Human rights activists say Syrian armed forces have killed at least 217 people in the city of Homs as the United Nations gets ready to vote on a resolution aimed at stopping the violence. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said Friday hundreds more have been wounded. Homs has been one of the main flashpoints […]
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill More Than 217 in Homs
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Activists: Syrian Troops Kill More Than 200 in Homs
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Human rights activists say Syrian armed forces have launched an assault on the city of Homs, killing more than 200 people. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said Friday hundreds more have been wounded. Homs has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition to the regime during the uprising that began nearly 11 months […]
Russia’s Capital Braces For Protests
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people in Russia are expected to brave the cold weather in Moscow Saturday to participate in what could be the country’s first big pro-democracy rally of the year. Russia’s democracy movement is staging the anti-government demonstration exactly one month before the presidential vote to demand greater political freedom. Polls show that […]
Hungarian Gets 30-Month Sentence in Marriott Extortion Case
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Department of Justice says a Hungarian citizen has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for hacking into computers of Marriott International Corporation to extort employment from the company. A statement released Friday says 26-year-old Attila Nemeth was sentenced in the state of Maryland for transmitting a malicious code to Marriott’s computers and […]
Hacker Group Posts Audio of FBI, Scotland Yard Call
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
The Internet hacking group, Anonymous, has released a confidential recording of law enforcement officials from the United States and Britain discussing operations about how to bring down the group. Anonymous put the roughly 15-minute recording on the Internet Friday. On the recorded conference call, officials from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Britain’s Scotland […]
UN to Vote on Syria Resolution
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council says it will vote Saturday on a draft resolution on Syria — as the death toll continued to mount in the embattled nation. Russia has threatened to veto earlier versions of the resolution and the Obama administration has been pressing it to back a softened version condemning the violence in […]
UN Tribunal Sentences Khmer Rouge Jailer to Life in Prison
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia has ordered the Khmer Rouge’s main jailer to spend the rest of his life in prison for crimes it says were “among the worst in recorded human history.” The ruling extends a lower court’s 19-year sentence that has been appealed by prosecutors as too lenient. The president […]
UN to Vote on Syria Resolution
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council said it would vote Saturday on a draft resolution on Syria even as protests and clashes continued to ripple across the embattled nation. Russia has threatened to veto earlier versions of the resolution and the Obama administration has been pressing it to back a softened version condemning the violence in […]
US Labor Market Surges, Jobless Rate Falls
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock markets surged following a report that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in almost three years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 156 points Friday to reach its highest level since the current economic crisis began in 2008. The Nasdaq Composite Index, comprised mainly of technology stocks, […]
Bashir: Two Sudans Closer to War Over Oil
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, says his country could go to war over oil with the breakaway state of South Sudan. President Bashir said on national television Friday that war with its southern neighbor is possible, as he reacted to recent comments from South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. President Kiir said his country has had no […]
