Syria rebels assault airports - The Nation
CBC.caSyria rebels assault airportsThe NationBEIRUT - Rebels launched assaults to try to take strategic airports in northern Syria on Thursday, after the United Nations revealed that the country's civil war had already killed 60,000 people. Insurgents battled with troops on the perimeter of the Aleppo ...Soaring Syria death toll brings intervention no closerFree Malaysia TodaySyria death toll estimate soars to 60000The Age60000 Dead in Syria? Why the Death Toll Is Likely Even HigherThe Atlanticgulfnews.com -CNN -Ahram Onlineall 854 news articles »
The 113th Congress is the most diverse in history - Washington Post
TIMEThe 113th Congress is the most diverse in historyWashington PostThe 113th Congress, sworn in Thursday, includes more women, more racial and religious minorities than any to take office in history. More women were elected than at any time since the 1992 so-called Year of the Women. Asian-Americans. Latinos, blacks ...Record number of women in Congress out to change toneUSA TODAYRecord female congressional presence deemed path to actionNew York Daily NewsObama's Fiscal Cliff Tax Cave May Boost Middle Class, EconomyHuffington PostBloomberg -Chicago Sun-Times -MyFox Philadelphiaall 22,617 news articles »
Rape and murder charges filed against 5 Indian men accused of attacking ... - Washington Post
LivemintRape and murder charges filed against 5 Indian men accused of attacking ...Washington PostNEW DELHI — Five men accused of raping a university student for hours on a bus as it drove through India's capital were charged with murder, rape and other crimes that could bring them the death penalty. The attack on the 23-year-old woman, who died of ...5 men charged with murder in New Delhi gang rapeHouston ChronicleA shocking murderIrish TimesSpeedy trials must be seen as fair tooDeccan ChronicleCNN (blog) -Christian Science Monitor -ABC Onlineall 2,808 news articles »
Soaring Syria death toll brings intervention no closer - Free Malaysia Today
LivemintSoaring Syria death toll brings intervention no closerFree Malaysia TodayAZAZ (Syria): The death toll in Syria now exceeds 60,000, the United Nations says. Another 100,000 may die this year, warns UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. About 220 were killed yesterday alone. “When numbers get serious, they leave a mark on ...UN's Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60000-plusCNNTimeline: Syria unrestSouth China Morning PostRebels besiege airports after Syria death toll put at 60000Ahram OnlineVoice of America (blog) -Washington Post -The Guardianall 848 news articles »
Venezuela VP: contacts with US diplomats distorted - The Associated Press
TIMEVenezuela VP: contacts with US diplomats distortedThe Associated PressCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's vice president on Thursday suggested that reports about recent contacts between U.S. and Venezuelan diplomats were distorted in implying the conversations were initial efforts toward improving relations if ...VP Maduro back in Venezuela, no news on ailing ChavezReutersVenezuela debt jumps on Chavez rumor,Argentine peso downBusiness Recorder (blog)Venezuelans demand answers on Chavez's healthWashington Post (blog)AFP -Independent -New York Times (blog)all 3,750 news articles »
Journalists must be guided by the national interest – Dr Agyeman-Mensah - Vibe Ghana
Journalists must be guided by the national interest – Dr Agyeman-MensahVibe GhanaDr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has reminded journalists to be guided by the national interest in the performance of their job. He said they needed to be more circumspect and maintain high standards of professionalism to protect ...and more »
Bomb kills 11 and injures 40 - Irish Times
CBS NewsBomb kills 11 and injures 40Irish TimesAt least 11 people were killed and 40 wounded when a car bomb exploded at a crowded petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus yesterday, opposition activists said. The station was packed with people queuing for fuel that has become increasingly ...Battle rages for key northern Syria airportsThe Daily StarExplosion at Syrian petrol station kills or wounds dozensThe GuardianSyrian activist groups says a car bomb in Damascus has killed at least 9 peopleHouston ChronicleBBC News -Xinhua -Kansas City Starall 2,880 news articles »
Record number of women in Congress out to change tone - USA TODAY
New York TimesRecord number of women in Congress out to change toneUSA TODAYWASHINGTON — When Rep. Marcy Kaptur first came to Congress in 1983, the Ohio Democrat was one of only 24 women in the House and Senate. Thursday, she became part of history when a record 98 women — 20 in the Senate and 78 in the House ...Record female congressional presence deemed path to actionNew York Daily NewsBeyond the 'cliff': Why spending cuts are next on the agenda (+video)Christian Science MonitorLiberals Nip Obama as He Battles RepublicansBloombergChicago Sun-Times -Business Recorder (blog) -Huffington Post (blog)all 23,419 news articles »
Maintain your camaraderie in the public glare, politicians urged - Vibe Ghana
Maintain your camaraderie in the public glare, politicians urgedVibe GhanaPoliticians of both divide in the country have been urged to show to the public, the same camaraderie that exists amongst them, both in the limelight and out of it. Nii Amarh Somponu II, Nii Shipi of Tema, who said this during an interview with the Ghana News ...and more »
Vice President Maduro back in Venezuela, no news on ailing Chavez - Reuters Canada
NDTVVice President Maduro back in Venezuela, no news on ailing ChavezReuters CanadaCARACAS (Reuters) - Vice President Nicolas Maduro returned to Venezuela on Thursday after visiting Hugo Chavez in hospital in Cuba, but gave no new details on the cancer-stricken president as rumors grow about his condition. Flanked by senior ...In the US, Venezuelans Await Chavez's FateABC NewsWith Chavez ill and inauguration near, uncertainty reigns in VenezuelaCNN InternationalVenezuelans demand answers on Chavez's healthWashington Post (blog)Fox News -AFP -Wall Street Journalall 3,738 news articles »
Stage is set for airing of the green - Irish Times
Irish TimesStage is set for airing of the greenIrish TimesWhat does Irish culture look like? Are we best reflected in the writings of Yeats, Beckett, O'Casey and Synge; or by Kevin Barry and Marian Keyes? By rebel songs or Riverdance, The Quiet Man or What Richard Did? As Ireland takes over the presidency of the ...What is the point of the EU presidency?Presseurop (English)Ireland assumes EU presidencyVatican RadioEU flag raised above Dublin Castle for Irish PresidencyNewstalk 106-108 fmall 123 news articles »
Five men charged with gang rape and murder of woman in Delhi - Irish Times
Irish TimesFive men charged with gang rape and murder of woman in DelhiIrish TimesPolice filed have charges in a New Delhi court against five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the capital last month. They submitted a 1,000- page document listing more than 40 witnesses to the ...Prominent Indian lawyer wary of rape investigationCNN (blog)Chargesheet filed; the accused thought victim was dead when they dumped herIndian ExpressCould gang-rape protests mark beginning of an age of activism for India?Christian Science MonitorABC Online -BBC News -Hindustan Timesall 2,762 news articles »
US drone strike kills Taliban commander - Irish Times
The Express TribuneUS drone strike kills Taliban commanderIrish TimesA senior Taliban commander has been killed in a US drone strike on northwest Pakistan, intelligence officials say. The commander, Maulvi Nazir, known as Mullah Nazir, fought American forces in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military. He was ...Taliban warlord: Mullah Nazir killed in US drone strikeThe Express TribunePakistani warlord's death a 'major development': USAFPUS drone attacks in Pakistan kill 15, including top Taliban warlordTucsonSentinel.comPakistanToday.com.pk -Voice of America -Pakistan Daily Timesall 835 news articles »
Vice President Maduro back in Venezuela, no news on ailing Chavez - Reuters
The HinduVice President Maduro back in Venezuela, no news on ailing ChavezReutersThu Jan 3, 2013 7:02pm EST. * President suffering complications after cancer surgery. * Chavez has not been seen nor heard from in 3 weeks. * Rumors swirl about his condition, fuel bond rally. By Daniel Wallis and Diego Ore. CARACAS, Jan 3 (Reuters) ...Chavez Officials Gather in CubaDaily BeastWith Chavez ill and inauguration near, uncertainty reigns in VenezuelaCNN InternationalVenezuelans demand answers on Chavez's healthWashington Post (blog)AFP -The Guardian -Wall Street Journalall 3,541 news articles »
A shocking murder - Irish Times
Times of IndiaA shocking murderIrish TimesThe shocking gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in a suburb of New Delhi has cast a deeply unflattering global light on enduring traditions of patriarchy and misogyny still thriving in India. It has prompted widespread demonstrations ...Prominent Indian lawyer wary of rape investigationCNN (blog)Chargesheet filed; the accused thought victim was dead when they dumped herIndian ExpressCould gang-rape protests mark beginning of an age of activism for India?Christian Science MonitorABC Online -BBC News -Daily Bhaskarall 2,753 news articles »
Battle rages for key northern Syria airports - The Daily Star
The Daily StarBattle rages for key northern Syria airportsThe Daily StarBEIRUT/DAMASCUS: Battles raged Thursday around a strategic main airport and a military air base in northern Syria as rebels and government forces try to secure control of territory along the Turkish border, activists and military sources said. Insurgents ...Syrian activist groups says a car bomb in Damascus has killed at least 9 peopleHouston ChronicleEleven dead in Damascus gas station blastReuters CanadaNine dead in Damascus car bomb amid rebel pushAFPVoice of America (blog) -Telegraph.co.ukall 2,858 news articles »
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