Friday, February 10, 2012

Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold (Reuters)

Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold (Reuters)

Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:12 PM PST

Reuters - Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs on Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the centre of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Pakistan turmoil expected after PM's contempt appeal rejected (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:47 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected the prime minister's appeal against summons in a contempt case on Friday and is set to charge him on Monday, a move likely to bring fresh political turmoil to the chronically unstable country.

EU asks India to help bring Iran to nuclear talks (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:22 AM PST

Reuters - The European Union has asked India to use its leverage to bring Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear program, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday, as Asia's third-largest economy prepares to increase trade with Tehran.

Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:35 PM PST

Koyu Abe, a Zen priest, prepares for a workshop to inform local residents on how to deal with radioactive contamination at his study room in Joenji temple in Fukushima, northern Japan February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago.

Spain: Why 'Superjudge' Baltasar Garzon Is Being Punished (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:00 AM PST

Time.com - One of the world's top crusaders against human-rights violations has been banned from the bench for 11 years. And his legal troubles aren't over

NYSE Euronext profit down on blocked merger costs (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:52 AM PST

AP - NYSE Euronext on Friday said costs related to its collapsed merger with German stock market Deutsche Boerse caused a slump in fourth quarter earnings.

Two explosion hit northern Syrian city of Aleppo (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:51 AM PST

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show smoke filling the air near a mosque in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTAP - Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power.

Crime cutting into Brazil's Carnivals amid strike (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:48 AM PST

Vendors wait for customers at the entrance of a store at the Pelourinho neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. A police strike and a resulting wave of violence is scaring off visitors to Brazil's third-largest city leaving the cash registers unusually quiet. Police demanding better pay and benefits walked off the job in the northeastern state of Bahia more than a week ago, doubling the number of murders and flooding Brazilian airwaves with alarming footage of looted banks and businesses. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - In the run-up to this city's huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is normally buzzing as hoards of revelers scoop up rubber thong sandals, teeny bikinis and sarongs printed with the Brazilian flag.

Guinea colonel charged 2 years after massacre (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:44 AM PST

AP - A Guinean government official says a high-ranking military commander has been charged in connection with a massacre at a soccer stadium more than two years ago.

Pakistan court rejects PM's plea in contempt case (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:47 AM PST

Troops of Pakistan para military force guard the Supreme building during proceedings on Thursday, Feb 9, 2012. The Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is facing contempt proceedings for not obeying the court order regarding an old corruption case against the president. The Prime Minister is due to appear before the court on Feb 13. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)AP - Pakistan's top court rejected Friday a last-ditch appeal filed by the prime minister against a looming contempt charge, paving the way for a case that could plunge the nuclear-armed country into political turmoil.

Oil-rich Alberta says provincial deficit to fall (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST

Reuters - The Canadian province of Alberta, the largest oil exporter to the United States, said on Thursday it expects to post a smaller budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year as economic growth boosts revenue from taxes.

Greece secures last-minute bailout deal, but it will hurt (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:12 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Greek leaders have clinched a last-minute deal demanded by international lenders in exchange for a bailout that would prevent the country from defaulting on its sovereign debt.

After Somalia, Another Giant Famine Looms in Africa (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:00 AM PST

Time.com - One famine -- Somalia's -- may be officially over but in the vast stretch of the Sahel, millions of people face drought and famine. It can still be avoided

Despite Fukushima disaster, anti-nuclear activists fight uphill battle in Japan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:52 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March unleashed the largest wave of public protest the country, not known for its activism, has seen in decades.
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