Groups call on Bahrain to stop hospital crackdown

Groups call on Bahrain to stop hospital crackdown
Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks
McCain Visits Libyan Rebel Stronghold
U.S. Urges Iraq to Decide Soon on Troop Presence
BOJ Head Concedes Contraction Is Possible
Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks
Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks
Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks
Iraq 'must decide US force stay'
Iraq urged to decide on US troop presence
At War: Service Held for Combat Photographers and Doctor Killed in Misurata
VIDEO: Residents free to walk Misrata district
Taiwan Sets Elections for January
Greenpeace Activists Abandon Rig Protest
Former British PM Brown takes unpaid Davos job
'Violent attack' was murder bid
Ensign Faced Formal Questioning Over $96,000 Payment
Borough Park Journal: A Heartbreaking End Looms for a Home to Bowlers
Former British PM Brown takes unpaid Davos job
U.S. exits Pakistan drone base

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:21 PM PDT

MANAMA (Reuters) - Three non-governmental groups said Bahrain must halt human rights violations and a crackdown on hospitals where doctors and patients suspected of having joined pro-democracy protests were being arrested.

Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on Friday ordered soldiers from all sides of the country's conflict to return to their barracks in an effort to restore stability.

McCain Visits Libyan Rebel Stronghold

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:53 AM PDT

After spenting Friday in Benghazi, Senator John McCain concluded that the rebels were not from Al Qaeda, that their leaders deserved official recognition from the United States.

U.S. Urges Iraq to Decide Soon on Troop Presence

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:54 AM PDT

The top U.S. military officer said Iraq must act very soon if it wants American forces to stay longer in the country, as discussions intensify over whether to keep any troops past this year.

BOJ Head Concedes Contraction Is Possible

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa in an interview acknowledged the possibility that Japan's quake-stricken economy may shrink in the first half of the year, and vowed to take action should conditions deteriorate further.

Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on Friday ordered soldiers from all sides of the country's conflict to return to their barracks in an effort to restore stability.

Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on Friday ordered soldiers from all sides of the country's conflict to return to their barracks in an effort to restore stability.

Ouattara orders Ivorian forces back to barracks

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on Friday ordered soldiers from all sides of the country's conflict to return to their barracks in an effort to restore stability.

Iraq 'must decide US force stay'

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Iraq must decide within weeks whether it wants US troops to remain in the country beyond the end of 2011, the top US military officer says.

Iraq urged to decide on US troop presence

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Mullen confident dialogue will be welcomed if Baghdad wants American troops to stay beyond planned departure.

At War: Service Held for Combat Photographers and Doctor Killed in Misurata

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:24 PM PDT

C.J. Chivers shares moments from a small service held in Benghazi, Libya, for the photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros who were killed Wednesday.

VIDEO: Residents free to walk Misrata district

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:29 AM PDT

Residents of one district of Misrata in Libya have been able to walk its streets again after a rebel victory against Col Gaddafi's troops.

Taiwan Sets Elections for January

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Taiwan will hold its presidential and legislative elections early next year, a week before the Lunar New Year holiday, in a move experts said would likely boost voter turnout and potentially favor the ruling Kuomintang.

Greenpeace Activists Abandon Rig Protest

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Greenpeace activists boarded a huge oil rig off Istanbul in a bid to prevent it from reaching Greenland to begin deep-water drilling in the Arctic, but later abandoned their protest because of bad weather.

Former British PM Brown takes unpaid Davos job

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:05 AM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Gordon Brown is to take an unpaid post as adviser to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Swiss-based body which organizes the annual global leaders' meeting in Davos said on Friday.

'Violent attack' was murder bid

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:16 AM PDT

A 36-year-old man is in a "life-threatening" condition in hospital following a "violent attack" in Dumbarton, police have said.

Ensign Faced Formal Questioning Over $96,000 Payment

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Senator John Ensign's resignation allowed him to leave office one day before he was to have to answer questions under oath about a payment to the family of his former lover.