Monday, February 27, 2012

Homs under fire, Syria awaits referendum result (Reuters)

Homs under fire, Syria awaits referendum result (Reuters)

Homs under fire, Syria awaits referendum result (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:32 AM PST

Reuters - Syrian artillery pummeled rebel-held areas of Homs on Monday before an expected government announcement that a vote - decried as a sham by the opposition and the West - has approved a new constitution proposed by President Bashar al-Assad.

Car bomb kills three at east Afghanistan airport: police (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:53 PM PST

Reuters - Three people were killed and five wounded when a powerful car bomb exploded at the gates of Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, police told Reuters.

Nine killed in Afghan airport bomb, NATO base attacked (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:01 PM PST

Reuters - A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest incident of violence and protests since copies of the Koran were inadvertently burned at a NATO base last week.

Plot to assassinate Putin foiled: Russian TV (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:06 PM PST

Reuters - Russian and Ukrainian security groups have foiled a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after Russia's March 4 presidential election, Russia's pro-government Channel One television said on Monday.

Australia PM Gillard wins leadership ballot, government (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:37 PM PST

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard convincingly won a leadership vote against rival Kevin Rudd on Monday, just as opinion polls showed her unpopular minority government clawing back voter support despite the bitter fight to head the party.

Viewpoint: Why Kevin Rudd Rejected by His Party Colleagues (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST

Time.com - Resoundingly rejected by his colleagues, one of Australia's most talented and compelling politicians has moved to the irrelevance of the backbench -- for now, at least

Report: Russia, Ukraine foiled plot to kill Putin (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:17 AM PST

AP - Russian and Ukrainian special services have arrested a group of suspects over an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia's state television reported Monday.

Yemenis march to demand ex-president's prosecution (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:25 AM PST

AP - Tens of thousands of Yemenis are protesting in the capital Sanaa demanding prosecution of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Colombia's FARC announces halt to kidnapping (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 03:56 PM PST

AP - Colombia's main rebel group said Sunday it is abandoning the practice of kidnapping and will soon free its last remaining "prisoners of war" — 10 security force members held for as long as 14 years.

Senegalese president booed on election day (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST

AP - Voters booed Senegal's president as he went to cast his ballot in elections Sunday, the latest sign of how his decision to seek a third term in office has caused his popularity to plummet and divided a country long considered a model of tolerance.

Olympus board resigns, taps chairman from bank (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:50 AM PST

AP - The entire board of scandal-tainted Olympus Corp. is resigning, and a new president and chairman were tapped Monday to lead a turnaround at the Japanese medical equipment maker.

Three killed in train derailment in Ontario (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST

An injured passenger is carried on a stretcher from a VIA passenger train that derailed in Burlington, Ontario, February 26, 2012. The VIA Rail train, which was travelling from Niagara Falls to Toronto with about 75 passengers, derailed at 1530 EST (2030 GMT), killing at least one person, according to media reports. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER)Reuters - A passenger train derailed near Burlington in southern Ontario on Sunday, killing at least three people, according to the train operator VIA Rail.

Australian PM knocks out rival, but not discontent (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:01 AM PST

AP - The vote that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called to snuff out dissent within her own party went overwhelmingly her way Monday, but the dissent doesn't appear to be going anywhere.

Koran-Burning: Can U.S. and Afghan Soldiers Work Together? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST

Time.com - The death of two American military officers allegedly at the hand of an Afghan colleague deepens a crisis that continues to weigh on the country
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