Tuesday, February 14, 2012

U.N. says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto (Reuters)

U.N. says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto (Reuters)

U.N. says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:01 PM PST

Reuters - The U.N. human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians to end pro-democracy protests and said he had been emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him.

Pakistan holds U.S. man after "bullets found in baggage" (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:23 AM PST

Afghan refugee children peek through a door curtain in the center of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Feb 13, 2012. Pakistan is seeking to return some 1.2 million Afghan refugees still living in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)Reuters - An American was held for questioning in Pakistan on Tuesday after security officials at the airport in northwestern Peshawar discovered bullets in his luggage, police said, the latest likely irritant in ties between the two countries.

Israel blames Iran after attacks on embassy staff (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:25 PM PST

Reuters - Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people.

Athens mayhem raises fears of Greek social explosion (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

Reuters - Greek political leaders say the nation must accept yet more punishing austerity or face a social explosion, but after a night of violence and destruction in Athens, some people fear this explosion may already be about to begin.

Britain frees radical cleric Abu Qatada (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:42 PM PST

Reuters - A radical cleric once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was freed from a British prison to live under virtual house arrest on Monday after a court ruled that his detention without trial was unlawful.

A Royal Visit but Little Change for Riot-Scarred North London Community (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:15 AM PST

Time.com - Prince Charles and Camilla make an appearance in the riot-scarred London community of Tottenham, but real recovery is still far off for most residents

Euro, global shares slip on European debt worries (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:35 AM PST

Retired Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis, who was arrested in uniform during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York last year, speaks to members of the news media at a demonstration, Monday Feb. 13, 2012, in Philadelphia. Lewis, 60, who retired in 2004, joined Occupy Philadelphia protesters on Monday, again wearing his old uniform. He says he's speaking out against corporate greed and corruption and is not breaking any law by wearing the uniform, despite Commissioner Charles Ramsey telling him to stop. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)Reuters - Global shares and the euro eased and safe-haven German government bonds rose on Tuesday as demand for riskier assets stalled after ratings agency Moody's downgraded six European nations, taking the shine off the Bank of Japan's policy easing.

Blast kills 1, wounds 6 people in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:19 AM PST

Staff Sgt. Keith Fidler kisses his wife Cynthia, as their son Kolin looks on, during a homecoming ceremony for the New York Army National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company's return from Iraq in New York in this April 8, 2011 file photographs. Kissing as a romantic sense of expression is believed to have begun in India, where an epic poem called the Mahabharata - believed to have been written about 1000 BCE - included history's first recognizable descriptions of romantic kissing. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY)AP - Iraqi officials say a bomb targeting a police patrol has killed one bystander and wounded six people in Baghdad.

UN Security Council visits Haiti to review mandate (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 09:03 PM PST

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a peacekeeping mission in Haiti known by its French acronym Minustah in 2004 following the overthrow of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - The U.N. Security Council began a four-day mission in Haiti on Monday to review the terms of its mandate and evaluate earthquake reconstruction efforts in the Caribbean country.

Clinton: Poverty helping fuel violence in Nigeria (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:53 PM PST

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during an annual ThisDay awards ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says poverty is fueling the religious violence tearing at Nigeria. In a speech Monday, Clinton acknowledged he was 'really worried' about the security problems now plaguing the nation, which includes increasingly violent attacks by a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram. Boko Haram is based in and has launched attacks across the nation's impoverished Muslim north. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton warned Monday that the rampant poverty that plagues oil-rich Nigeria — felt most acutely in its Muslim north — is fueling the religious violence now tearing at the nation.

Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:35 AM PST

A man walks past an iPad2 advertisement in Shanghai, China, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple Inc.'s iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark.

Air Canada confident of avoiding strike, says no lockout (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:16 PM PST

Reuters - Air Canada said on Monday it is confident of avoiding a damaging labor disruption involving its 3,000 pilots, and talks will continue even as a possible strike deadline nears.

Australian man fined for mooning Queen Elizabeth (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 06:16 PM PST

AP - A Sydney man has been fined 750 Australian dollars ($800) for mooning Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, during a royal visit to Australia.

Murdoch media crisis deepens with five new arrests (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:54 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The famed Rupert Murdoch tabloid scandal-mills are grinding yet again.

Single in Japan: Survey Finds Record Number Are Going Solo (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:15 AM PST

Time.com - A record number of Japanese will be spending Valentine's Day solo. What ever happened to love, marriage, baby carriage?

More than 30,000 Germans turn out against anti-piracy treaty ACTA (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:41 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Tens of thousands of Germans have protested against ACTA, a controversial international anti-piracy agreement that has embroiled Germany's politicians in a heated debate on whether the treaty is a useful tool to protect intellectual property or an infringement of personal freedom. 
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