Monday, January 9, 2012

Split in Syria's opposition over road map for future

Split in Syria's opposition over road map for future


Split in Syria's opposition over road map for future

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:53 AM PST

Syrian opposition groups continue to try and agree on a common strategy for change in their country. The Syrian National Council met in Turkey…

Clashes after Yemen's cabinet backs Saleh amnesty

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST

There have been clashes in Yemen after the cabinet approved a draft law that would give President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution.…

France and Germany push controversial Tobin tax

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST

The idea of taxing financial transactions has resurfaced with both Paris and Berlin agreeing such a levy in the EU should be imposed. France,…

Baghdad bomb blasts kill at least 15 people

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

Two bomb attacks have killed at least 15 people in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The bombs exploded near groups of Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded at…

Opposition mounts to financial transaction tax

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted on Monday that they do want to press ahead with a financial…

Messi completes Ballon d'Or hat-trick

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:09 AM PST

Argentina and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won FIFA's Ballon d'Or for a third year running on Monday following the award ceremony in Zurich.  …

Press conference ends with attempted suicide

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:54 AM PST

What started as a normal press conference ended with an attempted suicide. Col Mikolaj Przybyl had called the media to his office in Poznan in…

Three dead in Nigeria fuel strike clashes

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST

Three people have been shot dead during a nationwide strike in Nigeria against the government's decision to scrap fuel subsidies. The price of a…

'Kim Jong-il' weeps for late North Korean leader

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:41 AM PST

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Romney looks to bolster his advantage in New Hampshire primary

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:22 AM PST

Mitt Romney and his campaign team appeared to strut to New Hampshire with confidence. The US Atlantic seabord state in the northeast neighbours…

Financial tax backed by Germany and France

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:34 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared relaxed when they faced the press following their first crisis meeting…

Guinea-Bissau leader Sanha dead at 64

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Malam Bacai Sanha, the president of Guinea-Bissau, has died in Paris after a short illness, media reports said on Monday. The 64-year-old…

Spanish fishermen protest cancelled EU deal with Morocco

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST

About 2,000 fishermen and their families were out on the streets of Barbate to express their anger at an EU decision to scrap a fishing accord with…

2011 bumper year for Rolls-Royce

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:57 AM PST

Rolls-Royce, the British-based luxury carmaker, which is owned by Germany's BMW, has announced production rose by 31 percent last year and it sold…

Unions strike in Nigeria over fuel subsidy cuts

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST

Trade unions in Nigeria staged a nationwide strike on Monday over the government's scrapping of fuel subsidies. The industrial action in Africa's…

Pilot strike grounds Iberia flights

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:44 AM PST

Spanish airline Iberia has cancelled hundreds of flights due to fresh pilot strikes on Monday and Wednesday in protest at plans to launch a new,…

China and S Korea discuss trade and changing neighbours

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:33 AM PST

Whilst South Korea's president Lee Myung-bak is in China on a state visit, nuclear envoys from both countries will also meet to discuss stability in…

US primaries: how it works

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:05 AM PST

According to the US constitution to stand any chance of becoming President of the United States of America, a candidate must be:   *-at least 35…

Jacob Zuma sings for ANC's 100th anniversary

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:58 AM PST

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NZ: residents warned off beach after broken ship spills its cargo

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:41 AM PST

As goods from the Rena cargo ship wash onto New Zealand beaches, police have closed parts of the seashore to prevent people collecting the items.…

Syrians describe violence to Arab monitors

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:40 AM PST

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US-Iranian man to be executed for being a spy

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 02:03 AM PST

A court in Tehran has given a death sentence to an American man of Iranian descent. After a trial which started last month, Amir Mirzai Hekmati has…

American 'spy' sentenced to death in Iran

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:34 AM PST

A US-man of Iranian descent has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for America. Twenty-eight year old Amir Mirza Hekmati is guilty of…

Sodomy case against Malaysia opposition leader dropped

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:33 PM PST

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of sodomy charges. In a surprise ruling, a judge dismissed the charges, which carried…

Ahmadinejad rallies support in Venezuela

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:03 PM PST

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Venezuela at the start of a tour of Latin American countries. The visit is being seen as a…

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