Activists say Syrian security forces have opened fire on protesters taking part in a funeral procession in the capital, Damascus. Witnesses says the shooting broke out Saturday at the funeral of three people killed by security forces during a protest in the area a day earlier. Witnesses and activists say thousands of people participated in […]
Syrian Troops Fire on Protesters in Damascus
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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Iranian Warships Sail Through Mediterranean
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Two Iranian warships have entered the Mediterranean Sea after crossing through the Suez Canal. Iran’s Mehr new agency says the destroyer and supply ship docked in the Syrian port of Tartus, some 220 kilometers northwest of the capital, Damascus on Friday. It says the naval deployment will provide maritime training to Syria’s naval forces under […]
Iranian Warships Sail Through Mediterranean
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 7:11 am (UTC-5)
Two Iranian warships have entered the Mediterranean Sea after crossing through the Suez Canal. Iran’s Mehr new agency says the destroyer and supply ship docked in the Syrian port of Tartus, some 220 kilometers northwest of the capital, Damascus on Friday. It says the naval deployment will provide maritime training to Syria’s naval forces under […]
Somalia Leaders Sign Agreements on Formation of Government
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Somali leaders have concluded a conference in the Puntland State of Somalia by signing an agreement on the formation of a new elected government. The three-day conference, attended by international delegates, ended early Saturday, with the Somali representatives agreeing to set up a bicameral legislature of upper and lower house representatives from the country’s states. […]
China Urges All Sides in Syria to End Violence, Backs Referendum Plan
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun has called on all sides in Syria to end the violence and allow elections to proceed peacefully. Zhai – who spoke in the capital, Damascus, following a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad – says China calls on the government, the opposition and those with arms for an immediate stop […]
Japan Emperor’s Heart Surgery Successful
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Emperor Akihito has undergone a successful heart bypass operation. National network NHK said the surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday lasted about five hours. The Imperial Household Agency said a medical team from the University of Tokyo Hospital, joined by another team from Juntendo University Hospital, performed the procedure on the […]
Whitney Houston’s Family Attend Private Viewing of Body
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Whitney Houston’s family attended a private viewing of her body at a Newark, New Jersey funeral home Friday evening, on the eve of her funeral. The Grammy award-winning singer’s mother, Cissy Houston, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown were joined by a host of relatives, including Houston’s cousin, singer Dionne Warwick, as well as music executive […]
