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Portugal to get EU rescue this monthWorld BusinessMar 3, 2011Portugal will accept a financial bailout “within the next few weeks” as the cost of issuing debt becomes unsustainable, said Axa Investment Managers, which oversees $714 billion in assets. “The borr... -
Christina Aguilera arrested for drunkennessWorld NewsMar 3, 2011WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (AP) _ Fresh from a stumble at the Grammys and muffing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, singer Christina Aguilera was arrested early Tuesday near the Sunset Strip on ... -
Iran threatens to boycott Olympics 2012 over logoWorld NewsMar 3, 2011Official logo for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. (MCT) Iran threatened to boycott the 2012 London Olympic Games unless its logo is changed, insisting that the games’ logo symbolizes Israel... -
U.S. and Israel behind unrest, Yemeni president saysWorld NewsMar 2, 2011SANAA (AP) ― Yemen’s embattled president Tuesday accused the U.S., his closest ally, of instigating the mounting protests against him, but the gambit failed to slow the momentum for his ouster. Hund... -
World leaders worry, seek plans for Arab unrestWorld NewsMar 2, 2011Arab protest wave hurts al-Qaida, Iran: U.S. WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday that protests across the Arab world have dealt a major setback to al-Qaida militan... -
Doll faced Chinese girl reveals her unaltered photosMar 2, 2011Photoshop works digital wonders, and one piece of striking evidence is illustrated in the unaltered photos of a Chinese girl who created an Asia-wide buzz with her picture-perfect image. (Captured f... -
US to weigh any military action against LibyaWorld NewsMar 2, 2011The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is underway February 16, 2011 in the Red Sea in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. A US warship with hundreds of Marines on board headed towards Libya ... -
Iran opposition leaders arrestedWorld NewsMar 1, 2011TEHRAN (AFP) ― Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives have been arrested and put in a Tehran jail, their websites said Monday in reports swiftly denied by a... -
Chimpanzee meat on sale in Britain’s restaurants and marketsWorld NewsMar 1, 2011Chimpanzee meat could be on sale illegally in restaurants and markets in Britain. (MCT) So-called “bush meat” -- allegedly found by in a raid by U.K. Trading Standards officials -- is believed to h... -
‘Free Libya’ chants heard near capitalWorld NewsFeb 28, 2011U.S. pledges assistance as opposition forms its own leadership ZAWIYA, Libya (AP) ― With residents shouting “Free, free Libya,” anti-government rebels who control this battle-scarred city nearest to... -
Tunisia gets new premier after new violenceWorld NewsFeb 28, 2011TUNIS (AFP) ― Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned Sunday and was replaced by Beji Caid Essebsi, a former minister, after anti-government protests left five people dead over the week... -
U.S. experimented on disabled citizens and prison inmates: APWorldFeb 28, 2011ATLANTA (AP) - Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental pati... -
U.N. slaps sanctions on GadhafiWorld NewsFeb 27, 2011Security Council imposes arms embargo, urges asset freeze and travel ban UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The U.N. Security Council moved as a powerful bloc Saturday to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gadhaf... -
N. Zealand prays for quake victimsWorld NewsFeb 27, 2011CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) ― New Zealand’s premier said the Christchurch quake may be the country’s worst disaster ever, as officials raised the toll to 146 dead and more than 200 missing while g... -
Egypt proposes competitive presidential pollWorld NewsFeb 27, 2011CAIRO (AP) ― A constitutional reform panel on Saturday recommended opening Egypt’s presidential elections to competition and imposing a two-term limit on future presidents ― a dramatic shift from a s...
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