Sunday, February 26, 2012

Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught (Reuters)

Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught (Reuters)

Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:56 AM PST

Reuters - Explosions shook several embattled Syrian cities on Sunday before polls opened for a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028.

U.S. democracy activists to go on trial in Egypt (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 03:15 PM PST

Reuters - Dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans go on trial in Egypt Sunday in a politically charged case which has set off a crisis in relations between Cairo and Washington and threatened $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.

Blast rocks Nigerian church in volatile Jos, 2 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:46 AM PST

Reuters - An explosion killed at least two people at a church on Sunday in the central Nigerian city of Jos, witnesses said.

Senegalese vote in test of nation's stability (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:07 AM PST

Reuters - Senegalese started casting their ballots on Sunday in an election pitting President Abdoulaye Wade against a field of rivals, who say his bid for a third term is illegal and risks destabilizing the usually tranquil West African state.

Cairo's NGO Trials: Will Egypt Throw American Democracy Advocates into Jail? (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - The case may upend U.S.-Egyptian relations as well as further tarnish the military regime's already shaky commitment to reform

Magnitude-6.8 quake shakes Siberia (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST

AP - A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook southwestern Siberia on Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Qatar emir: Arab identity in Jerusalem at risk (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:55 AM PST

AP - Qatar's ruler says the Arab identity in Jerusalem is threatened by Israeli expansion around the city claimed as capital by both Israel and Palestinians.

Fire at Brazil's Antarctic base kills 2, injures 1 (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:55 PM PST

AP - A fire at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday killed two navy personnel and forced the evacuation by helicopter of 44 people, the Brazilian navy said.

Mandela spends night in hospital after test (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:12 AM PST

Journalists keep watch outside a military hospital in Pretoria after claims that Mandela is hospitalized there February 25, 2012. Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday to be treated for a AP - South Africans prayed for the health of former President Nelson Mandela on Sunday, as the government offered reassurance that the 93-year-old was doing well after spending the night in a hospital following tests for an undisclosed stomach complaint.

Afghan president renews call for calm (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:50 AM PST

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (Pakistan's Movement for Justice) stand on top of a U.S. flag during an anti-American demonstration in Quetta February 25, 2012. About 50 supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf gathered during a rally to condemn the burning of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in Afghanistan on Tuesday. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)AP - Afghanistan's president has renewed his calls for calm in a televised address to the nation after the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base sparked five days of violent protests.

Australia's Gillard set to win prime ministerial vote (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 11:07 PM PST

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was poised to win a leadership vote against rival Kevin Rudd on Monday despite polls showing a government under her leadership would be decimated at the next elections due by late 2013.

Syrians in Homs feel abandoned by world (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Syrian military took its bombardment of the rebel-held Baba Amro district of Homs into a fourth week on Saturday as the Red Cross tried to evacuate more distressed civilians from the city.

The Emergency Session on Syria: That's What Friends Are For? (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - In Tunis, the "Friends of Syria" conference composed of more than 60 countries falls short of any real action on the war in Syria.

President Hadi takes power as Yemen's first new leader in three decades (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:04 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Yemenis officially swore in Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi as president on Saturday, making Yemen the fourth nation to remove its leader since the Arab spring began one year ago.
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