Tweet MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Israeli troops opened fire on Sunday at Palestinian protesters in Syria who rushed toward a border fence and Syrian state television said six demonstrators were killed. More: Israeli forces kill six protesters: Syrian TV  Read More →

Tweet LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese voters were choosing a new government Sunday, one that will be forced to impose grinding austerity measures as part of a euro78 billion ($114 billion) bailout deal expected to pitch the country into a two-year recession…. More here: Portugal votes for new govt, fears more austerity  Read More →

Tweet TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — British jets hit a military barracks in the Libyan capital early Sunday, intensifying NATO pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi nearly four months into an uprising to end his erratic 42-year rule…. Read more from the original source: NATO jets target Libyan military barracks  Read More →

Tweet GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ruling Hamas militant group has closed the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt to protest what it says are repeated delays at the crossing since Egypt permanently opened it last week…. Here is the original post: Hamas shuts Egyptian border crossing  Read More →

Tweet AMSTERDAM (AP) — Despite 20 years of effort, greenhouse gas emissions are going up instead of down, hitting record highs as climate negotiators gather to debate a new global warming accord…. Read the rest here: Greenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs  Read More →

Tweet ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI denounced the “disintegration” of family life in Europe on Sunday and called for couples to make a commitment to marry and have children, not just live together, as he reaffirmed traditional Catholic family values during his second and final day in Croatia…. See more here: Pope... 

Tweet RAWANG, Malaysia (AP) — As a new bride, 22-year-old Ummu Atirah believes she knows the secret to a blissful marriage: obey her husband and ensure he is sexually satisfied…. The rest is here: Malaysia’s ‘obedient wives’ promote marital sex  Read More →

Tweet KABUL (Reuters) – Two service members from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed when a helicopter crashed in a volatile eastern area on Sunday, the coalition said, with the Taliban claiming to have shot the aircraft down. Go here to read the rest: Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan’s east, two troops killed  Read More →

Tweet BERLIN (AP) — When Nicoletta Pabst woke up last week with stomach cramps and diarrhea at her Hamburg home, it didn’t really bother her too much. But when she discovered blood in her stool a few hours later, she got worried…. Read the original post: E.coli survivor describes pain, chaos at hospital  Read More →

Tweet BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A revamped digital version of the venerable Russian Soyuz spacecraft was winched into place at its launch pad Sunday for its second manned run to the International Space Station…. View post: Revamped Soyuz spacecraft readied for launch  Read More →