- South Africa's Mandela released from hospital Reuters - 25 mins ago
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there was nothing seriously wrong with the 93-year-old anti-apartheid … More »South Africa's Mandela released from hospital
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there was nothing seriously wrong with the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader, the government said. "The doctors have decided to send him home as the diagnostic procedure …
- Afghan ministry worker suspected in killing of U.S. officers Reuters - 1 hr 6 mins ago
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's interior ministry said on Sunday one of its employees is suspected of shooting dead two U.S. officers inside its headquarters a day earlier, an attack that prompted NATO to recall all its staff … More »Afghan ministry worker suspected in killing of U.S. officers
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's interior ministry said on Sunday one of its employees is suspected of shooting dead two U.S. officers inside its headquarters a day earlier, an attack that prompted NATO to recall all its staff from ministries. "An employee has been identified as a suspect and he has now fled. The interior …
- Egypt court adjourns U.S. activists' trial to April Reuters - 9 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans on Sunday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion … More »Egypt court adjourns U.S. activists' trial to April
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans on Sunday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid. Forty-three foreign and Egyptian non-profit workers - including the …
- Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught Reuters - 2 hrs 5 mins ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed on Sunday in bloodshed that coincided with a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028. The Syrian Observatory … More »Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed on Sunday in bloodshed that coincided with a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a military bombardment of opposition districts in Homs, now in its fourth …
- Anti-Putin protesters form human chain in Moscow Reuters - 57 mins ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a human chain around Moscow city centre on Sunday in protest against Vladimir Putin's likely return as president in an election next week. The protesters stood … More »Anti-Putin protesters form human chain in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a human chain around Moscow city centre on Sunday in protest against Vladimir Putin's likely return as president in an election next week. The protesters stood side by side around the wide 16-km (10-mile) Moscow Garden Ring Road in gently falling snow, many of …
- Shock, horror! Murdoch's Sun wants his readers back Reuters - 11 hrs ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch bid to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed Britain's best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal with a new Sunday edition of his Sun tabloid filled with gossip, girls and celebrities. With a front page splashing on a female TV presenter's birthing …
- Exclusive: Saudi oil boost could calm markets: Senator Schumer Reuters - 1 hr 33 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should do more to encourage Saudi Arabia to boost its oil production to make up for lost Iranian oil, Senator Charles Schumer said on Sunday, urging renewed diplomacy as a way to ease the run-up in oil prices. Tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program have pushed oil prices to …
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Arsenal captain Robin van Persie says contract talks with the Gunners are on hold until the end of the season. More »Van Persie contract talks with Arsenal 'on hold'