| U.S. wary of Syria's intentions Posted: 07 Apr 2012 05:02 PM PDT BEIRUT -- The U.S. warned Syria it won't be able to deceive the world about compliance with a cease-fire that is just days away, as regime forces pounded more opposition strongholds Saturday in an apparent rush to crush resistance before troops mus ... |
| Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end Posted: 08 Apr 2012 12:26 AM PDT VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and voiced hope that the joy of Easter would comfort Christians suffering because of their faith.Benedict, struggling with hoarsene ... |
| Malawi's VP sworn in as president amid uncertainty Posted: 08 Apr 2012 12:26 AM PDT BLANTYRE, Malawi -- Malawi has known rule by Britain and by a mercurial dictator. Over the last few days, however, it wasn't clear who was leading this impoverished southern African country, as doctors disclosed Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika ... |
| Iraq: Video appears to show top Saddam deputy Posted: 08 Apr 2012 12:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD -- A video posted online Saturday purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq's Shiite-led government.It was not possible to verify the authent ... |
| Pakistani troops dig for 135 missing in avalanche Posted: 08 Apr 2012 12:23 AM PDT ISLAMABAD -- Rescue workers used bulldozers Sunday to dig through huge banks of snow following a massive avalanche a day earlier that engulfed a military complex and buried at least 135 people, most of them soldiers, in a mountain battleground close ... |
| Noted Chinese activist dies in U.S. Posted: 07 Apr 2012 05:02 PM PDT BEIJING -- Fang Lizhi, one of China's best-known dissidents, whose speeches inspired student protesters all through the 1980s, has died in the United States, where he fled after China's 1989 military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. He was 7 ... |
| Christians pray in Holy Land Posted: 07 Apr 2012 05:02 PM PDT JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Christians gathered near Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Easter Saturday and marched in processions brimming with tradition, taking turns to pray in the site where they believe Jesus was slain and buried. Eas ... |
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