Israeli sites down after attack threats
World
November 7, 2011
Israeli sites down after attack threats
Many of Israel's official websites have gone down in what the government says is a broad technical malfunction.
11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
Egypt
November 6, 2011
11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
Police and medical officials say 11 Hungarian tourists have been killed when a speeding tour bus overturned at a Red…
Security forces kill at least six in Syria on Muslim holiday
World
November 6, 2011
Security forces kill at least six in Syria on Muslim holiday
BEIRUT – Security forces killed at least six people in central Syria as thousands of anti-government protesters called for the…
Death toll from Thailand floods rises past 500
Environment
November 6, 2011
Death toll from Thailand floods rises past 500
BANGKOK — The nationwide death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed past 500 on Sunday, as the polluted black water…
Israel sending signals of attack on Iran
World
November 3, 2011
Israel sending signals of attack on Iran
JERUSALEM - An Israeli official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his cabinet to authorize…
UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world’s poor
Environment
November 3, 2011
UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world’s poor
COPENHAGEN - Prosperous countries have not lived up to their promises to help the poor, the UN declared Wednesday, saying…
Activists: Deadly attacks in Homs kill at least 20
World
November 2, 2011
Activists: Deadly attacks in Homs kill at least 20
BEIRUT - Syrian activists say two grisly attacks have killed at least 20 civilians over the past 24 hours in…
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange loses extradition appeal
World
November 2, 2011
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange loses extradition appeal
LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations, but said…
Libya’s new PM balances demands of ex-rebels, West
World
November 1, 2011
Libya’s new PM balances demands of ex-rebels, West
TRIPOLI, Libya - A US-educated engineering professor with little political experience is Libya's new prime minister, a choice that suggests…
Syrian official: Damascus planting landmines
World
November 1, 2011
Syrian official: Damascus planting landmines
BEIRUT - A Syrian official and witnesses say Damascus is planting landmines along parts of the border with Lebanon.