February 5, 2012
US Senator: China Cannot Avoid ‘Arab Spring’
A leading U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate is warning China, “the Arab Spring is coming.” Republican Senator John McCain made the comment to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun Saturday during a high level security…
February 5, 2012
Russians Brave Cold to Rally For Fair Elections
Despite bitter cold temperatures tens of thousands of protesters turned out in Moscow and other Russian cities Saturday to demand fair elections, but also to support the government. Russian news media say up to 35,000 people participated in the…
February 3, 2012
More Cairo clashes after Port Said football deaths
Protesters have clashed with security forces in Egypt's capital Cairo for a second day, amid anger over the deaths of 74 football fans on Wednesday. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing crowds outside the interior ministry. A soldier died from…
February 3, 2012
Iran ‘Will Retaliate’ Against Sanctions or Attack
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Friday that Iran will retaliate against Western-backed oil sanctions and threats of attack, as media reports say U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fears Israel could strike Iran in the next…
February 3, 2012
2 British Vacationers Die of Legionnaires Disease in Spain
Two elderly British men vacationing in Spain have died from Legionnaires disease. A British-based vacation booking company says three others who stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in the eastern town of Calpe are being treated at a Spanish…
February 3, 2012
UN: Somalia Famine Over, but Millions Still Need Food Aid
The United Nations has officially declared an end to the famine in Somalia, but warns that nearly a third of the war-torn country's population is still in need of food aid. The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said Friday that…
February 3, 2012
Philippine Troops Search for Bodies of Slain Militant Leaders
The Philippine military says it has not recovered the bodies of three senior Islamist militants killed Thursday in a U.S.-backed air raid on the remote southern island of Jolo. A military spokesman says troops were still searching the jungle camp…
February 2, 2012
Philippine military ‘kills three wanted militants’
The Philippine military says it has killed three senior militants from al-Qaeda-linked groups in a raid in the south of the country. The air raid took place on Thursday in an area known as a militant stronghold. Officials said two Jemaah Islamiyah…
February 2, 2012
French Prosecutors to Investigate Italian Cruise Ship Disaster
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the cause of last month's Costa Concordia cruise ship grounding off the coast of Italy. The Paris prosecutors's office said Thursday that it has asked police to question French survivors to…
February 2, 2012
US Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
Winter is here to stay for at least for six more weeks, according to a furry little resident of a small town called Punxsutawney in Pennsylvania. A groundhog dubbed Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his cozy tree stump home early Thursday, as he…