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09 Feb ' 01:39
India says tea exports to Iran facing payment hurdle (Reuters)
Reuters - Indian tea exports to Iran are facing payment hurdles, the trade secretary said on Thursday, the latest sign that Western sanctions are biting the Islamic Republic which is struggling to pay to keep its trade flowing.
EU asks India to pressure Iran over nuclear program: report (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Union will ask for India's help in convincing Iran to abandon its nuclear program and return to the negotiating table, EU President Herman Van Rompuy said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday.
In Singapore, Finding Peace Among the Pain of Thaipusam (Time.com)
Time.com - Beneath the vivid spectacle, the annual rite has a quiet and even tender meaning as a demonstration of love and loyalty, especially among men not ordinarily inclined to displays of emotion
European central banks to offer new stimulus (AP)
AP - FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank and the Bank of England are preparing to offer more emergency support to the financial sector in the hope of softening the impact of a looming recession and the government debt crisis.
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08 Feb ' 19:54
Syria's Homs bombarded again, Turks push for solution (Reuters)
Reuters - Armoured reinforcements poured into Homs as President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded the Syrian city for a fourth day, opposition sources said on Thursday, worsening the humanitarian situation and prompting a new diplomatic push from Turkey.
Egypt to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt's ruling generals said Wednesday they would deploy more soldiers and tanks across the country, an announcement seen as a warning to activists planning a national strike on the anniversary of the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.
U.S. drone strike kills four in NW Pakistan: officials (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghanistan border killed four suspected militants Thursday, intelligence officials said, the second such attack in two days.
President's convoy stoned on campaign trail (AP)
AP - Demonstrators hurled stones at the convoy carrying Senegal's aging president to the regional capital of Thies, where he held a campaign rally Wednesday, according to witnesses and a private radio station.
Tibetan sets himself on fire in China (AP)
AP - Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said.
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08 Feb ' 13:40
Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds (Reuters)
Reuters - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs on Wednesday as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of Russia and China.
U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to decouple the transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam from the southern Japan island of Okinawa from plans to relocate a base on Okinawa, a step forward in resolving an irritant in relations.
Why Syrians Fight, and Why Their Civil War May be a Long One (Time.com)
Time.com - The reason that there's no plausible end-game in Syria anytime soon is that the Assad regime is fighting a very different war to the one envisaged by many of its opponents.
5 Yemeni prisoners killed in riots (AP)
AP - Security officials say five Yemeni prisoners have been killed in clashes after riots in a prison south of the capital as some tried to flee.
New discoveries raise Dominican migrant toll to 41 (AP)
AP - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have recovered 20 more bodies of migrants who were aboard a boat that capsized, raising the death toll to 41, officials said Wednesday.
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08 Feb ' 08:39
As Homs battles, Turkey readies Syria move (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian forces thrust into the rebellious city of Homs on Wednesday, killing as many as 100 civilians by the accounts of opposition activists, and Turkey appeared to be preparing a new diplomatic push against President Bashar al-Assad.
Insight: In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring (Reuters)
Reuters - A few weeks ago, a leading opposition activist sat down in a downtown Khartoum office to talk to a journalist. The young man immediately removed the battery from his cellphone.
Sexual abuse silence "deadly" for Church: Vatican official (Reuters)
Reuters - Hiding behind a culture of "omerta" -- the Italian word for the Mafia's code of silence -- would be deadly for the Catholic Church, the Vatican's top official for dealing with sexual abuse of minors by clergy said Wednesday.
Haiti Papers Over the Past: The Re-Branding of Baby Doc Duvalier (Time.com)
Time.com - The government of Michel Martelly -- friend of Sean Penn and other U.S. celebrities -- has decided not to pursue the ex-dictator-for-life for crimes against humanity -- just corruption
Sarkozy meets Israeli soldier held hostage 5 years (AP)
AP - An Israeli-French soldier who was held hostage for five years by Palestinian militants met Wednesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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08 Feb ' 03:26
Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray (Reuters)
Reuters - Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 47 civilians as they thrust into Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts, activists said, a day after Russia said Assad wants peace.
Maldives installs new president amid coup allegations (Reuters)
Reuters - The Maldives, one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations, installed a new president after the man credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands resigned, apparently under military pressure following a police mutiny.
NATO, Afghan and Pakistan officials to hold border talks (Reuters)
Reuters - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination on Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.
Air France to cancel 40 percent of long-haul flights (Reuters)
Reuters - Air France said on Wednesday it expected to cancel up to 40 percent of its long-haul flights and up to 30 percent of shorter flights as a pilot strike ran into its third day.
Nokia to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe (AP)
AP - Nokia Corp. said Wednesday it will slash 4,000 jobs in Finland, Mexico and Hungary in a further move to cut costs as it struggles against stiff competition in the smartphone market.
Egyptians must work to end military rule: ElBaradei (Reuters)
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07 Feb ' 21:58
Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace (Reuters)
Reuters - Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust deeper into the central city of Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts, activists said, a day after Russia said Assad wants peace.
Cubans say U.S. embargo a failure at 50 (Reuters)
Reuters - The 50th anniversary of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba on Tuesday was met with little fanfare on the island, where Cubans said it was a failed policy that had succeeded only in making their lives more difficult.
Egyptians must work to end military rule-ElBaradei (Reuters)
Reuters - Egyptians must overcome economic and political differences to unite and put the country on the path to democracy and away from military rule, former presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said Wednesday.
Argentina condemns British "militarization" in Falklands (Reuters)
Reuters - Argentina's president on Tuesday accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and vowed to complain to the United Nations as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war.
Sierra Leone opposition: gov't provoking violence (AP)
AP - The top opposition presidential candidate is accusing Sierra Leone's ruling party of provoking violence ahead of November polls.
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07 Feb ' 13:12
Russia's Lavrov seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after activists and rebels said his forces killed over 100 in the city of Homs.
Maldives president quits after police mutiny, protests (Reuters)
Reuters - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean archipelago, resigned on Tuesday in what his party said was a coup after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny.
Rio's Olympic Preview: Erupting Manhole Covers (Time.com)
Time.com - Will the Brazilian megacity's crumbling infrastructure spoil the World Cup and the Olympics?
Trinidad's former leader flown to US after stroke (AP)
AP - Trinidad's former Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been airlifted to Walter Reed Medical Center in the United States for treatment following a stroke.
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07 Feb ' 08:17
Lavrov says seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia's foreign minister said he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday that Moscow wanted to see peace in the Arab world as Syrian forces resumed a bombardment of Homs, a hub of protest and rebellion against Assad's rule.
Maldives president quits after mutiny on paradise (Reuters)
Reuters - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the hideaway resort islands, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny and what an aide said amounted to a coup.
Netanyahu can't fly solo in Israel to attack Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - Three decades ago, an Israeli prime minister faced his cabinet and invoked the Holocaust in an emotional appeal to approve an air strike against an Arab atomic reactor.
Reuters - Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.
Obama Seeks to Cool War Fever While Keeping Up Pressure on Iran (Time.com)
Time.com - Nobody likely envies the challenge President Barack Obama faces getting his "messaging" right on Iran
$4M needed to clean up lead, secure Nigeria mines (AP)
AP - An international watchdog says cleaning up toxic lead and securing gold mines in an impoverished northern Nigerian state will cost an estimated $4 million.
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07 Feb ' 02:15
Bombardment of Syria's Homs resumes: activists (Reuters)
Reuters - Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popular revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, activists and residents said.
Iran calls U.S. assets ban "antagonistic" move (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran on Tuesday rejected as an "antagonistic move" a tightening of U.S. sanctions that targets the Islamic state's central bank and gives U.S. banks new powers to freeze assets linked to the Iranian government.
Fate of Maldives president unclear as police mutiny (Reuters)
Reuters - Confusion reigned over the status of the Maldivian president on Tuesday after opposition protests boiled over with a police mutiny and some diplomats said he had resigned, but a source close to the president said he was chairing a cabinet meeting.
Exclusive: Iran defaults on rice payments to India (Reuters)
Reuters - Iranian buyers have defaulted on payment for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, as trade between the two countries comes under mounting pressure from a new wave of Western sanctions against Tehran.
U.S. lifts restrictions to support IFIs work in Myanmar (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States has eased some restrictions on Myanmar to support ongoing work by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) like the Asian Development Bank carrying out economic assessments and technical assistance to its new civilian government.
Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales? (Time.com)
Time.com - The energy-starved country needs wind power but environmental critics say it will not only mar the landscape but harm the wildlife
Glencore, Xstrata agree on merger terms (AP)
AP - Mining company Xstrata and commodities dealer Glencore agreed to a $90 billion merger Tuesday that will create the world's fourth largest natural resources company.
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06 Feb ' 21:32
Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit (Reuters)
Reuters - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform.
Gunmen kill five in Libyan refugee camp: hospital staff (Reuters)
Reuters - Gunmen killed five Libyan refugees at their camp in a Tripoli suburb Monday, residents and hospital sources said, underscoring the volatility in the country months after Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow.
Egyptians cancel meetings with U.S. lawmakers after aid warnings (Reuters)
Reuters - An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt's crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.
Syria at War: Free Syrian Army Fighting Assad Loyalists (Time.com)
Time.com - As the Free Syrian Army is establishing an identity in the conflict, another organization announces its presence in the opposition pantheon
Stomach flu sickens St. Maarten cruise passengers (AP)
AP - A health ministry official in St. Maarten says that more than two dozen cruise passengers were sick as the vessel docked in the Caribbean island.
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