Brazil Vows to Rebuild Antarctic Research Station

Brazil Vows to Rebuild Antarctic Research Station


Brazil Vows to Rebuild Antarctic Research Station

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vowed to rebuild the nation's Antarctic research station after a fire destroyed the facility Saturday, killing two naval personnel.


VIDEO: Plea for Syria press photographer

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

As activists in Syria say as many as 45 people have been killed in fresh violence on the day the country votes on a new constitution, the family of wounded Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy is calling for him to be brought home.


Australia Labor party to hold leadership vote

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

Julia Gillard, the current prime minister, says she is "very confident" of surviving challenge from Kevin Rudd.


Australia Labor party to hold leadership vote

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

Julia Gillard, the current prime minister, says she is "very confident" of surviving challenge from Kevin Rudd.


Russia's Putin warns against attacks on Iran, Syria

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:29 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia is concerned about the "growing threat" of an attack on Iran over its nuclear program, warning that the consequences would be "truly catastrophic."


Electric image of single molecule

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:19 PM PST

Researchers capture the first image of charges within a single molecule in a pioneering experiment that sheds new light on the molecular world.


Teen held after attacked man dies

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:56 AM PST

A teenager is arrested by police investigating the death of a 63-year-old who was assaulted outside a Derbyshire railway station.


Adele tops chart after Brits win

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:28 AM PST

The Brit Awards help boost record sales for Adele and Ed Sheeran in the UK albums chart.


NATO's Afghan Mission Cast in Doubt

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:23 PM PST

The U.S. mission to train and advise Afghan security forces is facing unprecedented strains, as the U.S.-led coalition withdrew its advisers in Kabul following a string of deadly attacks by Afghan service members on American troops.


G-20 Defers Decisions on Aid to Europe

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:26 PM PST

Officials from the world's leading economies deferred key decisions on international aid for Europe as they awaited more euro-zone action to fight the Continent's debt crisis.


Colombia's FARC says to cease economic kidnapping, free captives

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:48 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's feared FARC rebel group said it would abandon its decades-long policy of economic kidnapping and free all military and police hostages it holds in jungle camps, another sign the drug-funded leftist insurgents may want a move toward peace.


Pakistan completes demolition of bin Laden compound

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:23 AM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani home of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the place where he was killed after the biggest manhunt in history, is no more.


Cardiff 2-2 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:39 AM PST

Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties to defeat Cardiff and seal a thrilling Carling Cup final at Wembley, their first trophy since 2006.


Colombia's FARC Announces Halt to Kidnapping

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:18 PM PST

Colombia's main rebel group said Sunday it is abandoning the practice of kidnapping and will soon free its last remaining "prisoners of war," 10 security force members held for as long as 14 years.


Colombia's FARC says it will free some hostages

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:07 AM PST

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, said Sunday it will free and no longer hold police or military hostages. It did not address the fate of civilian captives.


Netanyahu, Abbas trade barbs over Jerusalem

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel Sunday of trying to erase any Arabic identity from Jerusalem, drawing a strong response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who criticized the comments as inflammatory and contemptible.


Keeping the Mandela faith

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:54 AM PST

The church closer than most to Nelson Mandela


Moscow Protests Continue Week Before Russians Vote on Putin

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:44 AM PST

The striking show of dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin came a week before he is to run in a crucial presidential election.


French Impresarios Infiltrate New York’s Party Scene

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 03:35 AM PST

Over the last few years, Parisians have infiltrated the highest reaches of New York night life, from rooftop clubs to pop-up parties.


SNP dismisses Trump legal threat

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

The SNP dismisses claims by Donald Trump that he could win a "very large lawsuit" over plans to build wind turbines near his golf resort.


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