Residents shout 'Protest!' over refinery in China May 16th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) KUNMING, China (AP) - More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forwar... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : residents, shout, 'protest', refinery, china, Top Keywords

Latin American presidents love Twitter - maybe too much Apr 29th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) By Brian Winter BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - When a million angry Argentines flooded the streets earlier this month to protest her government, President Cristina Fernandez decided to post a message on Twitter. And another. And then another. "Yes, I&... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : latin, american, presidents, love, twitter, maybe, much, Top Keywords

Estonia's capital gives residents a free ride Apr 4th, 2013 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Looking for a free ride? Go live in Tallinn. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : estonia's, capital, gives, residents, free, ride, much, Top Keywords

Jerusalem Arab residents contest highway route Mar 11th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - A new Israeli highway project is threatening to add to tensions in Jerusalem by cutting through a quiet, middleclass Arab neighborhood to link a large bloc of Jewish settlements to the city. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jerusalem, arab, residents, contest, highway, route, much, Top Keywords

Residents symbolically bury bankrupt Bosnian town Mar 4th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) DRVAR, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - If a town is dying, doesn't it at least deserve a decent funeral? (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : residents, symbolically, bury, bankrupt, bosnian, town, much, Top Keywords

Heavy clashes frighten residents in Syria capital Feb 6th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels and regime forces fought their most intense clashes in weeks inside the heavily guarded capital of Damascus on Wednesday, activists said, with the sounds of shell blasts echoing through the downtown area and keeping many c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : heavy, clashes, frighten, residents, syria, capital, much, Top Keywords

Beijing warns residents after off-the-charts smog Jan 14th, 2013 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - Beijing schools canceled outdoor flag-raisings and took sports classes indoors while hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday because of the extremely hazardous air in China's notoriously smoggy capital following a weeken... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : beijing, warns, residents, offthecharts, smog, capital, much, Top Keywords

Egypt's presidents warns unrest Dec 29th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Islamist president warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's battered economy in his first address before the newly convened upper house of parliament on Saturday, urging the opposition... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, presidents, warns, unrest, smog, capital, much, Top Keywords

Southern Israel residents scared but determined Nov 18th, 2012 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) After days of incessant rocket fire, the largest city in southern Israel has been turned into a ghost town. Schools are closed, stores are shuttered and normally bustling streets are empty. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : southern, israel, residents, scared, determined, capital, much, Top Keywords

Stephen Colbert joins US presidents at wax museum Nov 17th, 2012 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) Stephen Colbert is taking his place among the presidents at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington and will be featured in a new media gallery. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stephen, colbert, joins, presidents, museum, capital, much, Top Keywords