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Libya prisoners make new torture allegations - BBC News

Posted 6:11 AM


BBC News

Libya prisoners make new torture allegations
BBC News
New evidence has emerged that supporters of the former Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, have been tortured while in detention. The BBC has been told by inmates at a jail in Misrata that they were beaten, whipped and given electric shocks.
Libyan commander says will retake Bani WalidReuters UK
Former Gaddafi stronghold rejects Libyan government's authorityThe Guardian
Kadhafi 'lives on in our hearts' in Libyan townAFP
Sydney Morning Herald -CTV.ca
all 150 news articles »

Putin's Russia set against regime change in Syria - Reuters

Posted 6:05 AM


Globe and Mail

Putin's Russia set against regime change in Syria
Reuters
By Steve Gutterman | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warnings to the West and its Arab allies to keep their hands off Syria hide a slight chance for compromise on a UN resolution aimed at halting bloodshed in the country, but a demand for President Bashar ...
Division within Syria grows as protests spread into capitalRT
Syria violence kills over 40; UN council meetsYnetnews
Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed FightersNew York Times
BBC News -Voice of America -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
all 1,546 news articles »

Cruise ship victims mull $14460 compensation deal - USA TODAY

Posted 5:16 AM


USA TODAY

Cruise ship victims mull $14460 compensation deal
USA TODAY
ROME (AP) ? How much is it worth to suffer through a terrifying cruise ship grounding? By Pier Paolo Cito, AP Italian firefighters approach the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia on Friday off the Tuscan island of Giglio. By Pier Paolo Cito, ...
Costa Concordia survivors consider $13600 compensation offerThe Australian
Costa Backs PassengersWall Street Journal
Dear Diary: Rough seas for Costa Cruises CEO Pier Luigi FoschiNational Post
RT -Reuters -Sydney Morning Herald
all 681 news articles »

Kazimierz Smolen, Director of Auschwitz Memorial Site, Dies at 91 -…

Posted 5:11 AM


The Guardian

Kazimierz Smolen, Director of Auschwitz Memorial Site, Dies at 91
New York Times
WARSAW (AP) ? Kazimierz Smolen, a survivor of Auschwitz who was director of the memorial site there for 35 years, died on Friday, the 67th anniversary of the concentration camp's liberation. He was 91. Mr. Smolen's death, in Oswiecim, the southern ...
Far-right Vienna ball sparks outrage on Holocaust DayAFP
Holocaust remembrance: Football 'helped save Auschwitz PoW's life'BBC News
World marks Holocaust Memorial DayThe Guardian
Washington Post -The Associated Press -Haaretz
all 520 news articles »

France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit - USA TODAY

Posted 5:03 AM


USA TODAY

France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit
USA TODAY
PARIS (AP) ? France and Afghanistan agree NATO should speed up by a year its timetable for handing all combat operations to Afghan forces in 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, raising new questions about the unity of the Western military ...
France will speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by one yearWashington Post
Afghan president in UK to discuss French troop withdrawalBBC News
France, Breaking With NATO, Will Speed Afghan ExitNew York Times
Times of India -The Guardian -Voice of America
all 539 news articles »

Senegal clashes erupt as court clears Wade poll bid - BBC News

Posted 4:30 AM


BBC News

Senegal clashes erupt as court clears Wade poll bid
BBC News
Violence has broken out in Senegal after the country's top court ruled that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office next month. Protesters set fire to buildings and barricades in the capital Dakar. A policeman was reported to have ...
Election ruling sparks protestsThe Press Association
Protests sweep through Senegal after poll rulingReuters UK
Senegal: Court Ruling Sparks RiotsSky News
Boston.com -News24
all 585 news articles »

African Union to open Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia - BBC News

Posted 4:30 AM


BBC News

African Union to open Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia
BBC News
The African Union is due to inaugurate its newly built headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The entire $200m (£127m) project was funded by China as a gift to the AU, as Beijing continues to strengthen its influence in Africa.
Construction criticism casts the spotlight on intra-African tradeThe Guardian
New AU headquarters marks strong China-Africa tiesAFP
Davos 2012: China and Africa to be centre of world tradeTelegraph.co.uk
Voice of America -Xinhua -Bloomberg
all 158 news articles »

Boko Haram to continue attacks for sharia - report - Reuters Africa

Posted 4:17 AM


CTV.ca

Boko Haram to continue attacks for sharia - report
Reuters Africa
LONDON (Reuters) - Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in Nigeria, will continue its campaign until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member was quoted as saying by a British newspaper on Saturday.
Nigerian violence: Police disappear as Boko Haram brings terror to the streetsTelegraph.co.uk
Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talkReuters
Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes sharia lawThe Guardian
New York Times -Vanguard -BBC News
all 860 news articles »

Russia: Liberal Candidate Is Barred From Election - New York Times

Posted 2:39 AM


New York Times

Russia: Liberal Candidate Is Barred From Election
New York Times
The Central Election Commission on Friday barred Grigory A. Yavlinsky, founder of the liberal opposition party Yabloko, from competing in the March 4 presidential election. Mr. Yavlinsky, left, submitted the 2 million signatures required to qualify for ...
Russians Divided Over Trust on Elections ? Pollster ChiefRIA Novosti
Russia sanctions new mass anti-Putin protestAFP
Russia elections: Officials bar liberal YavlinskyBBC News
Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America -Washington Post
all 1,224 news articles »

434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled Out - New York Times

Posted 12:38 AM


New York Times

434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled Out
New York Times
BAGHDAD ? Since the United States military withdrew from Iraq in the middle of last month, 434 Iraqis have been killed in attacks across the country, according to security officials, one of the highest tolls for that amount of time in the past few ...
Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attackReuters
Iraq sectarian war flares as 32 killed in suicide attack on funeral processionTelegraph.co.uk
Suicide car bomb kills 31 in BaghdadFinancial Times
AFP -BBC News -Xinhua
all 1,465 news articles »

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