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Shell: Nigeria can produce 4M barrels of oil a day
February 22, 2012 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria could produce as much as 4 million barrels of oil a day, but production remains held back by chronic problems with the nation's government and the rampant theft of crud... more »»
Greece bailout wards off Europe meltdown
February 22, 2012 BRUSSELS (AP) — The bailout has saved Europe, for now, but it's unlikely to save Greece. more »»
UN climate chief turns to CEOs for action
February 22, 2012 STOCKHOLM (AP) — As governments bicker over who should do what to slow the pace of global warming, the U.N. more »»
UN nuke agency reports failed Iran talks
February 22, 2012 VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency says its experts have again failed to dent Iran's refusal to cooperate in probing allegations that Tehran covertly worked on an atomic arms program. more »»
EU ministers work through night on Greece bailout
February 21, 2012 BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurozone governments worked into the night on Monday, hoping to agree on a long-awaited rescue package for Greece that would save it from a potentially calamitous bankruptcy next... more »»
Mexican prez sister accused by former ruling party
February 21, 2012 MEXICO CITY (AP) — The sister of Mexican President Felipe Calderon was hit with accusations of possible corrupt practices MondayMexican news media widely played n audio recording... more »»
Inmate massacre underlines Mexico prsion problems
February 21, 2012 MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The revelation that guards likely helped members of the violent Zetas drug cartel slaughter 44 rival inmates and break out of a northern Mexico jail throws new attention on... more »»
Zimbabwe's president says mediator can be fired
February 21, 2012 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Monday that he reserves the right to disregard efforts by South African President Jacob Zuma to mediate disputes in the nation's trouble... more »»
Russians revive Ice Age flower from frozen burrow
February 21, 2012 MOSCOW (AP) — It was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. more »»
Senegal: Candidate has recruited militia
February 21, 2012 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's government said Monday that one of the candidates vying to unseat the nation's elderly leader in this week's election has recruited a militia in a bid to install chao... more »»
Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold
February 21, 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce and bloody... more »»
Gunmen attack polling stations in south Yemen
February 21, 2012 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Gunmen attacked three polling stations in Yemen's restive south, officials said, a day before the country is to go to the polls to rubber stamp its vice president as the new head... more »»
Asia stocks rise after China central bank move
February 20, 2012 BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after China moved to boost bank lending to shore up slowing economic growth.Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 9,512.28. more »»
Myanmar state media: dissident monk to be charged
February 20, 2012 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A dissident monk who helped lead Myanmar's 2007 anti-government uprising is facing fresh legal action, in part for breaking into monasteries sealed by the former military junt... more »»
44 killed in Mexico prison riot; guards detained
February 20, 2012 MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — An inmate riot that may have been staged to cover a breakout killed 44 prisoners Sunday, and the jail's director and all guards on duty at the time have been detained, a... more »»
Seoul begins military drills despite NKorea threat
February 20, 2012 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Monday began live-fire military drills from front-line islands near its disputed sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to attack. more »»
Wounded Syrian refugees flee dramatic escalation
February 18, 2012 RAMTHA, Jordan (AP) — Syrian refugees fleeing to Jordan for their lives described a dramatic escalation in violence and a mounting toll of dead and wounded in the southern city of Daraa and the... more »»
Deadly Honduran fire could occur across region
February 18, 2012 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The world's worst prison fire in a century happened in a lockup like many in Honduras: a decrepit, suffocating place of overcrowded, dark cellblocks where many inmates... more »»
Global clearinghouse ready to evict Iranian banks
February 18, 2012 BRUSSELS (AP) — A financial clearinghouse used by virtually every country and major corporation in the world agreed Friday to shut out Iran from its respected network, an unprecedented escalation of... more »»
Japan's emperor undergoes heart surgery
February 18, 2012 TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito was undergoing heart-bypass surgery Saturday intended to allow him to lead a healthier, more active life. more »»
Senegalese police fire tear gas at opposition demo
February 18, 2012 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese riot police fired tear gas Friday at protesters on a main commercial boulevard in the capital, after the country's opposition went ahead with a protest in defiance o... more »» |
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