Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Too early to say if Taliban behind French attack: NATO (Reuters)

Too early to say if Taliban behind French attack: NATO (Reuters)

Too early to say if Taliban behind French attack: NATO (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:49 AM PST

Reuters - The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan said on Tuesday there were no signs of organized infiltration of the Afghan security forces by insurgents, and it was too early to say if the Taliban were behind last week's killing of four French soldiers.

Japan task force kept no records of nuclear crisis response (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:24 PM PST

Reuters - Japan's energy minister admitted on Tuesday that no records were kept of top level discussions in the critical early days on how to respond to the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.

Two car bombs kill 10, wound 38 in Iraq capital (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:18 PM PST

A soldier inspects the site of a bomb attack occurred in Sadr city in northeastern Baghdad January 24, 2012. Two car bombs killed 10 people and wounded 38 others in Baghdad's northeastern Shi'ite district of Sadr City, police and hospital sources said. REUTERS/Kareem Raheem (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT)Reuters - Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad's Sadr City on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 38 in the latest attack targeting Shi'ite areas as a political crisis threatens to revive sectarian strife in Iraq.

Still Mourning: The Western Members of the Kim Jong Il Fan Club (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:10 AM PST

Time.com - Founded by a young Spaniard, the Korean Friendship Association mediates between Pyongyang and foreigners who wish to visit or do business. Its members are still grieving for the Dear Leader

Greece believes in debt deal despite interest cap (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:01 AM PST

AP - Greece's finance minister believes his country will be able to reach a deal with private bondholders to cut its debt, despite tougher terms set by its eurozone partners.

Israeli troops arrest Hamas lawmaker in West Bank (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:55 AM PST

Baraa Melhem, 20, poses for a photograph at her mother's house in the West Bank village of Qalandia, near Ramallah, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. A Palestinian woman was imprisoned for nine years in a bathroom by her father, beaten, barely fed and only let out at night, a social worker and police said Monday. Authorities said Melhem was in her early twenties and that she was initially locked up when she was between 10 and 12 years old. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)AP - The Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israeli troops have arrested one of its parliament members in the West Bank.

Mexico Navy takes over traffic police in top port (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:01 PM PST

AP - Authorities say the Mexican Navy has taken over traffic policing duties in the port city of Veracruz, which has been plagued by drug cartel violence.

Nigeria's Boko Haram killed 935 people since 2009: report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

A policeman checks a car for suspected explosive in Nigeria's northern city of Kano January 22, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer (NIGERIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)Reuters - The Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed at least 935 people since it launched an uprising in 2009, including more than 250 in the first weeks of this year, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear gas: group (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:54 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese security forces fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the southwest province of Sichuan, an advocacy group said, the latest sign of volatile ethnic unrest in the region.

Ottawa sees itself as protector of oil sands benefits (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's government has a responsibility to make sure people can take advantage of the economic benefits Alberta's massive oil deposits can generate, the country's energy minister said on Monday as he once again decried "radicals" bent on stopping Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway oil pipeline.

New Zealand whale stranding kills 36, threatens 40 (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:34 PM PST

AP - A mass-stranding of whales on a New Zealand beach has left 36 of the creatures dead and threatens 40 more.

EU approves embargo on Iranian oil, despite economic concerns (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The European Union today approved an unprecedented embargo on Iran’s oil industry, outlawing any new contracts effective immediately and giving countries five months to find new suppliers to replace their existing deals.

Can Europe's Oil Embargo Force Iran to Back Down on its Nuclear Program? (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:10 AM PST

Time.com - New sanctions are the toughest yet, deliberately designed to choke Iran's economic lifeline. They amount to a final roll of the dice in the standoff

Iran angry over EU unity on oil embargo (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iran reacted angrily today to a new European Union ban on oil imports and other sanctions that are the latest measures aimed at forcing Iran to curb its nuclear program.
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