- Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests February 22, 2012KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.
- Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs February 22, 2012AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
- White House seeks to deflect blame over rising gas prices February 21, 2012WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under fire from Republicans over rising gasoline prices, the White House on Tuesday highlighted factors beyond its control for gains in global oil markets, as it sought to deflect blame over a potentially damaging election-year issue.
- Whitney Houston Open Casket Photo Graces National Enquirer Cover February 22, 2012
- Obama urges corporate tax cut, closing loopholes February 22, 2012WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made an opening offer in what could be a long negotiation with corporate America on Wednesday, putting forward his first clear plan to cut the corporate tax rate.
- Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail February 22, 2012VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.
- U.S. government concerned about Anonymous causing blackouts February 21, 2012National Security Agency director General Keith Alexander believes Anonymous could have the power to take town the United States’ electrical grid this year. The Wall Street Journal’s sources say the director admitted his concern over the hacktivist group at the …
- CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming February 21, 2012WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances.
- Atlanta spa shooting stemmed from domestic dispute: police February 22, 2012ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police investigating a shooting rampage at a suburban Atlanta health club have identified the four victims as relatives of the gunman, who fatally shot himself after opening fire on his two sisters and their husbands.
- Putin praises Cold War moles for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets February 22, 2012MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin praised Cold War-era scientists on Thursday for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets so that United States would not be the world's sole atomic power, in comments reflecting his vision of Russia as a counterweight to U.S. power.
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