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Rudd quits as foreign minister amid talk of leadership change
Connecticut State News.NetSYDNEY - In a dramatic move, Kevin Rudd resigned Wednesday as Australia's foreign minister sparking speculation that he may challenge the leadership of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Rudd made the ...
Iran keeps IAEA team away from key nuclear facility
Connecticut State News.NetTEHRAN - Amid Iran's standoff with the West over its contentious nuclear programme, the UN nuclear watchdog has said that Tehran stopped its inspectors from visiting Parchin, a key military ...
African Union troops get wider mandate in Somalia
Connecticut State News.NetLONDON - The UN Security Council Thursday unanimously agreed to a resolution drafted by Britain to sizably increase in the strength of the African Union troops in Somalia and give them the mandate ...
Afghanistan, Taliban peace talks on in Pakistan
Connecticut State News.NetKABUL - Talks between Afghan officials and Taliban are underway in Pakistan, a top member of a peace council has said in an indication that Islamabad government is backing the peace move. Ata ...
Syrian forces kill 27 men in village raids
Connecticut State News.NetBEIRUT - At least 27 civilians were shot dead by Syrian security forces after a midnight village raid in a northern province, activists said Wednesday. "Military forces chased civilians in ...
Services, manufacturing lag in Euro zone
Connecticut State News.NetLONDON - The eurozone's service sector shrank this month while the manufacturing also did not perform so well, according to a new business survey. Markit's Eurozone Services Purchasing Managers' ...
Suburban train accident in Argentina kills 49
Connecticut State News.NetBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Scores of people were killed and hundreds injured Wednesday when an overcrowded suburban train derailed at a central city station, Buenos Aires Civil Defence director ...
Oil major Shell makes $1.6bn offer to acquire Cove Energy of Africa
Connecticut State News.NetLONDON - Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell has offered to buy African oil exploration major Cove Energy for 994.4 million pounds ($1.6 billion) to expand its operations in Mozambique and ...
Megaupload's Kim Dotcom granted bail
Connecticut State News.NetAUCKLAND - Founder of file sharing website Megaupload.com Kim Dotcom alias Kim Schmitz, who has been jailed here since January 20 at the request of the US, has been granted bail by a New Zealand ...
Thai floods may have contributed to Dell weak revenue
Connecticut State News.NetSAN FRANCISCO - Dell, the world's No.3 computer maker, has predicted weak sales for the current quarter triggering slump in its stocks that went down by over seven percent in pre-market trading ...
Yemenis vote for lone candidate in presidential election
Connecticut State News.NetSANA'A, Yemen - After a year of violent protests against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh, people in Yemen Tuesday voted to elect a new president - though there is only one candidate in the ...
Quran 'burning' provokes anger, protests in Afghanistan
Connecticut State News.NetKABUL - Hundreds of angry demonstrators gathered outside the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan Tuesday to protest the alleged burning of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, by soldiers at the base. The US ...
Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn quizzed by French police in new scandal
Connecticut State News.NetPARIS - Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was Tuesday questioned by French police in Lille, northern France, as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry. The scandal ...
21 killed in Syria, as Russia, China raise questions on Tunis meet
Connecticut State News.NetDAMASCUS - China joined Russia Tuesday in declining to participate in an international meet on Syria on a day at least 21 people were killed, a majority of them in the Homs neighbourhood of Bab Amr ...
'US objections to military attack serve Iran's interests'
Connecticut State News.NetTEL AVIV - Top Israel officials have strongly objected and conveyed to the US that its statements over an attack on Iran had "served" Tehran's interests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ...
Higher costs hit Wal-Mart profits in Q4
Connecticut State News.NetNEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, Tuesday reported a 15 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profit despite a turnaround in the US sales and continued strong performance at ...
12mn pounds scheme launched to prepare UK teenagers for jobs
Connecticut State News.NetLONDON - Businesses and charities in the country have been invited by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to participate in a new 126 million pounds scheme aimed at getting teenagers of 16 and above ...
EU comes to Greece's rescue to stave off default
Connecticut State News.NetBRUSSELS - After months swinging from yes to no amid hectic negotiations, eurozone finance ministers have finally agreed to save Greece from bankruptcy and approved a new bailout of $172 billion for ...
Japan accord with US on sanctions against Iran likely soon
Connecticut State News.NetTOKYO - Japan Tuesday said it had come closer to the US on sanctions against Iran but denied any final agreement regarding the embargo even as a newspaper reported that Tokyo had proposed 11 per ...
7.75bn pounds surplus in UK's public finances raise expectation from budget
Connecticut State News.NetLONDON - A combination of a rise in tax receipts and a drop in local government borrowings has helped the UK's public finances record a surplus of 7.75 billion pounds in January, the biggest monthly ...
Two killed in small plane crash in US
Connecticut State News.NetTwo people were confirmed dead after a small plane crashed in Texas state in the US, authorities said. The wreckage of the plane, which disappeared on a flight to Oklahoma, was found Tuesday on a ...
Special Report Panel on the Possibility of a Brokered Convention
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Marist Polls: Romney Leads Santorum by 2 Points in Michigan, 16 Points in Arizona
Weekly StandardIn Michigan - which has turned into a make-or-break contest for Romney - the former Massachusetts governor gets the support of 37 percent of likely GOP primary voters, including those who are ...
Santorum Talks about Iran, Spending, Obamacare, and Why He Decided to Run
Weekly Standarda thoughtful and wide-ranging interview in Michigan. Over the course of 25 minutes, he discussed Iran (4:05-6:55), saying, "Israel shouldn't be leading this. This is a national security ...
It’s No ‘Potemkin’ Nuclear Enrichment Plant
Weekly Standardreport that Iran is building out the Fordow enrichment plant by describing the facility "as a 'Potemkin' plant, a faade that could not operate and was under close watch by the ...
Serbia To Open Its First Gay Shelter
RadioFreeEuropeSerbia plans to open its first shelter for gays and lesbians, local media report. Dusica Davidovic, an official in the southern city of Nis told the"Juzna Srbija" (Southern Serbia) ...
Fitch Says Greek Default Highly Likely
RadioFreeEuropeThe Fitch international ratings agency has cut its long-term rating on Greek debt bonds by two notches -- from "triple C" to "C." Fitch says it now considers a Greek debt ...
Four More 'Costa Concordia' Bodies Found
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EU Halts Copyright Treaty Ratification
RadioFreeEuropeThe European Commission is suspending efforts to ratify an international anticounterfeiting agreement and instead referring it to Europe's highest court to see whether it violates EU rights. ...
Kosovo Talks Resume In Brussels
RadioFreeEuropeSerbs need to let kosovo go. If they wanted it so bad they should have fought harder for it. Instead the Serb army folded after a light NATO bombing ...
EU Threatens To Freeze Hungary Aid Over High Deficit
RadioFreeEuropeThe European Commission is threatening to withhold $655 million in EU development funds from Hungary because the Hungarian government has failed to reduce its deficit. EU Economy Commissioner ...
Independent News Website Partly Blocked In Kyrgyzstan
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Belarusian 'Toy Protest' Inmate Goes On Hunger Strike
RadioFreeEuropeMINSK -- Belarusian opposition activist Paval Vinahradau, who was sentenced on February 22 to 10 days in jail for holding an unsanctioned "toy protest" in Minsk, says he is beginning a ...
Belarusian Activist's Trial Adjourned, Relatives Barred From Courtroom
RadioFreeEuropeVITSEBSK, Belarus -- The trial of Belarusian opposition activist Syarhey Kavalenka in the eastern city of Vitebsk has been adjourned until February 23 after he went through an additional medical ...
Three Georgian Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
RadioFreeEuropeGeorgia’s Defense Ministry has announced that three Georgian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan while serving alongside NATO-led forces. A ministry statement said the three corporals ...
Strauss-Kahn arrested in prostitution probe
McClatchyPARIS - Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested by French police Tuesday, as part of an investigation into alleged payments to prostitutes at sex parties. ...
Foreign community scrambling to stave off Haiti crisis
McClatchyMIAMI - Foreign diplomats, influential business leaders and top Haitian politicians have been scrambling this week to prevent a political confrontation that could lead to the ouster of Prime ...
Chavez says he'll go to Cuba for new surgery
McClatchyBOGOTA, Colombia - After weeks of intensive campaigning and marathon speeches, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday acknowledged he's not as healthy as he seems. During a televised ...
Spain's Prado unveils 'twin sister' of Mona Lisa
McClatchyMADRID - Spain's Prado Museum on Tuesday revealed a replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, also known as "La Gioconda," describing it as the most important known copy of the ...
'Iranian missiles may be able to hit US in 2-3 years'
Jerusalem PostFinance Minister Yuval Steinitz says Iran investing billion of dollars to develop inter-continental ballistic missiles, that they hope to pose "direct nuclear ballistic threat" to Europe, ...
ICRC seeking to clinch humanitarian truce in Syria
Jerusalem PostThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Wednesday it was pursuing contact with anyone wielding "influence" in Syria to clinch an immediate ceasefire to enable life-saving ...
PM upset he had to learn of Eshel affair from press
Jerusalem PostNatan Eshel scandal engulfing his office, saying that he should not have had to learn about it from the press.Asked at a press conference dealing with economic issues why he did not publicly back up ...
Liberman vows: 'Everyone will serve the state'
Jerusalem PostIsrael Beiteinu will propose an alternative to the Tal Law by which "everyone will serve the state," Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday. His comments came after the High ...
'Iran investors eye Egypt amid row with US'
Jerusalem PostIranian investors are have expressed interest in Egypt's industrial sector especially amid tensions between Cairo and Washington over the detention of foreigners working in NGOs in Egypt, ...
Seven of Obama’s 35 campaign chairs are Jewish
Jerusalem PostWASHINGTON - At least seven of the Obama campaign's 35 co-chairs are Jewish, including Alan Solow, a leading figure in the organized community.Solow is identified on the list released early ...
Strauss-Kahn questioned after night in French cell
Jerusalem PostLILLE, France - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent the night in a seven-square-meter cell before French police questioned him for a second day on Wednesday over what he knew about ...
'59% oppose bill to punish prostitution clients'
Jerusalem Postproposed legislation which would make paying for sexual services a criminal offense punishable with a prison sentence or community service, according to a Dahaf Institute poll commissioned by the ...
'Iranian terror cell in Bangkok hid bombs in radios'
Jerusalem Postplotting a terror attack in Bangkok last week used portable radios to hide at least five bombs that they intended to use against Israeli targets in the city, ABC News reported on Tuesday.A ...
Huldai: There will be buses in Tel Aviv on Shabbat
Jerusalem PostTel Aviv Municipal Council decision to seek permission from the Transportation Ministry to operate buses in the city on Shabbat.Despite criticism, there will be public transport in Tel Aviv on ...
For Syrian children, a picture tells a thousand words
Jerusalem PostBOYNUYOGUN, Turkey - A man lies on the street, bleeding from a gunshot wound to his chest, clutching a single red rose. In the foreground, a soldier fires a shot from the hatch of his tank, a red ...