World NewsIraqis rally to cheer end of US forces
New Orleans 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
New Orleans 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
New Orleans 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
New Orleans 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
New Orleans 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 ... German reporter describes Iran jail torture
New Zealand Herald
A German reporter says he was beaten by guards during his nearly five months of imprisonment in Iran and that he heard constant, "horrible cries" of other inmates being tortured. In the ... Car bomb kills seven in southern Afghanistan
McClatchy
KABUL, Afghanistan - A car bomb exploded Sunday near the police headquarters of the southern city of Kandahar, killing seven people and wounding at least 19, provincial officials said. Five ... Last of Occupy DC protesters moved on
New Zealand Herald
US authorities say 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the last remaining Occupy sites in the U. S. David ... Death toll from Europe cold snap nears 300
Channel News Asia
KIEV: The Arctic cold snap that has hit Europe for over a week had claimed nearly 300 lives by Sunday, brought air travel chaos to London and dumped snow as far south as Rome and even North ... Gingrich battles on after second straight poll defeat
The Independent
He looked less like a contender for the US Presidency, and more like a combination of Comical Ali, the Iraqi PR minister famed for declarations of impending victory in the jaws of catastrophic ... Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges
International Herald Tribune
CAIRO - The Egyptian authorities have referred 19 Americans and two dozen others to face criminal trials, the state media reported Sunday. The move is part of a politically charged investigation ... Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
Reuters
KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings ... Gingrich suggests covert action in Syria
CBS News
(CBS News) The day after a government-directed assault allegedly left more than 200 people dead in Syria, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called for the U.S. to supply covert weapons ... Europe cold snap claims more victims
Al Jazeera
The death toll from the cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with the winter misery set to hit thousands of those seeking to escape it as air traffic was hit. Airports were shut, ... Sarkozy ally says all civilisations not equal
Al Jazeera
The French interior minister has said he is standing by his remarks that not all civilisations are equal, even as critics denounced his comments as dangerous and xenophobic. "I do not regret ... Chief of chip-maker Micron dies in crash
New Zealand Herald
The head of memory chip maker Micron, who was long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died on Saturday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near ... The power of unfettered innovation
New Zealand Herald
The number to watch is not the putative US$100 billion ($119.6 billion) valuation but the 845 million users that Facebook now claims to have. The observation that if Facebook were a country then it ... Oscar-nominated film provokes regime backlash
New Zealand Herald
It has picked up award after award, including a Golden Globe last month for the best foreign language film and the Golden Bear at last year's Berlin film festival. And it has delighted ordinary ... Editorial: Expats across Ditch get fair enough deal
New Zealand Herald
On the day that New Zealand is, or should be, most conscious of its national pride, it seems timely to suggest we should stop pleading for instant access to Australian social welfare. Every time the ... 11 arrested at Occupy D.C. site
USA Today
David Schlosser, who is a spokesman for the US Park Police, said Sunday that one of those arrested was charged with felony assault on a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. That person ... PM to travel to DC, may meet with Obama
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington at the beginning of March to attend the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, and is also expected to ... NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO - The cases of 40 US citizens, other foreigners and Egyptians embroiled in a dispute over the activities and funding of pro-democracy groups have been referred to court, judicial sources said ... Proposed Israeli law would jail prostitute clients
Jerusalem Post
Enjoying the services of a prostitute in Israel may cost you more than money - it may get you time in jail, under a proposed law that would criminalize buying sexual services.Dozens of people ... Cairo protesters want early vote, clash with police
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO - Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian interior ministry on Sunday and were forced back by ... Preparation resumes for Italian ship's oil removal
USA Today
After days of stormy weather, seas off the Tuscan island of Giglio were calm enough Sunday to resume work. But the Italian government office overseeing salvage and rescue operations said winds were ...
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