Mortars Fired at Presidential Palace in Syria
No casualties reported
World
Patient With "Sars-Like Virus" Has Died in the UK
Virus thought to have originated in the Middle East
Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns
Unable to form coalition after the assassination of opposition leader
North Korean Official Threatens South Korea
Harsh words made at United Nations Conference on Disarmament
UN Says There Has Been a 20 Percent Increase of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan
Despite falling number of civilian casualties as a whole
Croatia Set to Become 28th Member of the E.U.
May have seemed like a good idea a few years ago
Pistorius Claims He Thought Girlfriend Was an Intruder
Reeva Steenkamp died after being shot by the South African runner
Malian Authorities Investigating Alleged Abuses Committed by Government Soldiers
There have been reports of torture and killing
Mandiant Report Fingers Chinese Army Unit as Source of Widespread Hacking
China naturally denies
War on Drugs Still Going Strong in Myanmar
One of the polices that has avoided a recent wave of reforms
Meteor Fragment Rush in Central Russia
Looking for a piece of history and a possible pay day
Aquino's Philippines Becoming Police State
Talks civil liberties while acting to curtail them
Singapore Police: Scammers Seduce Men Online, Use Naked Pictures for Blackmail
Sending pics to anonymous people online? What could go wrong?
Making Sense of North Korea
Time to admit that North Korea wants a nuclear arsenal more than anything else.
Ecuador's Socialist President Expected To Win Re-Election
He plans to muzzle the opposition press in his next term
North Korea Drops Another Nuke, World Disapproves, Keeps Turning
What's up with North Korea?
Hugo Chavez Breathing Through a Tube But "Intellectual Capacities" Intact
So, he's still nuts?
Israelis Question Censorship After Death of Prisoner
The Internet makes old policies unenforceable
Obama Left Libya Contact to Clinton Day of Benghazi Attack
Not winning fans with this revelation
Germany Rules Facebook Can Require Real Names
Data protection commissioner previously ordered Facebook otherwise
Large Hadron Collider Shutting Down For Two Years
Long Shutdown 1, for maintenance
