March 10, 2010
At least three Swedish newspapers on Wednesday published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog after an alleged plot to murder the artist who created it was uncovered in Ireland. The controversial drawing by Swedish artist Lars Vilks was printed in Stockholm papers Dagen...
March 9, 2010
Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.S. that tacitly allowed nuclear-armed warships to enter Japanese ports in violation of Tokyo's postwar principles. While declassified U.S. documents have already confirmed such 1960s agreements, ...
March 9, 2010
Homes in eastern areas of Turkey prone to earthquakes must be better built to withstand jolts like the magnitude 6 temblor that toppled village houses and killed 51 people this week, the Turkish government acknowledged Tuesday. Hundreds of quake survivors sheltered overnight in tents after being ...
March 8, 2010
Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in the volatile region left more than 300 dead. One aid worker said Monday it was difficult to tell how many people had been killed because some...
March 8, 2010
A strong, pre-dawn earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said. The earthquake surprised many residents as they slept, crumpling buildings into piles of rubble. Panicked surv...
March 3, 2010
Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi tanker with 14 crew onboard, a spokesman for the European Union Naval Force said Wednesday. The Al Nisr Al Saudi usually carried fuel oil but was empty when it was taken in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, said Cmdr. John Harbour. The captain of the ship is Greek a...