US and Israel working together on Iran, says Obama
BBC News
BBC News
The US is working closely with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama has said. He told NBC he believed Israel had not yet decided how to deal with the issue, amid reports that Israel may strike Iran as early as spring. Mr Obama said the aim was to resolve the...
Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
United Nations -- A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs in what opposition leaders described as the bloodiest government assault in the nearly...
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal
It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is where President George W. Bush began on Jan. 29, 2002: "As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession and...
Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir
Zeenews
Zeenews
Havana: Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention centre, state media said on Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader. Images on state television showed a smiling, animated Castro...
Romney wins Nevada caucuses
The Guardian
The Guardian
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul remain in a tight race for second, with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finishing last. Returns from all but five of Nevada's 17...
Clinton warns aid to Egypt could be halted
Newsday
Newsday
MUNICH -- U.S. Secretary of State on Saturday issued a new warning to Egypt that the failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the status of nongovernmental pro-democracy groups may lead to the loss of U.S. aid to the country. Clinton met Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr at an international...
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
Breitbart
Breitbart
This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Satur... This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Satur... Portuguese representative Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral, left, and South African... BEIRUT (AP) - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council...
Why Not the Abraham Option?
WorldNews.com
WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Buried deep in Israel's collective and religious psyche and nuclear arsenals is the Samson Option. This is one reason Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak has repeatedly warned that Israel will take military action against Iran, mainly to prevent Iran...
Over 200 killed in Syria as UN prepares to vote
Toronto Sun
Toronto Sun
BEIRUT -- More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power. The toll, reported by two main activist...
Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe?
The Independent
The Independent
A dramatic loss of sea ice covering the Barents and Kara Seas above northern Russia could explain why a chill Arctic wind has engulfed much of Europe and killed 221 people over the past week. The death toll from Arctic blast has been particularly severe in the Ukraine, where many of the dead have...
UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre
STL Today
STL Today
A U.N. staff member was shot during a clash that broke out as officials met to discuss a weekend cattle raid massacre that left 78 people dead, including many women and children, U.N. officials said Friday. The Wednesday meeting between U.N. and local officials to discuss the incident was broken up...
UN declares Somalia's famine over, but says millions across East Africa still in crisis
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations said Friday that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organization warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back. The world body moved the crisis from the top step of a five-point scale —...
Iran's Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat
Daily Press
Daily Press
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday the Islamic Republic would not yield to international pressure to abandon its nuclear course, threatening retaliation for sanctions aimed at Iran's oil...
