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| Labor dissidents get 4 portfolios Ynetnews The four Knesset members who split from the Labor Party on Monday together with Defense Minister Ehud Barak have been rewarded with government promotions. The coalition agreement between the Likud and the new Independent faction was signed Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Self-immolations in Egypt and Algeria follow Tunisian protest Washington Post By Leila Fadel BEIRUT - Demonstrators set themselves on fire Monday in Egypt, Mauritania and Algeria in nonfatal actions apparently intended to replicate the self-immolation of an unemployed Tunisian man, which sparked protests that ultimately ousted ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Brazil rescuers find flood victims trapped for days Reuters A rescue worker (bottom R) reacts after throwing water on his face as search for bodies continue after a landslide in Nova Friburgo January 17, 2011. By Rodriguo Viga Gaier and Sergio Queiroz NOVA FRIBURGO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian army helicopters ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Anwar al-Awlaki Sentenced in Yemen ToTheCenter.com Anwar al-Awlaki, a militant cleric who was born in the United States, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a court in Yemen after he and two others were charged with targeting foreign officers and law enforcement with an “armed gang” that they formed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Trial Of 13 Greek Terror Suspects Opens In Athens RTT News (RTTNews) - The trial of 13 suspected members of a Greek radical anarchist group accused of carrying out a series of bombing attacks in Athens since 2008 began at a special court set up in the Greek capital city on Monday. The suspects are being tried ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Tunisia upheaval casts shadow on Arab summit Ynetnews The head of the Arab League called on rich Arab countries to extend a helping hand to their needy brothers as the turmoil in Tunisia cast a shadow over the Arab economic summit due to open in Egypt later this week. The summit was meant to be a platform ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Somali pirates release 18 Filipino seamen Inquirer.net By Jerry E. Esplanada MANILA, Philippines -- After more than six months in captivity, 18 Filipino crew members of the chemical tanker MT Motivator were released on Saturday by Somali pirates, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Afghanistan's make-or-break year ahead BBC News By Lyse Doucet BBC News When Washington's red-walled Opera House drew in friends and fellow travellers from the world over to pay tribute last week to veteran American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama set them a challenge. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Medvedev in rare West Bank visit BBC News Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is making a rare visit to the West Bank for talks with Palestinian leaders on how to revive collapsed peace process. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking Russian support for a tougher stance towards ... See all stories on this topic »
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Jan 18, 2011
WORLD News, Jan 18, 2011
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