http://www.whas11.com/news/world RSS Feed for WHAS - News - World en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:35:11 GMT 2012-02-12T05:35:11Z en-us http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139168874.html ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Voting has begun in Turkmenistan's presidential election in a race designed to cement the incumbent's hold on power in the authoritarian Central Asian nation. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:35:05 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139168874.html 2012-02-12T05:35:05Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139159519.html TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — Authorities say a mob in central Mexico has beaten three suspected kidnappers to death. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:35:11 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139159519.html 2012-02-12T05:35:11Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139166219.html BEIJING (AP) — An overseas activist group says an 18-year-old Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China to protest Beijing's handling of its vast Tibetan regions. It's the latest in a series of self-immolations by Tibetan nuns, monks and ordinary people. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:35:11 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139166219.html 2012-02-12T05:35:11Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139157424.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Warning of a "catastrophe" that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:02:11 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139157424.html 2012-02-12T04:02:11Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139156564.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In a televised address, Greece's prime minister has defended austerity measures that include painful wage and pension cuts but would ensure the country receives a €130 billion ($171.6 billion) bailout deal and stave off bankruptcy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:05:21 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139156564.html 2012-02-11T22:05:21Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139157244.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's deputy foreign minister is defending the regime as violence spreads. He says the government will "overcome difficulties" through reforms and dialogue with its opponents -- and says betting on the collapse of Syria "is betting on failure." Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:37 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139157244.html 2012-02-12T02:35:37Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139155199.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news agency reports that more than 30 million people in the country have lost access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:06:02 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139155199.html 2012-02-11T20:06:02Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139155194.html AL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — (AP) — An Egyptian security official says that three South Korean women were released a day after being kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula by a group of armed tribesmen. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:05:57 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139155194.html 2012-02-11T20:05:57Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139154579.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina says he will propose legalizing drugs in Central America in an upcoming meeting with the region's leaders. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:06:03 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139154579.html 2012-02-11T20:06:03Z http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139152464.html SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic have raided the office and home of the manager of an online newspaper suspected of hacking into people's emails. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:05:51 GMT http://www.whas11.com/news/world/139152464.html 2012-02-11T19:05:51Z