DailySource: World

WORLD: Aftershock: How Haiti’s quake hit the whole of Hispaniola

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:13:05 -0400

Two years on from the disaster that shook the Caribbean state, its eastern neighbor, the Dominican Republic, fears a new wave of illegal immigrants could hurt its booming economy.
(Story: The Independent)

WORLD: Will crisis-hit Ireland rebel against harsh remedy for ailing Europe?

Thu, 31 May 2012 08:34:06 -0400

Families ripped apart, pay cuts, thousands without work, homes lying empty, teenagers with little hope for the future: Many in Ireland have been brought to the brink of despair by the economic collapse.
(Story: Msnbc.com)

WORLD: Syrian rebels urge cease-fire

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:45:59 -0400

(Blog: Guardian)

WORLD: Syria: the war within

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:45:59 -0400

(Special section: Al Jazeera)

WORLD: Syrian rebel commanders split on ceasefire deadline

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:45:59 -0400

A commander in the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has given the government of President Bashar al-Assad a 48-hour deadline to observe a U.N. ceasefire.
(Story: BBC)

WORLD: Weighing the ‘Yemen option’ for Syria

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:36:22 -0400

(Story: NPR)

WORLD: World powers worry Syria is sliding into civil war

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:49:51 -0400

World powers share a belief that Syria could descend into civil war and plan to map out possible ways to avoid such a disaster for the region, a deputy to international envoy Kofi Annan said.
(Story: Associated Press)

WORLD: US deal to arm Italy’s drones opens new front in arms trade

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:02:13 -0400

Washington has agreed in principle to install weapons on Italy’s fleet of unmanned aircraft in spite of concerns about a new arms race among nations to acquire and deploy robot drones.
(Story: The Independent)

WORLD: Houses collapse after killer quake

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:03:07 -0400

(Video: YouTube)

WORLD: Woman rescued after Italy earthquake

Wed, 30 May 2012 08:19:43 -0400

Rescue workers have saved a 65-year-old woman from the rubble of her apartment building 12 hours after aftershocks of an earthquake claimed at least 16 lives in northern Italy.
(Story: Al Jazeera)