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India says tea exports to Iran facing payment hurdle
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:25 am
NEW DELHI (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 strug. […]
Turkish clashes with PKK militants kill 14
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:21 am
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces killed 13 Kurdish militants in fighting in southeast Turkey overnight, security sources said, marking an escalation in violence at a time when co. […]
Jailed Bahraini activist renews hunger strike
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:19 am
DUBAI (Reuters) – A jailed rights activist in Bahrain has gone back on hunger strike ahead of the February 14 anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising, the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights said T. […]
Arrest warrant issued for ousted Maldives president
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:00 am
MALE (Reuters) – The former president of the luxury resort islands of the Maldives faced arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post earlier in the week in what he said was a coup at gunpoint.. […]
Syria’s Homs bombarded again, Turks push for solution
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 8:03 am
AMMAN (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 humanita. […]
China plays down rumors over Chongqing official’s "sick leave"
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 8:01 am
CHONGQING, China (Reuters) – A mysterious consular incident in southwest China has cast an unwelcome spotlight on Bo Xilai, a former commerce minister jostling to join the Communist Party’s inner circ. […]
EU asks India to pressure Iran over nuclear program: report
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 6:42 am
NEW DELHI (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 newsp. […]
Red tape, corruption pull rug from under Afghan carpet business
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:49 am
KABUL (Reuters) – At a small shop a stone’s throw from the Ghazi Stadium where Afghanistan’s former Taliban government used to stage its public executions, Mohammad Hashem is worried about the death o. […]
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VIDEO: Will Sirte accept Libya’s revolution?
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:23 am
The new Libyan government faces a formidable challenge in persuading Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte to accept the revolution.
Maldives ‘warrant’ for ex-leader
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:23 am
A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant for former President Mohamed Nasheed, officials in his party say.
VIDEO: James Marsh on his IRA thriller
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:21 am
British filmmaker James Marsh’s new film Shadow Dancer is to be screened at the Berlin Film Festival.
Rooney leads calls for Redknapp
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:19 am
England striker Wayne Rooney leads calls for Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp to succeed Fabio Capello as manager of the national team.
Cafe in Somalia hit by car bomb
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:18 am
At least 15 people are killed and more than 20 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia’s capital, officials say.
Care referrals reach record high
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:06 am
The number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the notorious Baby P case.
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Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:05 am
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Vodafone hit by eurozone crisis
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:01 am
Mobile phone operator Vodafone’s revenue growth is held back by weak trading in some eurozone countries.
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European central banks to offer new stimulus (AP)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:23 am
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 rec. […]
Tense calm in Maldives after political violence (AP)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:22 am
AP – A tense calm settled over the rainy Maldives capital Thursday, one day after rioters rampaged through its streets to demand the return of ex-President Mohamed Nasheed after what he says was his o. […]
Arrest warrant issued for ousted Maldives president (Reuters)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 9:00 am
Reuters – The former president of the luxury resort islands of the Maldives faced arrest on Thursday after being ousted from his post earlier in the week in what he said was a coup at gunpoint.
Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs (AP)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 8:48 am
AP – Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, the latest salvo in a weeklong assault that has killed hundreds as President Bashar Assad’s regime tries to crush. […]
India says tea exports to Iran facing payment hurdle (Reuters)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 7:33 am
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. […]
In Singapore, Finding Peace Among the Pain of Thaipusam (Time.com)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 7:30 am
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
Why Syrians Fight, and Why Their Civil War May be a Long One (Time.com)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 7:30 am
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.
TV producer lands in Mexico to face murder charges (AP)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 6:59 am
AP – A reality television producer has arrived in Mexico escorted by nearly a dozen agents after being extradited from the U.S. so he can face trial in his wife’s killing.
