Tuesday, January 31, 2012

SYRIA: Clinton urges support for UN resolution on Syria

SYRIA: Clinton urges support for UN resolution on Syria

SYRIA: Clinton urges support for UN resolution on Syria

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:06 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to support a Western-Arab resolution endorsing an Arab-League plan that calls for a power transfer, amid worsening violence.

SENEGAL: Police fire tear gas on anti-Wade protests

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST

Senegalese riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands of protestors who had rallied in a Dakar square Tuesday to protest against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term in office.

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FOOTBALL: Gabon beats Tunisia to top group C

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST

Gabon secured the top slot in group C at the African Cup of Nations Tuesday by beating Tunisia 1-0 with a goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has scored successively for the past three games.

FOOTBALL: Morocco wins 1-0 against Niger in uninspiring match

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:14 PM PST

Morocco scored a last-minute goal to beat Niger 1-0 over Niger Tuesday in what was the last game for both teams in the African Cup of Nations, after finishing behind group winner Gabon.

UK-ARGENTINA: Britain sends warship on ‘routine’ Falklands operation

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:18 PM PST

The British government said Tuesday it was sending a warship to the Falkland Islands but insisted the deployment was routine in spite of an escalating war of words with Argentina. Both countries claim sovereignty over the South Atlantic islands.

FINANCE: Cameron's tax jibe backed by French financiers

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:23 AM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron might be at odds with Nicolas Sarkozy over the French president's proposed "Tobin tax" on financial transactions. But it seems some in the French trading community agree with him.

INTERNET CENSORSHIP: Twitter CEO defends new censorship policy

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:10 AM PST

Twitter's announcement that it will censor content in countries where content contravenes local laws has sparked outrage. The site's CEO has defended the new policy as the only way to navigate a treacherous legal minefield.

SPAIN: Spanish judge defends probe into civil war atrocities

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:17 AM PST

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon (pictured), known for investigating crimes against humanity, testified at his own trial on Tuesday in defense of his attempt to probe right-wing atrocities committed under former dictator General Francisco Franco.

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FRANCE: Senators seek review of law on genocide denial

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:19 AM PST

A group of French senators have asked the constitutional council to review a law passed last week outlawing the denial of a genocide recognised by French law, namely the Holocaust or the 1915-1916 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

EUROZONE: Eurozone unemployment rate hits record high of 10.4%

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:33 AM PST

Unemployment in the 17-nation eurozone has risen to its highest level ever, hitting 10.4% in December, Eurostat data showed on Tuesday. It is the highest jobless rate recorded since June 1998, before the single currency was introduced in 1999.

On The Observers: ‘No playing with toys,’ Russian police tell protesters

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST

  Teddy bears, Lego and dolls are all the rage with anti-government protesters in Russia. Whether it's because they don't have time to request a permit to hold a demonstration, or because their requests have been denied, activists are turning to toys to do their protesting for them. The authorities, however, are not amused. Read more…

ON THE BLOGS: French elections: Sarkozy follows in footsteps of Mitterrand

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:27 AM PST

President Nicolas Sarkozy's refusal to confirm his bid for a second term in office has ruffled journalists and infuriated the opposition. But a quick look at past elections suggests his predecessors were in no greater hurry.

SYRIA: Moscow stalls diplomatic offensive on Syria

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:55 AM PST

A senior Russian diplomat warned that the push to adopt a Western-Arab draft resolution on Syria was a "path to civil war" there, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday, but stopped short of explicitly threatening to veto the draft.

THE INTERVIEW: Philippe Bodoreau, Managing Director, PIMCO

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:02 AM PST

Douglas Herbert speaks to Philippe Bodereau, Managing Director at PIMCO. He has a bird's-eye vantage on Europe's prospects as a place to invest - now and in the future. He is Senior Vice President at the UK branch of PIMCO, a California-based investment firm that is also the world's biggest bond buyer. So does he think that in the name of trimming deficits, Europe's leaders are imposing a cure that's worse than the disease?

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THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW: Anders Borg, Swedish Finance Minister

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:16 AM PST

Markus Karlsson meets with the Swedish Finance Minister, Anders Borg, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Anders Borg was ranked the best EU-finance minister in 2011 by the Financial Times.

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