Tuesday, January 24, 2012

USA: State of the union is 'getting stronger': Obama

USA: State of the union is 'getting stronger': Obama

USA: State of the union is 'getting stronger': Obama

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:51 PM PST

US President Barack Obama called for greater economic fairness in his annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The president also called on Congress to invest more in education and clean energy.

FRANCE: French foreign minister rules out 2012 Afghan exit

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:01 AM PST

Foreign Minister Alain Juppé (second from right) said Tuesday that France would not complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2012 despite the killing of four French soldiers by a member of the Afghan army last week.

FRANCE: Turkey's Erdogan hits out at 'racist' French genocide bill

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:09 PM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted French lawmakers on Tuesday for being "racist and discriminatory" after the Senate passed a bill that would outlaw denying that the 1915 massacre of Armenians in Turkey amounted to genocide.

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EGYPT: One year on, Egypt marks start of unfinished revolution

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:31 PM PST

It has been one year since protesters in Cairo set in motion Egypt's popular uprising, turning "January 25" into a battle-cry for revolution. But after 12 months of a rocky transition to democracy, few are ready to celebrate an unfinished revolution.

CINEMA: The Artist at the Oscars – a triumph for silent film and relentless campaigning

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

French silent film "The Artist" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards on Tuesday, including best picture and best director. The nominations are a coup for French film, silent cinema and masterful marketing by a seasoned American Oscar campaigner.

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ECONOMY: IMF cites eurozone debt in lowering 2012 growth forecast

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:57 AM PST

The International Monetary Fund lowered its global economic growth forecast for 2012 to 3.3% from the 4% it predicted in September, citing the eurozone debt crisis and steep government budget cuts as danger factors.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations: Ghana's Mensah plays hero and villain in defeat of Botswana

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:14 PM PST

Ghana captain John Mensah scored the only goal in his team's 1-0 win over Botswana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday before his sending off in the 66th minute led to a shaky finish for Group D's hot favourites.

ON THE BLOGS: Presidential hopeful ridiculed over 'time-travel' gaffe

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:25 AM PST

Centrist candidate Hervé Morin (pictured) has failed to rally much support ahead of France's upcoming presidential election, but one epic gaffe could mean the coup de grace for his campaign.

EGYPT: Egypt to lift decades-old state of emergency law

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

Egypt's military leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi announced Tuesday that the country's state of emergency law, in place since 1981, will be lifted on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the start of the protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak.

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SYRIA: Gulf states to pull monitors from Syria

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:47 AM PST

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Tuesday that it would withdraw its monitors from the Arab League mission in Syria, following the lead of Saudi Arabia, saying it was "certain the bloodshed would continue".

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USA: Under pressure from rivals, Romney reveals tax returns

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:51 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his US taxes on Tuesday to reveal that he paid an effective tax rate of 13.9% in 2010. Because his income derives mainly from capital gains, he pays a lower rate than many in the top tax bracket.

NIGERIA: Fresh attacks, car bombs bring chaos to Kano

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:27 PM PST

Residents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano said Tuesday they heard explosions and gunshots coming from an area near the police station, following last week's deadly gun battles in which at least 185 people were killed.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations: New-look Tunisia vow to make history at Africa Cup

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:28 AM PST

After stunning Morocco in their opening fixture at the Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia's new crop of players want to build on the victory and write their names into the history of the tournament.

IRAN - NUCLEAR: Defiant Iran accuses Europe of 'psychological warfare'

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:46 PM PST

Iran on Monday accused Europe of "psychological warfare" following the EU's decision to impose an unprecedented oil embargo on Iran. Iranian officials have threatened to stop the West importing oil from the Gulf by closing the Strait of Hormuz.

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RWANDA - GENOCIDE: Canada deports Rwandan genocide suspect Leon Mugesera

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:55 PM PST

Two Canadian courts on Monday rejected an appeal for a stay of deportation from Leon Mugesera, accused of delivering a speech that helped incite the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which radical ethnic Hutus killed as many as 800,000 Tutsis.

On The Observers: Huddled for warmth, Syrian refugees say not enough done to protect from cold

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:22 AM PST

Parts of Turkey's south were hit by an unusual amount of snowfall over the weekend, wreaking havoc on refugee camps set up in the region to shelter those displaced by Syria's deadly, 10-month-long crisis. Read more…  

THE INTERVIEW: Jean Maher, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organisation

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:54 AM PST

As Egypt's Parliament holds its first post-Mubarak session, Jean Maher, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organisation, tells Melissa Bell that the electoral process was not democratic and expresses concern about the rights of women and minorities.

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SPAIN: Spain's judge Garzon in the dock

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:20 AM PST

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon faces a courtroom once again - but this time, he's the defendant. Garzon faces charges of breaking Spain's amnesty law, which prevents the prosecution of anyone accused of political crimes during the Franco years. The judge was investigating the disappearance of 114,000 people between 1936 and 1975, which he says were crimes against humanity, and therefore not subject to the amnesty law.

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