Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Syrian forces attack Hama, Homs despite pressure to stop (Reuters)

Syrian forces attack Hama, Homs despite pressure to stop (Reuters)

Syrian forces attack Hama, Homs despite pressure to stop (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:42 PM PST

Reuters - Syrian government forces launched an offensive on the city of Hama early on Wednesday, firing on residential neighborhoods from armored vehicles and mobile anti-aircraft guns, opposition activists said.

Iran to load own nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:54 AM PST

Reuters - Iran will load locally made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran Research Reactor on Wednesday for the first time, a senior official told the Students News Agency ISNA.

Egypt to hold presidential poll in May: report (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:02 PM PST

Reuters - Egypt's first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown a year ago will be held by late May, Wednesday's state newspaper al-Ahram quoted a government minister as saying.

Thais find possible bomb link in Thai, India attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:37 PM PST

Reuters - Thai investigators believe they have found a link between this week's bomb blasts in Bangkok and New Delhi, a senior security official said on Wednesday, two of three botched attacks Israel has blamed on Iran.

NATO forces in Afghanistan say killed eight youths in air raid (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:41 AM PST

Reuters - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they killed eight young Afghans in eastern Kapisa province last week in an air strike that enraged the Afghan government, and came soon after a United Nations report showed civilian casualties of the decade-long war rose again in 2011.

In Iran, a Stirring of Green Protesters Produces a Clampdown (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:40 AM PST

Time.com - Security turned out in force to quash demonstrations by opponents of the regime. But the fact that the Green movement made an effort proves it has not been eradicated

Iraqi-born Islamist cleric in Norway terror trial (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:52 AM PST

AP - Iraqi-born cleric Mullah Krekar has pleaded not guilty in Norway to charges of making death threats against politicians and encouraging suicide bombings.

Activists: Oil pipeline attacked, on fire in Syria (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:25 AM PST

Civilians flee from fighting after Syrian army tanks enter the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Syrian government forces renewed their assault on the rebellious city of Homs on Tuesday in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days, as the U.N. human rights chief raised fears of civil war. (AP Photo)AP - An oil pipeline in the central Syrian city of Homs was attacked Wednesday, setting off a huge blaze, while regime troops stormed several residential neighborhoods in the nearby city of Hama, activists said.

Venezuela court blocks destruction of voter lists (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:59 PM PST

Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles smiles during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Capriles, who won Venezuela's first-ever opposition presidential primary Sunday, is calling for 'balanced elections,' criticizing the use of government money and slanted coverage in state media as President Hugo Chavez seeks re-election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Venezuela's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered opposition electoral officials not to destroy lists of voters following primary elections, a decision that was promptly condemned by opposition leaders who vowed to keep voters' identities secret.

AU forces capture rebel strongholds near Somali capital (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 01:05 PM PST

Soldiers in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) take their positions during fighting between Islamists and government forces in southern Mogadishu, February 14, 2012. Somalia's government called on Monday for the lifting of an arms embargo to help it resist an al Qaeda-backed Islamist insurgency. The appeal follows al Qaeda's declaration last week that the Somali militant group al Shabaab was joining its ranks, which raised concerns the Somali rebels' weakened campaign might be re-energised. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - African Union troops launched an offensive against al Qaeda-linked Somali rebels and captured strongholds to the south of the capital Mogadishu, the AU force said on Tuesday.

Oil rises above $101 as Middle East tensions rise (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:55 AM PST

Black smoke is seen from Homs refinery February 15, 2012. An explosion hit a major oil pipeline feeding a refinery in Homs, sending a large plume of smoke rising into the sky, witnesses said. The blast hit the pipeline near a district being shelled by government troops, they said. REUTERS/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS BUSINESS ENERGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Oil rose above $101 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as escalating tensions in the Middle East outweighed lingering concerns about Greece's ability to implement austerity measures to resolve its debt crisis.

Trudeau son Justin mulls possible separate Quebec (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:09 PM PST

Reuters - The son of one of the greatest defenders of Canadian unity, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, has stirred up a hornets' nest by speculating about backing Quebec separatism if the country moves too far right.

Muslim group boss: No Syria military intervention (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST

AP - The international community must rule out military intervention as a solution to the Syrian crisis, the leader of a global Islamic group said Wednesday.

India's economy loses its luster (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:51 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - India's rise looks to be on the skids for now.

Beirut: Where Valentine's Day Belongs to Another Kind of Saint (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:40 AM PST

Time.com - The romantic holiday is also the date of the assassination of one of Lebanon's political heroes. His supporters take grim pleasure at the travails of Syria's leader

Putin vows to halt Russia's population plunge with babies, immigrants (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:06 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia's falling population poses a dire threat to the country's existence, which he will reverse with sweeping new social policies if he's elected to a third presidential term in polls that are now less than three weeks off.
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