Pakistan's former military ruler granted bail May 20th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) ISLAMABAD (AP) - A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan's, former, military, ruler, granted, bail, Top Keywords

Argentina's 'Grandmothers' seek pope's assistance Apr 24th, 2013 - 22:42h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Members of the Argentine human rights group "Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo" have asked Pope Francis for help finding still-missing children taken from political prisoners during the country's 1979-83 military di... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : argentina's, 'grandmothers', seek, pope's, assistance, bail, Top Keywords

Greek farm shootings highlight migrants' plight Apr 19th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28. (Source: Associated Press... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : greek, farm, shootings, highlight, migrants', plight, Top Keywords

Bahrain: Protests pose no threat to Grand Prix Apr 18th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Organizers of Bahrain's Grand Prix said Thursday that sporadic protests against the race and violent unrest across the Gulf nation do not pose a threat to the premier international event in the kingdom. (Source: Associated... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bahrain, protests, pose, threat, grand, prix, Top Keywords

Grand jury chosen to investigate Ohio rape by football players Apr 16th, 2013 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) By Drew Singer (Reuters) - Prosecutors selected a grand jury on Monday that will investigate whether more crimes were committed when a 16-year-old girl was raped last year by high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, authorities said. Quart... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : grand, jury, chosen, investigate, ohio, rape, football, players, Top Keywords

German migrant program offers cautions for US Mar 28th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - In gritty backstreets of Berlin and other major German cities, housewives wearing head scarves shop for lamb and grape leaves. Old men pass the time in cafes sipping coffee, chatting in Turkish and reading Turkish newspapers. (Source: A... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : german, migrant, program, offers, cautions, rape, football, players, Top Keywords

Monaco's Princess Caroline becomes a grandmother Mar 22nd, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Princess Caroline of Monaco is now a grandmother. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : monaco's, princess, caroline, becomes, grandmother, rape, football, players, Top Keywords

Grandfather of African literature, Chinua Achebe, dies aged 82 Mar 22nd, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, widely seen as a grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82, publisher Penguin said on Friday. Achebe made his name more than 50 years ago with his novel "Thin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : grandfather, african, literature, chinua, achebe, dies, aged, players, Top Keywords

Britain grants EDF planning permission for Hinkley Point reactor Mar 19th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's energy secretary approved EDF's plans to build a nuclear plant in the south-west of the country, the first new nuclear station to be built in Britain since 1995. "The planning decision to give consent to Hi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, grants, planning, permission, hinkley, point, reactor, players, Top Keywords

Highwire stuntman plans to cross Grand Canyon without a tether Mar 19th, 2013 - 01:00h (CET +01.00) By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Aerialist Nik Wallenda plans to cross the Grand Canyon in June on a tightrope 1,500 feet in the air, without a safety harness - a feat that will be televised live. Wallenda said he would traverse a remote section... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : highwire, stuntman, plans, cross, grand, canyon, without, tether, Top Keywords