Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Italy ship search suspended after hulk moves-officials (Reuters)

Italy ship search suspended after hulk moves-officials (Reuters)

Italy ship search suspended after hulk moves-officials (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:28 AM PST

Reuters - Italian divers suspended their search of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia after the vessel shifted slightly on its resting place near the Tuscan island of Giglio, officials said on Wednesday.

Pakistan rejects U.S. envoy visit: official (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:06 PM PST

A boy rides on the back of a bicycle amid dense fog on a cold morning in Lahore on January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRANSPORT)Reuters - Pakistan has rejected U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman's request to visit the country, a senior official said on Wednesday, highlighting the increased tensions between the uneasy allies.

Syria ready to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:14 PM PST

Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad wave Syrian flags and carry pictures of him as they write on what they said is the world's longest letter, in Damascus January 15, 2012. REUTERS/SANA/HandoutReuters - Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. President Barack Obama said he was looking to increase international pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step aside.

India says not seeking Iran oil waiver from U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:32 PM PST

Reuters - India is not seeking a waiver from the United States that would protect buyers of Iranian oil from a fresh round of sanctions, and New Delhi continues to import from Tehran, Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said on Tuesday.

Israel says "very far" from decision to attack Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:09 AM PST

Reuters - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday any decision about an Israeli attack on Iran was "very far off."

Q&A: Russia's Blogger in Chief on the Anti-Putin Movement (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:10 AM PST

Time.com - TIME talks to Andrei Navalny, who has the most popular political blog in Russia and is the acclaimed leader of the largest antigovernment protests since the fall of the Soviet Union

China policy hopes boost Asia stocks, Europe down (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:29 AM PST

CORRECTS CURRENCY TO EURO AGAINST YEN - Passers-by are reflected on an electronic stock board displaying the euro's quotation against the Japanese yen at a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Asian stock markets rose, focused on expectations that China will loosen its monetary policy to boost growth. But European shares slid in early trading as the continent's debt crisis once again moved to the forefront.

Egypt's military ruler warns of 'grave dangers' (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:27 AM PST

AP - Egypt's military ruler says his country is facing unprecedented "grave dangers" and warns the military will not surrender to attempts to hurt the nation.

Peace Corps pullout latest blow to Honduras (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

AP - The U.S. government's decision to pull out all its Peace Corps volunteers from Honduras for safety reasons is the latest blow to a nation still battered by a coup and recently labeled the world's most deadly country.

Tourists from 5 nations victims in Ethiopia attack (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:48 AM PST

AP - Gunmen in the Ethiopia's arid north attacked a group of European tourists, killing five, wounding two and kidnapping two, an Ethiopian official said Wednesday.

Second Aussie surfer this month attacked by shark (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

AP - A 44-year-old surfer suffered serious wounds to his thigh and buttocks in Australia's second shark attack this month.

Nortel case delay highlights Canada crime approach (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:02 PM PST

Reuters - The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.

Anti-whaling activists clash with Japan harpoon ship (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:58 PM PST

Reuters - Japanese whalers and protesters clashed on Wednesday in the Southern Ocean, with activists saying three of their crew were injured by grappling hooks and a bamboo pole and Japan claiming the anti-whalers tried to cut ropes and tangle propellers.

Greece lurches closer to collapse (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:19 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Greece, where the eurozone debt crisis started in 2009, seems to be closer to financial collapse than ever. 

In Libya, a Salafi Campaign against Tombs and Heineken (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:10 AM PST

Time.com - In community after community, rigid fundamentalists are going after purveyors of alcohol and Muslims who pray at the burial sites of saints

Garbage piles up in 'green' Mexico City (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - One can’t miss the garbage truck in Mexico City, whose arrival is announced by the clanging of a bucket-sized bell and a cloud of pungent exhaust.
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