World NewsIraqis rally to cheer end of US forces
Haiti News.Net
Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.
The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to ... Washington police close camp near President
Haiti News.Net
Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.
The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few ... Putin shows he has his own cheer squad
Haiti News.Net
A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man ... Suspected drug lord in Mexican police custody
Haiti News.Net
Mexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.
Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused ... Mitt Romney way ahead of Gingrich in Nevada primary
Haiti News.Net
Voting is underway in the western U.S. state of Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, with members of the party choosing the candidate they want to see take on President Barack Obama in ... U.S. Army orders Bradley Manning to face cout martial
Haiti News.Net
A private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Private First Class Bradley Manning, 24, has been in prison since his arrest one-and-a-half ... Blast Hits Egypt's Gas Pipeline To Israel
RadioFreeEurope
An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel, witnesses and state television reported. The pipeline, which also supplies gas to Jordan, has come under attack at least 12 times ... Report Says Three Tibetans Self-Immolate
RadioFreeEurope
Three more people have set themselves on fire in China to protest Beijing's policies toward Tibet, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year. U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia, ... Delek, Noble Energy discover gas at Tanin well
Jerusalem Post
Delek Group Ltd. and Noble Energy Inc. on Sunday reported a substantial natural gas discovery at a depth of 5,500 meters in the offshore Tanin 1 (Crocodile) well, 120 kilometers northwest of ... Cold snap claims 260 in Europe
IOL
Rome - The death toll from the vicious cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with the winter misery set to hit thousands of those seeking to escape it Sunday as air traffic was ... PNG ferry disaster victims ‘likely dead’
IOL
Port Moresby - Papua New Guinea authorities scaled back their search on Sunday for survivors from the sinking of a passenger ferry, saying none of the more than 100 people still missing were likely ... Romney wins big in Nevada
IOL
Las Vegas, Nevada - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday, cementing his position as frontrunner to take on President Barack Obama in ... Chip-maker Micron CEO dies in plane crash
The China Post
BOISE, Idaho -- The head of memory chip-maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed ... Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
Channel News Asia
CAIRO: Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly football-linked violence raged ... Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's ... Triesman welcomes Terry decision
BBC
Former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman believes the FA had little choice but to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. Chelsea skipper Terry is awaiting trial after denying a ... VIDEO: Big freeze continues across Europe
BBC
Snow and freezing temperatures across Europe have claimed more than 200 lives in the past week. Eastern Europe is the worst affected, with a recorded temperature of -38C in Ukraine and the Czech ... VIDEO: West angry at UN Syria vote veto
BBC
Western nations have deplored the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria on anti-government protests. The US said the veto was "shameful", while ... Deadly blast hits Afghan city
Al Jazeera
At least seven people have been killed after a car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city, officials said.The blast went off at a parking lot outside the ... Unrest Continues In Cairo
RadioFreeEurope
A protester splashes milk at the face of a fellow demonstrator to reduce the effects of tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo on February ... Romney Wins In Nevada
RadioFreeEurope
Mitt Romney has taken another step to winning the nomination to be the Republican Party's candidate in November's U.S. presidential election. The former Massachusetts governor has won ... Ya'alon: Assad's fall could break 'axis of evil'
Jerusalem Post
Vice Premier Moshe Ya'alon on Sunday rejected the notion that Israel supports the continuation of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, saying that the autocratic leader's fall ... US 'disgusted' at Russia, China UNSC veto on Syria
Jerusalem Post
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Saturday calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign, prompting the US delegate to react with "disgust" that the ... Dance Review: Israel Ballet
Jerusalem Post
Forty-five years since its inception, the Israel Ballet has good cause to celebrate. Against all odds its founders Berta Yampolsky and Hillel Markman turned the budding ballet company into a fine ... Micron CEO dies in plane crash
IOL
The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc, where stomach-churning ... Gingrich vows to stay in US poll race
Channel News Asia
LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Newt Gingrich said Saturday he will remain in the Republican presidential race all the way to August, adding that he hopes draw equal with frontrunner Mitt Romney in delegate ... CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash
The Seattle Times
The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning ... Afghan police: U.S. soldier shoots Afghan guard
USA Today
There have been a growing number of attacks by Afghan soldiers against international forces in Afghanistan in recent years, some the result of arguments and others by insurgent infiltrators. Last ... Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world
USA Today
Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in the city of Homs before dawn Saturday, pounding restive neighborhoods with mortars and artillery. The government denies the reports. ... Gingrich vows to go on after loss in Nevada
CBS News
second lopsided defeat to Mitt Romney in a week , Newt Gingrich on Saturday night again pledged to go on the Republican nomination fight all the way to the Republican convention this summer in ... Deadly freeze moves west across Europe
Al Jazeera
More than 250 people have been killed across Europe as a potentially worsening week-long cold snap shifts west, blanketing large parts of the continent with snow. Forecasters on Sunday predicted ... Romney Wins In Nevada
RadioFreeEurope
Mitt Romney has taken another step to winning the nomination to be Republican Party's candidate in November's presidential election. The former Massachusetts governor has won in ... 'Public funding for updating health basket eroding'
Jerusalem Post
Although the cost of the basket of health services that the four health funds provide rose to more than NIS 32 billion last year, the erosion in public funding for updating the basket continues, ... Across the great divide
Jerusalem Post
SAN FRANCISCO - That icon of all icons, the Golden Gate Bridge, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, so I happily used the occasion to re-visit this engineering masterpiece, which links ... Romney gets easy win in Nevada
C News
U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 4, 2012. (REUTERS/Brian ... Power Shortages Crippling Pakistan's Economy
Sky News
Pakistan is not producing enough power to meet the growing demand and economists estimate the shortages are shaving 2% off its gross domestic product. At one time most of the world's ... A.N.C. Upholds Suspension of Youth Leader Malema
International Herald Tribune
JOHANNESBURG - A disciplinary appeals panel of the governing African National Congress upheld the five-year suspension of the firebrand youth leader Julius Malema on Saturday, effectively derailing ... How Romney won the Nevada caucuses
CBS News
Mitt Romney won the 2012 Nevada Republican caucuses with a sizeable victory . Romney has now won three out of the five Republican primaries or caucuses held so far this ... Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colo.
CBS News
Statues of children with umbrellas stand in front of Children's Hospital as heavy snow falls in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A band of heavy snow stalled over Nebraska, dumping nearly ... VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs
BBC
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. The book, Guerrilla of Time, is almost 1,000 pages long and relates his childhood and rise to power in ...
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