Keystone Pipeline Permit Request to Be Renewed

Keystone Pipeline Permit Request to Be Renewed


Keystone Pipeline Permit Request to Be Renewed

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:44 PM PST

The company also said it wanted to move ahead quickly on a portion of the pipeline that would move only domestic oil.


Germany Backs Aid Plan for Greece

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:26 PM PST

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany managed to keep her strategy for attacking Greece's debt problems on track with a victory in Parliament.


Melting Arctic link to UK snows

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:05 PM PST

The progressive shrinking of Arctic sea ice is bringing colder, snowier winters to the UK and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, scientists show.


China architect wins top accolade

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:47 AM PST

Chinese architect Wang Shu has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize - the first Chinese citizen to be selected, the jury announced.


ArtsBeat: Life of a ‘Salesman’: An Online Discussion

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:05 PM PST

Charles Isherwood kicks off an online discussion series on the history and significance of Arthur Miller's 1949 drama "Death of a Salesman."


German MPs approve second Greek bailout

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:14 PM PST

Move comes despite domestic pressure on Chancellor Merkel to stop funding Greece and other indebted eurozone economies.


In Israeli city, tribute to a Palestinian doctor

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:55 AM PST

JAFFA, Israel – Freighted with memories, a bus carrying Najwa Dajani and her extended family pulled into this city by the sea that she had left under gathering clouds of war more than six decades ago.

"We're going home," she said.

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Pentagon says ‘fundamental strategy’ in Afghanistan is sound

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:48 AM PST

The Pentagon said Monday that it would make no changes to its "fundamental strategy" in Afghanistan despite a week of crises that have worsened the already strained partnership between the Afghan government and U.S. and NATO forces.

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Germany approves Greek bailout, showing willingness to help Europe

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

BERLIN – Germany's parliament overwhelmingly approved its country's contribution to the Greek bailout on Monday, serving as a reminder that, for all of Germany's caution about funding its poorer neighbors, Europe's largest economy is still willing to muster billions to aid others.

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Red Cross in Syria to try to evacuate wounded, dead journalists tonight

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:35 AM PST

The Red Cross in Syria hopes to evacuate two wounded journalists and the bodies of slain journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik from the besieged city of Homs on Monday night, Sky News reports.

On Saturday, a Red Cross team evacuated 27 people from Homs, but failed to get the journalists out, the Associated Press reported.

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Costa Allegra adrift off Seychelles — second maritime accident for Costa Cruises

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST

It's been a rough year for Costa cruise ships. After at least 25 people were killed last month when a Costa ship hit a reef, the cruise line has suffered its second accident this year.

A fire broke out Monday on the Costa Allegra, a sister ship to the sunken Costa Concordia, the Associated Press reported. No injuries were reported, and the ship is now immobilized off the coast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.

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Saleh to go into exile: A timeline of the unrest in Yemen

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST

With pressure growing on Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave the country, the ousted Yemeni leader said Monday that he will go into exile in Ethi­o­pia, where he will live in a villa in the suburb of Addis Ababa, the Associated Press reports.

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‘Saving Face,’ despite sensitive topic, embraced in Pakistan

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:52 AM PST

ISLAMABAD — The film "Saving Face," which took home the Oscar for best documentary short subject Sunday night, highlighted revenge acid attacks against women in Pakistan. But it was widely lauded in a society that often bristles at criticism from outsiders.

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China architect wins top accolade

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:47 AM PST

Chinese architect Wang Shu has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize - the first Chinese citizen to be selected, the jury announced.


How The Artist turned silence into gold

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:29 AM PST

Were The Artist's wins down to nostalgia or promotion?


German Lawmakers Approve New Greek Bailout

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST

The German parliament approved a 130 billion euro ($173 billion) loan package for Greece after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned lawmakers that it would be irresponsible to abandon the country to bankruptcy.


Pritzker Prize Awarded to Wang Shu, Chinese Architect

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Wang Shu, an architect whose work looks to the past as well as to the future, has been awarded the Pritzker Prize.


Student dead in US school shooting

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST

Suspect gives himself up to authorities following chase by a teacher at Chardon High School in Ohio state.


England hold nerve to win series

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

England claim a dramatic five-run victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 international in Abu Dhabi to win the series 2-1.


Aides: Yemen's Saleh to Seek Exile

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST

Aides to Ali Abdullah Saleh said that the ousted Yemeni president plans to go into exile in Ethiopia, as pressures mounted on him to depart the country for fear of sparking new cycles of violence.


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