![]() Ha'aretz | US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks Reuters PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United States wants the UN Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. ... Iran starts processing nuclear fuel towards weapons-grade strength Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel Iran Says Starts Work on Making 20 Pct Nuclear Fuel |
![]() BBC News | Ukraine's Tymoshenko bloc to contest election result BBC News Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc has said it will contest in court the conduct of the Ukrainian presidential election she appears to have narrowly lost. Deputy leader Elena Shustik said the bloc would contest results at some polling stations and ask for a ... For Kremlin, an Election in Ukraine Cuts Two Ways World Digest: International observers say Ukrainian election was free and fair Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko under pressure to concede in presidential race |
![]() Reuters | Abbas mulls peace talks; expects US answers soon Reuters Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin February 1 , 2010. TOKYO (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would ... Fatah wants US to clarify Israeli talks Abbas Says He May Accept Offer of 'Proximity' Talks with Israel Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on borders |
![]() National Post | Sri Lanka's Fonseka treated like 'an animal': wife AFP COLOMBO — The wife of Sri Lankan ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka accused the government on Tuesday of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal" following his dramatic arrest. "This is not an arrest. It is an abduction," a tearful Anoma ... Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka beaten during arrest Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | US Marines gear up for major Afghan assault AFP TOOR GHAR, Afghanistan — US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Thousands of Afghan, US and NATO forces are ... In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticed A double target: Taliban and opium British troop killed in S Afghanistan |
![]() Brisbane Times | US, EU castigate Iran for human rights abuses Los Angeles Times The United States and the European Union on Monday condemned human rights abuses in Iran in the wake of the Islamic Republic's announcement that it would expand its nuclear materials enrichment effort. In a joint statement, the White House and the EU ... Endgame for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran? Iran threatens to deliver a punch Iran's Reformist Leaders Reject Links to Foreigners |
![]() Reuters | Unrest in Indian Kashmir enters 2nd week Washington Post Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout pro freedom slogans as they protest the killing of 17-year-old Zahid Farooq Shah, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Shah who died Friday is the second teenager in a week whose death has been ... Kashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says Fresh avalanche kills 1 Indian soldier in Kashmir Kashmir Avalanche Buries India Army Soldiers |
![]() BBC News | Man Pulled From Rubble in Haiti Nearly 4 Weeks After Earthquake Wall Street Journal PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A 28-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a market in Port-au-Prince on Monday and has been admitted to the University of Miami's field hospital in the capital, adjacent to the ... Haiti man 'survives 27 days under quake rubble' Coupon scam hits Haiti food aid UN: some Haitian hospitals are charging patients |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | Yemen: Qaeda Affiliate Urges Joint Blockade of Red Sea New York Times By REUTERS The Yemen-based wing of Al Qaeda called Monday for a regional holy war and a blockade of the Red Sea to cut off shipments to Israel. In an audio recording posted on a jihadist Web site, the group's deputy leader, Said Ali al-Shihri, ... Yemen's al Qaeda calls for jihad in region: report Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula urges jihad Al-Qaida leader calls for holy war |
![]() RTE.ie | Vatican: Child Abuse Condemned New York Times By GAIA PIANIGIANI Pope Benedict XVI on Monday condemned the abuse of children by members of the clergy. Speaking to Pontifical Council for the Family members, the pope said that while the church has defended children's dignity and rights throughout ... Irish bishops meet with abuse survivors to prepare for meeting with Pope Council for the Family Preparing 'Vademecum' on the Family Victims ask Pope for €1bn |