Saturday, January 28, 2012

SYRIA: Arab League suspends Syria monitoring mission

SYRIA: Arab League suspends Syria monitoring mission

SYRIA: Arab League suspends Syria monitoring mission

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST

The Arab League announced on Saturday it had frozen its nearly month-long monitoring mission to Syria over mounting violence. The mission was intended to gauge a 10 month-long crackdown on anti-government protests in the country.

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SENEGAL: Wade election ruling sparks opposition outrage

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 02:05 PM PST

Senegal's opposition said on Saturday they would make the country "ungovernable" if President Abdoulaye Wade (pictured) pursues plans to run for a third term in next month's elections, sparking fears of renewed riots in the West African country.

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NIGERIA: Can talking to Boko Haram give peace a chance?

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's challenge to the Boko Haram group to identify themselves and state their demands, surprised many Nigerians. Boko Haram's identity and demands are no secret. But can talks bring the peace Nigerians seek?

2012 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS: Ghana victorious with 2-0 win over Mali

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:49 PM PST

Ghana came out victorious with a 2-0 win over Mali on Saturday, to rise to the top of Group D at the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana faces off against Guinea on Wednesday, a match that will decide which team advances to the knockout stage.

AFGHANISTAN: Afghans criticise French plan to withdraw troops in 2013

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST

France's plans for an early withdrawal from Afghanistan drew criticism from Kabul on Saturday, with experts and lawmakers accusing French President Nicolas Sarkozy of putting politics ahead of Afghans' safety.

DAVOS FORUM: IMF chief calls on eurozone to boost financial 'firewall'

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:02 AM PST

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde led a global push for the eurozone to build up its financial firewall at the Davos Forum on Saturday, saying it is essential both as an act of trust and limiting contagion in the crisis-hit bloc.

GREECE: Greece, creditors near agreement on debt deal

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

Greece and its private creditors are close to finalising the details of an agreement that will reduce the country's debt while giving it more time to repay what it owes. Greece's creditors said on Saturday they expect to close the deal by next week.

PERU: Peru rehab centre torched in deadly fire

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:32 PM PST

A fire burned through a drug rehabilitation centre in an impoverished neighbourhood of Peru's capital Lima on Saturday, killing at least 26 people. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

ITALY: Plans to pump fuel from Concordia suspended as another body found

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST

Salvage crews have suspended plans to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner due to severe weather conditions on Saturday as searchers discovered another body, bringing the official death toll to 17.

USA: Gingrich, Romney vie for support ahead of Florida primary

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum against rival Mitt Romney (pictured) in Florida on Friday as the two vied for support ahead of the state's primary elections.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Azarenka in world No. 1 spot after beating Sharapova

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 02:48 AM PST

Third-seeded Belarusian Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam and became the new world No. 1 on Saturday after beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 in the Australian Open final.

FRANCE 24 BLOGS: Campaign Chronicles 2012: Jean-Luc Mélenchon: old-school call to arms.

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:01 AM PST

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, French candidate from the Left Front, will not be the next president. But while he's happy to weigh on the Socialist party's agenda, his real concern is convincing working-class voters not to be wooed by the Far Right.

EGYPT: Activists mark one year since army launched protest crackdown

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:12 PM PST

Thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for what activists called "the Friday of Pride and Dignity", demanding speedier democratic reform on the day marking one year since the army moved in to crush anti-Mubarak protests.

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EUROZONE: Fitch ratings downgrades five eurozone nations

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:09 AM PST

The Fitch ratings agency downgraded five eurozone countries -- Italy, Spain and Slovenia by two notches and Belgium and Cyprus by one each -- on Friday, while lowering its outlook on Ireland amid persistent concerns about European debt.

THE INTERVIEW: Arianna Huffington, President and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 11:53 AM PST

Stéphanie Antoine talks to Arianna Huffington, President and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW: Emma Marcegaglia, President of Confindustria

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

Markus Karlsson talks to Emma Marcegaglia, President of Confindustria, the main employers organisation in Italy, a country currently at the heart of the Eurozone's economic troubles. They met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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