Tweet HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — The terrifying E. coli outbreak in Europe appears to have been caused by vegetable sprouts grown in Germany, an agriculture official Sunday as the toll climbed to at least 22 dead and more than 2,200 sickened…. Read more: E. coli outbreak blamed on German veggie sprouts  Read More →

Tweet NAIROBI (Reuters) – One person died and more than 30 others were injured in the Kenyan capital Sunday when an explosion in a hardware shop sparked a blaze at a neighboring petrol station, police said. See the original post: One killed in Kenya blast, over 30 injured  Read More →

Tweet CAIRO (AP) — Even at the best of times, Yemen looks like a nation about to unravel…. Go here to read the rest: Analysis: Always chaotic, Yemen yet to see worst  Read More →

Tweet BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll in a government security crackdown in two northern Syrian towns rose to 35 Sunday, human rights groups said. See the original post here: 35 reported killed in crackdown in northern Syria  Read More →

Tweet HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — German agricultural authorities on Sunday identified locally grown beansprouts as the likely cause of an E. Visit link: Germany: Sprouts likely cause of E. coli outbreak  Read More →

Tweet CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Latin America is blessed with a wealth of natural resources such as oil, copper and soy, and seeks investment and loans to capitalize on them. China needs the commodities to keep its economy growing and has about $3 trillion in reserves to burn…. Excerpt from: China shops for Latin American oil, food,... 

Tweet CAIRO (AP) — A poll released Sunday indicates that at this point, only a small minority of Egyptians support the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, and less than 1 percent favor an Iran-style Islamic theocracy…. Link: Poll finds majority of Egyptians oppose theocracy  Read More →

Tweet MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Israeli troops fired Sunday at demonstrators in Syria who rushed toward the border fence in a protest against Israeli occupation, and Syrian state television said 13 were killed. See the original post: Israeli forces kill 13 protesters: Syrian TV  Read More →

Tweet BERLIN (AP) — Hospitals in northern Germany are being overwhelmed as they struggle to provide enough beds and medical care for patients stricken by an outbreak of E. coli, the German health minister admitted Sunday…. View original post here: German hospitals overwhelmed with E.coli outbreak  Read More →

Tweet JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s leader says he will discuss a new French peace initiative with the United States before deciding whether to agree to joining a proposed peace conference in Paris…. More here: Israel to discuss French peace proposal with US  Read More →