Israel says Iran 'drifting' toward nuke goal line The Boston Globe | DAVOS, Switzerland-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Friday the world must quickly stop Iran from reaching the point where even a "surgical" military strike could not block it from obtaining nuclear weapons. | Amid fears that Israel is nearing a decision to attack Iran's nuclear program, Ba...
Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata Zeenews Benghazi: Doctors Without Borders has suspended its work in prisons in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said torture was so rampant that some detainees were brought for care only to make them fit for further interrogation, the group said on Thursday. | The announcement was compounded by a state...
French Afghan troops to leave Kapisa in March The Star | PARIS (Reuters) - French troops will start handing over security to the Afghan army in March and focus on training until pulling out of Afghanistan completely at the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday. | Sarkozy said French troop...
Violence Rises Sharply in Syria, Flustering Arab League Monitors The New York Times | DAMASCUS, Syria — Violence in Syria has escalated sharply over the past two days, with heavy bloodshed reported Friday in at least three flashpoint areas, as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations Security Council ...
Syria ramps up brutal crackdown The Daily Telegraph Australia | SYRIA has stepped up a deadly crackdown on dissent, as activists said almost 100 people died in two days of violence. | The brutal crackdown came ahead of a bid to condemn Damascus at the UN Security Council. | The head of the Arab League monitorin...
UN worker kidnapped in Yemen released Gulf News | Oslo: A Norwegian UN employee kidnapped in Yemen earlier this month by members of a tribe in the restive Marib province has been freed following negotiations, the Norwegian government said yesterday. | "I am very pleased and relieved tha...
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UN to discuss action on Syria Irish Times | France's UN mission said the Security Council would meet behind closed doors today to discuss the next steps regarding Syria, with council envoys saying the 15-nation body would ...
Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata Zeenews Benghazi: Doctors Without Borders has suspended its work in prisons in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said torture was so rampant that some detainees were brought for care o...
Muslim Brotherhood not in Egypt presidency race Zeenews Cairo: The Muslim Brotherhood, the big winners of Egypt's parliamentary vote, will not field a candidate for the Egyptian presidency, its leader Mohammed Badie said on Thursday. | ...
Pushing incentives, Obama calls U.S. the 'Saudi Arabia of natural gas' Chicago Tribune Reporting from Las Vegas— President Obama declared the United States the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" today as he plugged an energy policy plan that would offer incentives to companies that power their vehicles with natural gas. | Speaking to ...
Pushing incentives, Obama calls U.S. the 'Saudi Arabia of natural gas' Daily Press Reporting from Las Vegas— President Obama declared the United States the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas" today as he plugged an energy policy plan that would offer incentives to companies that power their vehicles with natural gas. | Speaking to ...
Varian secures $77 million order in Saudi Arabia Business Journal | Varian Medical Systems said it has booked a $77 million order with Saudi Particle Therapy Centre. | The order is for equipping a new proton therapy facility at the King Fahd Medical Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | The Palo Alto-based medical devi...
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency? BBC News Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to come forward and state their demands as a basis for dialogue. | His remarks came nearly a week after the group attacked police stations in the northern city of Kano, killing 185 people. | Nigeria's Civil Rights Congress Shehu Sani, a proponent of negotiat...
