Police kill demonstrators in Yemen

Police kill demonstrators in Yemen


Police kill demonstrators in Yemen

Posted: 08 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Toll rises as groups leading protests call on Gulf Arab states to pressure Yemeni president to step down.


Thousands march against Mexico drug violence

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Angry Mexicans march on capital to protest against wave of killings that has claimed 38,000 lives since 2006.


Christians Blame Islamists for Deadly Egypt Clash

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Christians blamed Saturday's deadly sectarian clash at two churches near Cairo on Egypt's ultraconservative Salafis, a radical Islamist group whose growing influence is worrying both secularists and the country's Christian minority.


Bahrain's King Orders End to Emergency Law

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Bahrain's King Hamad called Sunday for emergency law in the Sunni-ruled island to be lifted on June 1, a sign the authorities feel they have the country under control after carrying out a brutal crackdown on the opposition and pro-democracy activists during the last two months.


France's Sarkozy may not make 2012 runoff

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:57 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy would not make it to the run-off of the 2012 presidential election if he faced potential Socialist candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the first round, an opinion poll said Sunday.


Nigeria opposition goes to court over election result

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - The main defeated opposition party in Nigeria's presidential election went to court Sunday to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan's victory and demand fresh elections in several parts of the country.


Djokovic ends Nadal's run on clay

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic inflicts the first clay-court defeat on Rafael Nadal in nearly two years as he wins the Madrid Open final in straight sets.


Thousands join Mexican march against drug violence

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Thousands of demonstrators marched in silence toward Mexico City's central square Sunday, carrying banners and signs that demanded an end to the country's drug war.


U.S. Seeks to Question Bin Laden’s Wives

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Thomas E. Donilon, the White House national security adviser, on Sunday called for Pakistan to grant the United States access to Osama bin Laden's three widows.


Thousands of Mexicans march to protest drug war

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:11 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of Mexicans on Sunday marched into the capital city to protest the wave of killing that has claimed 38,000 lives since President Felipe Calderon launched his war on drug gangs in late 2006.


Thousands flee surging river in US

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Residents of Memphis living around the Mississippi are abandoning their homes as waters continue to rise.


China Leads Push to Go Green

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

While other nations have debated aspects of climate change, China has plunged into production at an unrivaled pace, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.


U.S. Seeks to Question Bin Laden’s Three Widows

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Thomas E. Donilon, the White House national security adviser, wants Pakistan to grant access to the women.


Yemen's opposition urges Gulf states to press Saleh

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's opposition coalition called on Gulf states Sunday to pressure President Ali Abdullah Saleh to relinquish power as protests against his long rule continued.


Vote Forces Singapore’s Leader to Reconsider Style

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that his party would reexamine its style of government after it was returned to power with its lowest percentage of the vote since 1965.


Vote Forces Singapore’s Leader to Reconsider Style

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that his party would reexamine its style of government after it was returned to power with its lowest percentage of the vote since 1965.


Asean Talks Yield Little Movement on Tough Issues

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT

A meeting of Southeast Asian leaders ended on Sunday with analysts questioning the leaders' ability to confront entrenched problems.


Bardot's ex-husband kills himself

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Gunter Sachs, legendary German-born playboy and former husband of Brigitte Bardot, kills himself at the age of 78.


Toll rises in southern Afghanistan fighting

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Security forces said to be close to quelling Taliban assault that has left at least 22 people dead in Kandahar city.


Obama says bin Laden had 'support network' in Pakistan

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:52 AM PDT

President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden had a group of supporters within Pakistan helping to keep the al Qaeda leader secure for years, despite an American-led international manhunt that extended for nearly a decade with Islamabad's ostensible support.


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