Wednesday, February 29, 2012

SYRIA: Residents under fire as Homs assault continues

SYRIA: Residents under fire as Homs assault continues

SYRIA: Residents under fire as Homs assault continues

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:02 PM PST

Residents of the Baba Amr district of Homs were braced for more fighting late Wednesday as Syrian troops continued a ground assault on the besieged city. The UN's humanitarian chief said Wednesday she had received no response to a request for a visa.

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SENEGAL: Senegal's President Wade fails to win outright majority

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:03 PM PST

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade (pictured) has won 34.8% of the vote in his controversial bid for a third term, short of the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off vote against former premier Macky Sall, official results showed Wednesday.

NORTH KOREA: North Korea to halt nuclear, missile tests for US food aid

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:59 AM PST

North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear testing, launches of long-range missiles and uranium enrichment at its main Yongbyon nuclear facility in exchange for US food aid, state media and US officials said Wednesday.

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AUTO INDUSTRY: GM to take 7% stake in alliance with Peugeot

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

France's PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors announced plans for an alliance late Wednesday in a move that would see the US automaker taking a 7% stake in Europe's second-biggest car manufacturer, which hopes to raise €0.74 billion in the sale.

FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Can Hollande turn London’s French voters Socialist?

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:44 AM PST

Presidential frontrunner François Hollande made a campaign stop in the UK capital on Wednesday in the hope of seducing its booming French community. A London-based professor of French politics explains why the Socialist candidate might be in luck.

SOUTH AFRICA: ANC party expels combative youth leader Malema

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:39 PM PST

South Africa's ruling ANC expelled youth leader Julius Malema from its ranks on Wednesday, saying he had divided the party and failed to follow rules. Malema is known for his controversial calls to nationalise mining and seize farms owned by Whites.

EUROPE: ECB lends record €530 billion to European banks

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:27 AM PST

The European Central Bank released a record 530 billion euros on Wednesday, with hundreds of banks borrowing big on the low-interest loans. The cash injection is spurring hopes it will lead to lower borrowing costs across Europe.

SYRIA: Spanish 'El Mundo' journalist escapes city of Homs

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:21 PM PST

Spanish journalist Javier Espinosa of the daily "El Mundo" has escaped the Syrian city of Homs and is in Lebanon, the paper confirmed Wednesday. Two French journalists – William Daniels and Edith Bouvier, who is wounded – remain trapped in Homs.

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EUROPEAN UNION: Unions rally against austerity ahead of EU debt talks

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

Unions rallied in cities across Europe Wednesday on the eve of a key EU summit on tackling debt. Claiming austerity measures do not work, the unions seek a tax on financial transactions, a crackdown on tax evasion and a pooling of debt.

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France: French Socialists attacked by far-right supporters

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:20 AM PST

A prominent member of France's Socialist Party, Arnaud Montebourg, and his journalist partner were leaving a Paris restaurant on Tuesday when they were surrounded by some 15 far-right supporters who threw glasses at them and shouted racial epithets.

US POLITICS: Winner of Michigan and Arizona primaries: Obama?

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 06:38 AM PST

After winning primaries in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday, Mitt Romney is once again considered the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. So why is President Obama smiling?

EGYPT: Egypt sets first post-Mubarak presidential vote for May

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST

Egypt will choose its first new president in more than three decades in a vote slated for May 23-24, more than a year after a popular uprising ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, the elections committee announced on Wednesday.

MEDIA: James Murdoch resigns as head of News International

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:54 AM PST

James Murdoch (pictured) resigned Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the UK newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The younger Murdoch will remain chief operating officer of News Corp. and will focus on TV projects.

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SENEGAL: Opposition leader urges unity ahead of run-off vote

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 06:50 AM PST

Opposition leader Macky Sall (pictured) of the June 23 Movement urged unity Wednesday ahead of a March 18 run-off in which he will face incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, whose bid for a third term sparked a month of riots that left six dead.

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On The Observers: Iranians discuss their hopes for Iran’s parliamentary elections

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:51 AM PST

On March 2, Iranians will head to the polls for the first time since the highly controversial presidential election three years ago, which led to massive street protests and a bloody crackdown. Our Observers in Iran tell us whether or not they will go to vote and why. Read more...

Italy: Ship crippled by fire en route to Seychelles

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:04 PM PST

The stricken Costa Allegra cruise liner will reach land tomorrow, reports said Wednesday. The ship is being towed to the Seychelles by a French fishing boat after an engine room fire left it powerless on Monday.

United States : Third death in Ohio school shooting

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:49 PM PST

Two more students died in hospital Tuesday from wounds suffered in shootings at a high school in the US state of Ohio. The 17-year-old gunman has confessed to firing on fellow students at random, prosecutors said.

ON THE BLOGS: The 'Right' Film Always Wins the Oscar

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:41 AM PST

GERMANY: Is Germany turning a blind eye to neo-Nazi crimes?

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:26 AM PST

Between 2000 and 2006, members of the terrorist National Socialist Underground cell planted bombs and murdered ten people, including nine foreigners. Police attributed the crimes to the mafia until a combination of clues helped them discover the real perpetrators. How had the German authorities been blind to the neo-Nazi links behind the hate crimes for so long? Our correspondents Anne Mailliet, Brice Boussouar and Jessica Saltz investigate.

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SYRIA: Where is Edith Bouvier?

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 06:47 AM PST

A series of mixed messages throughout the day resulted in confusion over French journalist, Edith Bouvier's whereabouts. The French President retracted an earlier statement in which he confirmed her safe passage to neighouring Lebanon. Her employers also stated she was still in Syria, in the besieged city of Homs. Syrian forces attacks on opposition strongholds have stepped up a gear as the United Nations calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

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THE INTERVIEW: Guillaume Ledit, journalist

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:17 AM PST

The battle for the French presidential election is raging, both on the ground and on the web. Marjorie Paillon speaks to Guillaume Ledit, journalist at Owni.eu, an online fact checker, about the role of social networking in the presidential race.

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THE INTERVIEW: Jacques Bérès, co-founder of Doctors Without Borders

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:51 AM PST

French surgeon Jacques Bérès has just returned from a mission in the Syrian city of Homs where he tended to injured civilians. He tells Douglas Herbert about the atrocities he witnessed and the lack of humanitarian aid the Syrian people desperately need.

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