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- Russian protests hint of change
- US diplomat: Afghan war not becoming sectarian war
- Gunmen try to assassinate head of Libyan army
- Violence tops results of Mexico's 5-year drug war
- Trio of women awarded with Nobel Peace Prizes
- Syrian forces fire on funerals
- Earthquake shakes Mexico
- Many countries dissatisfied with climate deal
| Russian protests hint of change Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:24 PM PST MOSCOW-- Tens of thousands of people held the largest anti-government protests that post-Soviet Russia has ever seen on Saturday to criticize electoral fraud and demand an end to Vladimir Putin's rule. Police showed surprising restraint and state-c ... |
| US diplomat: Afghan war not becoming sectarian war Posted: 10 Dec 2011 11:13 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday that it was unlikely that the slaying of 56 people at the Shiite shrine on a Muslim holiday would open up a new, sectarian front in the decade-long war.An extremist group tha ... |
| Gunmen try to assassinate head of Libyan army Posted: 10 Dec 2011 11:13 PM PST TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Gunmen tried to kill the head of the Libyan army Saturday in a bold daylight attack in the country's capital, setting off hours of intense gunbattles along the main highway to the airport. Assailants in Tripoli also attacked on ... |
| Violence tops results of Mexico's 5-year drug war Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:25 PM PST VERACRUZ, Mexico -- A snapshot of Mexico in the five years since President Felipe Calderon first launched his all-out assault on organized crime: Mass killings as cartels fight each other for territory and civilians caught in the violence; police u ... |
| Trio of women awarded with Nobel Peace Prizes Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:25 PM PST OSLO, Norway -- Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male supremacy. "My sisters, my daught ... |
| Syrian forces fire on funerals Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:25 PM PST BEIRUT -- Syrian forces fired on funeral processions and clashed with army defectors Saturday, killing at least 12 people as France called on the international community to "save the Syrian people."The 9-month-old uprising against Syria's authoritari ... |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:24 PM PST MEXICO CITY -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico's western Guerrero state Saturday night, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation's capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but there ... |
| Many countries dissatisfied with climate deal Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:23 PM PST DURBAN, South Africa -- Diplomats frazzled by sleeplessness debated into the early hours of Sunday at a U.N. conference over a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming decad ... |
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