Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:01:47 GMT
Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:01:47 GMT
Reuters - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.
Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:52:25 GMTReuters - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market was balanced.
Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:03:14 GMT
Reuters - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration's bid to broker peace in Afghanistan.
Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:09:30 GMTReuters - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.
Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar
(Reuters)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:20:52 GMTReuters - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on Saturday.
Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots
(Time.com)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:50:00 GMTTime.com - Four more die in a day of violent clashes, as anger over alleged police complicity in a stadium tragedy unleashes pent-up frustrations
Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants
(AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:41:40 GMT
AP - The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.
Iran begins new military exercises in south
(AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:18:07 GMT
AP - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.
Peru frees Chilean arrested outside air base
(AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:36:34 GMTAP - Peruvian police have freed one of two Chileans arrested this week on suspicion of espionage.
Lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
(Reuters)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:48:25 GMTReuters - A leading senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an Egyptian army team huddled with State Department officials to discuss the future of $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.
Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama
(AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:28:51 GMT
AP - The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July.
Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company"
(Reuters)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:56:44 GMTReuters - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests.
Australia's Gillard faces new leadership discontent
(Reuters)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:24:06 GMTReuters - Growing speculation that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be dumped by her party before the end of the year forced senior ministers to rally behind her Friday after a disastrous start to 2012.
Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy laws
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:06:00 GMTThe Christian Science Monitor - With its initial public offering this week, Facebook is roaring ahead. However, new European Union privacy regulations are taking aim at Internet companies' ability to profit through control of personal information – the key to their tremendous online advertising profits.
Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash
(Time.com)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:50:00 GMTTime.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows
A banker's punishment: Sir Fred Goodwin is now just Fred
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:20:09 GMTThe Christian Science Monitor - In the good times he was the doyen of British banking. Wealthy and courted by decision makers and knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to his industry, Sir Fred Goodwin, head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), seemed invincible.
