 Let Syrians decide their future themselves, says RussiaMOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Wednesday condemned the ongoing violence in Syria but cautioned against outside interference "under any circumstances".
"We certainly condemn all violence... | |
 In unprecedented move, Iranian parliament summons president for questioningTEHRAN - In an unprecedented move, the Iranian parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before it on the government's handling of economic policies as well as on... |
 Argentina to approach UN on dispute with UK over FalklandsBUENOS AIRES - Simmering tensions over the Falklands Islands came into the open with Argentina saying it will lodge a formal protest with the United Nations over Britain's 'militarisation' of the... |
 Santorum wins in three state caucuses, breaks Romney's winning streakDENVER, Colorado - In a stunning upset, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum won in three major state caucuses, reviving his chances in the US presidential race and clouding front-runner Mitt Romney's... |
 Pre-dawn drone attack kills 10 militants in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn US drone aircraft attack in a restive Pakistani tribal town, officials said Wednesday.
Missiles fired from a US drone... |
 Settlement reached in 15 more phone hacking casesLONDON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's British arm has reached out of court settlements with 15 more phone hacking victims including politicians, sportsmen and celebrities in the scam, the high court... |
 In 2011 German exports edged past trillion euros mark BERLIN - German exports have grown 11.4 per cent to top one trillion euros in 2011 but a sharp decline towards the end of the year has triggered fears in Europe's biggest economy, according to fresh... |
 Shareholders force Yahoo board shake upSAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo's chairman and three other board members have decided not to stand for re-election, giving in to the demands of its shareholders frustrated over the Internet company's declining... |
 Aviation safety agency orders inspection of entire A380 fleetSYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that... |
 Weaker commodities price see BHP Billiton profits dipMELBOURNE - Global mining major BHP Billiton is planning a rethink on its focus areas for investments including the American shale gas venture, with weakening global commodity prices pulling down the... |
| Obama Gets an Update President Obama met today with his national security team as a part of his regular meetings on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The President received an update on our engagement with the Pakistani... |
| Rights Monitors Slam Iraq Over Executions The U.S.-based monitoring group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Iraqi authorities for carrying out at least 65 executions since the beginning of this year. In a February... |
| Turkmen-Kazakh Border Shut Down For Turkmen Presidential Elections AQTAU, Kazakhstan -- Turkmen authorities have closed the Turkmen-Kazakh border, citing the presidential elections due to be held in Turkmenistan on February 12. Kazakh customs and border guard... |
| U.S. Charges Chinese Company With Theft Of Industrial Secrets U.S. prosecutors have accused the Chinese company Pangang Group with conspiracy to commit economic espionage and other charges including plotting to steal industrial trade secrets. An indictment... |
| Jailed Belarusian Activist Nominated For Nobel Prize By Slovakia Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova has nominated the jailed Belarusian rights activist Ales Byalyatski for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Byalyatski, head of the Vyasna human rights center in... |
| Medvedev, Sarkozy Confer On Syria Crisis The Kremlin says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have discussed the situation in Syria in a telephone conversation. The talks came after France, Britain, and... |
| Russian Arms Dealer Loses Final Motion Ahead Of Sentencing A federal judge in New York has upheld the conviction of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Bout was seeking to have his November 2, 2011, conviction dismissed but Judge Shira Scheindlin rejected... |
| China's Inflation Rate Jumps Unexpectedly China's National Bureau of Statistics says the country's inflation rate rose unexpectedly by 4.5 percent in January. Most of the increase was attributed to a 10.5 percent jump in food... |
| UN Hails Resumption Of Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue UNITED NATIONS -- The assistant secretary-general for UN peacekeeping operations, Edmond Mulet, has told the UN Security Council the resumption of dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, after a... |
| Religious Leaders Back Putin For President Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a "vacation day" on February 8 to meet as a presidential candidate with religious leaders at the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, where the head the... |
| Greek Austerity Talks Fall Short Ahead of Eurozone Meeting Greek politicians have so far failed to reach final agreement on the reforms needed to receive a crucial 130 billion-euro ($170 million) international bailout to prevent the country from going... |
| Treasury, Histadrut on verge of signing agreement Following full night of negotiations, sides are wrapping up agreement to end general strike; Labor Court president approves second day of strike except at Ben Gurion... |
| Dempsey to visit Egypt amid NGO tensions Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey is scheduled to visit Egypt this week, AFP reported Wednesday.According to the report, the visit was planned ahead of time, and includes... |
| 29 killed as Assad's forces assault Homs Syrian forces killed at least 29 people on Thursday in rocket and mortar bombardments of several districts of Homs, the heart of a revolt against President Bashar Assad, activists and opposition... |
| Netanyahu: PA chose terror over peace The Palestinian Authority has embraced terrorist organizations instead of peace, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.Speaking at a special plenum meeting in honor of the... |
| Ban: Arab League to resume Syria monitoring UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that the Arab League chief told him he intends to revive an Arab League monitoring mission in Syria, which has collapsed amid... |
| Chabad: Oprah explores Hassidic life in Brooklyn TV personality Oprah Winfrey toured the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Borough Park and Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday for a rare glimpse at the lives of Brooklyn's Hassidic Jews, the Chabad... |
| Study: Haredi middle class emerging A small but significant segment of the haredi population is beginning to emerge, whose socioeconomic status could be defined as middle class, says a new study from the Israel Democracy... |
| Robots learn what it means to be human After years of existing only in fiction, social robots are finally being designed that can more closely emulate how people express themselves, interact and learn - and doing so while performing... |
| Taming the unruly MK in its natural habitat "MK Rabbi Gafni, your time is up," I announced, attempting to sound authoritative, but MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) continued explaining why haredim (ultra- Orthodox) don't... |
| In the face of BDS, Penn stays positive The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference hosted at the University of Pennsylvania last weekend drew significant attention in Philadelphia and across the country, but supporters of Israel in... |
| Norway paper afraid country losing Jews Norway's largest newspaper is afraid the country is losing its Jews."Norway is in danger of becoming a country without a Jewish population," the... |
| U.S.: Muslim "Terror Threat" Belied by Numbers WASHINGTON, Feb 8, 2012 (IPS) - The threat of terrorism carried out by Muslim Americans appears to have been exaggerated by U.S. officials in recent years, according to a new study on domestic... |
| Seaworld whales not slaves, says court A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an animal rights group's lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales, ruling that orcas had no standing to seek the same constitutional... |
| Deposed president ‘at risk’ Mohamed Nasheed, centre, who resigned from his post as Maldivian President, stands along with his supporters after police fired teargas shells at... |
| Washington lawmakers approve gay marriage Lawmakers in the northwestern US state of Washington on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill legalising same-sex marriage, which should soon be signed into law by the governor, officials... |
| Milestone for American military The US military on Thursday will ease some restrictions on women in combat, opening up thousands of jobs that had been off-limits to female soldiers, defence officials said on... |
| Surging Santorum looks to Texas McKinney - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, fresh off a stunning sweep of three states' nominating contests, scrambled in Texas on Wednesday to round up support and money he... |
| Duke in Falklands tour row Jamie lewis His arrival, ahead of a tour of duty as an RAF search and rescue pilot, comes as the Royal Navy prepares to send one of its most advanced new warships to the area.The move has already... |
| Clashes in Cairo at soccer tragedy protest Egyptians incensed by the deaths of 74 people in soccer violence clashed with the country's security forces yesterday, as a state of emergency was declared by the... |
| Republicans search for anyone but Romney or Gingrich Income equality proves obstacle for frontrunners seeking grassroots support By Andrew Purcell Few would admit it agreeing with American's bete noir, of course – in the first Florida... |
| Rebels shoot 14 at polling station REBELS in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur are believed to have shot and killed at least four people in an attack on a polling... |
| Greek budget takeover planned The draft document suggests that Germany wants to see much tighter control of Greek policy-making on tax and spending. Greek Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou described the plan as "the... |
| Fire at centre for addicts kills 26 Officials say 10 people were injured at the Christ Is Love centre, which uses biblical teachings to treat drug and alcohol addicts. Firefighters were still tackling the blaze last night. The cause of... |
| Writers defend journalists' rights The seven writers and other international authors took out the ad in El Universal.The statement by the PEN International writers group – which claims 67 journalists have been killed in Mexico... |
| Political group avoids elections BURMA'S most famous political prisoners yesterday voiced support for democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a week after their mass release, but said they would not contest April by-elections for... |
| Election process needs 'overhaul' Mass protests over alleged fraud in a parliamentary vote revealed the need for a "major overhaul" of Russia's election administration, European lawmakers said... |
| They've cracked it! Two British climbers become first to conquer 160ft fissure in Utah national park Mr Randall even built a replica of the unusually shaped fissure in his cellar in Sheffield so the daredevil pair could practise the gruelling... |
| Prince Harry passes gunship training and is likely to be sent to Afghanistan Prince Harry is due to deploy to the frontline in Afghanistan at the controls of an Apache helicopter after passing a rigorous training course with flying... |
