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Syrian president's brother subjected to EU sanctions
08:01 10.05.2011 |
World
The younger brother of President Bashar al-Assad headed a list Tuesday of 13 Syrian officials subjected to European Union sanctions for their roles in violence against protestors. Maher al-Assad, 43, was described as "strongman" of the Republican Guard and the "principal overseer of violence against demonstrators" on the list published in the EU's...
NATO bombs Tripoli again
04:55 10.05.2011 |
World
New NATO airstrikes shook Tripoli into early Tuesday after the alliance's secretary-general dismissed complaints that the allied campaign against longtime Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi had fallen into a stalemate.
Tropical storm rages in the Philippines, there are victims
06:39 09.05.2011 |
World
Typhoon Aere killed nine people as it pounded eastern provinces of the Philippines and brought flooding to the capital, leaving thousands stranded in ports. The storm, with maximum winds of 85 kilometers per hour (53 miles an hour), made landfall in Catanduanes yesterday and was forecast to move to the northern portion of Luzon island in the next...
Religious conflict in Egypt, at least 11 people killed
06:17 09.05.2011 |
World
Sectarian clashes broke out outside a Cairo church on Saturday night, killing at least 11 people. Rumors spread that a Coptic woman willing to convert to Islam was being held prisoner inside the church. Residents say a group of fundamentalists known as Salafis – those who adhere to a literal interpretation of the Qur’an – attacked the church late...
Photos of dead Bin Laden may incite violence against Americans
05:16 05.05.2011 |
World
President Barack Obama decided not to release graphic photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse after concluding the images could incite violence against Americans, the White House said Wednesday. In addition, the administration said, the president concluded that their release would do little to persuade skeptics that the al-Qaida founder had been killed
EU to resume controls in Schengen area over influx of refugees
05:13 05.05.2011 |
World
The European Union may reintroduce passport checks at its internal borders under plans triggered by France’s concerns about an influx of North African migrants through Italy.
The European Commission said it would consider allowing controls in the Schengen area, a no-passport zone that comprises most EU nations, including Italy and France.
Workers enter Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor building
05:09 05.05.2011 |
World
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, officials said. Wearing gas masks and protective suits with oxygen tanks on their backs, two workers stepped into the building housing reactor number one -- one of four...
