Nigeria Islamists ‘die in clash’
Nigerian security forces say they have killed at least eight members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-east city of Maiduguri.
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Darfur rebels ‘free peacekeepers’
Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur province say they have released 49 African peacekeepers but are holding three people they suspect of being Sudanese security agents.
Anthony Shadid, Times Correspondent, Posthumously Honored (New York Times)
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Albanian Soldier Dies in Attack in Southern Afghanistan (Afghanistan news)
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Cocky Akhilesh Yadav stings Rahul Gandhi
Addressing an election rally, the SP star campaigner claimed there were signs of a Samajwadi victory and this was making “some leaders” angry — so angry that they could soon be jumping off podiums.
FIR filed against Rahul for flouting roadshow rules
Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi was slapped with a case on Monday for flouting restrictions on his six-hour road show in Kanpur on Sunday.
Red Cross Negotiating Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to broker a humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, as government tanks and troops mass around…
Europe Finance Ministers Set to Approve New Greek Bailout
Eurozone finance ministers are set to approve a new $171-billion bailout for Greece, at a meeting in Brussels. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said Monday that after months of negotiations over terms of the deal for …
Libyan families move into Gadhafi fortress
It used to be the impenetrable fortress of Moammar Gadhafi’s regime. Only workers or members of the toppled Libyan leader’s inner circle could see inside.
Video: Former Gadhafi compound gets new lease on life
Scores of poor Libyan families have moved into Bab-al-Aziziya, a once inpenetrable fortress that was home to former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Zimbabwe: Free National Global Protests on Mugabe's Birthday
[SW Radio] Hundreds of people worldwide are expected to take part in the 21st Movement-Free Zimbabwe Global Protests on Tuesday next week. This is the day the
Zambia: 'Red Alert' On Henry's Arrest Extended
[Times of Zambia] A combined team of security officers investigating corruption has extended its ‘Red Alert’ to the rest of the countries apart from Kenya for the capture of former president
News Corp. launches its new Sunday tabloid despite ongoing scandal
News Corp. officials announced Sunday that the tabloid The Sun on Sunday would replace the now defunct News of the World. read more
Rupert Murdoch Announces Sun on Sunday Launch for Feb. 26
Mimi Turner The new title comes seven months after he was forced to shutter The News of The World and amid numerous ongoing criminal investigations into his London newspapers. read more
News of the World's successor to launch next week
The successor to Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-shuttered News of the World newspaper will begin publication in a week’s time, a senior News Corp. executive said Sunday.
Murdoch to launch new Sunday tabloid
The successor to Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World newspaper will begin publication in a week’s time.
Vietnam's tight credit policy depresses shares
Substantial gains on Friday helped mitigate the stock market’s overall downward trend last week, as well as give a boost to investor psychology heading into this week’s
Primary voting goes smoothly in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 12 (UPI) — Primary elections in Venezuela got off to a smooth start Sunday with nearly all polling stations open for business, election officials said.
China: US and allies push Syria into civil war
US and its allies are pushing Syria into civil war by backing the armed opposition, the newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party writes. The article insists Beijing must stick to opposing any attempt to intervene or regime change in Damascus.
New York newspaper man Richard Blood dies at 83
NEW YORK – Richard J. Blood, a former city editor at the New York Daily News who nurtured a generation of young…
Murdoch to launch a new UK Sunday paper
Rupert Murdoch will launch The Sun on Sunday this weekend to replace the tabloid he closed amid Britain’s phone hacking scandal.
Report: Website Helped UK Terrorists Communicate
Report: British website publishes letters from jailed Islamist terror leaders
Sunday's top headlines: Snowy owl posing for the camera in Muskegon County, Owasippe land sale opposition
Sunday’s top headlines from The Muskegon Chronicle:Erin Stubblefield | Muskegon ChronicleA snowy owl sits perched on a concrete ledge at the Muskegon County wastewater site in Egelston Township on Friday.Melching Inc. asks to store construction materials on Sappi
The merits of MR Kukrit
Former Thailand prime minister MR Kukrit Pramoj is remembered as not just a politician but an actor, a khon dancer, a writer, a journalist and an
Thailand: Growing Threats To Political Freedom In Thailand
A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status
Redefining Thailand security threats
The three bombs that rocked Bangkok on Valentine’s Day by suspected Iranian operatives were a wake-up call for the Thai authorities to define anew their national security strategy, which has ignored
China paper says West stirs civil war in Syria
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A leading Chinese newspaper accused Western countries on Monday of stirring civil war in Syria, where police and militia patrols clamped down on a district of the capital to prevent new demonstrations
West 'stirring Syria civil war'
The West is stirring civil war in Syria, says an editorial in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.
Bruno Manser Fund Releases Secret Sarawak Dam Map
(BASEL, SWITZERLAND) The Bruno Manser Fund has today disclosed an exclusive map showing the extent of the proposed Baram mega dam whose realization is bound to cause a social and environmental disaster in Malaysian Borneo.
Swiss clinic reports increase in assisted suicides
The number of people who ended their lives with the help of an assisted suicide organization in Switzerland rose by 35% in 2011, a Swiss news website says.
Sudan: Opposition Leader Says Security Agents Bugged Office
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum – Sudan’s Islamist opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi has accused the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) of installing secret listening devices at his party’s headquarters, criticizing such precedent as dangerous and warning of brewing discontent within the country’s army.
South Sudan: The Devils in Khartoum Vowed to Use Plan B Against Nation, What Does That Mean?
[Citizen] The statement that they will use Plan B against South Sudan was uttered in Khartoum by more than two senior officials of the terrorist gang who are ruling in Sudan.
Burma: How real are new press freedoms?
RANGOON — “In the past, they would scrutinize every sentence in every piece,” U Ko Ko, publisher of the Yangon Times, said of Burma’s censors. “Now they change less than 10 percent.” read more
Kerala May Train Monkeys to Pick Coconuts Due to Labor Shortage
A trained monkey can climb up to 500 coconut trees per day, ten times the capacity of a human being.
Veolia Falls as Les Echos Says CEO May Be Replaced: Paris Mover
Veolia Environnement SA, the world’s biggest water utility, fell the most in a month as newspaper Les Echos said Chief Executive Officer Antoine Frerot’s predecessor, Henri Proglio,
Veolia Falls After Les Echos Says CEO Frerot May Be Replaced: Paris Mover
Veolia Environnement SA (VIE) , the world’s biggest water utility, fell the most in a month as newspaper Les Echos said Chief Executive Officer Antoine Frerot’s predecessor, Henri Proglio , is seeking to oust him.
