or Arab governments in their uprising to topple President Bashar al-Assad. In … More »Al Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt against Assad
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in a video recording posted on the Internet on Sunday, urged Syrians not to rely on the West or Arab governments in their uprising to topple President Bashar al-Assad. In the eight-minute video, entitled "Onwards, Lions of Syria" and posted on an Islamist website, the …
Schaeuble warns Greek promises no longer suffice Reuters - 5 hrs agoBERLIN (Reuters) - Greek promises on austerity measures are no longer good enough because so many vows have been broken and the country that has been a "bottomless pit" has to dramatically change its ways, German Finance … More »Schaeuble warns Greek promises no longer suffice
BERLIN (Reuters) - Greek promises on austerity measures are no longer good enough because so many vows have been broken and the country that has been a "bottomless pit" has to dramatically change its ways, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said. In a hard-hitting interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, Schaeuble …
- Whitney Houston found dead in Calif. hotel, age 48 Reuters - 3 hrs ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48. The pop superstar died on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles at the same hotel …
- Afghans fret flight of hard cash a sign of things to come Reuters - 5 hrs ago
KABUL (Reuters) - In the crush of people in Kabul's Shahzada money market, conspiracy theories are a currency as hard as the bundles of cash in the hands of bearded traders trying to divine their future. And the theory going around - amid the din of shouted exchange rates - is that Afghanistan's rich are preparing again …
- Rebranding Sarkozy: Too sullied a sell for 2012? Reuters - 22 mins ago
PARIS (Reuters) - In February 2007, a fiery Nicolas Sarkozy had millions convinced that he - a go-getter abandoned as an infant by his Hungarian father - would break with the past, end chronic unemployment and restore a sense of pride to France. His luster began fading within hours of his May 6 election win, as he celebrated …
- Maldives' new president expands cabinet amid crisis Reuters - 1 hr 19 mins ago
MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives' new president on Sunday expanded his cabinet amid a political stalemate with ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, who since leaving office last week in what he calls a coup has vowed to stage street protests unless new elections are held. The new cabinet members are almost all veterans of the government …
- Houston recalled as happy in days before death AP - 2 hrs 57 mins ago
Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.
- Whitney Houston's voice will never be forgotten AP - 9 hrs ago
Whitney Houston's downfall was so long and sad that, in an impatient public's mind, it overshadowed her many accomplishments.
- Analysis: Obama pitches middle while GOP eyes base AP - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
The past week's dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's early advantage in one important area: working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals, meanwhile, are forced to keep emphasizing their conservative credentials to attract the right-leaning …
- Arab League considers new Syria measures AP - 9 mins ago
The Sudanese head of the Arab League observer mission to Syria resigned Sunday, hours before foreign ministers were to consider a proposal to send a new mission to the country including U.N. monitors, according to officials.
- Obama to submit his budget to Congress on Monday AP - 3 hrs ago
President Barack Obama is pressing for investments in infrastructure while relying on familiar tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to claim progress on the federal deficit in his upcoming budget.
- Day after Maine win, Romney looks to money race AP - 3 hrs ago
His losing streak broken and the GOP presidential race entering a lull, Mitt Romney now turns his attention to extending the huge cash advantage he enjoys over his rivals.
- UK gov't: Press must face tougher penalties AP - 34 mins ago
The British Cabinet minister responsible for the media says the press must face tougher penalties for breaches of standards in the wake of the tabloid phone-hacking scandal.
I. Coast, Zambia set for Africa Cup of Nations final AFP - 3 hrs ago
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations has enjoyed more than its fair share of upsets but Ivory Coast are praying Sunday's final with Zambia will go according to the formbook. More »I. Coast, Zambia set for Africa Cup of Nations final
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations has enjoyed more than its fair share of upsets but Ivory Coast are praying Sunday's final with Zambia will go according to the formbook.
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