Today's World News from TheEagle.com |  |
- Iraqi leader gains powers, concerns
- Syrian army falls back
- Japan: Still hurting a year after disaster
- Proposed Guantanamo rule change sparks backlash
- Mourners pay respect to N. Korea leader Kim
- Man killed amid Britain's post-Christmas sales
- Nigerians fear more church attacks after 39 killed
| Iraqi leader gains powers, concerns Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:08 PM PST BAGHDAD -- In the week since the last American troops left Iraq, Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an arrest warrant for the country's highest-ranking Sunni official, threatened to exclude the rival sect's main political party from his go ... |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:16 PM PST BEIRUT -- Tens of thousands of defiant Syrian protesters thronged the streets of Homs Tuesday, calling for the execution of President Bashar Assad shortly after his army pulled its tanks back and allowed Arab League monitors in for the first time t ... |
| Japan: Still hurting a year after disaster Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:16 PM PST IWAKI, Japan -- Fukushima was just emerging from the snows of winter when the disaster hit -- a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the strongest in Japan's recorded history, followed by a tsunami. The wall of water destroyed much of the northeastern coast ... |
| Proposed Guantanamo rule change sparks backlash Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:16 PM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The new commander of the Guantanamo Bay prison wants a team of government and law enforcement officials to be allowed to review all communications between lawyers and inmates accused of helping organize the Sept. 11 attacks, ... |
| Mourners pay respect to N. Korea leader Kim Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:10 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea -- Musicians in military garb played a mournful tune on state television in North Korea on Wednesday as a funeral for late leader Kim Jong Il was believed to be taking place inside the palace where his body was lying in state. K ... |
| Man killed amid Britain's post-Christmas sales Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:34 AM PST LONDON (AP) -- A teenager was fatally stabbed and a second man wounded in attacks on London's most famous retail street as thousands of shoppers flocked to Britain's capital seeking post-Christmas bargains.The killing of the 18-year-old man on Oxford ... |
| Nigerians fear more church attacks after 39 killed Posted: 27 Dec 2011 06:34 AM PST MADALLA, Nigeria (AP) -- Women returned to clean the blood from St. Theresa Catholic Church on Monday and one man wept uncontrollably amid its debris as a Nigerian Christian association demanded protection for its churches.At least 35 people died at ... |
| You are subscribed to email updates from World News | The Bryan College Station Eagle To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
0 comments:
Post a Comment