World News
Five cops among seven killed in Afghan attack
Taipei 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 ... The Week Ahead: February 6-12
RadioFreeEurope
Officials and experts from 56 OSCE participating states and international organizations meet in Vienna to discuss ways to prevent and suppress money laundering and financing of terrorism (to ... Death toll from European cold reaches 280
McClatchy
BELGRADE, Serbia - Subzero cold combined with snowstorms continued to claim lives across Europe, bringing the death toll to more than 280 by Sunday - most of the victims were in Ukraine, where 30 ... Religious soldiers file complaint over treatment
Jerusalem Post
The Association for Religious Soldiers has submitted a complaint to the State Comptroller protesting the treatment of religious soldiers at the IDF's Officer's Training Base.In a letter ... Russia, China defend veto of Syria draft resolution
Jerusalem Post
veto a recent United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Syria pressing Syrian President Bashar Assad to abandon power.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the adoption of the ... Abu Dhabi’s outsized cultural ambitions
Jerusalem Post
Abu Dhabi's resurrection of its three-museum project to promote the emirate as a go-to tourist destination will give a boost to its beleaguered local economy. But the presence of local outlets ... Analysis: Iran economy could survive sanctions
Jerusalem Post
DUBAI - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces ... Writer: Mel Gibson to do 'Jewish Braveheart'
Jerusalem Post
Writer Joe Eszterhas, who says he's just a couple of weeks away from completing his script on the Jewish hero Judah Maccabee, says that he's convinced Mel Gibson is the right director for ... Alternatively Speaking: Steps to preventing strep
Jerusalem Post
Q. Shalom Natalie, I got strep throat and after a course of anti-biotics it came back. I have since had strep throat five times each being treated with a course of anti-biotics. My doctor has ... Laos probes ‘child for sale’ scam
IOL
Hanoi - Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report ... Girl survives six-organ transplant
IOL
A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors described as a remarkable recovery on Sunday, days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs in a groundbreaking medical ... Shoe thrown at Yemeni’s Saleh
IOL
A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated on Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward him ... Villagers may have helped kill terrorist
IOL
Manila - Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail had deviated from the brutal image of his al-Qaeda-linked militant group by playing doctor to poor Filipino villagers, whose backing he needed to stay ... Queen scotches abdication rumours
IOL
In a statement to mark the start of her diamond jubilee year, the Queen - only the second monarch after her great great grandmother Queen Victoria to celebrate 60 years on the British throne - vows ... Dad kills sons, self after losing custody
IOL
Graham, Washington - Days after a judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, a father and his two young sons were killed on Sunday when police said he appeared to intentionally blow up a ... Race turns to 3 upcoming contests
IOL
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney looked to caucus contests in three more states this week hoping to solidify the growing sense of inevitability surrounding his candidacy to challenge ... Party selects female presidential candidate
IOL
Josefina Vazquez Mota, presidential hopeful from Mexico's ruling conservative National Action Party shows her ink-stained finger during the primary election to choose the PAN presidential ... Alberto Contador Found Guilty of Doping
International Herald Tribune
An appeals court ruled on Monday that Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, used a performance-enhancing drug when he won the race in 2010, the latest black mark on a sport ... Syrian forces pound Homs with rockets and mortars
Channel News Asia
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces on Monday pounded the powderkeg city of Homs with rockets and mortars, killing 17 people and wounding scores amid outrage over a Russia-China veto of a UN resolution to stop ... 12 killed as Syrian forces bombard Homs: activists
Channel News Asia
BEIRUT: Syrian forces launched a fresh bombardment of the city Homs at dawn on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding many more, activists and correspondents said.The new assault, which ... Micron appoints new CEO after plane crash
Business Journal
Steve Appleton in an plane accident in Boise, Idaho. Micron is based in Boise. It is a worldwide provider of advanced semiconductors for many industries. Micron makes DRAM, NAND and NOR flash ... Micron appoints new CEO after plane crash
Business Journal
Steve Appleton in an plane accident in Boise, Idaho. Micron is based in Boise. It is a worldwide provider of advanced semiconductors for many industries. Micron makes DRAM, NAND and NOR flash ... Syrian assault on Homs kills 50: Reports
C News
A wounded girl is seen in Baba Amro, a neighbourhood of Homs February 6, 2012. (REUTERS/Handout) BEIRUT - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several ... Syrian assault on Homs kills 50: opposition
Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar ... Palestinian Factions Reach Unity Deal
International Herald Tribune
GAZA - The leaders of the rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas announced on Monday that they have broken a long political deadlock and formed an interim unity government led, at least at ... Syria forces pound opposition; 27 killed
CBS News
An image taken from a video posted by Syrian opposition activists to the Youtube shows smoke rising from buildings in the city of Homs after an apparent rocket or mortar strike, Feb. 6, 2012. ... Micron appoints new CEO after plane crash
Business Journal
Steve Appleton in an plane accident in Boise, Idaho. Micron is based in Boise. It is a worldwide provider of advanced semiconductors for many industries. Micron makes DRAM, NAND and NOR flash ... Arizona car dealer, wife killed in plane crash
The Business Journal
Gerald Hatch and his wife, Ruth were killed in a fiery plane crash of their small aircraft in northern Arizona. Hatch owned car dealerships in rural northern Arizona, according to KFY1-550 AM in ... Phone hacking victims 'reach 829'
BBC
Police believe 829 people were "likely" victims of phone-hacking by newspapers, the Leveson Inquiry has heard. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers confirmed to the inquiry that 581 of ... US seeks 'clarification' over Egypt NGO trial
Al Jazeera
The US has demanded "clarification" over Cairo's apparent plans to put dozens of pro-democracy activists, including 19 US citizens, on trial over charges of illegal funding of aid ... Romania's PM resigns over austerity protests
Al Jazeera
Emil Boc, Romania's prime minister, has resigned after weeks of nationwide protests against a slew of austerity measures and months before a parliamentary election. "It is the moment for ... Scores trapped in Pakistan building collapse
Al Jazeera
At least two people have been killed and dozens are feared trapped after a factory collapsed in Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore, an emergency official has said. Records indicate there ... Suu Kyi given go-ahead to run in by-election
Al Jazeera
Myanmar's election commission has given Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate, the green light to run for parliamentary by-elections. Monday's decision adds to ... France, German Leaders Meet Amid Euro, Syria Crises
RadioFreeEurope
The French and German leaders are meeting in Paris for annual talks that are likely to be dominated by discussions of the continent's financial and economic woes. German Chancellor Angela ...
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