 UN: Afghan civilian deaths in war hit 5-year high
(AP)
 04.02.2012 7:59  2 views  0 comments
 AP - A U.N. report says last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians, with 3,021 killed in the war.
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Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
(AP)
04.02.2012 7:58 2 views 0 comments
 AP - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday.
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Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote
(Reuters)
04.02.2012 7:05 2 views 0 comments
 Reuters - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.
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Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese
(Reuters)
04.02.2012 6:09 2 views 0 comments
Reuters - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight. Read more »
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Peru frees Chilean arrested outside air base
(AP)
04.02.2012 4:36 2 views 0 comments
AP - Peruvian police have freed one of two Chileans arrested this week on suspicion of espionage. Read more »
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Europe says aims to double e-commerce by 2015
(Reuters)
04.02.2012 1:52 2 views 0 comments
Reuters - European Union competition ministers supported plans on Friday to remove barriers to electronic trade in a bid to spur economic growth and jobs by expanding the single market to the digital world, officials said. Read more »
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Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban
(Reuters)
04.02.2012 1:03 1 views 0 comments
 Reuters - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration's bid to broker peace in Afghanistan.
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Bangladeshi Investors Badly Hit by the Stock-Market Crash
(Time.com)
04.02.2012 0:50 1 views 0 comments
Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh's stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows Read more »
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Egyptian Protesters Confront Police After Soccer Riots
(Time.com)
04.02.2012 0:50 1 views 0 comments
Time.com - Four more die in a day of violent clashes, as anger over alleged police complicity in a stadium tragedy unleashes pent-up frustrations Read more »
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Lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
(Reuters)
04.02.2012 0:48 1 views 0 comments
Reuters - A leading senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an Egyptian army team huddled with State Department officials to discuss the future of $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid. Read more »
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Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company"
(Reuters)
03.02.2012 23:56 1 views 0 comments
Reuters - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests. Read more »
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Cost drives NATO bid for smaller Afghan army
(Reuters)
03.02.2012 23:45 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - Afghanistan could end up fighting Taliban insurgents with a national army and police force two-thirds the size envisaged, if plans discussed on Friday by NATO defense ministers, trying to balance security needs with budget cuts, gain traction. Read more »
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Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy laws
(The Christian Science Monitor)
03.02.2012 20:06 2 views 0 comments
The Christian Science Monitor - With its initial public offering this week, Facebook is roaring ahead. However, new European Union privacy regulations are taking aim at Internet companies' ability to profit through control of personal information â the key to their tremendous online advertising profits. Read more »
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A banker's punishment: Sir Fred Goodwin is now just Fred
(The Christian Science Monitor)
03.02.2012 19:20 1 views 0 comments
The Christian Science Monitor - In the good times he was the doyen of British banking. Wealthy and courted by decision makers and knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to his industry, Sir Fred Goodwin, head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), seemed invincible. Read more »
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Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo
(Reuters)
03.02.2012 16:37 0 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely to bomb Iran within months to stop it building a nuclear bomb.
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Australia's Gillard faces new leadership discontent
(Reuters)
03.02.2012 6:24 0 views 0 comments
Reuters - Growing speculation that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be dumped by her party before the end of the year forced senior ministers to rally behind her Friday after a disastrous start to 2012. Read more »
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Philippine leader warns of possible terror attack
(AP)
08.01.2012 10:36 1 views 0 comments
AP - The Philippine president has warned of a possible terrorist attack during an annual Catholic procession in Manila that may draw more than a million devotees. Read more »
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Report: Iran begins enrichment at new site
(AP)
08.01.2012 10:01 2 views 0 comments
 AP - Iran has begun uranium enrichment program at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday.
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Activists detained on Japan whaling vessel: Sea Shepherd
(Reuters)
08.01.2012 9:45 2 views 0 comments
Reuters - Three Australian environmental activists were detained on board a Japanese whaling ship on Sunday after boarding in protest at Japan's annual whale cull in the Antarctic, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said. Read more »
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Iran uranium enrichment site operational soon: official
(Reuters)
08.01.2012 9:02 4 views 0 comments
Reuters - Iran's underground uranium enrichment facility will start operations soon, a senior official was quoted by Iranian media on Sunday as saying, a move likely to increase tension between the Islamic state and the West over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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