Saturday, February 4, 2012

Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote (Reuters)

Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote (Reuters)

Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington. The Obama administration pressed Russia on Friday to back a softened version of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria, though it was unclear if the compromise wording would compel President Bashar Assad to step down as Washington wants. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)Reuters - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.

Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:52 AM PST

Reuters - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market was balanced.

Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST

The Tolonews website runs a story on its front page reporting about the news of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in Kabulin this May 23, 2011, file photo. The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration's bid to broker peace in Afghanistan. The unusual message kicked off a debate within the administration about whether it was truly authored by the mysterious one-eyed preacher believed to be directing the Taliban from hiding in Pakistan -- and its meaning for U.S. efforts to forge a negotiated end to America's longest war. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/Files (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)Reuters - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration's bid to broker peace in Afghanistan.

Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:09 PM PST

Reuters - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.

Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:20 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on Saturday.

Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - Four more die in a day of violent clashes, as anger over alleged police complicity in a stadium tragedy unleashes pent-up frustrations

Russia warns UN vote on Syria will end in scandal (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:05 AM PST

AP - Russia's foreign minister sternly warned Washington Saturday that any attempt to put a draft resolution on Syria to vote at the United Nations would lead to "scandal," a blunt warning that Moscow is prepared to use its veto power.

Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:00 AM PST

In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2012, a Syrian rebel stands next to a destroyed government forces tank as they replace on it Syrian revolution flags, in Homs, central Syria. Syrian forces have detained and tortured children as young as 13 as the government tries to crush an uprising that began nearly 11 months ago, Human Rights Watch said Friday as fresh clashes erupted between regime troops and rebels in the country's south. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs on Saturday, killing more than 200 people in what appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.

Peru frees Chilean arrested outside air base (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:36 PM PST

AP - Peruvian police have freed one of two Chileans arrested this week on suspicion of espionage.

Lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:48 PM PST

Reuters - A leading senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an Egyptian army team huddled with State Department officials to discuss the future of $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.

State election has big implications for all India (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:06 AM PST

AP - One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away.

Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company" (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 02:56 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests.

Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy laws (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:06 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - With its initial public offering this week, Facebook is roaring ahead. However, new European Union privacy regulations are taking aim at Internet companies' ability to profit through control of personal information รข€" the key to their tremendous online advertising profits. 

Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows

A banker's punishment: Sir Fred Goodwin is now just Fred (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:20 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In the good times he was the doyen of British banking. Wealthy and courted by decision makers and knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to his industry, Sir Fred Goodwin, head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), seemed invincible.
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