Palestinians set for Land Day demonstrations |
- Palestinians set for Land Day demonstrations
- VIDEO: Marley: 'The man behind the legend'
- France police swoop on Islamist
- Suu Kyi Raises Doubts About Vote
- India Suspends Freedoms of Tibetans
- "Newsies" Comes to Broadway in the House that "Rent" Built
- 5 'Game of Thrones' Clips That Prove Tyrion Is the Smartest Guy in the Room
- Japan government to submit tax hike plan, heads into political showdown
- Suu Kyi cites widespread poll irregularities
- Japan government to submit tax hike plan, heads into political showdown
- Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan
- Indonesia lawmakers vote on fuel hike after protests
- Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt
- Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan
- Indonesia lawmakers vote on fuel hike after protests
- Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt
- Officials: US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan
- Japan orders interception of NKorean rocket
- Japan Reactor Struggles With Water
- Japan Cabinet Passes Tax Increases
| Palestinians set for Land Day demonstrations Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:29 PM PDT Israel shuts down West Bank and places forces on alert as Palestinians remember six people killed in 1976 land protests.
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| VIDEO: Marley: 'The man behind the legend' Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PDT Marley tells the story of the reggae legend Bob Marley's life, through interviews with his friends, colleagues and relatives.
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| France police swoop on Islamist Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:42 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French elite police arrested around 20 people in early morning raids in suspected Islamist militant circles on Friday in several cities including Toulouse, scene of this month's killings of soldiers and Jewish children, a police source said.
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| Suu Kyi Raises Doubts About Vote Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:09 PM PDT Aung San Suu Kyi said a string of campaign irregularities raised serious doubts about the fairness of this Sunday's election in Myanmar, adding fuel to debates over whether Western nations should ease sanctions.
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| India Suspends Freedoms of Tibetans Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:07 PM PDT In an effort to shield Chinese President Hu Jintao from Tibetan protests, the Indian government placed extreme restrictions on exiled Tibetans, raising questions on the extent to which New Delhi is willing to compromise its democratic credentials for the sake of its ties with Beijing.
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| "Newsies" Comes to Broadway in the House that "Rent" Built Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:19 PM PDT ?Newsies? was a flop 1992 Disney musical movie that?s become a cult favorite. So many kids have grown up on the DVD that last week it sold out 100% at the Nederlander Theater, famously for a long time the home of another cult favorite, ?Rent.? The stage ?Newsies? is a hit, and will have a ...
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| 5 'Game of Thrones' Clips That Prove Tyrion Is the Smartest Guy in the Room Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:43 PM PDT Tyrion Lannister the Imp can consort with kings and prostitutes, talk his way out of certain death multiple times, and cheerfully slap a bratty nephew with a flair that Casanova or Cyrano de Bergerac would be envious of. Television has been a lonely place without him these last few months. But with the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, that's about to change.
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| Japan government to submit tax hike plan, heads into political showdown Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:21 PM PDT
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| Suu Kyi cites widespread poll irregularities Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:57 PM PDT
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| Japan government to submit tax hike plan, heads into political showdown Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:40 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday will submit laws to double its sales tax by 2015 to fund swelling social security costs in the world's fastest-ageing nation, setting up a showdown that could split the ruling party, force early elections and deepen policy paralysis.
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| Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:11 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said on Friday. A spokesman of the International Security Assistance Force said the patrol came under attack in Gulistan district in western Farah province on Wednesday, prompting a call for air support. "Numerous insurgents were killed, and several motorbikes were damaged or destroyed" following two strikes by coalition aircraft, he said. ...
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| Indonesia lawmakers vote on fuel hike after protests Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:57 PM PDT
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| Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:47 PM PDT
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| Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:47 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said on Friday.
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| Indonesia lawmakers vote on fuel hike after protests Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:57 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament is set to vote on a controversial fuel price hike on Friday, with a leading political party threatening to scupper the plan in a move that could undermine confidence in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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| Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:47 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Veteran Kurdish human rights campaigner Radeef Mustafa lived in the shadow of huge Syrian secret police compounds towering over his decrepit hometown on the border with Turkey.
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| Officials: US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:56 PM PDT A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan early Friday morning, killing three alleged militants in an attack that comes as Pakistani officials have stepped up their calls for the strikes to end, intelligence officials said.
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| Japan orders interception of NKorean rocket Posted: 29 Mar 2012 07:27 PM PDT Japan's defense minister on Friday ordered missile units to intercept a rocket expected to be launched by North Korea next month if it flies over Japan.
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| Japan Reactor Struggles With Water Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:57 PM PDT One of the reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was found to have less cooling water and higher levels of radiation than previously estimated inside the unit.
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| Japan Cabinet Passes Tax Increases Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:02 PM PDT After prolonged ruling-party wrangling, the Japanese government approved a politically charged bill to double the national sales tax, sending it to parliament for debate.
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