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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

UN puts Syrian death toll at 60,000

UN puts Syrian death toll at 60,000


UN puts Syrian death toll at 60,000

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:39 AM PST

'Exhaustive' study significantly raises the estimated death toll in the uprising and adds to pressure on world powers to stop the bloodshed

Beijing land prices soar amid criticism

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:30 AM PST

A developer attacks how Chinese government manages market after paying a 491% premium for a parcel of land in the capital at an auction

Fears grow over Chávez inauguration

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

Venezuela braced for constitutional crisis if president cannot be sworn in for fourth term and leading rivals embark on power struggle

Fiscal fights threaten US policy goals

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:59 AM PST

Peace overture from President Barack Obama to Republicans in Congress will run up against a much more rancorous reality on Capitol Hill

Republicans ready to vent fury at Boehner

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST

Republican lawmakers will make their feelings publicly known to John Boehner Wednesday, with at least a dozen of them expected to vote against his re-election as speaker

Low South Korean birth rate raises fears

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 05:51 AM PST

Fertility has fallen to lowest in developed world with nation predicted to age more rapidly over the next 40 years than any other country

Prophet cartoon book unveiled in France

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST

Satirical magazine that once had its offices firebombed after it published a special edition entitled 'Charia Hebdo' insists new book is 'halal'

Bahrain professionals aid protesters

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:24 AM PST

Angered by the lack of a solution to island's unrest, an underground movement of young Shia activists try to maintain the pressure on the government

Egypt’s Salafis see political rift deepen

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:02 AM PST

New, more moderate Watan party could fragment the Islamist vote and strengthen liberals in upcoming parliamentary elections

Christie highly critical of blocked Sandy aid

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives came in for heavy criticism from all sides

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