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Italian Investigators Expand Cruise-Ship Sinking Probe - Wall Stree…

Posted 10:47 PM


Globe and Mail

Italian Investigators Expand Cruise-Ship Sinking Probe
Wall Street Journal
By STACY MEICHTRY ROME?Italian prosecutors have placed seven further employees of Costa Crociere SpA, operator of the shipwrecked Concordia cruise ship, under formal investigation in connection with the ship's ill-fated journey, the company and ...
Divers in Italy find 8 more bodies in Concordia cruise ship wreckage ...Washington Post
Eight more bodies recovered from Costa Concordia - videoThe Guardian
Managers investigated in Italian shipwreck probeAFP
CNN International -ABC Online -Telegraph.co.uk
all 1,117 news articles »

Several reported killed in second day of Afghan protests over Koran…

Posted 10:30 PM


ABC News

Several reported killed in second day of Afghan protests over Koran burning
Washington Post
KABUL ? A second day of violent, anti-American protests spread across Afghanistan on Wednesday, as demonstrators seethed over the incineration of a pile of Korans at a NATO air base, and Afghan politicians demanded harsh punishment for the offenders.
7 killed in protests over Quran burning in AfghanistanUSA TODAY
US apologises to Karzai for Bagram incidentThe Hindu
Seven dead in Afghan Koran violenceHerald Sun
Reuters -Fox News
all 2,308 news articles »

Labor's big guns trained on Rudd - ABC Online

Posted 10:26 PM


New York Times

Labor's big guns trained on Rudd
ABC Online
Labor frontbencher Simon Crean launched another attack on Kevin Rudd as Labor's warlords upped the ante ahead of an expected leadership spill announcement today. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce a leadership ballot for Monday at a ...
Live: Rudd vs Gillard as Labor leadership battle explodesSydney Morning Herald
Australia's Rudd Resigns as Foreign MinisterWall Street Journal
Rudd undermined government for a year - BurkeHerald Sun
The Australian -Voice of America -Financial Times
all 4,796 news articles »

Marie Colvin: Syria regime accused of murder in besieged Homs - Tel…

Posted 10:09 PM


Telegraph.co.uk

Marie Colvin: Syria regime accused of murder in besieged Homs
Telegraph.co.uk
Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent, was killed by Syrian forces acting on direct orders to murder Western journalists, it has been claimed. By Gordon Rayner,, Nabila Ramdani and Richard Spencer President Bashar al-Assad's army was so ...
Remembering Marie Colvin: Your thoughts and memoriesBBC News
The Guardian
Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including Two JournalistsVoice of America
Sydney Morning Herald -ABC News -National Post
all 2,514 news articles »

Military action in Somalia will not solve root causes of conflict -…

Posted 10:00 PM


BBC News

Military action in Somalia will not solve root causes of conflict
The Guardian
Air strikes in Somalia will solve nothing (UK weighs up strikes against Somalia rebels, 21 February). First, the corruption and ineptitude that underpins the transitional federal government's (TFG) inability to act as a responsible instrument of the ...
Ethiopian troops seize important town from al ShabaabTelegraph.co.uk
Somalia PM: London Conference A 'Game-Changer'Voice of America
Somalia conference opens with Al-Shabaab under pressureCNN International
Reuters Africa -The Press Association -BBC News
all 1,120 news articles »

Iran Defiant as IAEA Talks Break Down - Voice of America

Posted 9:36 PM


The Guardian

Iran Defiant as IAEA Talks Break Down
Voice of America
February 22, 2012 Iran Defiant as IAEA Talks Break Down VOA News United Nations inspectors say a visit to Iran aimed at gaining greater access to key nuclear sites and scientists ended in failure, as the Islamic Republic's supreme leader warned no ...
Russia warns against 'hasty conclusions' over IranThe Associated Press
Formerly secret telexes offer window into Iran's nuclear deceitWashington Post
UN nuclear watchdog quits Iran after atomic talks failNational Post
Bloomberg -The Guardian
all 7,134 news articles »

Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' - BBC News

Posted 9:24 PM


BBC News

Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'
BBC News
Some 49 people have been killed and at least 600 injured, officials say, in the worst train crash in Argentina in 40 years. The train hit the end of the platform at Once station in the capital Buenos Aires during the morning rush hour.
Argentine train slams into station, killing 49The Associated Press
Buenos Aires Commuter Train Crash Kills 49, Injures 460BusinessWeek
Judge promises probe into Argentina train crash that killed 49Los Angeles Times
The Guardian -National Post
all 1,159 news articles »

Egypt's ousted president to get verdict and possible death sentence…

Posted 9:05 PM


USA TODAY

Egypt's ousted president to get verdict and possible death sentence on June 2
Washington Post
CAIRO ? An Egyptian judge on Wednesday set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which could put the man who spent nearly 30 years as one of the Arab world's key strongmen on death row.
Mubarak to hear verdict in Egypt's 'trial of the century' in JuneLos Angeles Times
Verdict In Trial Of Egypt's Mubarak Set For June 2NPR
Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2AFP
gulfnews.com
all 551 news articles »

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom released on bail (1:00) - Washington Post

Posted 8:59 PM


CTV.ca

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom released on bail (1:00)
Washington Post
Feb. 22, 2012 - The founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized. (Feb. 22) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: ...
Megaupload's Dotcom Released on BailWall Street Journal
Kim Dotcom wins bail in fight against US extraditionReuters
Megaupload founder granted bailFinancial Times
AFP -The Guardian -Telegraph.co.uk
all 657 news articles »

Ash Wednesday 2012: Lent begins around the world - Washington Post

Posted 8:31 PM


The Daily Jeffersonian

Ash Wednesday 2012: Lent begins around the world
Washington Post
From Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, global scenes of faith and tradition. Vicar Sandor Sebok, a priest from a local Catholic church, marks the forehead of a girl with ash, at a church in the town of Fot, Hungary. The Rev.
Fat Tuesday: Carbo loading begins ahead of Ash Wednesday, LentLos Angeles Times
Symbolic time of sacrifice, service begins for Christiansnwitimes.com
Ash Wednesday marks start of LentWWAY NewsChannel 3
Patch.com -13abc Action News -UPI.com
all 367 news articles »

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