Syria claims 'terrorists' blow up pipeline

Monday, January 30, 2012

BEIRUT – Syria's state news agency says an armed "terrorist" group has blown up a gas pipeline. SANA said the pipeline carries gas from the central province of Homs to an area near the border with Lebanon. Further details on Monday's blast were not released. There have been several pipeline attacks...

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Syrian activists report gunfire near capital

Monday, January 30, 2012

BEIRUT – Syrian activists report hearing gunfire and explosions in suburbs of Damascus as the country's conflict moves ever closer to the capital. Monday's reports by the Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group, could not be independently confirmed. On...

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Peru

Monday, January 30, 2012

LIMA, Peru – The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck on the coast of central Peru. The quake was recorded at 11 minutes after midnight, nine miles from the city of Ica, which was badly damaged by a major 8.0 earthquake in August 2007 and also suffered...

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Fearing detention, American workers shelter at US embassy in Cairo

Monday, January 30, 2012

Several American workers facing prosecution at the hands of the Egyptian government took shelter at the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sunday, fearing they could be detained. "A handful of U.S. citizens opted to stay at the U.S. embassy compound while waiting for permission to leave Egypt," State Department...

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Afghanistan plans talks with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia

Monday, January 30, 2012

KABUL – Afghan officials say they plan to meet Taliban representatives in Saudi Arabia in the near future in an attempt to put the government of President Hamid Karzai in a lead role in peace negotiations. So far, the Taliban have only publicly acknowledged...

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Officials say it may take 10 months to remove wrecked Costa Concordia

Monday, January 30, 2012

GIGLIO, Italy – The cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast will take up to 10 months to remove, officials said, as rough seas off the Tuscan coast forced the suspension of recovery operations. Officials called off both the start of operations to remove...

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Israeli drone capable of reaching Iran crashes

Monday, January 30, 2012

JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says a drone that can fly as far as Iran has crashed in central Israel on a routine experimental flight. The military says there were no injuries in Sunday's crash, and it was investigating the incident. The Heron TP drone is also known locally as the Eitan. It has...

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Jury finds Afghan family guilty in 'honor' killings

Monday, January 30, 2012

KINGSTON, Ontario – A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor" in a case...

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