http://www.azfamily.com/news/world RSS Feed for azfamily.com - News - World en-us Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:37:07 GMT 2012-02-12T16:37:07Z en-us http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139181659.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state-run news agency says the country's foreign ministry has summoned Azerbaijan's ambassador to protest alleged Israeli intelligence activity in the oil-rich Caucasian state. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:35:31 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139181659.html 2012-02-12T16:35:31Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139171319.html CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says one of its freelance consultants was fatally shot in the head while driving through an upscale Cairo neighborhood. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:35:22 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139171319.html 2012-02-12T15:35:22Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139180589.html ROME (AP) — Italy's president and top bishop demanded justice Sunday for the victims of the cruise ship that ran aground last month off Tuscany, calling for the truth of what transpired to come out. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:37:07 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139180589.html 2012-02-12T16:37:07Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178919.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's press must face tougher penalties for breaches of standards in the wake of the tabloid phone-hacking scandal, the government minister responsible for the media said Sunday. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:31:26 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178919.html 2012-02-12T15:31:26Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178884.html GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss newspaper has published what it says is a confidential report in which the Swiss Air Force recommended buying French or European fighter jets to replace its aging fleet — not the Swedish fighters later chosen by politicians. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:06:13 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178884.html 2012-02-12T14:06:13Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178634.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's leaders urged the Hamas prime minister of Gaza to continue the Islamic militant group's resistance against Israel and promised support, state TV reported on Sunday. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:07:37 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178634.html 2012-02-12T15:07:37Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178404.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A security official says al-Qaida-linked militants have publicly executed two Yemenis suspected of collaborating with the United States. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:06:28 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178404.html 2012-02-12T12:06:28Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178394.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An environmental group says there is a new spill on an oil well run by Italian firm Eni SpA in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:02:22 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139178394.html 2012-02-12T15:02:22Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139177974.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A rare public rift broke open Sunday in the usually tightly disciplined Islamic movement Hamas over a reconciliation deal that would require it to relinquish key areas of control in the Gaza Strip. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:07:42 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139177974.html 2012-02-12T13:07:42Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139177969.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police strike in a northeastern Brazilian state has ended, though a similar action in Rio de Janeiro continued but was having little effect Sunday just days before Carnival celebrations draw some 800,000 tourists to the city. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:05:13 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/139177969.html 2012-02-12T14:05:13Z