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Iran 'to ratchet up enrichment'
(BBC) Iran announces immediate plans to increase levels of uranium enrichment, further heightening tensions with the West.
In Brief: Afghan floods, avalanches leave 20 dead - IRINnews.org
In Brief: Afghan floods, avalanches leave 20 dead IRINnews.org KABUL, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Flash floods killed at least 10 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in different parts of Kandahar Province, ... |
DRC: Security beefed up for North Kivu IDPs - IRINnews.org
DRC: Security beefed up for North Kivu IDPs IRINnews.org NAIROBI, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Internally displaced people (IDPs) are still being abducted by armed groups for forced labour in several territories in ... |
TIMOR-LESTE: Water supplies running on empty - IRINnews.org
TIMOR-LESTE: Water supplies running on empty IRINnews.org LISAPAT, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Ask anyone in rural Timor-Leste what they want most and the answer is always water. “We don't have any,” complained ... |
Costa Rica elects female leader
(BBC) Costa Ricans elect Laura Chinchilla as president, the first woman to occupy the post in the Central American nation.
AFGHANISTAN: Fleeing on foot at night - IRINnews.org
AFGHANISTAN: Fleeing on foot at night IRINnews.org The offensive is expected to drive Taliban insurgents out of Marjah, which has an estimated population of 80000 people, according to government officials, ... |
Emotional Campbell defends Blair
(UK) Alastair Campbell denies Tony Blair misled Parliament over the intelligence in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war.
Iraq panel reinstates election ban amid Shi'ite ire
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals panel that angered Shi'ite leaders by suspending a ban on candidates accused of links to Saddam Hussein's Baath party until after an election reversed its decision on Sunday, politicians said.
Ukraine votes with tension high in tight election
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainians voted on Sunday for a new president in a run-off between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich which could push the country into a fresh bout of instability.
Karzai demands halt to Afghan civilian casualties
MUNICH (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai called on Sunday for a halt to military raids on Afghan villages by the international coalition forces and a complete end to civilian casualties.
Israeli forces arrest two foreigners in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli security forces made an incursion into a Palestinian city Sunday to arrest two foreign women belonging to an organization involved in protests against Israel's West Bank barrier.
Iran says arrests people hired by CIA
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it had arrested seven people accused of stoking unrest after last year's disputed election, including some who it said were employed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
NATO allies to shuffle Afghan pledges to add training
ANKARA/MUNICH (Reuters) - NATO allies plan to reshuffle rather than expand existing troop commitments to Afghanistan, sending more military trainers in place of combat forces to ready the Afghan army and police to take control, senior U.S. and NATO officials said on Saturday.
China official heads to North Korea
BEIJING (Channel News Asia): A senior Chinese Communist Party official was on Saturday heading for North Korea, as the international community tries to persuade Pyongyang to return to nuclear disarmament talks, state media said.
Glitches emerge in closely-watched Nigerian state poll
AWKA/ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Polls opened late and voters complained they were not on electoral lists on Saturday in a Nigerian state election seen as a test of the country's ability to hold credible national polls next year.
Qaeda sets deadline and demands for European hostages
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's north African wing has confirmed it has extended its deadline for the life of a French hostage and given Italy 25 days to meet its demands for an Italian captive, according to an Internet statement.
Pakistani city tense as mourners bury bomb victims
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi was tense on Saturday a day after two bombs killed 31 people, raising further questions about the effectiveness of security crackdowns on al Qaeda-linked militants.
Tempers frayed
(BBC) Anti-abortion ad sparks Super Bowl controversy
'Not your slave'
(BBC) In Paris, service doesn't necessarily come with a smile
NEPAL: Shanta Karki, "I don't need rehabilitation" - IRINnews.org
NEPAL: Shanta Karki, "I don't need rehabilitation" IRINnews.org SINDHULI, 5 February 2010 (IRIN) - Shanta Karki was barely 13 when she volunteered to be a child soldier for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), ... |
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