Iraqi VP refuses to face court in Baghdad

Iraqi VP refuses to face court in Baghdad

Iraqi VP refuses to face court in Baghdad

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

Accused of involvement in violence, Vice-President Hashemi says he is ready to stand trial in Kurdistan.


Iraq Sunni leader says charges could reignite sectarian war

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:49 PM PST

QALACHOWLAN, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, wanted on charges he led death squads, called the case a plot to destroy opponents of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that could reignite the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07.

Forces Loyal to Yemen’s President Fire on Protesters

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST

At least eight protesters were killed in Sana, the worst violence in the capital since President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to give up his post more than a month ago.

VIDEO: Footage emerges of 'tsunami girl'

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:05 PM PST

Footage has emerged of an Indonesian girl who her family says has been reunited with her parents seven years after she was swept away in the 2004 tsunami.


VIDEO: Footage emerges of 'tsunami girl'

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:05 PM PST

Footage has emerged of an Indonesian girl who her family says has been reunited with her parents seven years after she was swept away in the 2004 tsunami.


This Land: At Detroit Food Bank, Founders Are Gone, but Mission Endures

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:54 AM PST

Four decades on, Focus: HOPE is still providing the poor of Detroit with food and other basics.

Grenade attack hits northeastern Kenyan district: police

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:32 AM PST

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A grenade blast hit a club frequented by civil servants and aid workers in Wajir district in north eastern Kenya near the Somali border Saturday, police said, and Kenyan television reported seven people had been wounded.

Rescuers End Search for Colombian Blast Survivors

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:39 AM PST

Colombian rescuers on Saturday ended their search for survivors of a fuel-pipeline explosion that killed 13 people and injured nearly 100.


U.S. wife 'heartbroken' over Cuba decision

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

The wife of an U.S. subcontractor jailed in Cuba said Saturday she is devastated that Cuba is not including her husband among the nearly 3,000 prisoners being released on humanitarian grounds.

'Eight die' in new Yemen protest

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:40 AM PST

Deadly clashes erupt again in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, as outgoing President Saleh vows to leave temporarily for the US to ease tension.


Bahrain says to drop free-speech cases after protests

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain said on Saturday it would drop charges against 343 people whose offences were linked to free speech, but the opposition said that was just a portion of those detained on such accusations during pro-democracy protests this year.

Putin Ally Joins Protests in Moscow

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:05 AM PST

An influential ally of the Russian leader joined tens of thousands of protesters calling for political overhauls, adding to pressure on the Kremlin.


Bomb Kills Six Soldiers in Pakistan

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car filled with explosives into a paramilitary camp in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing six soldiers. It was the second attack in as many days meant to avenge the slaying of a senior commander in a U.S. drone strike.


India Sets State Election Dates

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 04:59 AM PST

Key state elections in India will take place in several phases from January to March next year, the country's election agency announced Saturday.


Egypt Vote Bolsters Islamist Parties

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:08 AM PST

Islamist parties have consolidated earlier gains in Egypt's multistage parliamentary elections, winning nearly 70% of the seats determined so far, according to results announced Saturday.


Syria Holds Funerals After Bombings

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 08:31 AM PST

Syria held a public funeral for the victims of two suicide attacks in Damascus that had targeted state security facilities.


Yemen Troops Fire on Protesters

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:45 AM PST

Yemen's powerful Republican Guard forces opened fire with guns, tear gas and water cannons on Saturday at a march by more than 100,000 protesters demanding that the outgoing president be put on trial, leaving at least nine demonstrators dead.


Lens Blog: Investigating the Spectacle of Christmas

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST

In Brent Clark's series "Season's Greetings," Dec. 25 is an excuse for over-the-top consumerism characterized by excessive decorating, sometimes whimsical, at other times verging on the surreal.

The Texas Tribune: Murder Cases Put Questionable Evidence to Test

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 09:54 AM PST

When charges were dropped against Michael Morton, a man who spent two decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife, questions arose about the use of scientific testimony.

Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 10:08 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's two leading Islamist parties won about two-thirds of votes for party lists in the second round of polling for a parliament that will help draft a new constitution after decades of autocratic rule, the election committee said Saturday.
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