Thursday, March 15, 2012
JERUSALEM, March 15 (UPI) -- The Israeli air force struck Gaza just hours after three Grad rockets were fired at southern Israel, the army said. The army said a terror tunnel and rocket launching site were hit in the strikes late Wednesday. Palestinians said no one was injured but some buildings... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Flooding hits Chile's southern-most region
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile, March 14 (UPI) -- Officials in Chile said the worst storm in 22 years damaged 700 homes and flooded nearly 240 acres of land near the southern tip of the South American nation. Some 800 residents have been displaced and at least two people injured by the torrent of rain that... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Mississippi, Alabama votes could reshape GOP contest
By Amy Gardner and David A. Fahrenthold, Tuesday, March 13, 2:56 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--America’s national conversation about grits is about to end: voting for GOP primaries is underway in Mississippi and Alabama, where three tightly bunched candidates have spent a strange few days trying to... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
New cease-fire plans proposed for Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria, March 11 (UPI) -- Syria's president and a U.N. envoy met again to discuss a cease-fire amid ongoing violence that opposition activists said left 15 dead Sunday. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met in Damascus with President Bashar Assad on Saturday and laid out a U.N.... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Annan to meet with Syrian president Saturday
(CNN) -- Kofi Annan, the joint special envoy to Syria for the United Nations and the Arab League, will meet Saturday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "to seek an urgent end to all violence and human rights violations and to initiate efforts to promote a peaceful solution" to the... Sign in to see full entry.