Monday, January 2, 2012

SYRIA: Arab League calls for complete ceasefire in Syria

SYRIA: Arab League calls for complete ceasefire in Syria

SYRIA: Arab League calls for complete ceasefire in Syria

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:19 PM PST

Syria's military withdrew from cities on Monday but security forces continue to kill protesters, according to the Arab League's Secretary General Nabil Elaraby in Cairo, despite the presence of foreign monitors in the country.

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US POLITICS: Republicans look to Iowa, Romney looks further ahead

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST

After a tumultuous few months of volatile polls and tense debates, conservative presidential hopefuls are bracing themselves for the Iowa caucuses that kick off the 2012 Republican primary season on January 3. France24.com takes a closer look.

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Iran: Iran successfully test-fires three missiles in Gulf

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:12 PM PST

Iran successfully test-fired three missiles near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, capping six days of naval exercises in the Gulf amid rising tensions with the West over its nuclear programme.

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SOUTH SUDAN: 50,000 flee South Sudan tribal violence, says UN

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST

The UN humanitarian co-ordinator for South Sudan told Reuters on Monday that between 20,000 and 50,000 people have fled the newly-formed nation to escape the ongoing tribal warfare. South Sudan became independent in July 2011.

HUNGARY: Tens of thousands protest against Hungary government

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:38 PM PST

Tens of thousands of people protested in Budapest on Monday against the centre-right government's new Basic Law, which they view as a move by the ruling party to undermine democratic institutions.

NIGERIA: Protesters clash with police after petrol subsidy ends

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:20 PM PST

Police clashed with protesters in the Nigerian capital of Lagos Monday as anger mounted over the ending of fuel subsidies, a move which will more than double petrol prices in the poverty stricken country.

SPORT: Al-Attiyah, Coma win second stage of Dakar Rally

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:53 PM PST

Qatar's defending Dakar Rally car champion Nasser Al-Attiyah took Monday's second stage despite engine trouble that set him back 10 minutes on Sunday. Motorcycling champion Marc Coma had earlier won his 17th career stage.

LIBYA: Tunisia demands fair trial guarantees for Libya's ex-PM

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (pictured), demanded guarantees on Monday on his first state visit to Libya that the country's ex-premier Baghdadi al-Mahmudi will get a fair trial and not be harmed physically as conditions for handing him over.

Iraq: Iraq war death toll at 162,000, says NGO

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:15 AM PST

The UK-based NGO Iraq Body Count (IBC) said Monday that the death toll in Iraq since the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to last month's withdrawal of US forces is at 162,000. The NGO also said 79 per cent of fatalities were civilians.

DIPLOMACY: Palestinians and Israelis to meet in Jordan

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:48 PM PST

Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday to discuss stalled peace talks, this time in neighbouring Jordan. But officials on both sides say an imminent resumption of negotiations is unlikely.

EGYPT: Egypt defends raids on NGO offices

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST

Egypt has defended the decision last week to raid the offices of 17 non-governmental organisations, some funded by the US, as part of investigations into illegal political funding. Washington has threatened to cut aid to Egypt over the raids.

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SPACE: NASA twin probes begin circling moon

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:08 AM PST

NASA ushered in the new year with a pair of probes circling the moon in preparation for the latest mission to determine what lies below the surface of Earth's closest neighbour.

THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW: Gerald Celente, CEO of the Trends Research Institute

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:33 AM PST

American Trend Guru Gerald Celente gives his gloomy forecast for the global economy in 2012. He's the founder of the Trends Research Institute, and he's been credited for predicting the dot-com bubble as well as the financial crisis.

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THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW: Eric Bompard, CEO of Bompard

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:51 AM PST

Cashmere sweaters are a hit for Christmas. How did this luxury material become accessible to everyone? Markus Karlsson asks "the French king of Cashmere" Eric Bompard.

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