Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Yemenis vote for post-Saleh era amid violence (Reuters)

Yemenis vote for post-Saleh era amid violence (Reuters)

Yemenis vote for post-Saleh era amid violence (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:56 AM PST

Reuters - Yemen sought to turn a new page in its troubled history Tuesday with the sole candidate to succeed ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh looking for a strong mandate from voters to rebuild a country pushed to the brink of civil war.

Syrian forces shell Homs district, kill 12: activists (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:38 AM PST

Reuters - Syrian government forces killed at least 12 people and wounded 100 on Tuesday when they unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said.

Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:29 PM PST

Reuters - Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said.

Japan, U.S. near deal on Iran oil import cut (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:29 PM PST

Reuters - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two ministers said Tuesday after a media report the two sides would settle on an 11 percent cut.

Lawyer sees "conspiracy of silence" in Mubarak trial (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST

Reuters - A lawyer acting for the families of those killed in Egypt's uprising against Hosni Mubarak Monday told the court trying him that there had been a "conspiracy of silence" by those seeking to shield the former president.

Take Two: Can a Second Bailout Save Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:45 AM PST

Time.com - After months of delays, arguments and doubts, euro zone finance ministers agreed on a second, $170 billion bailout of beleaguered Greece in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Greece secures bailout to avoid debt default (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:51 AM PST

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, left, shakes hands with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble during a round table meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Eurozone governments will likely approve on Monday a long-elusive rescue package for Greece, saving it from a potentially calamitous bankruptcy next month, senior officials said. But finance ministers meeting in Brussels will have a few last issues to wrangle over, such as tighter controls over Greece's spending and further cuts to the country's debt load. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece euro130 billion ($170 billion) in additional bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default next month.

Iran says UN nuke inspectors will not visit sites (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 2007 file picture an anti-aircraft gun position is seen at Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran. Iran has put finishing touches for the installation of thousands of new-generation machines at a cavernous underground bunker that would allow it speed up production of material that can be used to arm nuclear warheads, diplomats tell The Associated Press, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. While saying that the electrical circuitry, piping and supporting equipment for the new centrifuges was in place, the diplomats emphasized that Tehran had not started installing more efficient centrifuges at its Fordow facilty and could not say whether it was planning to. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)AP - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says a U.N. team visiting Iran has no plans to inspect the country's nuclear facilities but will only hold talks with officials in Tehran.

Inmate massacre highlights Mexico jail corruption (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:30 PM PST

Police hold back the relatives of inmates outside Apodaca correctional state facility as they try to get past the gates in Apodaca on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012. A fight among inmates at the prison led to a riot that killed dozens on Sunday, according to a security official. (AP Photo/Hand Maximo Musielik)AP - Nine guards have confessed to helping Zetas drug gangsters escape from prison before other Zetas slaughtered 44 rival inmates, a state official said late Monday, underlining the enormous corruption inside Mexico's overcrowded, underfunded prisons.

Zimbabwe's president says mediator can be fired (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 02:38 PM PST

AP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Monday that he reserves the right to disregard efforts by South African President Jacob Zuma to mediate disputes in the nation's troubled coalition government.

Angry Afghans protest Quran disposal at US base (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:52 AM PST

A child stands with his father as they wait to receive blankets and winter jackets from Welthungerhilfe, a German NGO, during a snow fall at a camp for internally displaced Afghans in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb, 20. 2012. More than 40 people, most of them children, have frozen to death in what has been Afghanistan's coldest winter in years, an Afghan health official said Monday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Police say more than 2,000 angry Afghans are protesting the improper disposal of Qurans and other Islamic religious materials at an American air base north of Kabul.

Australian PM hosts dinner for lesbians and gays (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:06 AM PST

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard, an opponent of same sex-marriage, hosted a dinner for two lesbian couples and a pair of gay men at her official residence on Tuesday after an Australian activist group won a charity auction.

Johannesburg no longer a no-go for tourists, investors (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In recent decades, downtown Johan­nesburg achieved near-mythical status as being one of the most dangerous places in the world. Its spiraling crime rate and rapid urban decay drove white business and residents out. Foreign visitors were warned to stay away for fear of their lives, and investment in the city ground to a near halt.

A Hunger Striker at Death's Door Turns up the Heat on Israel and the Palestinians (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:45 AM PST

Time.com - "The West Bank's Bobby Sands" is how some in the British media have begun referring to Khader Adnan, as the 33-year-old Palestinian detainee marks Monday as his 65th day of refusing food from his Israeli gaolers

Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia needs to launch a major military buildup to prepare for life in a dangerous world where international law is breaking down, the West feels free to intervene in sovereign countries, and rivals could invade Russia to seize its rich trove of natural resources, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned.
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