Tuesday, January 17, 2012

ITALY: Cruise ship captain placed under house arrest

ITALY: Cruise ship captain placed under house arrest

ITALY: Cruise ship captain placed under house arrest

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

The captain of an Italian cruise liner shipwrecked near Tuscany is under house arrest, his lawyer said Tuesday. He faces manslaughter charges for prematurely fleeing the ship as it capsized, claiming the lives of at least 11 people.

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SOMALIA: Somalia is the new hotspot on the ‘jihadi tourism’ trail

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:06 AM PST

Somalia is hardly an attractive destination, but a former US soldier has just joined the ranks of foreigners trying to join the al Shabaab Islamist group. Why is Somalia gathering so many of the world's wannabe jihadists?

FRANCE - JUSTICE: Sarkozy ally charged in media spying scandal

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST

A French judge on Tuesday charged prosecutor Philippe Courroye, a close ally of President Nicolas Sarkozy, with allegedly spying on a journalist investigating a political financing scandal linked to billionaire L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

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IVORY COAST: Clinton ‘encouraged by progress’ in Ivory Coast

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton met President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast Tuesday while on a diplomatic tour of Africa. Clinton told reporters she admired the government's commitment to hold human rights abusers "accountable."

HUNGARY: EU threatens legal action over controversial reforms in Hungary

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:22 PM PST

European Commission president José Manuel Barroso threatened legal action against contentious new legislation in Hungary Tuesday, in a marked ratcheting up of rhetoric. The row threatens the country's appeal to the IMF for crucial financial aid.

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FRANCE: Debate swirls as Paris embraces video surveillance

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:56 AM PST

A debate over surveillance cameras is raging in Paris, where police are in the process of establishing a widespread system of "video protection". Is it a necessary security measure or a needless infringement of civil liberties?

INTERNET: Wikipedia to temporarily close English site to protest piracy law

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:16 AM PST

Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia anyone can edit, announced Monday on Twitter that it will shut down its English-language site for 24 hours on Wednesday to protest draft anti-piracy legislation to appear before the US Congress.

AEROSPACE: EADS creates 9,000 jobs as Airbus celebrates record-breaking year

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:01 PM PST

European plane maker Airbus said Tuesday it had a record-breaking year in 2011, outselling Boeing for the ninth consecutive year. Outgoing chief of parent company EADS announced the creation of 9,000 new jobs in 2012.

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SYRIA: Syria rejects Arab troops as UN urged to intervene

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

Syria on Tuesday rejected Qatar's proposal to send troops from Arab countries to halt the ongoing violence. Army defectors fighting the regime have called on the UN to initiate military action.

UK - JUSTICE: UK loses legal bid to deport Jordanian cleric

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada - a former close ally of Osama bin Laden - could not be deported from the UK to his native country, where he has been convicted in absentia of two bomb plots.

SOUTH SUDAN: ‘Women, children, and the elderly’ targeted in deadly sectarian clashes

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 07:10 AM PST

Gunmen reportedly killed dozens of villagers in South Sudan's beleaguered Jonglei state late Monday. The state's governor said the victims were mostly "women, children, and the elderly" and that the attackers burned the town overnight.

GREECE: Strike over austerity plans shuts down Athens transport

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:33 AM PST

Striking workers disrupted transport in Athens Tuesday, halting the metro and ferry systems to protest against austerity plans, as EU, IMF and European Central Bank officials began reviewing Greek accounts ahead of a planned €130 billion rescue deal.

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SPAIN: Judge who indicted Pinochet goes on trial in Spain

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:37 AM PST

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who indicted Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet, went on trial Tuesday for allegedly ordering illegal wiretaps. Garzon faces another trial next week involving his probe into atrocities during Spain's civil war.

US POLITICS: Republicans target Romney in South Carolina debate

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:53 AM PST

The five remaining Republicans vying for the party nomination have zeroed in on frontrunner Mitt Romney, criticising his venture capitalist past and his record as a moderate, in the first of two debates ahead of South Carolina's primary on Saturday.

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YEMEN: Al Qaeda seizes Yemeni town in latest militant victory

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 11:32 PM PST

Al Qaeda fighters early Monday seized control of Radda, 130 kilometres from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, freeing prison inmates and appointing a new ruler for the territory in the latest militant victory over the country's weak central government.

FRANCE: French centrist Bayrou leads in popularity, new poll shows

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:05 AM PST

Centrist presidential candidate François Bayrou leads President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist François Hollande in French popularity polls, a survey showed on Monday, but remains in fourth place regarding voter intentions.

KENYA: ICC to rule on 2008 post-election massacres

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:50 AM PST

Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the violence that followed Kenya's elections in 2008. Many of the victims are still waiting for justice. The International Criminal Court is due to decide whether to try six suspects accused of orchestrating the violence, two of whom are planning to run for the presidency in elections later this year.

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EGYPT: Islamists set to dominate Egyptian parliament

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak are coming to a close. On January 23, two days after the anniversary of the revolution, the newly elected People's Assembly will hold its first session. With islamists of various tripes holding a majority of seats, negotiations have begun between parties to determine the shape of the new parliament.

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THE INTERVIEW: Jan Randolph, director of Sovereign Risk, IHS Global Insight

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 06:35 AM PST

France has successfully sold 8.59 billion euros in short-term bonds, paying a lower rate of interest than at a previous similar auction. This comes despite the loss of its triple-A credit rating last Friday. Jan Randolph gives us his insight into Standard & Poor's ratings downgrades and the seemingly paradoxical market reaction.

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