‘World’ Archives
Egyptians pelt Clinton with tomatoes
Protesters in the city of Alexandria in northeastern Egypt have thrown bottles and tomatoes at the motorcade of the visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton On Sunday, a large number of demonstrators gathered outside the US consulate in the city to denounce Washington’s interference in their country's internal affairs "We are, first of [...]
Red Cross declares Syria conflict a civil war
The International Committee of the Red Cross has said it now considers the Syrian conflict a civil war, as activists reported intense battles between rebels and government forces in the capital, Damascus The Geneva-based group's assessment could have implications for prosecutions for war crimes and means that international humanitarian law [...]
Taliban hurdle for Pakistan polio campaign
Pakistan has launched a national drive to eradicate polio, but is facing challenges from the Taliban in the northwestern tribal regions of north and south Waziristan1, with 198 new cases, compared to 144 in 2010 Officials have warned that the Taliban ban could put 240,000 children at risk The use of the Hepatitis C immunisation campaign as [...]
North Korea military chief Ri Yong-ho dismissed of all party posts
One of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's closest aides has unexpectedly been ousted from all party positions0 and has been regarded as a central figure in the North Korean military He was one of North Korea's seven power elites who escorted Kim Jong-il's hearse at his funeral in December along with Kim Jong-un and Chang Song-thaek, the deputy [...]
London displays LomoWall for Olympics
A mosaic wall made up of 30,000 photographs taken in different parts of the world with simple ‘Lomo’ film cameras has been unveiled in London ahead of the Olympics5,000 participants from 32 countries have submitted their work to the project over the past months990s3 July 2012 to 6 January 2013
Making political speeches banned from this year’s 9/11 ceremony
The 9/11 Foundation is banned politicians from making speeches at this year’s ceremony11 ceremony at New York’s Ground Zero will distance itself from events from years’ past because the 2012 edition is eliminating a segment usually reserved for politicians to address the public1, 2001 — and nothing more1 Memorial & Museum, writes to [...]
Syrian troops massacre more than 150
Syrian government troops using tanks and helicopters Thursday massacred more than 150 people in the central province of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while a rebel leader put the toll at more than 200 The village of Treimsa was shelled by Syrian troops and later stormed by pro-government Shabbiha militia, the Syrian [...]
Moody’s downgrades Italy by 2 notches
International credit rating agency Moody’s has lowered Italy’s government bond rating by two notches from A3 to Baa2 and hinted about possibly cutting it even further The Baa2 rating is just two notches above junk status, and the same rating held by Kazakhstan and Bulgaria Moody’s said it made the decision as the potential has increased [...]
Amnesty International urges Bahrain to allow rallies
Amnesty International has called on the Bahraini regime to allow peaceful protests after it banned a planned demonstration by the sheikdom’s main political bloc, al-Wefaq11, Saudi Arabia deployed forces in Bahrain to help the regime in Manama crush anti-government demonstrations Scores of people have been killed and many others injured or [...]
Laden’s cook released from Guantanamo bay prison after ten years
The cook of Osama Bin Laden, Ibrahim al-Qosi, held in the Guantanamo prison since 2010, by the United States, has been released0 by the United States for providing material support for terrorism and cooperating with the government by providing intelligence on al-Qaeda4 years reduced sentence, which was further reduced to two more years- from the [...]
Terror threat to Egypt’s historical pyramids
Egypt’s new leader Mohammed Morsi receives disturbing calls to destroy ancient pyramids, the Taliban’s supreme leader issued an order against un-Islamic graven images The edict resulted in members using exposives, tanks, and anti-aircraft weapons to blow apart two images of Buddha in eastern Afghanistan As Egypt’s president Mohammed [...]
September 11 attacks most memorable TV moment: study
A study released on Wednesday found that the September 11-2001 terrorist attack was by far the most memorable TV moment among U,077 consumers in February about events they had watched, if they remember where they were and if they discussed the events with others995, Challenger Space Shuttle disaster in 1986 and the Death of Osama bin Laden in [...]
Taliban leader Omer can run for Afghan president: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Thursday on Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to give up fighting his US-backed government in return for the chance to run for president of the war-torn nation4 The Taliban’s continued influence in Afghanistan was highlighted this week with a video circulated of the execution of Najiba, a 22-year-old [...]
Annan urges UN to reunite on Syria plan
UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan says his six-point peace plan is the framework of diplomatic efforts to end the violence in the country1, when demonstrations broke out both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government The Syrian opposition and the West accuse the government of being behind the violence, but [...]
Saudi Shia protesters mourned by thousands
Thousands of supporters in Saudi Arabia turned out for the funerals of two men killed during protests triggered by the arrest of a prominent Shia cleric, witnesses have said The funerals for Mohammad al-Felfel and Akbar al-Shakhouri were held on Wednesday in the Qatif in the Gulf nation's Eastern Province The men were shot dead on Sunday [...]
Egypt president says will respect court ruling on parliament
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi says he will respect a court ruling that overturned his decree reinstating the country’s parliament4 in line with an earlier ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court7, the junta also took control of the state budget and gave itself veto power over a new constitution, making the new president almost [...]
Kofi Annan in Iran for Syria peace talks
International envoy Kofi Annan travelled to Tehran to seek support in resolving the conflict in Syria, warning of a disaster if his peace plan fails7,000 people since the conflict began in March 2011
French hostage crisis deflates: Gunman arrested
The unknown attacker who took four children and a parent for hostages at a Paris kindergarten Tuesday has released all his captives10 children and three parents were at the time, French radio reports The kindergarten is located in the centre of the town of Vitry-sur-Seine, some 75 km 5 miles from the centre of Paris
Jail for Bahrain opposition leader over tweet
Nabeel Rajab, a prominent Bahraini opposition leader, has been sentenced to three months in prison for "insulting" some Bahrainis in a tweet criticising the prime minister, Rajab's lawyer and the state news agency have said6-month protest movement, spent three weeks in jail in June under investigation
Euro ministers agree on Spain bank bailout
The eurozone’s finance ministers agreed in Brussels on the terms of a bailout for Spain’s troubled banking, saying they would provide the first tranche of 30 bln euros by the end of July00 billion euro, asked by the country’s government4 in exchange for further budget savings3 and 240 bln euros this year through rising VAT sales tax and cuts [...]
