Sunday, January 8, 2012

Iran uranium enrichment site operational soon: official (Reuters)

Iran uranium enrichment site operational soon: official (Reuters)

Iran uranium enrichment site operational soon: official (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:02 AM PST

In this Jan. 5, 2012 handout photo released by the US Navy, a US sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd’s (DDG 100) visit, board, search and seizure team greets a crew member of the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai. U.S. military officials say the Navy has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates. The rescue Thursday comes amid escalating threats from Iran that it could block the Strait of Hormuz in response to stronger economic sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear enrichment program.(AP Photo/ U.S. Navy) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALESReuters - Iran's underground uranium enrichment facility will start operations soon, a senior official was quoted by Iranian media on Sunday as saying, a move likely to increase tension between the Islamic state and the West over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

U.S. concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:12 PM PST

Reuters - The United States called on its ally Bahrain on Saturday to investigate the case of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist who the opposition says was beaten by security forces.

Five severed heads found in northern Mexican city (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:28 PM PST

Reuters - Mexican police in the northern city of Torreon found the severed heads of five people killed in a suspected outbreak of drug gang violence.

North Korea to top agenda at Lee-Hu summit in China (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:58 PM PST

Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will this week ask China's leaders to use their influence to lean on North Korea to show restraint amid a delicate transition to a new leadership.

Waiting for the Sentence: Joran van der Sloot's Slow Road to Justice (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:30 PM PST

Time.com - The main suspect in the Natalee Holloway case is about to find out his fate in the death of a young Peruvian woman

Why Hungary's New Constitution Could Be Bad for Europe (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:30 PM PST

Time.com - Sparking protests and bringing together bickering opposition parties, Hungary's new constitution also threatens the country's economy and its place in the European Union

Report: Iran begins enrichment at new site (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:01 AM PST

In this Jan. 5, 2012 handout photo released by the US Navy, a US sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd’s (DDG 100) visit, board, search and seizure team greets a crew member of the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai. U.S. military officials say the Navy has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates. The rescue Thursday comes amid escalating threats from Iran that it could block the Strait of Hormuz in response to stronger economic sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear enrichment program.(AP Photo/ U.S. Navy) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALESAP - Iran has begun uranium enrichment program at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday.

Haiti 2 years later: Half a million still in camps (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:00 PM PST

In this Jan. 1, 2012 photo, Mamoune Destin, 33, wife of Meristin Florival, stands in their tent at the Beaubin camp for people displaced by the powerful 2010 earthquake in Petionville, Haiti. Two years afterwards, more than half a million Haitians are still homeless, and many who have homes are worse off than before the Jan. 12, 2010 quake, as recovery bogs down under a political leadership that has been preoccupied with elections and their messy aftermath. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - Days after the earthquake killed his little girl and destroyed much of his house, Meristin Florival moved his family into a makeshift tent on a hill in the Haitian capital and called it home. Two years later they're still there, living without drains, running water or electricity.

End of decades of Nigeria cheap gas fuels unrest (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:42 PM PST

People protest over fuel prices in Abeokuta , Nigeria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Police fired tear gas to break up a sleep-in protest at a traffic roundabout in northern Nigeria early Thursday, as tensions mounted over spiraling gasoline prices in this oil-rich nation.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - For decades, Nigerians have expected low gasoline prices, one of the few perks seen by residents of an oil-rich nation where corruption siphons billions. Now, that long-cherished benefit has ended, more than doubling prices and fueling a planned nationwide strike by angry labor unions.

Activists detained on Japan whaling vessel: Sea Shepherd (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:45 AM PST

Reuters - Three Australian environmental activists were detained on board a Japanese whaling ship on Sunday after boarding in protest at Japan's annual whale cull in the Antarctic, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said.

Body found in Ivory Coast may be missing reporter (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:19 PM PST

Reuters - Investigators in Ivory Coast have unearthed a body which they say may belong to Franco-Canadian journalist Guy-Andre Kieffer, who went missing in country's economic capital Abidjan in 2004, his brother told France 3 television on Friday.

Grounded cargo ship breaks apart on NZ reef (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST

AP - A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears a fresh oil spill could wash ashore, maritime officials said Sunday.

Claim and Counterclaim: Who Is Bombing Damascus? (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:30 PM PST

Time.com - The regime says terrorists are behind the attacks (and by extension the protests); the opposition claims the incidents are staged by the government
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