Friday, March 2, 2012

Apparent tornadoes hit Alabama homes, prison

Apparent tornadoes hit Alabama homes, prison

Apparent tornadoes hit Alabama homes, prison

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Apparent tornadoes destroyed houses, sent people to hospitals and tore up the roof of a maximum security prison in northern Alabama as bad weather threatened more twisters across the region.

Israel FM offers aid to Syrian injured

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Israel`s foreign minister says the country is ready to help treat Syrians injured in the uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Barack Obama warns against premature strike on Iran

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President Barack Obama warned that he is not bluffing about attacking Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon.

Obama, Netanyahu to confront divisions over Iran

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"If you don`t want me to attack now, I want guarantees," an Israeli official quoted Netanyahu telling top Obama aides.

Activists allege execution-style killings in Syria

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Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes.

Syria:10 people killed on anti-Assad protest

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At least ten people were killed when Syrian security forces fired a mortar on a protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Rastan

Putin defends Russian stance on Syria

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Russia`s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of fueling the Syrian conflict by backing government opposition.

France announces it`s closing embassy in Syria

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The United States and Britain already have closed their embassies in Syria.

Two foreign journalists buried in Syria as 2 flee

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Two Western journalists killed in the Syrian city of Homs last week have been buried in the embattled neighbourhood where they died.

Quake-hit Christchurch cathedral to be demolished

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The spire of the 131-year-old cathedral, a symbol of the South Island city, collapsed in the February 2011 quake that killed 185 people.

Obama asked to reduce American dependence on Pak

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An eminent American expert on South Asia has asked President Barack Obama to look beyond Islamabad.

China introduces law on detainees` rights

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China for the first time has introduced a law on the protection of the detainees` rights, but it will be applicable only to those held in custody.

Maldives` 2nd largest party withdraws from talks

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Maldives` second largest political bloc DRP has withdrawn from the all-party talks, dealing a blow to efforts to reconcile political atmosphere.

US hopeful of peaceful resolution of Maldivian conflict

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The US official asked the parties to enact the needed reforms and engage in constructive dialogue for prioritising the best interests of the country.

Nigeria MEND militants claim Niger Delta attack

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A Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta claimed an attack on a police checkpoint that killed four people on Thursday.

Think twice on gas pipeline with Iran, US to Pak

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The American statement came a day after the Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar refused to tow the US line on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.

Act against Haqqani network or lose aid, Pak told

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US lawmakers have introduced a legislation to divert aid meant for Pak to the Mexican border until it takes concrete action against Haqqani network.

Iran votes in parliamentary election

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The parliamentary vote is expected to reflect a deepening power struggle between political and religious hardliners.

`India, US working together to contain LeT`

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A top US military commander has described it as a "dangerous" outfit with a lot of international design.

US judge apologises over racist Obama email

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A judge in a US state has apologised after forwarding an email to friends that contained a joke deemed racist and involved President Barack Obama.

Midwest cleans up from tornadoes, more storms forecast

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President Barack Obama spoke with the governors of the storm-hit states to offer condolences and help, the White House said.

Red Cross says aid convoy arrives in Syria`s Homs

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A Red Cross convoy carrying life-saving aid has reached the Syrian city of Homs and is about to enter the shattered district of Baba Amro.

‘NATO partnership with India worth exploring’

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This is for the first time possibly that a top Pentagon commander is making such a statement on partnership between NATO and India.

Sarkozy, booed by protesters, takes refuge in bar!

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French Prez took refuge in a bar after hundreds of Basque separatists and opposition supporters mobbed him and some shouted insults and threw eggs.

Internal rifts cut deep into Iran Parliament races

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The races for Iran`s 290-member Parliament boil down to a contest between conservative groups that have turned against each after crushing reformists.

French journalists evacuated from Syria to Lebanon

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Two French journalists who were trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs were on Thursday evacuated to Lebanon

UNSC calls on Syria to allow humanitarian access

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UN Security Council has called on the Syrian authorities to allow immediate, full and unimpeded humanitarian access.

N Korea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal

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a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a US official confirmed.

American activists fly out of Egypt, defusing row

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Though the Americans were safely on their way home, Washington indicated that its anger over the affair has not abated.

Oz PM reshuffles cabinet after leadership battle

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Australian Prime Minister unveiled changes to her cabinet on Friday, appointing former state leader Bob Carr to be the new foreign minister.
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