Monday, January 30, 2012

Troops seize Damascus suburbs back from rebels (Reuters)

Troops seize Damascus suburbs back from rebels (Reuters)

Troops seize Damascus suburbs back from rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:23 PM PST

Reuters - Troops seized eastern suburbs of Damascus from rebels late on Sunday, opposition activists said, after two days of fighting only a few kilometers from the centre of power of President Bashar al-Assad.

6.3 earthquake shakes Peru but no injuries or damage reported (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:31 PM PST

Reuters - A earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rattled the coast of Peru early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Dalai Lama and West "distorting protests" to tarnish China (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:01 PM PST

Reuters - The Tibetan government-in-exile has colluded with Western governments to distort a recent string of police shootings in Tibetan areas of China in a bid to discredit the government, an official Chinese newspaper said Monday.

Australia's navy told to be more visible near resource projects (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:37 PM PST

Reuters - Defense planners urged Australia's military on Monday to maintain a stronger presence in the country's north and northwest to guard the booming resource industry and be better placed to respond to challenges from Asia and the Indian Ocean.

In Egypt, a Year After: One Revolution, Two Perspectives (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST

Time.com - Egyptians are in two camps. One believes the revolution is unfinished and must be reinvigorated. The other sees substantial progress over the past year

Philips CEO warns H1 2012 "won't be easy" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:29 PM PST

Reuters - Dutch Electronics giant Philips will book further, unspecified, restructuring charges in the first half of 2012, Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten said on Monday.

Israeli settler seeks to beat Netanyahu in primary (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:08 AM PST

Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin poses for a portrait in an office Sunday Jan. 29, 2012, in the coastal town of Caesarea. Feiglin, a hardline Jewish settler who supports cash incentives to empty the West Bank and Gaza of Palestinians is running against Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's ruling Likud party's primary, a race he has little chance of winning but one in which he could deliver an embarrassing blow to the country's leader. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - A hard-line Jewish settler who wants to pay Palestinians to leave the West Bank and Gaza is running against Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's party primary election.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Peru (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:42 PM PST

AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck on the coast of central Peru.

Sudan-held Vitol oil tankers freed: industry source (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

Reuters - Two oil tankers carrying South Sudanese crude that were held by Sudan earlier this month chartered by oil trading giant Vitol were freed late on Sunday, an industry source told Reuters.

Ex-Pakistani envoy to US wins court victory (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:30 AM PST

Indian voters wait to cast their ballots at a polling station near the India-Pakistan border for the Punjab State Assembly elections in the village Bachiwind, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Amritsar, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. More than 20 million people in two northern states went to the polls in key elections expected to reflect on the popularity of India's ruling Congress party. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Pakistan's former ambassador to the U.S. said Monday that a travel ban imposed on him during the investigation of a controversial memo sent to Washington has been lifted.

Three Canadians jailed for life for "honor killings" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:41 PM PST

Reuters - Three members of an Afghan Canadian family were found guilty of the "honor killing" of three siblings and a fourth relative on Sunday after a high-profile trial that has fascinated Canadians.

Australia reviews timetable for buying 12 F-35s (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:07 PM PST

AP - Australia is reviewing its timetable for buying 12 of the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighters between 2015 and 2017 after the Unites States announced a rethink of its own purchase schedule for the futuristic warplanes.

After Egypt, Tunisia, Libya overthrows, Arab upheaval begins to settle (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Tumult. Tragedies. Victory. Exulta­tion. That was 2011 in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, where longstanding dictators were swept away by popular revolts that are still reshaping the Arab world.

The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST

Time.com - Despite the embargo and their cold war, the two countries appear to be in some synch over fear of potential drilling catastrophes

The man who would defeat Hugo Chávez (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - After 12 years orchestrating his Bolivarian Revolution, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is preparing to run for a fourth, six-year term in power. But a traditionally disjointed opposition has finally begun to work together to battle for his defeat in this year’s Presidential election.
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