UN Security Council to Examine Russian Proposal on Syria - Voice of America

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Experts from the 15 nations on the U.N. Security Council are scheduled to discuss a new draft resolution on the violence in Syria.The meeting Tuesday will examine the proposed resolution Russia sent to the Security Council Monday, the third Moscow has presented in the past month.Western diplomats said...

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Liberia's Sirleaf takes oath for second term, promises reconciliation - Christian Science Monitor

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pledged to work harder toward achieving national reconciliation at her second inauguration ceremony today in Liberia, a nation that emerged from civil war nearly a decade ago.The ceremony itself showed some progress toward that goal: The top leaders of the main opposition...

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Oversight of Cruise Lines at Issue As Italian Rescue Efforts Resume - New York Times

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Gregorio Borgia/Associated PressOil removal ships worked Monday night off the coast of Tuscany to keep the Costa Concordia from leaking fuel into a marine wildlife sanctuary.PARIS — As the world was transfixed by the Titanic-like imagery of the partly submerged...

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Israel: Nuclear Iran could deter military action - The Associated Press

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli military official says a nuclear Iran could make it tougher for Israel to act against enemies closer to home.Military planning division chief Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel says a nuclear-armed Tehran could constrain Israel from striking Iranian-backed Islamists groups in Lebanon...

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Beirut rescue operation at collapsed building ends - BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Tenants of the "run-down" building had reportedly been urged to move out, before the collapse happened The rescue operation at a collapsed building in the Lebanese capital Beirut has been called off after the authorities ruled out the possibility of finding...

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Zardari gets in talking mode with military to defuse tensions - Hindustan Times

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Even as temperatures have soared in Islamabad over the Gilani-Kayani face-off, the presidency and the Pakistani military are engaged in parleys aimed at defusing the tensions between the two sides over memo scandal.Away from the storm generated by the Supreme Court's contemptnotice issued to Prime Minister...

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Yemen unrest 'may delay presidential election' - BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Activists and opposition groups are keen to see a quick transfer of power after months of unrest Yemen's foreign minister has warned that the presidential election due next month may have to be postponed.Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told al-Arabiya TV that if several...

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Germany's Schulz Voted EU Parliament Head Over Two U.K. Rivals - Bloomberg

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The European Parliament chose Martin Schulz of Germany as its president over two U.K. candidates, highlighting Britain’s struggle for political clout on the continent. Schulz, the Socialists’ floor leader in the European Union assembly, succeeds Polish Christian Democrat Jerzy Buzek for the second half...

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Public 'should buy Queen a yacht' - Herald Sun

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Idea floated, then sunk: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is said to be very fond of the Royal Yacht Britannia, leading to a suggestion that taxpayers should buy her a new one. Source: AFPBRITAIN'S government has torpedoed suggestions by a minister that taxpayers...

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Pakistan courts step into the fray - Asia Times Online

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to begin contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani over his failure to reopen corruption investigations into President Asif Ali Zardari, appears to be in step with attempts by the all-powerful and equally aggressive military and...

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Divers explode holes in ship after missing raised to 29 in Italian cruise disaster

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Italian naval divers have set off explosives to create four small openings in the hull of a cruise ship that grounded near a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing passengers and crew.Navy spokesman Alessandro Busonero told Sky TV 24 the micro-charges...

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Twelve killed in Syria despite peace plan monitors - National Post

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

A member of the Free Syria Army with an assault rifle stands guard during a patrol in the western border town of Zabadani in this undated still image taken from amateur video obtained by Reuters January 16, 2012.By Alistair LyonBEIRUT – Twelve people were...

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Iraqi policemen killed at checkpoint in Anbar - BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Five policemen have been killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Iraq, close to the Jordanian and Syrian borders.Gunmen in the western province of Anbar targeted policemen who were guarding a highway that links Iraq to Jordan just after midnight on Tuesday.One...

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Iran's 'morality police' cracks down on Barbie

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Little girls in America may look forward to their first Barbie doll, but in the eyes of Iranian authorities, they might as well be devil dolls.The Islamic nation's morality police is cracking down on Mattel's popular toy, shopkeepers in Iran said Monday, the latest in an ongoing effort to rid the country...

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Put Iran War March on Trial - Daily Beast

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

We’re doing this terrible thing all over again. As before, we’re letting a bunch of ignorant, sloppy-thinking politicians and politicized foreign-policy experts draw “red line” ultimatums. As before, we’re letting them quick-march us off to war. This time...

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Search at collapsed building site called off, 27 dead - The Daily Star

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BEIRUT: The death toll from Sunday’s building collapse in Beirut stands at 27 and search operations have ended, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Tuesday."This morning, we called off the rescue operation and rescue vehicles have been pulled out,” Charbel told the Kataeb-run Voice of Lebanon.He said...

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Kim Jong Il's other son expects North Korean regime to fail, journalist says - CNN International

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son, is the half-brother of Kim Jong Un, the new leader of North KoreaKim Jong Nam is the most public of Kim Jong Il's sonsHe painted a picture of a father who was strict but was often warm-hearted, journalist saysTokyo (CNN) -- They share the same rotund facial features, similar...

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Top North Korean official says Kim Jong Un ready to lead

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea –  A senior North Korean party official dismissed concerns about Kim Jong Un's readiness to lead, saying he spent years working closely with his late father and helped him make key policy decisions on the economy as well as military affairs.In the first high-level interview...

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Liberia's Sirleaf takes oath for second term, promises reconciliation – Christian Science Monitor

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Liberia's Sirleaf takes oath for second term, promises reconciliation – Christian Science Moni...

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Israel: Nuclear Iran could deter military action – The Associated Press

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Israel: Nuclear Iran could deter military action – The Associated Pr...

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Zardari gets in talking mode with military to defuse tensions – Hindustan Times

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Zardari gets in talking mode with military to defuse tensions – Hindustan Ti...

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Yemen unrest 'may delay presidential election' – BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Yemen unrest 'may delay presidential election' – BBC N...

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Public 'should buy Queen a yacht' – Herald Sun

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Public 'should buy Queen a yacht' – Herald ...

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Public 'should buy Queen a yacht' – Herald Sun

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Public 'should buy Queen a yacht' – Herald ...

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Germany's Schulz Voted EU Parliament Head Over Two U.K. Rivals – Bloomberg

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Germany's Schulz Voted EU Parliament Head Over Two U.K. Rivals – Bloomb...

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Pakistan courts step into the fray – Asia Times Online

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Pakistan courts step into the fray – Asia Times Onl...

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Iraqi policemen killed at checkpoint in Anbar – BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Iraqi policemen killed at checkpoint in Anbar – BBC N...

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Twelve killed in Syria despite peace plan monitors – National Post

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Twelve killed in Syria despite peace plan monitors – National P...

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Iraqi policemen killed at checkpoint in Anbar – BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Iraqi policemen killed at checkpoint in Anbar – BBC N...

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Kim Jong Il's other son expects North Korean regime to fail, journalist says – CNN International

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Kim Jong Il's other son expects North Korean regime to fail, journalist says – CNN Internatio...

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Iraq Accuses Turkey of Meddling – Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Iraq Accuses Turkey of Meddling – Wall Street Jour...

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At least 25 people died when a five-storey building collapsed in the Lebanese … – BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

At least 25 people died when a five-storey building collapsed in the Lebanese … – BBC N...

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Iraq Accuses Turkey of Meddling - Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Iraq summoned Turkey's ambassador on Monday to protest Ankara's alleged meddling in Iraqi politics, the latest sign of how the Arab Spring and a waning U.S. presence have left Sunni Turkey in growing competition with its Shiite neighbors. Iraq's government was angered by recent warnings from Turkish...

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Major US-Israel Military Exercises Delayed - New York Times

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The move appears intended to avoid further escalating tensions with Iran, which is under intense international diplomatic and economic pressure to curb its nuclear program out of fears it is seeking to make a nuclear bomb. Iran itself recently held 10 days of naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz,...

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Romania protests: PM Emil Boc calls for dialogue - BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Main clashes took place near Bucharest's University Square Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has called for dialogue and an end to violence after four days of protests against austerity cuts.Dozens of people were hurt on Sunday, as demonstrators and riot police...

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At least 25 people died when a five-storey building collapsed in the Lebanese ... - BBC News

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Tenants of the "run-down" building had reportedly been urged to move out, before the collapse happened At least 25 people died when a five-storey building collapsed in the Lebanese capital Beirut.Rescuers are continuing their search of the site in the Ashrafiyeh...

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