Thursday, January 12, 2012

AFGHANISTAN: US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses

AFGHANISTAN: US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses

AFGHANISTAN: US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 02:08 PM PST

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that appears to show US troops urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and promised an investigation into the incident.

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NIGERIA: Nigerian unions meet with president amid fuel strikes

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:57 PM PST

Nigerian unions met with President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday after threatening to shut down crude oil production but said their strike will continue. Demonstrators are protesting against the end of fuel subsidies, which has doubled petrol prices.

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EUROPEAN UNION: EU reaches 'outline' deal on balanced budget laws

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:59 PM PST

European Union officials reached an "outline agreement" Thursday on a pact that would call on EU members to introduce legislation requiring balanced budgets, a move designed to calm fears over sovereign debt ahead of a January 29 crisis summit.

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AVIATION: Air France plan cost cutting to slash debt

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:08 PM PST

Air France-KLM said in a statement on Thursday that it was embarking on "an ambitious three-year plan to restore profitability", including a salary freeze and a reduction in investment, in a renewed bid to tackle its debt.

FRANCE: Muslim celebrations ‘should be French bank holidays’

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

France's Green presidential hopeful raised heckles across the political spectrum Tuesday by suggesting that France should honour Muslim and Jewish festivals as well as Christian ones, by according them a national holiday.

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SYRIA: France demands inquiry into journalist's death in Homs

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

French authorities have demanded an investigation into the killing of French television reporter Gilles Jacquier in the Syrian city of Homs, the first reported instance of a Western journalist being killed in 10 months of Syrian unrest.

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IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast remains not those of missing reporter

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:19 PM PST

Remains exhumed this month in the Ivory Coast do not belong to a missing French-Canadian journalist, a family lawyer said Thursday. Guy-André Kieffer was investigating corruption in the cocoa industry when he disappeared in Abidjan in 2004.

MARKETS: Spain doubles target at first 2012 bond auction

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:38 AM PST

The first Spanish bond auction of 2012 raised €10 billion on Thursday – double its initial target – and Italian bond yields fell to their lowest level since June, prompting European markets and the euro to consolidate gains.

BURMA: Burma signs historic ceasefire with Karen rebels

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:56 PM PST

Burma's government signed a cease-fire agreement on Thursday with ethnic Karen rebels who have been fighting for greater autonomy for more than 60 years.

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NORTH KOREA: Kim Jong-Il's remains to go on permanent display

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:43 PM PST

North Korea said on Thursday it will keep the preserved body of former leader Kim Jong-Il on permanent display in the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in the capital Pyongyang – the same building that holds the embalmed remains of his father, Kim Il-Sung.

FRENCH POLITICS: 'The time for change is now', say French Socialists

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 07:34 AM PST

Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande celebrated the opening of his campaign headquarters in Paris on Wednesday, unveiling his official campaign slogan – "The time for change is now" – in front of a panel of journalists.

INTERNET: Personalised '.anything' domains go on sale

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:09 AM PST

Organisations can begin applying Thursday to register and run their own domains rather than letting the operators of ".com" and other extensions operate them. Registering a ".anything" domain is available for a $185,000 application fee.

SOMALIA: Local militia forces Red Cross to halt Somalia food aid

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had suspended food aid to 1.1 million people in southern and central Somalia on Thursday after local militia blocked deliveries in certain parts of the famine-hit country.

JAPAN: Japan vows 'concrete' steps to cut Iran oil imports

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:14 PM PST

Japan vowed to take serious measures to cut Iranian oil imports on Thursday after visiting US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (pictured) looked to Tokyo for support as the White House steps up pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme.

USA: Republican candidates campaign in South Carolina ahead of primary

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 01:37 AM PST

US Republican presidential candidates were in South Carolina on Wednesday for a fierce 10-day campaign ahead of the state's primary elections as Mitt Romney held on to his lead for the party's nomination, after victories in Iowa and New Hampshire.

HAITI: Two years on from quake, Haiti remains in distress

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:16 PM PST

Two years after a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Haiti, killing between 200,000-300,000 people and displacing scores more, almost 520,000 survivors still live under tarpaulin in camps dotted around the capital.

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EGYPT: Egypt debates the future of its tourism industry

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:53 AM PST

Almost one year after former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power, violent protests and unrest are scaring tourists away. The final results of Egypt's first post-revolution election could see Islamists playing a big role in the country's new Parliament. Many in Egypt are concerned they may further damage the tourism industry which has suffered a heavy loss in revenues. Kathryn Stapley and Sonia Dridi went to find out more.

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FRANCE: A new start for France's relations with Rwanda?

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

A new French inquiry into the assassination of former Rwandan President Habyarimana, which triggered the Rwandan genocide in 1994, could improve relations between France and Rwanda. President Kagame is no longer thought to have orchestrated the assassination, as was previously determined by a heavily-criticised probe conducted by France several years ago, and which led to Rwanda breaking off diplomatic relations.

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THE INTERVIEW: Balázs Denes, Executive Director, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 07:27 AM PST

Is democracy slowly being dismantled, piece by piece, in the very heart of the European Union? It may sound dramatic, but a growing chorus of critics - both at home and abroad – says that's exactly what's happening in Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his centre-right Fidesz party. Balázs Denes of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union gives us his point of view.

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