Man charged over stabbing death

Man charged over stabbing death


Man charged over stabbing death

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 01:19 PM PST

Police have charged a man with murder after a fatal stabbing in Coleford, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.


Occupy Movement Regroups, Laying Plans for the Next Phase

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

With encampments largely gone, the challenge is to keep the Occupy cause alive through methods like strikes and protests, which risk alienating people rather than galvanizing them.


The Caucus: Palin Says Brokered Convention Wouldn’t Hurt G.O.P.

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST

Sarah Palin said Saturday that Republicans should be in no hurry to wrap up the presidential nominating contest, declaring that a competitive campaign until the August convention in Tampa would not complicate the party's efforts to defeat President Obama.


A 2008 E-Mail at the Heart of a Hacking Scandal

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:44 PM PST

Discovered just three months ago, an e-mail from June 2008 sent to James Murdoch discussed in frank terms the potentially disastrous scale of phone hacking at News International.


Tunisian secular parties merge to face Islamists

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 01:05 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Five secular Tunisian parties merged on Saturday in an attempt to create a rival to Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that swept to power in the first free elections last year.


Crowds swarm Suu Kyi as campaign begins

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Myanmar opposition icon met by thousands of supporters at first appearance in township where she will run for parliament.


China Funds Grease Rust-Belt Company

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 11:22 AM PST

When Chinese investors bought its largest remaining industrial employer, Saginaw, Mich., went from being an exhibit of decline to a case study in the impact of Chinese money on U.S. communities.


France v Ireland match called off

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:10 PM PST

Six Nations game is called off five minutes before kick-off because of a frozen pitch at Stade de France in Paris.


Bishops Criticize Proposal on Birth Control Coverage

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:24 PM PST

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said a modification offered by the White House did not go far enough in protecting religious liberty.


S Korean tourists freed in Egypt

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 11:55 AM PST

Three South Korean tourists are released a day after they were kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials say.


Iran: Will Soon Unveil Nuclear Progress

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 10:08 AM PST

Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said while reiterating Tehran's readiness to revive talks with the West over the country's controversial nuclear program.


Second Protester Killed in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 09:40 AM PST

Security forces in Saudi Arabia shot and killed a 21-year-old man in that country's Eastern Province, the second fatal shooting in two days at protests by the province's Shiite Muslims, according to accounts Saturday from authorities and activists.


U.K. Media Bribe Probe Widens

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST

British authorities arrested five employees of News Corp.'s tabloid The Sun and said they are now probing suspected payments not just to police but to other public officials.


U.S. Calls for Restraint in Maldives

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST

A U.S. official called for both sides involved in a battle for control of the Maldives' government to refrain from violence and work toward forming a unity government.


Pakistan Army Starts Trial of Five Officers

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 05:22 AM PST

The Pakistani army has started court martial proceedings against a brigadier and four other officers over suspected ties to a banned extremist group that has called for ousting the U.S.-backed government, security officials said.


South Africa to Put Mandela on Money

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 06:27 AM PST

South Africa will replace its current banknotes with a new series bearing the image of Nelson Mandela, the country's iconic freedom fighter and first black president.


Why the World Needs America

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 07:28 AM PST

Foreign-policy pundits argue that democracy and free markets could thrive without U.S. predominance. If this sounds too good to be true, argues Robert Kagan, that's because it is.


S Korean tourists freed in Egypt

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 11:55 AM PST

Three South Korean tourists are released a day after they were kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials say.


As Protests Continue in Greece, Party Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Approve Debt Deal

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 11:07 AM PST

The leaders say that the austerity measures set out by Greece's lenders are harsh, but warned that the alternative would be far worse.


Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln Is Deemed a Hoax

Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:24 PM PST

A painting in the Illinois governor's mansion long believed to depict Mary Todd Lincoln turns out to tell a different story.


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