Palestinians protest against U.S. veto of resolution condemning Israel's settlement policy

Palestinians protest against U.S. veto of resolution condemning Israel's settlement policy

Palestinians protest against U.S. veto of resolution condemning Israel's settlement policy

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:33 PM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians staged an angry protest here Sunday against the United States' veto Friday of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel's settlement policy, with participants denouncing President Obama and predicting that the move would harm Washington's standing acr...


Myanmar Rulers Warn Dissident of ‘Tragic Ends’

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST

The military rulers appear to be taking a harder line toward the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi three months after her release from house arrest.

Exhibition Review: Another Stop on a Long, Improbable Journey

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:00 PM PST

What astonishes in the exhibition "Secrets of the Silk Road" at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia is that its ephemeral artifacts — brocaded cloth, felt hats, even fried dough — still exist.

Protests staged in Libyan capital

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:13 PM PST

At least four separate protests are under way in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, witnesses say, with live ammunition and tear gas being fired.


Commemorating Davis’s Confederate Inauguration

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

In Montgomery, Ala., this weekend, people marked the 150th anniversary of Jefferson Davis's inauguration as president of the Confederacy.

Israel criticizes passage of Iranian warships through Suez Canal

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel took a "grave view" of the passage of two Iranian warships through the Suez Canal en route to Syria. The ships are expected to cross the canal Monday, the first such passage since Iran's 1979 revolution, after Egypt's...


Even by Juarez standards, a deadly 72 hours

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

Fifty-three people were killed in a 72-hour span in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, making it one of the deadliest three-day periods in recent memory, state attorney general's office spokesman Arturo Sandoval told CNN Sunday.

Live Blog - Libya

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 06:58 AM PST

From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated on all things in Libya.


Merkel's party suffers poll defeat

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST

German chancellor's Christian Democrats are routed in regional vote, securing their worst ever result in Hamburg.


Tunisia seeks Ben Ali's extradition

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:40 AM PST

Officials have formally requested the extradition of former president from Saudi Arabia, where he fled last month.


Secrets of a Mind-Gamer

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:48 PM PST

How I trained my brain and became a world-class memory athlete.

AUDIO: Libya: 'We're not living like humans'

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST

Sara lives in the capital of Libya, Tripoli and described what life is like for young women there.


VIDEO: Scores killed in Libyan unrest

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

Details have emerged of huge casualty figures in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where troops have launched a brutal crackdown on protesters.


Afghans say joint NATO forces kill 64 civilians

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 60 civilians, including women and children, were killed in four days of operations by NATO-led troops and Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said on Sunday.

Tunisia seeks Ben Ali extradition

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:27 AM PST

Tunisia requests the extradition of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from Saudi Arabia, where he fled last month amid popular protests.


Next Question for Tunisia: the Role of Islam in Politics

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:59 PM PST

When security forces rushed to protect brothels last week it marked a new phase of the revolution as Tunisians fiercely debate the role of Islam in politics.

City Room: Wallet Lost 40 Years Ago Now Is Found

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:43 AM PST

Rudolph J. Resta never imagined he would again see a wallet apparently stolen from an office closet in 1970; he was wrong.

Scientist at Work: Maya Archaeologists at Ceibal

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:19 AM PST

The archaeology team excavating a Maya site in Guatemala includes 28 researchers from diverse academic fields.

In Transit: In Amsterdam, Picasso’s Paris Days

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

Picasso's fertile period in Paris, around the turn of the 20th century, is explored in a new exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

Clinton Says U.S. Will Support Democratic Movements

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 10:35 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Obama administration would support—but not seek to direct--pro-democracy forces across North Africa and the Persian Gulf.


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