Eritrea 'reduces support' for al-Shabab

Eritrea 'reduces support' for al-Shabab


Eritrea 'reduces support' for al-Shabab

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:25 PM PDT

UN report says the east African country decreases its help for the al-Qaeda-allied group amid international pressure.


House Panel Plans Libor Hearings

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Republican Spencer Bachus and Democrat Barney Frank are planning for the House Financial Services Committee to hold hearings on the alleged distortion of the London interbank offered rate.


VIDEO: Touchdown for London 2012 athletes

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The first athletes and officials arrive for the London 2012 Games, with Heathrow Airport experiencing one of its busiest ever days.


AU urges Mali Ansar Dine rebels to break with Qaeda

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Malian Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine can be part of a negotiated political solution to reunite the divided West African country if it breaks with al Qaeda and its allies, a senior African Union official said on Monday.


Merkel Calls for New Kyoto Agreement

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged a meeting of international environment ministers to follow through on commitments made in the Kyoto treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and develop a road map for a follow-on treaty.


Needles Found in Sandwiches on Delta Flights

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT

What appeared to be sewing needles were found in sandwiches served in business-class cabins on four Delta Air Lines flights to the U.S. from Amsterdam.


Brazil Says Chevron Fine Unlikely to Surpass $25 Million

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Brazil is unlikely to fine Chevron more than 50 million Brazilian reais ($24.5 million) for its role in a November oil spill off Brazil's coast, the director of the country's petroleum regulator said.


Hungary Is Urged to Charge Alleged War Criminal

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Pressure mounted on Hungarian prosecutors to take action against Laszlo Csatary after the Simon Wiesenthal Center said it delivered new evidence that he helping organize the deportation of thousands of Jews to the Auschwitz death camp.


China Shifts Gears in Canada

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Chinese companies are turning increasingly to national executives and geologists for everything from negotiating with Native American groups to prospecting as they push to invest billions of dollars in Canadian resource projects.


VIDEO: Ban halts Pakistan's polio drive

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of children in Pakistan's tribal areas will not receive a polio vaccine in the first immunisation campaign since a Taliban-imposed ban, according to officials.


George Zimmerman Accused of Molesting

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

An Orlando woman has told investigators that she was sexually abused as a child by George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.


GSK to buy Human Genome for $3bn

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Drug company GlaxoSmithKline buys Human Genome Sciences for an improved offer $3bn (£1.9bn), ending a three-month pursuit of the US biotech firm.


Maldives charges ex-president with judge's detention

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT

MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives formally charged the ousted president, Mohamed Nasheed, on Monday with the detention of a Criminal Court judge during his final days in office, increasing the chance he will be arrested and adding to rising tension in the island nation.


Heavy Clashes Reported in Damascus

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:56 AM PDT

Opposition fighters are clashing with Syrian government forces in the capital Damascus for a second day, activists said. They said the fighting is among the heaviest since the uprising began.


Nasa may not hear rover's landing

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT

The US space agency may not have its prime communications satellite in the right place to receive instant confirmation that its Curiosity rover has landed on Mars.


Heathrow braces as Olympics land

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT

As some teams struggle to get to London for the 2012 Games, CNN showcases the enormous burden facing Heathrow Airport.


Heathrow gets set for Olympics

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:04 AM PDT


UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?


EU to send experts to Niger to counter al Qaeda threat

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is to send experts to Niger to train its security forces to fight al Qaeda, signaling the depth of EU concern over the growing threat Islamist militancy poses to Africa's Sahel region.


Why we should consider the Arctic

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Bob Reiss says the opening of the region will have enormous consequences on our economy, environment and foreign policy.


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