Yemen's Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Yemen's Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on


Yemen's Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution, putting him on course to become the third veteran Arab leader toppled this year by street unrest.


Beijing detains illegal church members on Easter (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

AP - Chinese police have detained at least a dozen Christians belonging to an unregistered church in Beijing as they gathered to hold Easter services.


Ocean Colonies As the Next Frontier

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

A month after the March 11 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake the Japanese Cabinet finalized a ??4.02 tr


Yemen's Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution, putting him on course to become the third veteran Arab leader toppled this year by street unrest.


Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five women, all apparently connected to a beauty parlor, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Saturday morning, state police said.


Chinese police detain Christians as dispute spills into Easter

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 09:59 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police detained dozens of Christians on Sunday who were trying to converge at the site of a banned Easter service.


Yemen's Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution, putting him on course to become the third veteran Arab leader toppled this year by street unrest.


Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five women, all apparently connected to a beauty parlor, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Saturday morning, state police said.


Indian guru Sai Baba dies in hospital

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Sathya Sai Baba, spiritual leader to millions, dies in hospital after suffering cardio-respiratory failure, reports say.


Yemen's Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution, putting him on course to become the third veteran Arab leader toppled this year by street unrest.


Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba dies In India at 86 (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:39 PM PDT

Devotees look through a window as they attend a prayer meeting for the recovery of revered Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparti, about 450 kilometers (281 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Sai Baba, 85, was hospitalized in Puttaparti on March 28, 2011 and put on breathing support following lung and chest congestion. A hospital statement on Saturday said he continues to be in very critical condition. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)AP - A doctor says Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba, considered a living god by followers, has died. He was 86.



Syrian Security Forces Fire on Mourners

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Activists said more than 20 died as crowds gathered for funeral processions to mourn those killed in Friday's protests. The top cleric and two parliamentarians from a southern city resigned.


Libyan Rebels Drive Army Out of Misrata

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 04:48 PM PDT

Libyan rebel fighters in Misrata appeared on the cusp of a major victory on Saturday as they drove fleeing government forces out of the city after nearly two months of fierce battle.


Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five women, all apparently connected to a beauty parlor, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Saturday morning, state police said.


Chinese police detain Christians as dispute spills into Easter

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 09:59 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police detained dozens of Christians on Sunday who were trying to converge at the site of a banned Easter service.


UN calls for Thai-Cambodia ceasefire

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Ban Ki-moon appeals for restraint and dialogue, as fighting continues along disputed border for a third day.


NATO: 2 troops killed in explosion in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:08 PM PDT

In this photo of Friday, April 23, 2011, an Afghan man takes a nap on the edge of the Kabul river wall, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ahmad Nazar)AP - NATO says a roadside bomb has killed two coalition service members in southern Afghanistan where tens of thousands of Afghan and international troops are bracing for an expected resurgence of Taliban attacks this spring.



Chinese police detain Christians as dispute spills into Easter

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 09:59 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police detained dozens of Christians on Sunday who were trying to converge at the site of a banned Easter service.


Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five women, all apparently connected to a beauty parlor, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Saturday morning, state police said.


Chinese police detain Christians as dispute spills into Easter

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 09:55 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police detained dozens of Christians on Sunday who were trying to converge at the site of a banned Easter service.