Eurozone finance ministers are set to approve a new $171-billion bailout for Greece, at a meeting in Brussels. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said Monday that after months of negotiations over terms of the deal for debt-ridden Greece, an agreement is in sight for the country’s second bailout in two years. “We have all the […]
Europe Finance Ministers Set to Approve New Greek Bailout
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Hundreds Protest Against US in Pakistan
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Pakistanis protested in the streets of Islamabad Monday against the possible reopening of NATO supply lines for the U.S.-led coalition forces fighting the Taliban inside Afghanistan. At one point, the crowd chanted that friends of America are “traitors.” Monday’s demonstration was the latest show of support for an alliance of Pakistani religious groups […]
Afghan Police Kill 2 Albanian Soldiers
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Albanian officials say Afghan police opened fire on international troops Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing two Albanian soldiers. The Albanian Defense Ministry said authorities arrested 11 Afghan police officers after the shooting, which left an Albanian captain and corporal dead and another foreign soldier wounded. It said the incident occurred in a village near the […]
Darfur Rebels Release Int’l Peacekeepers, Hold Sudanese
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
((adds audio, new headline, new info & edits grafs 1- 4) Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region say they have freed 49 international peacekeepers they seized Sunday but are holding onto three Sudanese nationals. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said the peacekeepers from the joint U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur entered rebel territory without permission. […]
Journalists Tour Devastated Japanese Nuclear Plant
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Operators at Japan’s earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant ushered journalists clad in protective clothing through the plant on Monday, just weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the March 11 disasters. Reporters from about 30 Japanese and foreign media organizations entered the wrecked facility by bus and were allowed to leave the vehicle […]
Red Cross Negotiating Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Syria
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to broker a humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, as government tanks and troops mass around Homs and fears grow of a major renewed offensive in the city. The ICRC’s chief spokeswoman said Monday the Geneva-based agency has been in talks with Syrian authorities and opposition […]
Oil Price Hits Nine-Month High
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The price of oil is rising, hitting a nine-month high on the New York market as traders worry about the disruption in Iranian oil exports. On Sunday, Iran cut off the small amount of oil it supplies to British and French companies. It was a pre-emptive retaliation against the European Union’s planned embargo of Iranian […]
Red Cross Negotiating Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Syria
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to broker a humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, as government tanks and troops mass around Homs and fears grow of a renewed offensive in the city. The ICRC’s chief spokeswoman said Monday the Geneva-based agency has been in talks with Syrian authorities and opposition groups, […]
S Korea Holds Military Drill Despite N Korea Threat
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s military conducted routine live-fire exercises near a disputed maritime border with North Korea on Monday, despite the North’s threat of a “merciless” retaliation. South Korean defense officials later said the two-hour drill, which included artillery, mortars and helicopters, ended without an immediate military response from the North. Earlier Monday, a North Korean radio […]
Europe Finance Ministers Set to Approve New Greek Bailout
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers are set to approve a new $171 billion bailout for Greece, at a meeting in Brussels. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said after months of negotiations over terms of the deal for debt-ridden Greece, an agreement is in sight for the country’s second bailout in two years. “We have all the elements […]
