Thursday, February 23, 2012

Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears (Reuters)

Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears (Reuters)

Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:01 PM PST

Herman Nackaerts (R), head of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrives from Iran next to delegates Raphael Grossi (L) and Laura Rockwook at the airport in Vienna February 22, 2012. The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had failed to secure an agreement with Iran during talks over disputed atomic activities and that the Islamic Republic had rejected a request to visit a military site. The team from the IAEA had hoped to inspect a site at Parchin, southeast of the capital Tehran, where the agency believes there is a containment chamber to test explosives, suggesting possible weapon development. Iran has denied the charge that it is developing nuclear weapons. REUTERS/Herwig PrammerReuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's latest mission to Iran failed to budge a defiant Tehran over its disputed nuclear program, sending oil prices to a nine-month high over fears of an increasing risk of confrontation with the West.

Taliban urge Afghans to kill "invaders" amid new protests (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:59 PM PST

Reuters - The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in the country as a third day of violent protests began.

Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:03 AM PST

Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded opposition Sunni Muslim districts in the city of Homs for the 20th day on Thursday, activists said, despite international outrage over the reported killing of more than 80 people on Wednesday.

Death toll in Iraq attacks rises to 50: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:12 AM PST

Policemen inspect the remains of a vehicle used in a bomb attack in the city of Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad February 23, 2012. A car bomb exploded near a parking lot, killing one person and wounding 10 in Hilla, police said. REUTERS/Habib (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - The death toll in a wave of bombings and other attacks across Iraq on Thursday has risen to 50, police and hospital sources said.

Thousands back Putin's presidential bid in Moscow (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:23 AM PST

Reuters - Thousands of people marched in Moscow under Russian flags, balloons and banners on Thursday to back Vladimir Putin's bid to return to the presidency and counter opposition protests that have challenged his authority.

What Iran's Inspection Rebuff Says About Prospects for Nuclear Diplomacy (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:05 AM PST

Time.com - Tehran's rejection on Tuesday of an International Atomic Energy Agency request to visit a sensitive military site signaled grim prospects for diplomacy resolving the nuclear standoff

Tens of thousands attend pro-Putin rally in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:10 AM PST

AP - Tens of thousands of people are marching along the Moscow River to take part in a campaign rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Attacks across Baghdad, Iraq provinces kill 48 (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:02 AM PST

Policemen inspect the remains of a vehicle used in a bomb attack in the city of Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad February 23, 2012. A car bomb exploded near a parking lot, killing one person and wounding 10 in Hilla, police said. REUTERS/Habib (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)AP - Officials say attacks across Baghdad and several Iraqi provinces have killed 48 people and wounded more than 200 in an unrelenting wave of violence that mostly appeared to target security forces.

Screams haunt Honduran who freed inmates in fire (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:10 AM PST

AP - The screams haunt convicted murderer Marco Antonio Bonilla, even now as Honduras hails him a hero for saving hundreds of inmates from fire raging through their prison.

KBR ex-CEO to be sentenced Thurs. in bribery case (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:19 AM PST

AP - A former chief executive of construction giant KBR Inc. faced sentencing Thursday for a federal bribery conviction related to the company's natural gas operations in Nigeria from 1995 to 2004.

Mazda shares dive on plan to raise $2 billion (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:09 AM PST

AP - Mazda stock dived nearly 7 percent Thursday after the struggling car maker said it will raise about $2 billion from selling new shares to invest in assembly plants and developing new vehicle technologies.

Air Canada mechanics, baggage handlers reject labor (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:59 PM PST

Reuters - Air Canada's 8,600 mechanics, baggage handlers and cargo agents have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the country's biggest airline, a union spokesman said on Wednesday, marking another setback for the carrier during a year of rocky labor relations.

Australian PM calls party vote as challenger rises (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:17 PM PST

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by Kevin Rudd, the colleague she ousted in a Labor Party coup nearly two years ago.

Report: London no safer for all its CCTV cameras (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - London is considered the most spied-on city in the world, courtesy of its ubiquitous CCTV cameras, purportedly there to reduce crime. But according to a recent report, there's been little or no change in London's crime rates since they were more widely installed in the mid 1980s.

Grasping at Straws: The Syrian Opposition Appeals to Russia (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:05 AM PST

Time.com - In the face of continuing bloodshed in their homeland, one anti-Assad group courts the regime's allies in the Syrian business community and Moscow. Is it all in vain?

As austerity bites hard, a once pliant Spain revolts (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:09 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - After four days of daily protests, some violently dispersed, Spain is bracing for a cycle of social unrest against the harshest austerity measures in decades. At stake is not only Spain’s economic recovery, but that of the European Union.
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