/News/world/-/1068/1068/-/7d5ehtz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Love+a+click+away+in+Indonesias+Twitter+club+/-/1068/1324932/-/x9k52qz/-/index.html He was a geeky kid from Yogyakarta, she a glamorous city girl in Jakarta. 2012-02-11T16:43:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1324926/-/3d9slbz/-/index.html British police arrest five employees of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun 2012-02-11T16:40:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romney+vows+new++conservative+era+if+elected+president+/-/1068/1324922/-/7pnagj/-/index.html White House hopeful Mitt Romney promises to unite Republicans and defeat President Barack Obama in the “battle for the soul of America” as officials in Maine prepared to unveil the results of party caucuses 2012-02-11T16:38:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Uzbek+man+in+US+pleads+guilty+in+Obama+murder+plot/-/1068/1324522/-/xuvp7bz/-/index.html An Uzbek man living in the United States pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in the southern state 2012-02-11T08:05:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Obama+announces+birth+control+compromise+plan+/-/1068/1324484/-/1056fp/-/index.html President Barack Obama announces a compromise to defuse a row over access to birth control 2012-02-10T17:22:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Woman+found+dead+in+cave+as+snap+grips+Italy++/-/1068/1324398/-/lk14ps/-/index.html A woman was found frozen to death in a cave near Rome and a man was reported attacked by scavenging stray dogs near Rimini as a cold snap gripped Italy on Friday, causing traffic chaos and blackouts. 2012-02-10T16:16:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1324176/-/3d9yqjz/-/index.html A UN special envoy arrives for talks with the new administration in the Maldives as former president Mohamed Nasheed calls for fresh elections after being ousted in what he calls a coup d'etat. 2012-02-10T12:50:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Spanish+lensman+snaps+up+press+photo+awards/-/1068/1324142/-/gxp737/-/index.html Spanish freelance photographer Samuel Aranda has won the coveted World Press Photo Award for his moving portrait of a veiled woman cradling a wounded relative in Yemen, judges said Friday. 2012-02-10T12:36:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Russian+daily+accuses+Putin+group+of+cyber+attack/-/1068/1324140/-/c9te2t/-/index.html Russia's Kommersant business daily says it had asked the police to probe a Kremlin youth group 2012-02-10T12:34:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/EU+accuses+Syrian+regime+of+atrocities/-/1068/1324138/-/pt0vkbz/-/index.html The European Union Council's president accuses Syria of committing "outrageous" atrocities 2012-02-10T12:34:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1323416/-/3dalunz/-/index.html US missiles on Thursday killed Al-Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans’ main targets 2012-02-09T13:32:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romania+new+cabinet+wins+confidence+vote+official/-/1068/1323376/-/gmm0kn/-/index.html Romania's new centre-right government wins a vote of confidence in parliament boycotted by the opposition 2012-02-09T12:41:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Violence+taints+Maldives+paradise+image/-/1068/1323374/-/5dg4s9z/-/index.html Political violence in the Maldives has "tarnished" the Indian Ocean archipelago's image 2012-02-09T12:41:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Rebel+ambush+kills+7+Syria+security+forces/-/1068/1323372/-/118q1h8z/-/index.html A rebel ambush near the southern Syrian town of Daraa killed at least seven security forces 2012-02-09T12:41:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Prince+Harry+set+for+Afghanistan+return/-/1068/1323370/-/8w9b2d/-/index.html Britain's Prince Harry could return to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday, after he qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot with a special award for his gunnery skills. 2012-02-09T12:41:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Aid+sent+by+helicopter+as+thousands+remain+cut+off+in+Europe+/-/1068/1322934/-/pmphjnz/-/index.html Helicopters ferried food and medicine to iced-in villagers on Wednesday as Europe's 12-day-old cold snap tightened its frigid grip on the continent 2012-02-08T16:01:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Dozens+dead+as+Syria+regime+pounds+Homs+activists/-/1068/1322924/-/75gdoiz/-/index.html Syrian forces pressed a relentless assault on the protest city of Homs Wednesday, with dozens of civilians reported killed 2012-02-08T15:59:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britain+denies+militarisation+around+Falklands+/-/1068/1322920/-/v4sk3a/-/index.html Britain on Wednesday rejected claims by Argentina that it was militarising the South Atlantic after President Cristina Kirchner said she would complain to the UN 2012-02-08T15:55:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Gandhi+election+test+in+most+populous+Indian+state+/-/1068/1322866/-/tdoo5v/-/index.html India's most populous state went to the polls Wednesday in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party of local low-caste leader Mayawati. 2012-02-08T15:15:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Kidnapped+Chinese+in+Sudan+freed+arrive+in+Kenya/-/1068/1322764/-/8nnn2b/-/index.html Twenty-nine Chinese nationals abducted by local rebels in Sudan last month arrived on Tuesday afternoon at the Wilson Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. 2012-02-08T13:57:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Santorum+trifecta+rattles+White+House+race/-/1068/1322502/-/ilqtkj/-/index.html Christian conservative Rick Santorum reignited his White House bid Tuesday, claiming an unexpected trio of state wins that raised new question marks over Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney. 2012-02-08T08:18:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Kosovo+organ+trade+probe+tries+to+track+victims+abroad/-/1068/1321996/-/s2n51az/-/index.html EU prosecutors in Kosovo trying seven people accused of organ trafficking in a landmark case said Tuesday they had asked Russia 2012-02-07T14:40:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Survivor+found+as+Pakistan+factory+toll+hits+19+/-/1068/1321994/-/umvwwdz/-/index.html Pakistani rescuers on Tuesday plucked survivors from the rubble of a collapsed factory in Lahore, where another 10 people are still buried under the debris 2012-02-07T14:38:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/UNICEF+says+400+children+killed+in+Syria+unrest+/-/1068/1321988/-/6wbcpdz/-/index.html At least 400 children have been killed in 11 months of violence in Syria and almost the same number detained 2012-02-07T14:33:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Europe+sends+in+ice+breakers+to+battle+big+chill+/-/1068/1321982/-/6m4p9d/-/index.html Authorities employed explosives, icebreakers and tractors Tuesday in the battle to overcome Europe's big freeze 2012-02-07T14:27:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Maldives+president+resigns+after+police+mutiny/-/1068/1321800/-/v99vbm/-/index.html The president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation Tuesday during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations. 2012-02-07T08:38:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Floods+add+to+Europes+cold+to+claim+more+lives+/-/1068/1321542/-/h3p20kz/-/index.html The toll from Europe's winter weather edged past 360 Monday when snow- and rain-swollen rivers burst a Bulgarian dam and killed at least eight 2012-02-06T17:18:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britain+recalls+ambassador+to+Syria+Hague+/-/1068/1321538/-/7fou5iz/-/index.html Britain has recalled its ambassador to Syria for consultations in protest as the regime intensifies its violent crackdown against protesters 2012-02-06T17:15:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Syria+pounds+protest+hubs+as+nearly+50+killed+/-/1068/1321530/-/mnb1q8/-/index.html Syrian forces rained rockets and shells on protest hubs on Monday killing at least 46 civilians, activists said, as Washington closed its Damascus embassy 2012-02-06T17:07:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Defiant+Norway+gunman+asks+court+for+immediate+release+/-/1068/1321522/-/s6apghz/-/index.html The Norway gunman who killed 77 people in twin attacks in July asked an Oslo court Monday to immediately free him and demanded the country's highest military award 2012-02-06T17:03:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britains+monarch+marks+60+years+on+throne/-/1068/1321220/-/bypfy6z/-/index.html Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years as monarch on Monday with a deliberately low-key programme of visits to eastern England, kicking off five months of diamond jubilee celebrations. 2012-02-06T09:41:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/US+girl+9+gets+six+organ+transplant+/-/1068/1320912/-/lb7en/-/index.html A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors described as a remarkable recovery Sunday 2012-02-05T17:15:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romney+romps+to+victory+in+Nevada+/-/1068/1320812/-/ibnof3z/-/index.html Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses, cementing his position as frontrunner to take on President Barack Obama in November. 2012-02-05T15:55:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Death+toll+from+Europe+cold+snap+nears+300++/-/1068/1320810/-/fmnauez/-/index.html The Arctic cold snap that has hit Europe for over a week had claimed nearly 300 lives by Sunday 2012-02-05T15:54:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Cut+ties+with++Syria+urges+Tunisia+PM++/-/1068/1320806/-/qicvis/-/index.html Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali called on Sunday on all countries to cut off diplomatic relations with Syria over the violence there. 2012-02-05T15:53:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Thousands+in+streets+over+pro+and+anti+Putin+rallies+/-/1068/1320438/-/13gc063/-/index.html Tens of thousands took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday for rival rallies arguing over the future of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in a trial of political strength one month ahead of presidential polls. 2012-02-04T18:22:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Catholic+leaders+hold+global+anti+abuse+conference+++/-/1068/1320436/-/3955auz/-/index.html Catholic leaders from around the world meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service but which has already drawn fire from victims’ groups. 2012-02-04T18:20:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romney+aims+to+romp+home+in+Nevada+caucus+++/-/1068/1320430/-/1587of0/-/index.html Mitt Romney looks set to romp to victory in the Nevada caucus on Saturday, cementing his position as Republican presidential frontrunner four days after his crushing Florida win. 2012-02-04T18:17:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Syrian+troops+kill+200+civilians+in+night+of+terror+/-/1068/1320426/-/60j853z/-/index.html Dazed and shocked residents of the battered Syrian protest hub of Homs emerged from their homes on Saturday after a night of terror to search the rubble for loved ones. 2012-02-04T18:12:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/SNC+says+horrific+Homs+assault+killed+260+people/-/1068/1319994/-/emljoaz/-/index.html Syria's army randomly bombarded the protest hub of Homs early on Saturday, killing at least 2012-02-04T08:56:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Queen+starts+diamond+jubilee+fete+/-/1068/1319618/-/aebb1dz/-/index.html Queen Elizabeth II starts five months of diamond jubilee celebrations this weekend 2012-02-03T14:28:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Court+hands+Khmer+Rouge+prison+chief+life+sentence+/-/1068/1319588/-/2i2w49z/-/index.html A Khmer Rouge jailer who oversaw the deaths of some 15,000 people had his sentence increased to life 2012-02-03T14:15:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/China+police+bars+rights+lawyer+from++Merkel+event+/-/1068/1319584/-/ceg9ka/-/index.html A rights lawyer who has defended some of China’s most prominent dissidents said police prevented him from meeting 2012-02-03T14:14:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Trump+backing+boosts+Romney+/-/1068/1319576/-/ohbw04z/-/index.html Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney got a new poll boost Thursday two days before Nevada’s caucuses, as real estate mogul Donald Trump endorsed him for the party’s presidential nomination. 2012-02-03T14:13:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Hague+Mind+image+on+fate+of+ICC+pair+/-/1068/1319574/-/ne9knm/-/index.html British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Friday Kenyans must mind their international image when deciding the eligibility of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto Ruto for the presidency in next elections. 2012-02-03T14:12:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britains+thumbs+up+to+Somalia+mission/-/1068/1319322/-/15d5303z/-/index.html Visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed satisfaction with the Amisom-led military mission in Somalia that has seen the troubled country show signs of recovery. 2012-02-03T10:30:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romney+stumbles+as+Gingrich+eyes+Trump+boost/-/1068/1318632/-/oouvhi/-/index.html Republican White House frontrunner Mitt Romney stumbled a day after his Florida triumph with a gaffe about poor Americans, while rival Newt Gingrich eyed a boost Thursday from Donald Trump. 2012-02-02T10:49:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Syria+opposition+commemorates+Hama+massacre/-/1068/1318630/-/uuklhpz/-/index.html Syria's opposition called protests Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Hama massacre, as Arab and Western countries moved closer to agreement on action to halt a regime crackdown on dissent. 2012-02-02T10:47:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/NATO+discusses+US+plans+to+end+Afghan+combat+mission/-/1068/1318628/-/91idas/-/index.html NATO allies discuss Thursday US plans to end combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013 and shift to a training mission, as the alliance seeks to wind down a war that has dragged on for a decade. 2012-02-02T10:46:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Hundreds+stranded+overnight+on+trains+in+icy+Italy/-/1068/1318626/-/9cpnupz/-/index.html Hundreds of people were trapped overnight on trains 2012-02-02T10:44:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Indias+low+caste+queen+launches+re+election+bid+/-/1068/1318146/-/12frbb2z/-/index.html India's "Dalit Queen," a low-caste firebrand in power in the country's most populous state since 2007, launched her re-election bid Wednesday 2012-02-01T15:17:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Italian+surgeons+sue+French+breast+implant+maker+/-/1068/1318144/-/13qk4fs/-/index.html Italy's association of plastic surgeons AICPE on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the French breast implant maker PIP and Germany's TUV Rheinland. 2012-02-01T15:14:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/UNs+Ban+seeks+new+Israeli+Palestinian+talks+/-/1068/1318136/-/a9yvg3/-/index.html UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on Israel to create a "positive dynamic" to help kickstart stalled talks with the Palestinians. 2012-02-01T15:10:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Deep+freeze+claims+more+lives+in+Europe+/-/1068/1318134/-/5xocg2z/-/index.html Europe shivered in some of the coldest temperatures seen in decades Wednesday as the death toll topped 80 and countries battled to clear snow from roads and railways. 2012-02-01T15:07:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/UN+draft+resolution+calls+for+Assad+to+hand+over+to+deputy+/-/1068/1317396/-/3yaaudz/-/index.html A draft UN resolution on Syria seen by AFP Tuesday calls for the regime to put an immediate stop to violence against protesters 2012-01-31T14:29:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Beatrix+turns+74+is+oldest+ruling+Dutch+queen+/-/1068/1317388/-/15nseedz/-/index.html Dutch Queen Beatrix celebrated her 74th birthday Tuesday as the country's oldest ruling monarch 2012-01-31T14:23:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Syria+day+of+mourning+ahead+of+UN+showdown/-/1068/1317382/-/155fx0o/-/index.html Syria's opposition called for a "day of mourning and anger" after almost 100 people, mostly civilians, reportedly died in spiralling violence. 2012-01-31T14:18:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Norway+killer+wants+first+interview+with+foreign+TV+lawyer+/-/1068/1317378/-/10xq3osz/-/index.html The gunman who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway wants to give his first interview to a foreign television channel 2012-01-31T14:15:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Afghan+killed+for+giving+birth+to+girl/-/1068/1316806/-/52epqh/-/index.html Afghan police were on Monday hunting a man who allegedly killed his wife after she gave birth 2012-01-30T15:03:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romney+surges+to+double+digit+lead+in+Florida/-/1068/1316804/-/7vdhufz/-/index.html Mitt Romney stormed Monday towards a likely Florida primary victory that would all but lock 2012-01-30T15:01:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Freeze+kills+dozens+in+eastern+Europe/-/1068/1316802/-/bq8fhiz/-/index.html Freezing weather has killed dozens of people in central and eastern Europe over the past few days 2012-01-30T14:59:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Two+found+guilty+of+terrorist+plot+in+Prophet+cartoon+case/-/1068/1316796/-/14i0908/-/index.html An Oslo court on Monday sentenced two men to prison for planning to bomb the Danish newspaper 2012-01-30T14:51:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/26+killed+in+Peru+drug+rehab+centre+fire+/-/1068/1316304/-/tbdl9d/-/index.html A fire swept through a three-floor drug rehabilitation centre Sunday in a busy area of Lima, killing at least 26 people and injuring 12 others who were trapped inside, authorities said. 2012-01-29T17:10:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Maid+discrimination+row+hits+Chile+/-/1068/1316302/-/n4ewfd/-/index.html The treatment of maids by wealthy Chilean families has been thrust into the spotlight amid caustic comments by employers and tough rules banning them from walking to work on private paths. 2012-01-29T17:06:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Russia+faults+move+to+suspend+Syria+mission++/-/1068/1316294/-/fkovsj/-/index.html Russia on Sunday slammed a decision to suspend the Arab League’s observer mission in its long time ally Syria after a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. 2012-01-29T16:55:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Gingrich+endorsed+by+Cain+/-/1068/1316284/-/hv2n3f/-/index.html Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich won the endorsement of Herman Cain on Saturday, the only black candidate who took part in the Republican race. 2012-01-29T16:41:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Renegade+sperm+donor+triggers+US+probe+/-/1068/1315694/-/pry1qk/-/index.html A California man who donates his sperm for free to couples who want to have a baby is being investigated 2012-01-28T16:58:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/UN+split+on+Syria+action+as+more+die++/-/1068/1315692/-/18gcwvz/-/index.html A new bid by European and Arab states for UN action over Syria’s crackdown on dissent hit immediate Russian opposition 2012-01-28T16:57:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Japan+and+Russia+far+apart+on+territorial+row++/-/1068/1315690/-/i87s92/-/index.html Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said a heated, decades-long territorial dispute with Russia was far from solved 2012-01-28T16:56:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Why+many+Republicans+fear+a+Gingrich+win+/-/1068/1315684/-/23p6v6z/-/index.html His supporters make thousands of campaign calls and blanket Florida with signs as they dream of Newt Gingrich in the White House, but for many in his Republican Party such a scenario would be nothing short of a nightmare. 2012-01-28T16:53:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Lithuanian+central+bank+hit+by+cyber+attack+/-/1068/1315188/-/9ntpj7/-/index.html Lithuania's central bank said Friday it had been hit by a cyber-attack, but had eventually overcome the assault on its website and other online services. 2012-01-27T15:08:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Deal+struck+for+Italy+liner+passengers+/-/1068/1315186/-/kdltmu/-/index.html Some 3,000 survivors of Italy's cruise ship disaster will receive a basic 11,000 euros each plus expenses, negotiators announced Friday two weeks after the accident which is feared to have killed up to 32 people. 2012-01-27T15:05:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Iran+urged+to+cooperate+with+nuclear+inspectors+/-/1068/1315174/-/dq79tw/-/index.html The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog urges Iran to engage constructively with a team of inspectors 2012-01-27T14:57:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Romney+Gingrich+square+off+in+key+Florida+debate+/-/1068/1315172/-/olmo27/-/index.html Mitt Romney has opened up a nine-point lead on Newt Gingrich in a new Florida poll released Friday, just four days before the Sunshine State's primary to choose the Republican presidential nominee. 2012-01-27T14:56:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Obama+denies+class+war+over+big+tax+call+/-/1068/1314584/-/g0c8yo/-/index.html US President Barack Obama on Thursday denied Republican claims he was waging class warfare as he set out to sell his call for tax raise on the rich in states crucial to his reelection bid. 2012-01-26T17:16:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/UN+loses+count+on+Syria+killings+/-/1068/1314578/-/rjfphvz/-/index.html The UN said it cannot keep track of the death toll in Syria’s months-long unrest that has already cost more than 5,400 lives, as government forces targeted the protest hub of Hama with a major assault. 2012-01-26T17:12:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Rio+skyscrapers+collapse+killing+3+19+missing+/-/1068/1314572/-/m9cpxk/-/index.html Three people were confirmed dead and 16 were still missing early on Thursday after three office buildings, one of them 20 stories high, collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. 2012-01-26T16:59:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/French+police+arrest+boss+of+breast+implant+company+/-/1068/1314200/-/5hqt0xz/-/index.html French police arrest Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the breast implant company PIP 2012-01-26T08:08:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/US+forces+free+aid+workers+held+in+Somalia/-/1068/1313904/-/o1dy6yz/-/index.html US special forces swooped into Somalia to rescue an American and a Dane held by a pirate gang in a pre-dawn raid Wednesday that President Barack Obama said he had personally authorised. 2012-01-25T16:27:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Russia+stays+firm+on+Syria+as+regime+pounds+Hama/-/1068/1313876/-/d6icu4/-/index.html Russia said on Wednesday it would consider "constructive proposals" to end bloodshed in Syria 2012-01-25T16:02:16Z