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Spy agencies scrounge for details on North Korean nuclear test
February 21, 2013
Spy agencies scrounge for details on North Korean nuclear test
US and allied spy agencies have found no traces of telltale nuclear-related particles from North Korea's February 12 nuclear bomb…
Update: Bomb hits central Damascus near ruling party building
February 21, 2013
Update: Bomb hits central Damascus near ruling party building
A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, killing several people and incinerating cars on a busy highway close to…
Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests
February 20, 2013
Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests
Bulgaria's government resigned on Wednesday after violent nationwide protests against high power prices, joining a long list of European administrations…
Saudi recalls envoy from Sri Lanka
February 20, 2013
Saudi recalls envoy from Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Colombo in a tit-for-tat move amid tensions after a Sri Lankan nanny convicted…
Greece braces for 24-hour general strike
February 20, 2013
Greece braces for 24-hour general strike
Greece braced for a 24-hour general strike called by the two main unions in protest against austerity measures, ahead of…
Tunisian Prime Minister Jebali quits
February 19, 2013
Tunisian Prime Minister Jebali quits
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned Tuesday after his attempt to form a government of technocrats and end a political…
North Korea threatens South with “final destruction”
February 19, 2013
North Korea threatens South with “final destruction”
North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" during a debate at the UN Conference on Disarmament Tuesday, saying it…
Army rockets kill at least 20 in Aleppo
February 19, 2013
Army rockets kill at least 20 in Aleppo
A Syrian army rocket attack on a rebel-held district in the city of Aleppo killed at least 20 people and…
Chavez back in Venezuela, on Twitter with four million followers
February 19, 2013
Chavez back in Venezuela, on Twitter with four million followers
CARACAS — After Hugo Chavez spent two months out of the public eye for cancer surgery in Cuba, the Venezuelan…
Turkey crackdown on Marxist group after US embassy attack
February 19, 2013
Turkey crackdown on Marxist group after US embassy attack
Turkish police launched a massive nationwide crackdown Tuesday against a radical Marxist group which claimed a suicide bomb attack against…