As Tibet burns, China makes arrests, seizes TVs Jan 18th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities are responding to an intensified wave of Tibetan self-immolation protests against Chinese rule by clamping down even harder - criminalizing the suicides, arresting protesters' friends and even confiscating thou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibet, burns, china, arrests, seizes, Top Keywords

Witch burns, audience on fire at Vienna opera show Dec 23rd, 2012 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) VIENNA (AP) - At the end of the evening, the witch was toast Sunday - or more precisely a gingerbread cookie - and the audience at Vienna's Volksoper loved it. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : witch, burns, audience, fire, vienna, opera, show, Top Keywords

Afghan government burns 24 tons of illegal drugs Oct 14th, 2012 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) Afghan counternarcotics police poured gasoline on more than 24 tons of narcotics and other illegal substances, then set the pile ablaze on the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghan, government, burns, tons, illegal, drugs, show, Top Keywords

Ancient souk burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo Sep 29th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site. The uprising-turned-civ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ancient, souk, burns, fighting, rages, syria's, aleppo, Top Keywords

As Syria burns, black humour thrives Aug 21st, 2012 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) Faced with a bloody conflict that has gripped their country for the past 17 months, many Syrians have opted for humour as a weapon to mock both Bashar al-Assad's regime and their own daily struggles. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, burns, black, humour, thrives, syria's, aleppo, Top Keywords

Papers urge British athletes on ... with sideburns Aug 1st, 2012 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Host Britain has been urged to get behind its team as hopes for its first gold medal at the Olympics turn to something bordering on desperation. After winning an impressive 19 gold medals in Beijing in 2008, pundits were confidentl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : papers, urge, british, athletes, sideburns, syria's, aleppo, Top Keywords

Israeli sets self on fire days after burns victim dies Jul 22nd, 2012 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) A wheelchair-bound Israeli was in serious condition on Sunday after setting himself on fire just hours before the funeral of a man who had set himself alight during a social justice protest on July 14. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, sets, self, fire, days, burns, victim, dies, Top Keywords

US envoy Burns holds Iran talks in Jerusalem Jul 12th, 2012 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon held talks on Thursday focusing on Iran's "quest to develop nuclear weapons," the foreign ministry said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : envoy, burns, iran, talks, jerusalem, burns, victim, dies, Top Keywords

US envoy Burns meets Abbas in West Bank Jul 11th, 2012 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met on Wednesday with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns to discuss the stalled peace process, the official WAFA news agency said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : envoy, burns, meets, abbas, west, bank, victim, dies, Top Keywords

Muslim mob burns Catholic church in Sudan capital Apr 22nd, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) A Muslim mob set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : muslim, burns, catholic, church, sudan, capital, victim, dies, Top Keywords