6-week-old lone elephant calf dies in Zimbabwe (AP)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
AP - Conservationists in Zimbabwe say round-the-clock efforts to save a baby elephant have failed. The six-week-old calf, who was separated from his mother on a busy highway and hand fed for three weeks, has died, apparently from pneumonia. .. read more..
Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work (AP)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
AP - Egypt's military-backed prime minister says Cairo will not halt its crackdown on foreign nonprofit groups despite what he calls threats to cut off aid from Western and Arab countries. .. read more..
US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines (AP)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
AP - Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, leaving behind the stalled discussion about closing a major U.S. Marine base there. .. read more..
Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - More evidence emerged on Tuesday of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election. .. read more..
Mexican navy finds 10 bodies in mass grave sites (AP)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
AP - The Mexican navy says a suspected member of the Zetas drug gang has led authorities to a mass grave site at two ranches in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. .. read more..
As Homs battles, Turkey readies Syria move (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - Syrian forces thrust into the rebellious city of Homs on Wednesday, killing as many as 100 civilians by the accounts of opposition activists, and Turkey appeared to be preparing a new diplomatic push against President Bashar al-Assad. .. read more..
Sarkozy meets Israeli soldier held hostage 5 years (AP)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
AP - An Israeli-French soldier who was held hostage for five years by Palestinian militants met Wednesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. .. read more..
Canadian population growth fastest in G8: census (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - The Canadian population grew by 5.9 percent over five years to 33.5 million people in 2011, the fastest growth rate in the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations, the country\'s five-year census revealed on Wednesday. .. read more..
Insight: In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - A few weeks ago, a leading opposition activist sat down in a downtown Khartoum office to talk to a journalist. The young man immediately removed the battery from his cellphone. .. read more..
U.S., Japan decouple Marines Guam move from Okinawa base (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to decouple the transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam from the southern Japan island of Okinawa from plans to relocate a base on Okinawa, a step forward in resolving an irritant in relations. .. read more..
Sexual abuse silence \"deadly\" for Church: Vatican official (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - Hiding behind a culture of \"omerta\" -- the Italian word for the Mafia\'s code of silence -- would be deadly for the Catholic Church, the Vatican\'s top official for dealing with sexual abuse of minors by clergy said Wednesday. .. read more..
Tear gas fired at Maldives protesters (Reuters)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reuters - The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and angry supporters. .. read more..
Rio\'s Olympic Preview: Erupting Manhole Covers (Time.com)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time.com - Will the Brazilian megacity\'s crumbling infrastructure spoil the World Cup and the Olympics? .. read more..
Haiti Papers Over the Past: The Re-Branding of Baby Doc Duvalier (Time.com)..
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time.com - The government of Michel Martelly -- friend of Sean Penn and other U.S. celebrities -- has decided not to pursue the ex-dictator-for-life for crimes against humanity -- just corruption .. read more..
The Merkel-Sarkozy \'odd couple\' becomes a campaign duo (The Christian Scien..
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Christian Science Monitor - A German chancellor stumping for a standing French president is not something the French have seen before. .. read more..
Tour de France champ Alberto Contador vows to challenge doping verdict (+video) ..
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Christian Science Monitor - Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador signaled today his intention to appeal the doping conviction handed down yesterday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after a grueling 18-month legal battle. .. read more..