Iran says the goal of a visiting team of senior United Nations nuclear officials is not to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities but to hold talks with Iranian officials. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday the aim is to pursue a framework for dialogue and cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency. He […]
Iran: IAEA Inspectors Will Not Visit Nuclear Facilities
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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Strauss-Kahn Detained for Questioning in French Prostitution Probe
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained by French police investigating an alleged prostitution ring. The 62-year-old Strauss-Kahn turned himself in for questioning at a French police station in the northern city of Lille early Tuesday. Prosecutors say he faces possible charges of “complicity in pimping” and “misuse of company funds.” Specifically, […]
Afghans Protest After Reports of Quran Desecration by NATO Troops
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
A crowd of at least 2,000 angry protesters gathered outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday, following reports that foreign troops inside the facility had improperly disposed of copies of the Quran. Some of the protesters chanted anti-U.S. slogans, hurled stones, and set small fires outside the Bagram Airbase, north of Kabul, as […]
Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 12 in Homs
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian government forces have killed at least 12 people in heavy shelling of a rebel-held district in the flashpoint city of Homs. Activists say at least one child was among the victims in the artillery barrage Tuesday on the neighborhood of Baba Amro. The casualty figures could not be independently verified because Syria […]
Hong Kong Appeals Historic Domestic Workers’ Residency Case
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Hong Kong’s government is appealing a landmark court ruling that could eventually lead to foreign maids winning permanent residency in the territory. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution allows foreign residents to apply for permanent residency after they have lived in the city for seven years — a right denied to Hong Kong’s nearly 300,000 foreign domestic helpers. […]
Activists: Syrian Forces Kill at Least 7 in Homs
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian government forces have killed at least seven people in heavy shelling of a rebel-held district in the flashpoint city of Homs. Activists say at least one child was among the victims in the artillery barrage Tuesday on the neighborhood of Baba Amro. The casualty figures could not be independently verified because Syria restricts operations […]
Afghans Protest After Reports of Quran Desecration by NATO Troops
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
A crowd of up to 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday, following reports that foreign troops inside the facility had improperly disposed copies of the Quran. The commander of the international coalition, U.S. General John Allen, quickly apologized and promised an investigation after learning that coalition forces at Bagram […]
Seoul Plans UN Appeal for North Korean Refugees in China
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
South Korea says it will raise the issue of North Korean defectors detained in China at a United Nations meeting next week. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the government will go before the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva to pressure Beijing not to repatriate several North Koreans who fled their homeland. About 30 […]
Afghans Protest After Reports of Quran Desecration by NATO Troops
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
A crowd of up to 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday, following reports that foreign troops inside the facility had improperly disposed copies of the Quran. The commander of the international coalition, U.S. General John Allen, quickly apologized and promised an investigation after learning that coalition forces at Bagram […]
Eurozone Ministers Approve Greek Bailout Deal
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers have approved a fresh $171-billion (130 billion euros) bailout for Greece, after more than 13 hours of tense negotiations in Brussels. The bailout will reduce Greece’s government debt from around 160 percent of the country’s gross domestic product to just over 120 percent by 2020 — the maximum level considered sustainable by […]
