Saturday, February 11, 2012

Syrian tanks step up shelling of Homs [53]  de  es  fr  it  nl  ar  da  fa  no  pl  pt  ru  sl  sv  tr

Syrian tanks have again attacked the central city of Homs. Rebels say more than four hundred and fifty people have died in a week-long onslaught…

euronews-en 10:43:00 AM CET


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Greece lawmakers debate bailout deal as crisis simmers [19]  de  es  fr  it  nl  ar  bg  da  et  fa  pl  pt  ro  ru  sl  sv  tr

Greece's Cabinet approved austerity measures demanded in return for a new eurozone bailout of the debt-stricken country early Saturday, a day ahead of a crucial vote in Parliament.

cnn 12:19:00 PM CET

Egypt protesters call for nationwide strike [16]  de  es  fr  it  nl  ar  da  fa  pt  ru

As country marks one year since fall of Hosni Mubarak, protesters says military council is derailing revolution.

aljazeera-en 10:27:00 PM CET

Eight new arrests in UK journalism scandal [16]  de  es  fr  it  nl  da  no  pl  pt  sl  sv

Five staff members of Britain's top-selling tabloid and three government officials detained for questioning.

aljazeera-en 7:23:00 PM CET

Hamas leader visits Iran after outreach to Gulf [16]  de  fr  it  nl  ar  pt

In this handout image from the Palestinian Prime Minister's Office (PPMO), Hamas chief in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a televised address from an undisclosed location on December 27, 2009 ...

bignewsnetwork-palestine 12:29:00 AM CET

Have they now got nukes? Iran pledges to unveil 'big, new nuclear achievements' [14]  de  es  fr  it  nl  ar  da  fa  pt  ru  sv  tr

Ahmadinejad spoke at a rally in Tehran as tens of thousands of Iranians marked the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

dailymail 5:52:00 PM CET

Romney wins prized straw poll at conservative gathering [14]  de  es  fr  it  nl  pt  sl

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney won the close-watched Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll on Saturday.

cnn 11:59:00 PM CET

PNCA to launch ‘Wazir Khan Mosque Rediscovered’ [12]  de  it  fa  ru

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (APP): Former Afghanistan cricket team coach, Rashid Latif has said that the Afghan players need to learn to capitalise on an opportunity on the field. The Afghani team faced Pakistan in its first ever one-day international against a Test-playing team on Friday in Sharjah, which Pakistan won by 7 wickets.

app-en 11:31:00 AM CET

Commonwealth in Maldives inquiry [8]  de  da

Commonwealth foreign ministers are to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the stand-off in the Maldives between the new president and his predecessor.

bbc 6:26:00 PM CET

Stephen Harper ends 'very successful' China trade mission [8]  de  fr  it  da  pt  sv

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's interested in exploring the feasibility of a full free-trade agreement with China, but recognizes it would be difficult to obtain and is nowhere on the horizon.

montrealgazette 4:48:00 PM CET

South Sudan profile [8]  de  nl  ar  da  pt  ru  sv

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 peace deal that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. An overwhelming majority of South Sudanese voted in a January 2011 referendum to secede and become Africa's first new country since Eritrea split from Ethiopia in 1993.

bbc 1:29:00 PM CET

Japanese Emperor Akihito hospitalised [8]  fr  nl  ar  da  no  pt  ru  sv

Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalised for tests.An agency official says that the 78-year-old Akihito was admitted to University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday for testing, but that the visit...

nzherald 9:09:00 AM CET

Suarez snubs Evra handshake as Utd go top [7]  de  es  fr  it  nl  da  no  pl  pt  ru  sl  sv  tr

Manchester United went top of the English Premier League on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford, but it was Luis Suarez who grabbed the headlines again.

cnn 6:28:00 PM CET

Catholic bishops group denounces contraception compromise [7]  de  es  fr  it  nl  da  pl  pt  ru  sl

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denounced President Barack Obama's compromise over whether to require religiously affiliated institutions to provide contraception to female employees, saying the proposal raises "serious moral concerns," according to a statement posted on its website late Friday.

cnn 6:51:00 AM CET

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Campaigns for Parliament [7]  de  fr  pt

Myanmar's Suu Kyi campaigns for parliament, visits constituency she hopes to represent

ABCnews 10:25:00 AM CET

Libya urges Niger to extradite Gaddafi son: report (Reuters) [6]  fr  nl  bg  pt  ru  sl  tr

Reuters - Libya has demanded that Niger extradite Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, warning that his call for Libyans to prepare for a "coming uprising" threatened ties between the two countries, Libyan News Agency LANA said on Saturday.

news-yahoo 1:05:00 PM CET

EU free-trade pact moves closer [6]  de  nl  fa

India and the European Union have agreed to speed up negotiations for a long-anticipated free trade pact, aiming to seal an deal later this year that would nearly double their trade with each other.

independent 1:06:00 AM CET

Cyprus hopes for 400,000 Russian tourists in 2012 [5]  de  fr  nl  ar  bg  da  fa  no  pt  ro  ru  sl  sv

Author: Poly Pantelides SEVEN new airports from the Russian Federation will be offering flights to Cyprus this year, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) said yesterday. “We hope to have over 400,000 tourists from Russia in 2012,” CTO head Alecos Orountiotis said at a news conference.

cyprus-mail 10:44:00 AM CET

Spain makes major changes to labor system [5]  de  es  fr  it  nl  ar  bg  da  no  pl  pt  sl  tr

Under the new labor rules, a bid to bring down Europe's worst unemployment rate, companies will be able to hire, fire and negotiate pay more freely, and severance packages will be cut. Spain's new conservative government announced drastic changes to the country's labor system Friday, in some cases....

latimes 5:16:00 AM CET

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