April 11, 2012
World Powers Criticize Syria for Defying Cease-Fire Plan
World powers have denounced Syria for failing to begin implementing a cease-fire deal proposed by U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday the U.S. had seen no evidence of a government pullback…
April 11, 2012
Rick Santorum Quits Candidacy for US Presidency
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race to win the White House, but says he will not stop working to defeat President Barack Obama. Santorum made the announcement Tuesday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, just…
April 9, 2012
Iran ‘blocks’ official London 2012 Olympics website
Iran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Users in Iran have tweeted that they are unable to connect to london2012.com and are instead redirected to peyvandha.ir - a site offering stories from Iran's…
April 9, 2012
Body of Late Malawi President to Return Thursday
Malawi says the body of late president Bingu wa Mutharika will arrive back in the country Thursday. The Office of President and Cabinet said Mr. Mutharika's body will return from South Africa, where he was taken after suffering a heart attack last…
April 9, 2012
Shooting, Bombing Kill Dozens in Northern Nigeria
Police in northeastern Nigeria say suspected members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram shot dead a 6-year-old girl and wounded two infants Sunday, after a suicide car bombing earlier in the day killed at least 36 people. A Yobe state…
April 9, 2012
Turkey: Gunfire From Syria Wounds Three
Turkish officials say Syrian forces fired across the border at a refugee camp, wounding a Turkish translator and at least two Syrian refugees, in the first such incident since Turkey began sheltering thousands of refugees last year. Monday's…
April 9, 2012
Foreign Press Shown North Korean Rocket
North Korean space officials took the rare step Sunday of allowing foreign journalists to see a rocket, that, despite the objections of the United States and South Korea, is being prepared for launch this week. The rocket viewing came as South…
April 8, 2012
Pakistan President Zardari visits India for talks
The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, is due to travel to India in the first visit there by a Pakistani head of state for seven years. Mr Zardari will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, before travelling to an important Muslim…
April 8, 2012
Mali’s Interim President Returns to Mali
Mali's interim president arrived in Bamako to take office after military coup leaders agreed to hand power to a civilian government in a deal with neighboring countries announced Saturday. Former speaker of parliament Dioncounda Traore will serve…
April 8, 2012
135 People Feared Dead in Pakistani Avalanche
Up to 135 people, mostly Pakistani soldiers, are feared dead after a massive avalanche engulfed a high-altitude military complex in mountainous Kashmir near the Indian border early Saturday. In a statement late Saturday, Pakistan's military said…