World NewsIraqis rally to cheer end of US forces
Bangladesh News.Net
Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.
The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to ...
Washington police close camp near President
Bangladesh News.Net
Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.
The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few ...
Putin shows he has his own cheer squad
Bangladesh News.Net
A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man ...
Suspected drug lord in Mexican police custody
Bangladesh News.Net
Mexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.
Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused ...
Mitt Romney way ahead of Gingrich in Nevada primary
Bangladesh News.Net
Voting is underway in the western U.S. state of Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, with members of the party choosing the candidate they want to see take on President Barack Obama in ...
U.S. Army orders Bradley Manning to face cout martial
Bangladesh News.Net
A private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Private First Class Bradley Manning, 24, has been in prison since his arrest one-and-a-half ...
Protesters set fire to gov't building in Cairo
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO - An Egyptian government building was set on fire on Sunday as protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster transition to civilian rule.It was ...
New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
Channel News Asia
CAIRO, Egypt: Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said.Masked gunmen planted explosives under the pipeline in the ...
UN council to vote on Syria amid new assault
The Independent
Foreign Secretary William Hague joined international condemnation of their stance amid protests at Syrian embassies around the world that led to six arrests in London. Anger was fuelled by a ...
Clock ticks on Greece's bailout deadline
Reuters
Greece on Saturday warned it had just one day left to clinch the bailout plan with political leaders and impatient lenders who accuse it of dragging its feet on promised ...
Micron CEO Dies in Plane Crash, Industry Stunned
IBTimes
(Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish ...
Calif. city is recovering from bankruptcy
CBS News
(CBS News) The one sector that lost jobs last month was the public sector. Federal, state and local governments shed 14,000 last month, and 280,000 jobs in 2011 as they tried to make up for massive ...
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers wins MVP award
CBS News
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs from New York Giants linebacker Jacquian Williams, right, during the first the first half of an NFL divisional playoffs, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in ...
A Latin jazz musician's journey to his roots
CBS News
(CBS News) The Grammy Awards are due to be handed out next Sunday, February 12. Among the nominees for best large jazz ensemble album is Arturo O'Farrill. As CBS News correspondent Michelle ...
In pictures: Venezuela parade
BBC
The parade was attended by presidents from the region, including Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, Cuban President Raul Castro, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Haiti's Michel ...
Auto dealer, wife killed in AZ plane crash; 2 hurt
Boston Globe
A small plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff Saturday in an eastern Arizona mountain community, killing a well-known rural Arizona auto dealer and his wife and seriously ...
Auto dealer, wife killed in AZ plane crash; 2 hurt
Tampa Bay Online
PHOENIX (AP) -- A small plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff Saturday in an eastern Arizona mountain community, killing a well-known rural Arizona auto dealer and his wife and ...
Romney Hoping for Repeat Performance in Nevada
International Herald Tribune
LAS VEGAS - Mitt Romney handily won the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, solidifying his front-runner's status and giving him the all-important political fuel of momentum as he seeks to use the month of ...
J’lem and Berlin sign contract for sixth submarine
Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post has learned.The Defense Ministry initiated talks with Germany last year about buying a sixth submarine but Chancellor Angela Merkel's government initially balked when Israel ...
Blast hits Egypt gas pipeline to Israel for 11th time
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel on Sunday, witnesses and state television reported.The pipeline, which also supplies gas to Jordan, has come under attack at ...
'UNSC inaction on Syria reaffirms unreliability'
Jerusalem Post
Russia and China's veto at the UN Security Council blocking a resolution condemning Syrian President Bashar Assad reaffirms Israel's belief that the UN cannot be relied on to prevent war ...
New traffic enforcement cameras switched on
Jerusalem Post
Drivers beware. Dozens of traffic enforcement cameras situated at accident-prone roads and junctions are due to be switched on Sunday.Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch approved the final ...
Britons' blunders over Seven Wonders
Daily Mail
And some are simply impossible - such as the quarter of Britons who have claimed to have visited ancient Wonders of the World which have not existed for hundreds of ...
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