 Rally crowd in Iraq cheered by end to US troopsTens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.
The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to... | |
 Washington police close camp near PresidentPolice in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.
The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few blocks... |
 Putin supporters show up in large numbersA conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man... |
 Police hunt down Mexican drug cartel accusedMexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.
Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused by... |
 Church bishops to discuss prevention of child abuse Leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Rome are gathering to attend a conference on sexual abuse of minors within the Church.
They will attend a prayer service for victims of sexual abuse and... |
 Nevada Republicans expected to go with Romney in big wayVoting is underway in the western U.S. state of Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, with members of the party choosing the candidate they want to see take on President Barack Obama in... |
 Pentagon rounds on whistle blowerA private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Private First Class Bradley Manning, 24, has been in prison since his arrest one-and-a-half... |
| Polls: Santorum in First Place in Minnesota, Second in Colorado Last night's results in Nevada were bad news for Newt Gingrich and PPP's first day of polling in Colorado and Minnesota indicates things may only get worse for him in the coming days. In... |
| Outrage Builds Against Russia, China For UN Veto Of Syria Resolution Arab countries and Muslim organizations are reacting angrily to a veto by Russia and China of a UN Security Council draft resolution based on an Arab League plan to end the violence in Syria. ... |
| PM to travel to DC, may meet with Obama Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington at the beginning of March to attend the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, and is also expected to... |
| NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court CAIRO - The cases of 40 US citizens, other foreigners and Egyptians embroiled in a dispute over the activities and funding of pro-democracy groups have been referred to court, judicial sources said... |
| Proposed Israeli law would jail prostitute clients Enjoying the services of a prostitute in Israel may cost you more than money - it may get you time in jail, under a proposed law that would criminalize buying sexual services.Dozens of people... |
| Cairo protesters want early vote, clash with police CAIRO - Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian interior ministry on Sunday and were forced back by... |
| Wrap up warm, ma'am! The Queen braves the snow in coat and fur hat for church service before Diamond Jubilee Bundled in a brown coat and matching fur hat, Her Majesty was joined by her husband, Prince Philip, at the service on her estate at Sandringham,... |
| JFK took the virginity of White House intern, 19, leading to a 'passionate 18-month affair' Former U.S. President John F Kenendy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room just feet away from where administration staff were drinking at an after-work party, an explosive new... |
| Lib Dem MP at centre of cat-knapping case to have second child with his mistress Before the kitten controversy, the politician - who was elected to Parliament as MP for Yardley South in 2005 at his sixth attempt - hit the headlines during the super-injunction... |
| Mike Tindall reveals he had invisible braces when he married Zara Phillips The England and Gloucester rugby player has Invisalign braces which are so discreet that no-one noticed he was wearing them when he married in front of the Queen and other senior members of the Royal... |
| Window cleaner is caught on camera reaching into bedroom to steal a credit card Thieving Leighton Cuthbert swung from his ladder and leaned into an open bedroom window at Adrian Neal's home in Telford to grab a credit card - which he used on... |
| London 2012 Olympics: Internet 'meltdown' warning as experts predict overload In a Government document called Preparing your business for the Games, it warns companies they could lose their internet connection between July 27 and August... |
| Hollywood vocal coach helped Margaret Thatcher lose her 'shrill tones' That's because it has been revealed for the first time that she worked with Britain's first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, in a bid to help her 'reduce her annoying... |
| Husband, 100, and wife, 99, who have been together 82 years Grandparents Ellen and Lionel, 99, have not spent more than one night apart from each other in the past eight decades and have not got sick of the sight of each other... |
| Underperforming head teachers are blighting England's schools, says Ofsted chief inspector The explosive claim - certain to aggravate many heads and teachers - came as Sir Michael prepares to unveil a tough new inspection regime later this... |
| UK weather: First snow, now big FREEZE as treacherous travel conditions set to continue We've had the big snowfall, now it's the turn of the big freeze, with parts of the UK set to endure bitterly cold nights until Thursday, which could lead to dangerously icy travelling... |
| Princess Diana movie: Hollywood blockbuster to be made about Prince Charles divorce Evans said he wanted to show the world the truth behind what happened to Diana, who would have turned 51 this year, before her 1996 split from her... |
| Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's FIRST serial killer poisoned 21 people including her own mother This is the home in which Britain’s first serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton, claimed her final victim. It is the house in which she was arrested and then taken away to be incarcerated, before... |
| Anti-Putin protesters show staying power A demonstrator stands in front of a soviet flag during a protest demanding fair elections in the southern Russian city of Stavropol Feb. 4, 2012. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko MOSCOW - Vladimir... |
| Leaders Vow To Intensify Pressure On Syria Arab and Western leaders have pledged to continue attempts to end the violence in Syria, amid anger at China and Russia's move to block a UN resolution on the... |
| 3 Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Anti-Chinese Protest
BEIJING - In a fresh illustration of growing turmoil among ethnic Tibetans in Sichuan Province, three livestock herders have set themselves on fire to... |
| CBS News: Romney wins Nevada (Credit: AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Updated Sat. Feb. 5, 10:45 a.m. ET CBS News projects that Mitt Romney has won the Nevada Republican caucuses by a sizable margin, giving him his third victory in... |
| Special Nevada caucus draws complaints (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS - Hours after Nevada presidential caucus locations had closed on Saturday, more than 300 voters wrapped around the Adelson Educational Campus here to... |
| Egypt to prosecute 43 NGO workers Sam LaHood, one of 19 American NGO workers being sent to trial in Egypt for allegedly being involved in banned activity and illegally receiving foreign funds. (AP Photo/ Transportation Department,... |
| Wallis Simpson: Another look at "That Woman" Theirs is a much-told tale: The King who gave up the English throne for the woman he loved. Wallis Simpson has been often cast as a villain, but now her side of the story is told in a new movie... |
| Ben Stein: Wealth and misery in the news (CBS News) News takes on deeper meaning when you put a human face on the statistics. Here's Ben Stein: A few days ago when I opened the newspaper the news was so strange that it made my head... |
| How hairstyles make the woman Theirs is a much-told tale: The King who gave up the English throne for the woman he loved. Wallis Simpson has been often cast as a villain, but now her side of the story is told in a new movie... |
| Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16 Text us on +44 77 86 20 20 08 and have your say QUARTER-FINALS:Gabon 0-0 Mali, Libreville (1600 GMT) Ghana v Tunisia, Franceville (1900... |
| Tuaregs Use Qaddafi's Arms for Rebellion in Mali BAMAKO, Mali - In life, he delighted in fomenting insurgencies in the African nations to the south. And in death, Col Muammar el-Qaddafi is doing it all over again.
Hundreds of Tuareg rebels,... |
| Iran Vows Retaliation Against Countries Used As Base For Attack Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty broadcasts in 28 languages. Most of our programs are available on FM and medium-wave frequencies of local radio stations in the countries of our broadcast area. If... |
| Three more Tibetans immolate themselves in apparent protest against China BEIJING _ Three ethnic Tibetans set themselves on fire in the Chinese province of Sichuan on Friday, bringing the total number of self-immolations to 19 in less than a year, according to a report... |
| Syrian rebels kill nine soldiers in Idlib province Nine Syrian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in clashes Saturday overnight with opposition militias in the country's northwestern region, London-based Syrian Observatory for... |
| Amir Eshel to be next IAF commander IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz announced Sunday that Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel will serve as the next commander of the Israel Air Force. The appointment was approved by Defense Minister Ehud... |
| Cabinet approves Red-Med rail link The cabinet on Sunday approved construction of a Red-Med train link between Eilat and Tel Aviv to both dramatically reduce travel time between the cities and create an Asian-European cargo link as an... |
| 12 months for minor who physically assaulted Arab youth The Nazareth District Youth Court sentenced a 17-year-old minor to 12 months in prison on Sunday, after convicting him of a series of violent offenses.The defendant, a minor whose name cannot be... |
| Wide-eyed Saturday into Super Sunday Shacharis INDIANAPOLIS - The circus is in town. And with his three-ring legacy already on-hand, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been there, done that. This time, he's making sure to enjoy the... |
| Mob ransacks Syrian embassy in Oz Canberra, Australia - A mob ransacked the Syrian Embassy in Australia after reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Syria's nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent, officials said Sunday. The... |
| Rising floodwaters force mass evacuation Police ordered the 3,800 residents of the town of St George, in northern Queensland state, to evacuate as rising floodwaters raced towards record heights, threatening to cut the one remaining exit... |
| UK weather: Now for the big freeze thanks to sub-zero nighttime temperatures We've had the big snowfall, now it's the turn of the big freeze, with parts of the UK set to endure bitterly cold nights until Thursday, which could lead to dangerously icy travelling... |
| Allure of the Seas: Briton missing after fall from world's biggest cruise liner He was among more than 4,500 passengers on board Allure of the Seas as it sailed from Florida to an island south of Cancun on a gay and lesbian-themed seven-day... |
| Deadly car bombing in Kandahar U.S. soldiers and Afghan security forces secure an area near a car bomb blast attack in the city of Kandahar Feb. 5, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmad Nadeem KABUL - A car bomb in the south Afghan city of Kandahar... |
| Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice speaks during the U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to... |
| Fire at Russian nuclear institute MOSCOW - A fire broke out on Sunday at a Moscow nuclear research centre that houses a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor, an emergency official said, and Russia’s nuclear agency said... |
