International

Tibetans mark new year in wake of immolations
February 23rd, 2012
LANGMU, China: Tibetans in northwest China marked a tense traditional new year on Wednesday with prayer, the sounding of a gong and subdued defiance, in the wake of a string of self-immolations and protests against Chinese control. The traditional new year, or ‘Losar’, is a combination of Buddhist ceremony and family celebration observed across the [...]
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Syrian troops kill 27 in village raids
February 23rd, 2012
AMMAN: Syrian troops and militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured and then shot dead 27 young men in northern villages and two foreign journalsts were killed in shelling of the besieged city of Homs, activists said on Wednesday. The two Western journalists were killed on Wednesday when shells hit the house they were staying [...]
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China closes over 7,000 illegal websites
February 23rd, 2012
Beijing: Authorities in China have shut down a total of 7,846 websites involved in illegal commercial activity, the government said. The ministry of public security took the step as part of a nationwide campaign against online black markets, Xinhua reported. Illegal activity singled out in the campaign included sale of weapons, ammunition, explosives, toxic chemicals, [...]
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Pak SC adjourns hearing against Gilani till Feb 28
February 23rd, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani till February 28 after admitting evidence and recording the statement of the prosecutor. A seven-judge bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk recorded the statement of Attorney General Anwar-ul-Haq, who has been asked to act as prosecutor for the [...]
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Australian Foreign Minister quits,
February 23rd, 2012
CANBERRA: Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, igniting a new and bitter leadership crisis for the struggling minority government. Gillard’s government has sunk in popularity as Gillard and Rudd, whom she ousted in 2010, have waged a personal feud that has split [...]
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G20 foreign ministers family photo in Los Cabos
February 22nd, 2012

Mexico: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy (L) Mexico’s Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa, second from right, and South Africa’s Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, top right, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, third from right; Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird, fifth [...]
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Numerous casualties in bombardment of Syria
February 22nd, 2012
AMMAN,BEIRUT: Syrian government forces killed at least 16 people and wounded some 340 on Tuesday when they unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said. The bombardment rained down as International Committee of the Red Cross officials tried to negotiate a halt to the fighting to allow [...]
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