Last U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Ending War
By Patrick Markey and Joseph Logan | Reuters – 1 hr 1 min ago http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/18/us-iraq-withdrawal-idUSTRE7BH03320111218 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out ofIraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500…
French ex-President Jacques Chirac Guilty of Corruption
BBC News, Dec. 15, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16194089 Mr Chirac did not attend the trial because he suffers from memory lapses A French court has given former President Jacques Chirac a two-year suspended prison sentence…
Yemen President Steps Down From Power After 33 Years
Yemen president quits after deal in Saudi Arabia Agreement for immediate transfer of power pledges immunity for Ali Abdullah Saleh and family. Tom Finn in Sana’a guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 23 November 2011 11.51 EST Marchers protest…
Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen President, Agrees To Sign Power Transfer Deal
By JAMAL AL-JASHINI, Huffington Post, 11/23/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/23/ali-abdullah-saleh-power-transfer_n_1109597.html SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh plans to sign a deal Wednesday in the Saudi capital that could mean the end of his 33-year…
