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• EU Widens Scope Of Belarus Sanctions

  Jan 26, 2012 The EU has initiated a new round of sanctions against Belarus, denying visas and freezing assets ...

• Cameron Says Transaction Tax Madness, Urges ...

  Jan 26, 2012 Speaking from Davos, Switzerland, British PM strongly denounced a proposed financial transaction ...

• Egyptian protesters plan sit-in until army leaves

  Jan 26, 2012 Egyptians celebrated the one year anniversary of their revolution, while a number of them said ...

• Nigeria arrests 200 after attacks

  Jan 26, 2012 Over 200 people people were arrested in relation to the attacks committed this past week that ...

• links UN concerns over Libya militias and secret ...

  Jan 26, 2012 The United Nations is concerned that militias in Libya have been engaged in torture and secret ...

• President Ahmadinejad adds voice to Iran’s ...

  Jan 26, 2012 Iranian president Ahmadinejad has said that his country is ready for talks about its nuclear ...

• Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard ...

  Jan 26, 2012 Julia Gillard fled a pro-aboriginal rights riot that formed while her and the opposition leader ...

• Tibetan exile movement calls for international ...

  Jan 26, 2012 The exiled government of Tibet has said that the international community should not ignore the ...

• Papua New Guinea PM says mutiny 'over'

  Jan 26, 2012 Papua New Guinea's PM says that the head of its military is no longer under house arrest, though ...

• links Angela Merkel casts doubt on saving Greece ...

  Jan 25, 2012 The German Chancellor has admitted that the process of austerity and bailouts for the last two ...

• links Prokhorov has registered as Presidential ...

  Jan 25, 2012 Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has registered as a candidate in the upcoming Russian ...

• links US Military Raid in Somalia Frees American, Dane

  Jan 25, 2012 SEAL Team 6, the outfit that killed Bin Laden, executed a night based operation in Somalia early ...

• links Egyptians Rally to Mark Revolution

  Jan 25, 2012 Egyptians celebrated on the streets on the one year anniversary of the overthrow of Hosni ...

• links Irate Syria extends Arab watch

  Jan 25, 2012 Syria has agreed to continue the Arab League observer mission in their country for one month, ...

• links Sudan Military May be Poised for Major Offensive

  Jan 25, 2012 North Sudan has begun to build roads and move heavily armored units towards the Kauda Valley, ...

• NATO relying on smugglers along Pakistan's ...

  Jan 25, 2012 NATO is using smugglers to traverse the rugged Afghan-Pakistan border and bring in oil, food and ...

• links Two more Tibetans 'shot dead' in clashes with ...

  Jan 25, 2012 China is in the process of a clampdown on pro-Tibetan activists who were protesting peacefully ...

• links Japan Faces Largest Trade Deficit Since 1980

  Jan 25, 2012 Japan had a $32 billion trade deficit last year due to power shortages after the country shut ...

• Kyrgyzstan confronts mass prison protest

  Jan 25, 2012 Prisoners across Kyrgyzstan have gone a hunger strike and sowed their lips shut in protest after ...

• Russian Liberal Opposition Leader Kicked Out ...

  Jan 24, 2012 Russian news agencies quoted elections commission secretary Nikolai Konkin as saying Tuesday ...

• War of words over Greek debt heats up as ...

  Jan 24, 2012 The talks between private investors who own Greek debt and European finance ministers has hit a ...

• Gulf Arabs quit Syria monitoring mission

  Jan 24, 2012 Members of the Gulf Arab states pulled their observers out of Syria today after the government ...

• Muammar Qaddafi loyalists seize Libyan town

  Jan 24, 2012 Bani Walid, which is located 90 miles south of Tripoli, was seized by hundreds of forces that ...

• Egypt parliament opens amid chaos

  Jan 24, 2012 Egypt's first parliamentary session in over half a century began in utter chaos as it took till ...

• UK could send military assets to Strait of Hormuz

  Jan 24, 2012 The U.K. defense secretary has said that the additional military assets could be deployed to the ...

• Pakistan rejects NATO border-attack account

  Jan 24, 2012 Pakistan refuted a number of key point in a NATO report on a cross border fire-fight with ...

• China accuses Tibet activists of 'distorting' ...

  Jan 24, 2012 According to human rights groups dozens were injured in Sichuan Province after police fired on ...

• EU to lift travel restrictions on Myanmar leaders

  Jan 24, 2012 The European Union has lifted a travel ban based upon the release of political prisoners, ...

• Khan Predicts ‘Revolution’ in Pakistan on ...

  Jan 24, 2012 The former cricket star maintains that anger over corruption and the dismal state of the economy ...

• Extraordinary story of the homeless teenage ...

  Jan 24, 2012 Samantha Garvey's passion isn't one you might normally associate with a 17-year-old girl. While ...

• Croatia EU referendum: Voters back membership

  Jan 23, 2012 The country of Croatia has decided to join the European Union, with 66% voting yes in the ...

• Germany, France press for rapid Greek debt deal

  Jan 23, 2012 Germany and France have said that Greece and its private creditors should come to an agreement ...

• Officers: Mutinies spread to 4 Yemen air bases

  Jan 23, 2012 Members of the air force of Yemen are calling for president Saleh's half-brother, Maj. Gen. ...

• EU Agrees on Tough Oil Embargo Against Iran

  Jan 23, 2012 The 27 foreign ministers of the European Union have decided to enact an oil embargo against Iran ...

• US drone strike in Pakistan 'kills five ...

  Jan 23, 2012 A U.S. predator drone has killed five militants from Turkmenistan in northern Waziristan near ...

• Ex-generals say Pakistan's Musharraf should be ...

  Jan 23, 2012 Over a hundred former military officers have said that Pervez Musharraf should be allowed to ...

• Suicide blast 'over land row' kills China family

  Jan 23, 2012 Five people were killed in Lianyuan City, China, after a man blew himself up at a family's New ...

• Libya Protests Spur Shake-Up in Interim Government

  Jan 22, 2012 A political crisis is occurring in Libya as protesters angry at the interim government stormed ...

• video Death toll rises in Nigeria's Kano blasts

  Jan 22, 2012 The radical Islamist group Boko Haram has killed at least 178 people in the northern Nigerian ...

• Afghan soldier 'killed French troops over US ...

  Jan 22, 2012 The Afghan soldier who shot and killed four french troops, did so due to a video of U.S. marines ...

• F.B.I. Closes a Top File-Sharing Site

  Jan 20, 2012 Megaupload, a file sharing site that comprises 4% of the Internets' traffic, was shut down ...

• in focus SOPA/PIPA

  Jan 20, 2012 The Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. House and the Protect IP Act in the U.S. Senate will ...

• South Carolina Fray Upsets a Smooth Path for ...

  Jan 20, 2012 Voting for the republican candidate for president begins tomorrow in the South Carolina primary, ...

• EU-wide ‘Free Yulia Tymoshenko’ campaign to be ...

  Jan 20, 2012 Yulia Tymoshenko's husband is working with a former economics minister in her cabinet to get her ...

• Romanians again protest as US urges peace

  Jan 20, 2012 Protests occurred in Romania for the 8th strait day against government austerity measures, while ...

• links Putin to Win Presidency in First Round, State ...

  Jan 20, 2012 According to the state sponsored poll agency, Putin would win 45% of the vote in the election ...

• Did Aid Agencies Let Up To 100,000 Somalis Die ...

  Jan 20, 2012 The lack of a true understanding about what is occurring in Somalia is derailing efforts by aid ...

• Allies see day of heavy loss in Afghanistan

  Jan 20, 2012 NATO suffered a number of casualties in Afghanistan as 6 marines were killed in a helicopter ...

• Six times the cost: Pakistan Nato blockade ...

  Jan 20, 2012 The U.S. is having to spend $87 million more per month to transport supplies by a different ...

• Palestinians condemn arrest of Hamas MP Aziz Dweik

  Jan 20, 2012 A MP of the Hamas government was detained at a military checkpoint in Israel on suspicion of ...