Tensions flare as Egyptian revolutionaries lament election results
ELEANOR HALL: Protestors torched the headquarters of one of Egypt’s leading presidential candidates overnight, as the official announcement of the results of the first round...
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Expatriates from South Africa, Spain, New Zealand among victims of Qatar mall fire
(CNN) — As Qatari officials continue their investigation into whether sprinklers and alarms were working during a fire at an upscale shopping mall in Doha, more...
Vatican scandal could further grow
(CBS News) LONDON – A scandal that has rocked Vatican City threatened to expand Monday. So far, the only person under arrest is Pope Benedict...
Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site
(Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog has not yet given good enough reasons to visit an Iranian site where it suspects there may have been...
Independence campaigners claim launch success as 7,500 people give backing
The SNP yesterday insisted they were still on track to get one million supporters to sign their declaraton of indepdendece – after only 7563 got...
Mali Tuaregs, Islamist rebels agree to merge, create new state
Mali’s Tuareg rebel National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Ansar Dine Islamist militants have agreed to merge and create an independent Islamic...
Prince William’s personal tribute to the Queen – “my incredible role model”
The Duke of Cambridge has paid a moving tribute to the Queen on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, describing his grandmother as “an...
Vatican in chaos after pope’s butler arrested for leaks, bank president ousted
The tumult began with the publication last weekend of a book of leaked Vatican documents including correspondence, notes and memos to the pope and his...
UN leads calls for urgent world action in Syria
The United Nations led calls on Saturday for urgent international action on Syria after reports of a horrific massacre by regime forces that left 92...
Baird condemns ‘depravity’ of Syrian slaughter
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister is condemning the latest bloodshed in Syria, calling the violence “very disconcerting because of its depravity.” John Baird says the international...