Kano Residents Groan Under Harsh Security Conditions
Provided by: Guardian Newspapers
KANO residents, after the bloody Boko Haram serial attacks in the city last two weeks, have been facing harsh security measures occasioned by the presence of security operatives in the metropolis It has not been easy for residents of the metropolis since security authorities adopted stringent measures aimed at averting a re-occurrence of the deadly ... (more)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:52 GMT
Protests in Egypt
Provided by: Norwalk Citizen News
Egyptian protesters flash victory signs during clashes near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo on February 2, 2012.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:27 GMT
Pentagon refuses extension for Guantanamo Sept. 11 trial
Provided by: MyCentralJersey
A Pentagon legal official refused Friday to extend an important deadline for defense lawyers for the five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:48:54 GMT
Video: Cairo Clashes Extend Into Night
Provided by: ClipSyndicate
Police in Cairo fired salvos of tear gas at rock-throwing protesters on Friday night as popular anger over a deadly football riot spilled over into a second day of street violence.(Feb. 3) << Less
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:48:26 GMT
Re-paving the way for women on the Hill a yet again
Provided by: Globe and Mail
Laurin Liu participated in her first political panel on national television not long ago.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:48:08 GMT
Keeping watch over Canada's coast
Provided by: Esquimalt News
HMCS Nanaimo conducts hoist training with a Canadian Forces Sea King helicopter off the coast of Vancouver Island during a coastal defence exercise in this undated file photo.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:17 GMT
Why French Parents Are Superior
Provided by: Wall Street Journal
While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:17 GMT
Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany
Provided by: Creative Mac
' Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:47:07 GMT
Crossing over to Cape Town
Provided by: Union County Weekly
When Emily Beauchemin arrives at her hospital in South Africa, her boxes will be there waiting.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:34 GMT
83-Year-Old Woman Gets New 3D-Printed Titanium Jaw
Provided by: Slashdot
According to the researchers, 'It is the first custom-made implant in the world to replace an entire lower jaw.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:29 GMT
France will maintain support for Lebanon 'whoever wins at polls'
Provided by: The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Laurent Fabius, the former French Socialist prime minister, vowed Friday that the long-standing tradition of Franco-Lebanese friendship would remain firm "no matter what government is in place" after the French presidential election scheduled for April.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:22 GMT
Tributes pour in for Lahoud as officials gather at family residence
Provided by: The Daily Star
BEIRUT: A day after the death of former MP Nassib Lahoud, political figures and officials paid their condolences to the family of the lawmaker, who passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:03 GMT
Sudan's president warns of possible war with south
Provided by: CBS 47
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The search for 7-year-old Anjelica Krang from Loretto Elementary School is over.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:39:08 GMT
Canadian PM to visit China next week
Provided by: NewsOn6 Tulsa
Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:00 GMT
In talk on foreign takeovers, Harper says he'd like RIM to grow...
Provided by: The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Stephen Harper drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:15:00 GMT
Security Council to vote on Syria
Provided by: Channelnewsasia.com
UNITED NATIONS: Members of the UN Security Council will meet Saturday morning for a vote on a resolution condemning the violent repression in Syria, a diplomat said.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:26:40 GMT
Tafel reaches consolation final at Winter X
Provided by: Canmore Leader
Canmore's Tristan Tafel finished second in Sunday's Consolation Final of the men's skier X event of the 2012 Winter Games in Aspen, Col.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:51:00 GMT
Taliban leader sent letter to President Obama
Provided by: ABC7 KGO
Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:35:10 GMT