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Oil spill fouls river in Venezuela

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:34:52 GMT

Crude oil that spilled from a ruptured pipeline has blackened a river in eastern Venezuela, and the state oil company said workers are containing the spill.

Iran to reveal nuke achievements

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:27:43 GMT

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

US student arrested in Egypt

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:18:53 GMT

An Egyptian security official says that authorities have arrested an Australian journalist and an American student accused of trying to bribe people to join a strike demanding a faster transition to civilian rule called for the anniversary of former President Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

2 Americans detained in Bahrain

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:10:14 GMT

A Bahraini rights activists says two Americans have been detained as part of security crackdowns before the first anniversary of the anti-government uprising in the Gulf kingdom.

Gunmen clash over Syrian crisis

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:28:00 GMT

Lebanese security officials say clashes between pro- and anti-Syria gunmen in a northern Lebanese city have left one person dead and 12 wounded.

Gunmen kill Syrian army general

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:25:22 GMT

Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March, the state-run news agency said.

Oil prices tumble due to European debt

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:57:19 GMT

Oil prices fell Friday with a critical bailout plan for Greece's economy in limbo, again raising the specter of bank failures and bankruptcies in Europe.

Greek PM: default would lead to "chaos"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:39:35 GMT

Greece's future in the euro grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and politicians resigned from the government after European leaders demanded that they deliver even deeper austerity.

Court sentences airmen's killer to life

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:27 GMT

An Islamic extremist who killed two U.S. airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on Friday.

Man wanted in '93 heist arrested in Mo.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:22:48 GMT

Edward John Maher, once dubbed "Fast Eddie" in news reports after the 1993 heist, is accused of stealing the armored car while a fellow security guard made a delivery to a bank in Suffolk, England.

Blasts hit security HQs in Syria

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:06:11 GMT

Two explosions struck security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, state media reported, the first significant violence in a major city that has largely stood by Syrian President Bashar Assad in the 11-month-old uprising against his rule.

Arab Spring shot wins photo award

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:44:28 GMT

Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award on Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

Girl from Afghan. to box at Olympics

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:19 GMT

Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.

Your week in political quotes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:14 GMT

It was a huge week for 2012 GOP presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., when he stunned the Republican field by sweeping three state contests.

Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33:54 GMT

Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs.

Mills says McCartney calls were hacked

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:27:13 GMT

Mills spoke under oath at Lord Justice Brian Leveson's inquiry into the practices of Britain's scandal-hit press, and said two dozen messages left for her by the former Beatle were intercepted by a journalist working for British newspaper group Trinity Mirror.

US Olympic's London gym nearly done

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:24:19 GMT

In a few weeks, it will be ready for everyone from stars like swimming's Michael Phelps and basketball's Kobe Bryant to U.S. athletes who are still relatively unknown, offering them privacy to lift, stretch and practice.

Man fights police over 40-foot shark

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:51:25 GMT

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Greece reaches austerity deal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:23:47 GMT

Hours after Greece made the unpopular decision to slash government spending in an attempt to ease its debt crisis, Germany's finance minister questioned Thursday whether the deal goes far enough to earn a crucial €130 billion ($172 billion) bailout.

Another Tibetan sets himself on fire

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:07 GMT

Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said.

Building toppled by quake substandard

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:59:12 GMT

A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people in last year's New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built, the government said Thursday.

GOP report questions Gitmo releases

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

The Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, only to find that 27 percent re-engaged in terrorist activities.

Sarkozy: No military strike on Iran

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:40:54 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says a military strike is not the way to deal with a nuclear threat from Iran.

EU threatens new sanctions on Syria

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:18:31 GMT

The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence.

Egypt's PM: US threats will not work

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:52:20 GMT

Egypt refused to back down Wednesday in a dispute with the U.S. over Cairo's crackdown on nonprofit groups despite Washington's threats to cut aid, while the military deployed troops to the nation's streets after a surge in violence.

Greece mulls harsh cuts in new bailout

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:49:30 GMT

Greek coalition leaders were locked in crucial debt talks with the prime minister Wednesday to review layoffs and other steep cutbacks as part of a €130 billion ($170 billion) bailout package intended to save the country from a looming bankruptcy.

Mom gives birth to 15 pound baby

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:11 GMT

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

Russia reaches lake under Antarctica

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:09 GMT

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years.

Cracks found inside jet wings

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:55:29 GMT

Europe's air safety authority ordered checks Wednesday on the entire global fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets for cracks on parts inside the wings — extending a previous order for nearly a third of the planes to be inspected.

Hopes fade for dozens buried in quake

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:42:41 GMT

Philippine officials conceded Wednesday that there was little hope of finding any survivors among 71 people still buried in landslides set off by a powerful earthquake, as jittery residents stayed away from their homes amid a flurry of aftershocks.