Libya Protest Turns Deadly as Militias Open Fire CAIRO — Dozens of people were killed in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Friday after militiamen opened fire on unarmed protesters, setting off some of the worst violence in the capital since the... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) The New York Times Libya Protest Libyan Militia Mideast Uprising Photos |
Japan's nuclear accident forces backtrack on greenhouse emissions target JAPAN says it's dramatically scaling back its greenhouse gas emissions target after the Fukushima nuclear accident forced the country to turn to fossil-fuel burning energy... (photo: AP / Tokyo Electric Power Co.) The Australian Fukushima Nuclear Accident Greenhouse Emissions Japan Nuclear Energy Photos Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster |
Typhoon Haiyan: Plight of survivors 'bleak' despite aid effort Aid workers struggling to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines have described the situation as bleak - one week after the storm tore into the country. A spokesman for Medecins Sans... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) BBC News Extreme Weather Philippines Storms Photos Typhoon Haiyan |
Yellen on the Hill This morning Janet Yellen, President Obama’s nomination to succeed Ben Bernanke as the Federal Reserve chairman, faced a Senate confirmation hearing on Capital Hill. She appeared before the Senate... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) The Examiner Federal Reserve Janet Yellen Photos United States Wikipedia : Janet Yellen |
Elephants Still In the Government... and It's Not Christie Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Sorry to disappoint but this will not be about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on TIME's cover just above the caption: "The Elephant in the Room."... (photo: AP / Rich Schultz) WorldNews.com Chris Christie Healthcare Photos US Shutdown Wikipedia: Chris Christie |
4,60,000 displaced in Sudan's Darfur this year: UN Khartoum, November 14: Tribal violence and rebel-government battles have displaced at least 460,000 people in Sudan's Darfur this year, the United Nations today said, as violence worsens in the... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran) The Siasat Daily Darfur Displaced Persons Darfur War Photos United Nations Wikipedia : War in Darfur |