World News from WN Network

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Arab League observer 'concern' at Syria snipers

Arab League observers have expressed concern about government snipers firing at Syrian protesters from rooftops, reports say. Violence in Syria has continued unabated despite the monitors' mission to assess the situation on the ground. Footage posted online appears to show one official saying measures would be taken if...

Full Story: BBC News

More World News Stories

North Korea vows no softening despite new leader Denver Post

PYONGYANG, North Korea—North Korea warned the world Friday there would be no softening of its position toward South Korea's government after Kim Jong Il's death as Pyongyang strengthened his son and heir's authority with a new title: Great Leader. North Korea's powerful National Defense...

Kurdish rebels call for 'uprising' after air strike Jakarta Globe

Kurdish separatists in Turkey on Friday called for an "uprising" after an air force raid killed 35 villagers near the Iraqi border in what the ruling party admitted could have been a blunder. "We urge the people of Kurdistan ... to react after this massacre and seek a settling of accounts through...

Arab League observers fail to deter crackdown on Syria protesters Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Syrian security forces opened fire on demonstrators in a Damascus suburb Thursday morning, activists said, killing several people and dashing hopes that Arab League observers might help stem the bloodshed. One activist in the Damascus suburb of Douma said protesters gathered early...

Jamaica's opposition party wins big in elections STL Today

Jamaica's opposition capitalized on discontent over the economy to return to power Thursday, as voters gave the country's first female leader a second chance to govern the island. Supporters of former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, 66, shimmied and shouted in the capital, Kingston, as they...

North Korea's new leadership lashes out at South Korea The Star

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's first official communication with the outside world following the death of leader Kim Jong-il and the transition of power to his son was a sombre warning to South Korea and its allies that it would not change policies. The main target of the...

India anti-corruption law doesn't clear Parliament Yahoo Daily News

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Parliament was not able to pass a controversial anti-corruption bill that had been cleared by the powerful lower house earlier this week. The Rajya Sabha, or upper house, debated the bill for more than 13 hours Thursday before adjourning at midnight without clearing the...

Recession 'to return' to Europe, say economists BBC News

The vast majority of leading economists polled by the BBC believe recession will return to Europe next year. One fifth said the eurozone would not exist in its current 17-member form, while the majority put the possibility of a eurozone break-up at 30%-40%. The poll also found that most...

Two aid workers shot dead in Somalia Al Jazeera

Two international aid workers have been shot and killed in the Somali capital, a police and medical officials said. The workers were employees of the aid group Doctors Without Borders (known by its French acronym, MSF), and were shot by a disgruntled former employee of the same organisation...