2012年2月18日星期六

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Syrian forces fire on anti-Assad crowd in capital (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST

Reuters - Syrian security forces have fired on a huge protest against President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, opposition activists said, shortly after a Chinese envoy appealed for a halt to 11 months of violence.

Exclusive: Algeria seizes missiles smuggled from Libya: source (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 03:06 PM PST

Reuters - Algerian security forces have found a large cache of weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles, which they believe were smuggled in from neighboring Libya, a security source briefed on the discovery told Reuters on Saturday.

Thousands rally for Putin before Russian election (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:45 PM PST

Reuters - Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Russia in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday in a show of force two weeks before a March 4 presidential election that is expected to return him to the Kremlin.

Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:09 PM PST

Reuters - Libya has sent military forces to stem clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of Libya, the armed forces chief said on Saturday, as more people were reported killed in the violence.

Clashes in Senegal ahead of presidential poll (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:05 PM PST

Reuters - Senegalese police fired tear gas and chased protesters from the center of the West African nation's capital Saturday in a fourth day of protest against the candidacy of incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade in the February 26 presidential poll.

Nigeria's Abandoned Youth: Are They Potential Recruits for Militants? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST

Time.com - There are millions of boys sent off to ramshackle Islamic schools by impoverished parents. Now, the government is worried that Boko Haram may have them in its sights

No sense in splitting Greek aid package: German finance minister (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST

Reuters - It would make no sense to split the second bailout programme for Greece, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as saying by the weekly Tagesspiegel am Sonntag.

US counterterror adviser pledges support for Yemen (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:33 AM PST

A Yemeni newspaper vendor waits for customers in his stall displaying a campaign poster of Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the old the city of Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - Yemen's state news agency says the U.S. administration's top counterterrorism adviser has pledged Washington's support for the country's new president after upcoming elections.

Colombia drops disputed 'military exclusion' plan (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:32 PM PST

AP - Colombia's government is dropping a proposed judicial change that would have let military judges decide whether soldiers should be tried for alleged rights abuses. Human rights groups have opposed the measure.

Police in Senegal open fire with tear gas (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

A police officer fires tear gas at close range directly into a group of anti-government protesters sheltering behind a kiosk, on a central boulevard in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Saturday marks the fourth straight day of protests ahead of next week's critical election which is pitting the country's 85-year-old president against a young opposition demanding his departure. The increasingly tense atmosphere on the ground has many concerned that there may be unrest if President Abdoulaye Wade is declared the winner of the vote. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - Police opened fire with tear gas Saturday on a commercial avenue in Senegal's capital, as security forces wrapped up early voting in a contentious presidential race.

China supports Arab League's proposals for Syria (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:35 PM PST

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun speaks to the media in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Jun said China was 'extremely concerned' about the escalation of the crisis in Syria. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - China said Saturday that it supports the Arab League's proposals for ending the violence in Syria, a striking show of support just two weeks after Beijing vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing the league's plans.

Australia asks — again: Did a dingo kill the baby? (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:54 AM PST

FILE -- In this Feb. 2, 1982, file photo, Michael and Lindy Chamberlain leave Alice Springs courthouse. The Northern Territory coroner is opening a fourth inquest on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 into the case of Chamberlain's 9-week-old daughter Azaria, who vanished from her tent in the Australian Outback in 1980. Chamberlain, who was accused and later cleared of killing Azaria, said a dingo took the baby. (AP Photo/File)AP - The growl came first, low and throaty, piercing the darkness that had fallen across the remote Australian desert. A baby's cry followed, then abruptly went silent. Inside the tent, the infant girl had vanished. Outside, her mother was screaming: "The dingo's got my baby!"

Business in Burma: Show me the money, but only if it's crisp (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:46 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As Myanmar's reform-inclined government undertakes a political opening, Western businesses are watching to see if this leads to an end to Western sanctions imposed during the country's brutal military rule.

The Mess in Angela Merkel's Own Backyard: Who Will Be Her Third President? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST

Time.com - The ceremonial post of President of Germany has been tainted by allegations of financial impropriety. Now, the Chancellor has to find yet another person to fill the job

Will 2012 be the Year of the African Despot, again? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Senegal’s Abdoulaye Wade is running for a third term, even though his country’s constitution specifically bans it. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has also indicated he will extend his 32 years in power, even as his parliament is attempting to ban the move. Congo’s President Joseph Kabila is trying to patch together a coalition to stay in power, even though his party lost more than 40 percent of its seats in parliament in last December’s elections.

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