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World news- Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
(AP) February 22, 2012AP - A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a barrier at the end of a line in Buenos Aires Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded. It was Argentina's worst train accident in decades. […]
- West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
(AP) February 22, 2012AP - Israel gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a plan to build 600 new homes in a settlement deep inside the West Bank, a move that drew rebukes from the United Nations and Palestinians and threatened to raise tensions with the U.S. as the prime minister prepares to head to the White House. […]
- Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail
(Reuters) February 22, 2012Reuters - 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. […]
- Rome expands cruise ship probe as bodies found
(Reuters) February 22, 2012Reuters - Italian prosecutors placed four ship's officers and three company executives under investigation Wednesday in connection with the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster as divers found eight more bodies on the wreck including that of a 5-year-old girl. […]
- Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan
(AP) February 22, 2012AP - Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday as anger spread despite U.S. apologies over what it said was a mistake. […]
- Nigeria's ex-leader attempts mediation in Senegal
(AP) February 22, 2012AP - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who is officially in Senegal to observe this weekend's contentious election, met opposition candidates Wednesday in an effort to mediate a growing political standoff in this normally peaceful nation. […]
- Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission
(Reuters) February 22, 2012Reuters - 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. […]
- Chavez surgery rocks Venezuela ahead of election
(Reuters) February 22, 2012Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's imminent departure for more cancer surgery in Cuba has thrown his re-election campaign into uncertainty and once again shaken the socialist leader's passionate supporters. […]
- Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests
(Reuters) February 22, 2012Reuters - 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. […]
- Rogers profit tops forecasts but wireless lags
(Reuters) February 22, 2012Reuters - Rogers Communications, Canada's biggest wireless telecoms company, said on Wednesday that cost-cutting and growth in its cable and media businesses pushed it to a stronger than expected quarterly profit despite lagging core wireless results. […]
- Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
(AP) February 22, 2012