Tunisia Islamists Test Ideas Decades in the Making

Tunisia Islamists Test Ideas Decades in the Making


Tunisia Islamists Test Ideas Decades in the Making

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST

In an article he wrote before his death on Thursday, Mr. Shadid examined how a party shaped by repression hopes to act as a regional model after being voted into power in Tunisia.


US and EU weigh Iran's offer of nuclear talks

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

Clinton and Ashton cautiously welcome letter promising to engage in "major talks" over its nuclear programme.


Chinese envoy in Syria for talks

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:49 PM PST

A senior Chinese envoy visits the Syrian capital in the hope of mediating in the crisis as bloodshed continues


Time Warner Cable and MSG Resolve Dispute

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Time Warner Cable and the MSG Network resolved their dispute on Friday. Customers will now be able to watch the Knicks and four New York-area N.H.L. teams, including the Rangers.


Robbers fleece Greece's Olympia museum

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 01:19 PM PST

Bungling thieves loot priceless objects, but cause more damage by what they destroyed in "smash-and-grab" robbery.


VIDEO: Tripoli 'carnival' to mark revolution

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST

Libyans have been marking the first anniversary of the start of the revolution which eventually ended the rule of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi after 42 years.


Putin fake arrest video resonates with Russians

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:00 PM PST

The prime minister of Russia stood in handcuffs inside a cage, looking downcast, as a judge questioned him.

The video showing Vladimir Putin on trial for corruption and terrorism was clearly a fake, but it went viral anyway — attracting millions of viewers since it was posted on YouTube several days ago, the Associated Press reports.

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Swift Network Moves Closer to Expulsion of Iran

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

The network known by its acronym Swift said it was prepared to expel Iranian banks, in what could amount to a potentially crippling sanction of the Iranian banking system.


U.S. Navy fears small Iranian boats, confident of own

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:58 AM PST

ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Reuters) - Nerves were strained as an Iranian patrol boat approached the USS Abraham Lincoln at speed.


‘Underwear bomber’ new home: Florence, Colo.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST

He won't have Facebook, but he may get Rod Blagojevich as a pen pal.

The 25-year-old Nigerian man who tried to blow up a packed jetliner using a bomb sewn into his underwear on Christmas Day 2009 was given a mandatory life sentence Friday, the Associated Press reports. Had the so-called "underwear bomber" been successful, the nearly 300 people aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit flight probably would have been killed.

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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST


U.S. Tentatively Approves Shell Spill Plan for New Arctic Drilling

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

The company still needs to cross several additional regulatory barriers before it will be permitted to begin drilling as many as six exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea starting in July.


Details of Bird Flu Research Will Be Released

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:33 AM PST

A 60-day moratorium declared last month on both the research itself and its publication will be extended, the World Health Organization said.


Arrest Reported in Suicide-Bomb Plot

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

A man who allegedly was headed to the Capitol on a suicide-bombing mission was arrested by the F.B.I., who had been watching him for some time.


GB win two golds at Olympic track

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

Great Britain win two gold medals with world record times on a thrilling first night of finals at the Track World Cup in London.


Man arrested near US Capitol in 'bomb plot'

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

Suspect was carrying fake explosives provided by FBI agents posing as al-Qaeda to carry out attack, US officials say.


In one Syrian town, cries of defiance

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:39 AM PST

A solemn religious rite quickly turns into a furious rally denouncing Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.


VIDEO: Pakistanis flock to tattoo parlours

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:18 AM PST

Getting a tattoo has become is becoming an increasingly popular trend among Pakistan's urban youth.


VIDEO: SA 'miniskirt march' after attack

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:18 AM PST

Hundreds of South Africans have marched in Johannesburg to protest over an attack on two women for wearing miniskirts.


Facebook hacking student jailed

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:44 AM PST

A software development student from York who hacked into Facebook is jailed for eight months.


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