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Deutsche WelleOpposition protesters in Thailand have been dismantling barricades in the capital, Bangkok, in the wake of renewed violence. A city park is becoming the focus for rallies aimed at bringing down the government. Anti-government protesters’ tents are set up …Thailand protesters retreatIndependent OnlineThai Protesters Scale Back DemonstrationsVoice of AmericaThai tensions ease… for nowiAfrica.comReuters –Washington […]
BBC NewsThe aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres has expressed its shock at the order to cease operations in Myanmar. It said it was deeply concerned about the tens of thousands of people it was treating, particularly for HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB. A presidential …Doctors Without Borders expelled from MyanmarBoston.comMedécins Sans Frontières ‘deeply shocked’ as Burma […]
Wall Street JournalOn Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the royal treatment in London, quite literally—she took tea with the queen. She addressed both houses of Parliament, too. Ms. Merkel’s visit to London brought into focus what she and British Prime …Angela Merkel cool on David Cameron push for EU reformsThe AustralianGermany’s Angela Merkel urges […]
News24Explore the vibrant restaurants, bars and cultural life of Johannesburg before heading off for… Now R251.00 buy now. Johannesburg – South Africa must speak out against homophobic Ugandan legislation, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on …Diplomatic pressure did not stop an absurd lawThe EconomistUganda slapped with aid cuts over anti-gay lawBusinessweekUganda Shrugs Off […]
Los Angeles TimesKIEV, Ukraine — Hoping to reach a consensus that would heal some of Ukraine’s wounds, the country’s acting president on Tuesday delayed the seating of an interim government for at least two days, even as opposition colleagues appealed to the Hague …Crimea vows to resist Ukraine’s ‘anti-Russian’ revolutionIrish TimesIn Crimea, Backlash to Uprising […]
The Beverly Hills Courier(AFP) – Maria Franziska von Trapp, the last survivor of the Austrian musical family whose escape from the Nazis was immortalized in “The Sound of Music,” has died, her half brother told US media on Saturday. Von Trapp, 99, died at her home in the …Maria von Trapp, last member of Sound […]
NBCNews.comSEOUL, South Korea — An orphan who was caught trying to escape from North Korea told NBC News how he was “treated like an animal” in one of the country’s notorious labor camps. The head of a United Nations panel on Monday said atrocities committed …Can Cartoons Explain the Horror of North Korea to the […]
BBC NewsThe gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izge village and shot them, before going door-to-door and killing anyone they found. Officials said they suspected the Boko Haram group was behind the attack. Boko Haram, which claims to be fighting to …Suspected Islamist Militants Kill Dozens in Northeastern NigeriaVoice of AmericaSuspected Islamists […]
The News InternationalKIEV: Ukrainian authorities on Friday provisionally freed the last 234 detained protesters under an amnesty offer aimed at defusing protracted street unrest, but activists decried the move as a sham and pressed for further concessions. President Viktor …Ukraine leader calls for concessions as protesters freedDAWN.comUkraine Frees Last of Jailed ProtestersVoice of AmericaTension rises […]
Business Recorderimage KIEV: Ukraine’s leader called for the opposition to yield some ground ahead of a new mass demonstration on Sunday, after authorities released all protesters arrested in the anti-government unrest. The United States welcomed the prisoner release as …Ukraine releases all detained protestersAljazeera.comUkraine Frees Last of Jailed ProtestersVoice of AmericaTension rises in Ukraine with […]
Deutsche WelleLuge perfection for Germany in Sochi, as Winter Olympics brightens for US. Germany’s domination of luge events at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is complete. They have added the team relay gold medal to earlier triumphs in the other three luge …Sochi 2014: Germany achieve luge clean sweep at Winter OlympicsBBC News all […]
Independent OnlineA woman walks along a road covered in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Kelud in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Picture: Slamet Riyadi. Jakarta – A volcano erupted late on Thursday night on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java, sending a huge …Two killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia; airports closedZee NewsTwo dead in […]
MyFox Washington DCACCUWEATHER – There is more snow to go from the nor’easter around Washington, D.C., Thursday afternoon and evening. A dry sweep of air moved up from the south at midday. However, another period of snow will spread from southwest to northeast …Winter storm headed toward DC knocks out power across the Southeast USWashington […]
Los Angeles TimesTARTUS, Syria — In a setback for a United Nations-brokered aid effort, a convoy carrying humanitarian assistance to civilians trapped in the center of the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday was met with gunfire and shelling, breaking a cease-fire. The Syrian Arab …Cease-Fire in Syrian City Falters, Aid HaltedABC NewsMortar fire breaches […]
New York TimesAdvocates for women in Afghanistan see proposed laws and violent attacks as signs of an effort to diminish the status of women. Mauricio Lima for The New York Times. KABUL, Afghanistan — Advocates say that women’s rights and security in Afghanistan …Afghan war takes rising toll on civiliansTehran TimesReport: Afghan civilian casualties rose […]
ABC NewsSyrian activists say government military aircraft dropped barrels bombs on a rebel-held area in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 15. The activist collectives, the Local Coordination Committees and the Aleppo Media Center, reported the Saturday …Syria evacuation of Homs continueseuronewsUN aid on its way to Syria’s HomsSky News AustraliaSyrian forces attack […]
Washington PostBERLIN — Germans were already smarting from revelations that U.S. intelligence listened in on the phone conversations of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Then came Nulandgate. On Thursday, a video was posted on YouTube in which Victoria Nuland, the top …Victoria Nuland gaffe: Angela Merkel condemns EU insultBBC NewsUS Diplomat’s Remark on European Union ‘Unacceptable,’ Merkel […]
Voice of AmericaThailand’s opposition is moving ahead with legal challenges to Sunday’s election, which, though peaceful, failed to resolve a months-long political standoff. The opposition Democrat Party, which boycotted the polls, says it will ask the Constitutional Court on …Thai opposition challenges poll in court as protest numbers dwindleReuters IndiaThailand’s EC to announce date for […]
New Straits TimesKIEV: Ukraine’s opposition leaders were set to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday, after the army urged embattled President Viktor Yanukovych to act urgently to end two months of turmoil. Yanukovych on Friday scrapped controversial …US and Germany Signal Willingness to Repair Strained RelationsWall Street Journal‘US sees Germany as a […]
USA TODAYCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s toppled President Mohammed Morsi stood inside a glass-encased metal cage Tuesday, separated from other defendants for the start of a new trial Tuesday over charges from prison breaks during the country’s 2011 revolution, state …Egypt ex-President Morsi jail escape trial ‘begins’BBC NewsEgypt: Morsi in court for jail break trialJerusalem PostOusted […]
BBC NewsUN mediator for Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi is to hold separate talks with rival delegations to assess their willingness to meet together. The behind-the-scenes negotiations follow the first day of a major peace conference in Switzerland which ended in …Are Syrians ready to talk? UN takes day to learnHouston ChronicleAs Syria Peace Talks […]
euronewsDespite pressure from Mexico and Washington, Texas has gone ahead with the execution of Mexican national Edgar Tamayo. The 46-year-old was jailed twenty years ago for murdering police officer Guy Gaddis. To ease diplomatic tensions with Mexico, US …Texas executes man despite opposition from MexicoHouston ChronicleTexas Executes Mexican National Despite International PressureVoice of AmericaTexas executes […]
Financial TimesBangkok’s first morning under emergency rule dawned calmly, but violence followed soon enough. Hundreds of kilometres away in Udon Thani in Thailand’s northeast, Kwanchai Praipana, a leading government loyalist, was shot and wounded in an apparent …Thai pro-govt leader shot, protesters fight onTimes of IndiaThailand pro-government leader shot, injured; state of emergency beginsDaily News […]
Wall Street JournalTurkey’s central bank opted for a back-door interest-rate increase that puzzled investors and left the already weak lira plunging. Policy makers in Ankara kept all existing official interest rates steady following a monthly meeting, defying mounting calls for an …Embattled Turkey PM faces tough talks with EUPakistan Daily TimesTurkey’s Erdogan, on Brussels visit, […]
CTV NewsBERLIN — Europe’s Rosetta probe is due to wake up from years of hibernation Monday, but scientists face an agonizing wait of several hours until the first signal reaches Earth and they can celebrate a new milestone in their unprecedented mission to land a …Scientists hope comet-chaser spacecraft wakes upWashington PostRobot spaceship wakes up […]
BBC NewsThe French gossip magazine Closer has published claims President Francois Hollande has been having a secret romance with actress Julie Gayet for two years. The magazine also printed more details of alleged affair. Ms Gayet has announced she is suing …French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler ‘hurt’ that President Hollande has snubbed …The IndependentFrance: Hollande […]
New York TimesA judge in Cairo counted ballots Wednesday in a referendum seen as giving electoral legitimacy to the military takeover. Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times. CAIRO — A revised Constitution validating the military takeover in Egypt this past summer …Egypt’s Regime Claims Legitimacy on VoteWall Street JournalEgypt voter turnout over 55 per […]
Christian Science MonitorAn American-born woman who called herself “Jihad Jane” was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for plotting with an Al Qaeda-linked terrorism cell to kill a Swedish artist. Skip to next paragraph. Elizabeth Barber. Staff Writer. Elizabeth Barber is a …‘Jihad Jane’ Sentenced to 10 Years in Plot to Kill ArtistWall […]
Deutsche WelleLebanon is struggling to cope with the fallout from Syria’s civil war, which has divided the country along confessional lines and paralyzed the fragile state. With recent killings, violence is set to continue in 2014. Explosion in Beirut (photo: REUTERS/Steve …Death of Lebanese politician puts Hezbollah in spotlightABC OnlineA Letter to RouhaniWall Street JournalRemembering […]
USA TODAYCAIRO (AP) — In a rare public apology, the militant leader of al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen has said that one of his fighters disobeyed orders and attacked a hospital attached to the Defense Ministry during a December assault that killed 52 people.Al-Qaida leader apologizes for Yemen hospital attackSun.StarAl Qaeda says attack on Yemen military […]