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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 Walid Former Gaddafi stronghold rejects Libyan government's authority Kadhafi 'lives on in our hearts' in Libyan town |
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 capital Syria violence kills over 40; UN council meets Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters |
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 offer Costa Backs Passengers Dear Diary: Rough seas for Costa Cruises CEO Pier Luigi Foschi |
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 Day Holocaust remembrance: Football 'helped save Auschwitz PoW's life' World marks Holocaust Memorial Day |
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 year Afghan president in UK to discuss French troop withdrawal France, Breaking With NATO, Will Speed Afghan Exit |
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 protests Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling Senegal: Court Ruling Sparks Riots |
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 trade New AU headquarters marks strong China-Africa ties Davos 2012: China and Africa to be centre of world trade |
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 streets Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes sharia law |
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 Chief Russia sanctions new mass anti-Putin protest Russia elections: Officials bar liberal Yavlinsky |
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 attack Iraq sectarian war flares as 32 killed in suicide attack on funeral procession Suicide car bomb kills 31 in Baghdad |
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