Monday, January 23, 2012

FRANCE: French Senate passes bill outlawing genocide denial

FRANCE: French Senate passes bill outlawing genocide denial

FRANCE: French Senate passes bill outlawing genocide denial

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:35 PM PST

France's Senate has passed a bill outlawing the denial of a genocide that has been recognised by French law, namely the Holocaust or the 1915-1916 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. Turkey had threatened to impose sanctions if the bill passed.

IRAN - NUCLEAR: European Union approves embargo on Iranian oil

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST

EU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to ban imports of Iranian oil as part of efforts to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme. The move comes amid a tense stand-off between the US and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

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IRAQ: US Marine agrees to lesser charge in Haditha killings

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:13 AM PST

The US sergeant that led a Marine unit accused of killing 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha after their comrade was killed by a roadside bomb pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Monday. Frank Wuterich now faces a maximum three-month sentence.

KENYA: Top Kenyans face ICC trial over post-election violence

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

The International Criminal Court on Monday confirmed that four Kenyan officials, including two leading presidential candidates, will be tried for their roles in the bloody aftermath of the 2007 election.

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FRENCH ELECTIONS: Candidate endorsements enrage small parties, again

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST

Under French law, presidential hopefuls need the backing of 500 mayors to become bona fide candidates. Political parties out of the mainstream say the practice is undemocratic.

LIBYA: Gaddafi loyalists, govt militia clash in Bani Walid

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

Four people were killed on Monday when forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi clashed with troops serving the country's interim leadership in the late Libyan leader's former stronghold of Bani Walid, witnesses said.

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FRANCE: 'Le Huffington Post' launches in Paris

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST

The Huffington Post launched its French version Monday under the direction of Anne Sinclair (centre), wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned as head of the IMF in May after being charged with sexual assault. The charges were later dropped.

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NIGERIA: Police find explosives cache in wake of Islamist attacks

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:21 AM PST

Nigerian police found vehicles filled with explosives in the city of Kano on Monday, three days after members of Islamist sect Boko Haram killed at least 178 people in a series of attacks and battles with police in the northern city.

On The Observers: Maldivians fear island nation may be slipping back into dictatorship

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:55 PM PST

After three decades of one-man rule, many Maldivians hoped President Mohamed Nasheed would steer the tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean towards democracy. But the controversial arrest of a judge has stoked fears that the country could be in for more of the same, if not worse.

AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS: Tunisia stun Group C favourites Morocco

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:10 PM PST

Tunisia secured a surprise 2-1 victory over favourites Morocco on Monday to go level with co-hosts Gabon at the top of Group C.

AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS: Co-hosts Gabon off to winning start against Niger

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:29 AM PST

Gabon's Africa Cup of Nations campaign got off to a winning start on Monday when they defeated tournament newcomers Niger 2-0 in Libreville. St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubeyang inspired the Panthers to a confidence-boosting first win.

EGYPT: Egypt's parliament names speaker in first post-Mubarak session

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:46 AM PST

Egypt's parliament on Monday elected Saad al-Katatni of the moderate Islamist Muslim Brotherhood to serve as speaker in the first parliamentary session since the party won a majority in legislative elections.

TUNISIA: Trial of Tunisian TV chief who aired 'Persepolis' postponed

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

The director of Tunisia's Nessma TV appeared in court briefly Monday before his trial was adjourned until April 19. Nabil Karoui is accused of "offending decent morals and causing public unrest" for airing the Franco-Iranian film "Persepolis".

IRAN: French, British vessels join US warship in Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:26 AM PST

A Royal Navy frigate and a French ship joined the USS Abraham Lincoln (pictured) in sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Monday. Iran has threatened to close the strategic waterway in response to Western sanctions.

ITALY: Italy to pump oil from Concordia as more bodies found

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

Two more bodies were recovered from the remains of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Monday, bringing the death toll to 15, as Italy prepared to pump some 2,380 tons of fuel from the shipwrecked liner to avert an environmental disaster.

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ASIA-PACIFIC: Asia welcomes the lunar Year of the Dragon

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:44 AM PST

More than a billion Asians welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday as they celebrated the start of the lunar new year with feasts and fireworks from Malaysia to the Koreas. A dragon year is thought to bring luck and prosperity but also volatility.

François Hollande: he who dares, wins?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:42 AM PST

THE INTERVIEW: Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST

As the French Senate prepares to vote on controversial legislation that would criminalize any public denial of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expresses his many concerns about the bill.

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