2012年2月16日星期四

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U.N. assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:28 PM PST

Reuters - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside.

Nigerian "underwear" bomber gets life in prison in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:48 PM PST

Reuters - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Nigerian man to life in prison for trying to blow up a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day in 2009 with a bomb hidden in his underwear.

U.S.-Taliban talks only "exploratory": Afghan envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:58 AM PST

Reuters - The Afghan Taliban and the United States have made only "exploratory" contacts for possible reconciliation which do not involve the Kabul government, the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan said on Thursday.

Iran "shadow war" intensifies, crosses borders (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST

Reuters - The loudest noise that Thongma Danoi had ever heard was followed 20 minutes later by the strangest sight: a dazed and bloodied Iranian carrying two wire-adorned devices through the usually sleepy Bangkok neighborhood.

Huge prison fire kills over 350 inmates in Honduras (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:49 PM PST

Reuters - Survivors of a Honduran jailhouse fire that killed more than 350 inmates accused guards of leaving prisoners to die trapped inside their cells and shooting at others when they tried to escape.

Talks with the Taliban Are Inevitable, But Who Will Be at the Table? (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

Time.com - The U.S. has said that within two years it will end its already decade-long military entanglement in Afghanistan's civil war, and the Taliban is anything but defeated

German prosecutors: Lift president's immunity (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:58 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2012 file picture German president Christian Wulff attends the reception in his residence Bellevue Palace in Berlin. Prosecutors are calling on Parliament to lift the immunity from prosecution of Germany's president  Christian Wulff Thursday Feb. 16, 2012 - deepening the head of state's troubles in an affair that has had him on the defensive for the past two months.  Wulff has been under pressure since December to explain a private loan he received from a wealthy friend's wife when he governed Lower Saxony state, and criticism over a furious call he made to a newspaper editor before it reported on the loan. (AP Photo/dapd/ Michael Gottschalk,File)AP - Prosecutors asked Germany's parliament Thursday to lift the president's immunity in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state — a move that increases pressure on him and raises new questions over his ability to stay in the job.


Iran says it's the victim in nuclear showdown (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:20 PM PST

In this photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the staff next to a poster with a picture of late Ayatollah Khomeini, during a tour of Tehran's research reactor centre in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. In defiant swipes at its foes, Iran said Wednesday it is dramatically closer to mastering the production of nuclear fuel even as the U.S. weighs tougher pressures and Tehran's suspected shadow war with Israel brings probes far beyond the Middle East. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office)AP - Facing international sanctions over its nuclear program, Iran is taking the position that it's the victim, not the aggressor. Iran is pointing to the cases of five slain scientists whose deaths it blames on Israel and its allies.


Chavez: Venezuela free to sell its oil anywhere (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:41 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, talks to actor Sean Penn, of United States, who visited the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government is free to sell its oil to any country it wishes, although he didn't directly answer a question about whether he is shipping fuel to Syria.


2 rappers arrested at Senegal opposition protest (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST

An anti-government protester carries a Senegalese flag as he walks near a central square that protesters had planned to occupy before being rebuffed by police, in central Dakar, Senegal Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators who had planned to go ahead with a sleep-in Thursday at Place de l'Obelisque, even though the government had banned the demonstration being held one week before the country's presidential election. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - Police opened fire with tear gas on protesters who had gone ahead with a sleep-in Thursday at a downtown square, even though the government had banned the demonstration being held one week before the country's presidential election.


Afghan leader asks for Pakistani help in peace bid (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:20 PM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, right, invites visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks upon his arrival at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Karzai arrived in Pakistan for talks on how Islamabad can facilitate peace negotiations with the Afghan Taliban. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)AP - The Afghan president appealed for Pakistan's help Thursday in negotiating a peace deal with Taliban militants ahead of a summit that will also include the leader of Iran.


Mediation enables Air Canada to keep flying (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

Reuters - Air Canada and its pilots union have agreed to submit to a six-month mediation process, meaning no immediate disruption to service by the country's largest airline, Labor Minister Lisa Raitt said on Wednesday.

Sarkozy seeks presidency again, promising 'strong France' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:34 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Trailing in polls and criticized by supporters for taking too long to unleash his formidable campaign skills, Nicolas Sarkozy has finally made his reelection campaign official, telling France, “Yes, I’m a candidate in the presidential election.”

What Happens If Greece Doesn't Get a Bailout? (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

Time.com - It turns out the Greek vote wasn't enough to satisfy skeptical euro-zone leaders

Putin on trial? Fake video goes viral in Russia (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A startlingly realistic fake "breaking news" video purporting to show the arrest and trial of Vladimir Putin has gone viral, garnering well over 3 million hits since it was posted on YouTube on Monday. 

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