Current News Today
Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:36:16 GMT
| Blast hits gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel
(Reuters)
Reuters - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:23:00 GMT
| Russians stage rival protests over Putin
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:39:48 GMT
| Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
(Reuters)
Reuters - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:23:34 GMT
|
Current News Today
RB Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame (AP)
Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons was one of six players elected Saturday to the shrine. Martin once disliked playing the game, but used it to escape a neighborhood where his grandmother was murdered.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:03:31 PST
| Without Calhoun, UConn rolls to end skid (AP)
Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first game since the school announced Calhoun was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Lamb added eight rebounds and Boatright had five assists and four steals for the Huskies (15-7, 5-5 Big East), who stopped a four-game slide.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:05:35 PST
| No. 3 Buckeyes get rare win at Wisconsin (AP)
Jared Sullinger wore out Wisconsin. Then William Buford put the Badgers away. No. 3 Ohio State wasn't going to give No. 19 Wisconsin a shot at another comeback. Sullinger scored 24 points and Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping the Buckeyes beat the Badgers 58-52 on Saturday. Sullinger was shocked when he wasn't double-teamed on defense to start the game, and he pounced...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:49:26 PST
| 49ers' Harbaugh named Coach of the Year (AP)
San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award for leading the 49ers back to the playoffs. In his first season as an NFL head coach, Harbaugh guided the 49ers to a 13-3 mark and the NFC West championship game. They beat New Orleans in the first round of the playoffs before losing the conference title game to the Giants.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:41:29 PST
|
Current News Today
Euro zone loses patience with Greece
(Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:38:54 GMT
| Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default
(Reuters)
Reuters - The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:58 GMT
| Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue
(Reuters)
Reuters - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:42:07 GMT
| Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:19:26 GMT
|
|
