Boat sinks off Indonesia coast, hundreds missing

Boat sinks off Indonesia coast, hundreds missing


Boat sinks off Indonesia coast, hundreds missing

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:29 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A boat carrying 380 migrants, most of them from the Middle East, sank off the coast of east Java in Indonesia and hundreds of the passengers are still missing, a senior emergencies official said Sunday.


High Street in its 'busiest day'

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST

UK shoppers have flocked to the stores on what was the busiest High Street shopping day of the year, with sales increased from 2010.


Scores of Unintended Casualties in NATO War in Libya

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:17 PM PST

NATO airstrikes killed and wounded dozens of civilians at sites in Libya examined by The New York Times, but NATO has largely refused to acknowledge or investigate the casualties.


Nigeria seizes bomb factory after Islamist attacks

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:04 PM PST

MAIDUGURI/KANO (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities raided a bomb making factory Saturday belonging to suspected members of an Islamist sect in the northeast, the military said, after gun and bomb attacks across northern Nigeria over four days killed at least seven people.


VIDEO: Kazakh town in 'state of emergency'

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

A state of emergency has been declared in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 11 dead.


Scores missing after Indonesia ship wreck

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:03 PM PST

Only 33 people rescued after a wooden vessel carrying 200 migrants sank off the coast of the Indonesian island of Java.


Scores missing after Indonesia ship wreck

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:03 PM PST

Only 33 people rescued after a wooden vessel carrying 200 migrants sank off the coast of the Indonesian island of Java.


VIDEO: Kazakh town in 'state of emergency'

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

A state of emergency has been declared in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 11 dead.


Occupy Wall Street Protesters March Against Trinity Church

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

Several hundred demonstrators poured into Duarte Square in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, signaling their resolve after Trinity Wall Street refused to give space for a new encampment.


France Sarkozy's popularity remains stable: poll

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity has remained stable but most voters continue to be unimpressed by his policies, a poll to be published in weekly newspaper Journal du Dimanche Sunday showed.


Arab League Sets Deadline for Syria

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 10:21 AM PST

The Arab League has given Syria until Wednesday to allow observers into the country or else it will likely turn to the U.N. Security Council for action to try to end the violence against regime opponents, Qatar's prime minister said.


Migrant Ship Sinks Near Indonesia

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:41 AM PST

A ship believed to be carrying more than 200 migrants, many from the Middle East, sank off Indonesia's main island of Java, local media reported. So far only 33 people have been rescued.


Stars battle for Strictly trophy

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 05:10 PM PST

McFly drummer Harry Judd and actress Chelsee Healey are in the running to lift the Strictly Come Dancing trophy after singer Jason Donovan was knocked out.


Wigan 1-1 Chelsea

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:29 AM PST

Jordi Gomez's late equaliser halts Chelsea's charge up the Premier League table and gives Wigan a vital point in their relegation battle.


The Texas Tribune: A Road Trip, Mexican Style, to Watch the Cowboys

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:49 AM PST

During football season, die-hard Mexican fans of the Dallas Cowboys travel to games in North Texas by tour bus from Monterrey, Mexico.


Iraq Sunni bloc suspends parliament participation

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni-backed bloc on Saturday suspended its participation in parliament accusing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite-led government of concentrating power, a sign of rising political tensions as U.S. troops withdraw.


Auction Shows Elizabeth Taylor’s Star Still Shines

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:42 AM PST

For Elizabeth Taylor, a 33-carat diamond ring was an everyday piece.


Tunisian town marks anniversary of revolution

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:42 AM PST

Thousands pack Sidi Bouzid where a giant statue of Mohamed Bouazizi, credited for sparking the uprising, was unveiled.


Iraqi Parliament Boycott Threatens Coalition

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:12 PM PST

A standoff pits Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki against his most nettlesome partners in Iraq's government, the Iraqiya coalition.


The Caucus: South Carolina Power Broker Welcomes Romney to State

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST

Representative Tim Scott of South Carolina welcomed Mitt Romney to Charleston, S.C.


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