Tensions spike after new Israeli strikes in Syria May 5th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah mi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tensions, spike, israeli, strikes, syria, Top Keywords

Syrian rockets hit Lebanon as tensions spike Apr 23rd, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Two Syrian rockets struck Lebanon on Tuesday, causing material damage and heightening tensions between Lebanese Shiite and Sunni communities over neighboring Syria's civil war, security officials in Beirut said. (Source: Associated... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, rockets, lebanon, tensions, spike, Top Keywords

Recent heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years Mar 7th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to a heat spike. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : recent, heat, spike, unlike, anything, 11000, years, Top Keywords

UN: Cost of bribes paid by Afghans spiked in 2012 Feb 7th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United Nations says the cost of corruption rose sharply last year, and half of all Afghans bribed public officials for services. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cost, bribes, paid, afghans, spiked, 2012, years, Top Keywords

UN: Spike in number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan Jan 22nd, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The U.N. refugee agency in Jordan says there has been a spike in the number of Syrians fleeing the civil war at home and crossing into Jordan. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : spike, number, syrians, fleeing, jordan, 2012, years, Top Keywords

'Walking Dead' wins game of the year at Spike VGAs Dec 8th, 2012 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) "The Walking Dead: The Game" took a bite out of the Spike Video Game Awards. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'walking, dead', wins, game, year, spike, vgas, Top Keywords

'Borderlands 2,' 'Dishonored' win at Spike VGAs Dec 8th, 2012 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) The cartoony post-apocalyptic shoot-'em-up sequel "Borderlands 2" and the stealthy first-person game "Dishonored" were among the early winners at the Spike Video Game Awards on Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'borderlands, 2', 'dishonored', spike, vgas, spike, vgas, Top Keywords

GM cuts European jobs, shares spike Oct 31st, 2012 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) Shares of General Motors surged Wednesday after the company announced big job cuts in Europe and reported third-quarter earnings that were far better than Wall Street expected. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cuts, european, jobs, shares, spike, spike, vgas, Top Keywords

Sexual harassment spikes over Egyptian holiday Oct 30th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) Egypt's president acknowledged the widespread problem of sexual harassment his country Tuesday, ordering his interior minister to investigate a rash of assaults during a just-completed Muslim holiday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sexual, harassment, spikes, egyptian, holiday, spike, vgas, Top Keywords

Spikes says "homophobic" tweet was a joke Oct 12th, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes says he was joking when he tweeted that he was "homophobic." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : spikes, says, "homophobic", tweet, joke, spike, vgas, Top Keywords