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Despite compensation offer, Italian cruise ship survivors sue for d…

Posted 2:38 AM


Malaysia Star

Despite compensation offer, Italian cruise ship survivors sue for damages
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Rome (CNN) -- A handful of surviving passengers of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship filed a lawsuit against the cruise line on Friday, the same day the company offered each of the hundreds who'd been aboard the vessel a ...
Costa cruise survivors offered ?11000 eachThe Independent
$13624 plus expenses - compensation for Costa survivorsSydney Morning Herald
In cruise ship disaster, an SOS for lawyersReuters India
Herald Sun -Irish Times -ABC News
all 367 news articles »

434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled Out - New York Times

Posted 2:38 AM


New York Times

434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled Out
New York Times
BAGHDAD ? Since the United States military withdrew from Iraq in the middle of last month, 434 Iraqis have been killed in attacks across the country, according to security officials, one of the highest tolls for that amount of time in the past few ...
Car bomb kills 32 in Baghdad during funeral processionThe Independent
Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad funeral processionIrish Times
Iraq sectarian war flares as 32 killed in suicide attack on funeral processionTelegraph.co.uk
Reuters -ABC News -Financial Times
all 1,457 news articles »

Medvedev criticised for not supporting Putin - Irish Times

Posted 2:37 AM


Irish Times

Medvedev criticised for not supporting Putin
Irish Times
VLADIMIR PUTIN's election campaign manager has chided Russian president Dmitry Medvedev for not giving his ally enough support, and brushed off criticism of a decision to ban a liberal opposition leader from running in the March 4th ballot.
Russia bars Putin critic from presidential pollsPakistan Daily Times
Master of nostalgiaFinancial Times
Putin Aide Accuses Russian President of Campaign SilenceVoice of America (blog)
RIA Novosti -Telegraph.co.uk -AFP
all 1,334 news articles »

Syria violence kills over 40 - Reuters

Posted 2:32 AM


CBC.ca

Syria violence kills over 40
Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks ...
UN Tackles Power Transition in Syria on Deadly Day of ProtestsBusinessWeek
Draft resolution calls for al-Assad to step downCNN
Syrian security forces step up violence, according to regime opponentsABC Online
Herald Sun -The Associated Press
all 1,425 news articles »

35 pounds of cocaine found in UN mailroom - Los Angeles Times

Posted 2:31 AM


New York Daily News

35 pounds of cocaine found in UN mailroom
Los Angeles Times
There was something odd about two sacks that showed up this month in the United Nations mailroom, even if they did have what appeared to be the distinctive UN seal, with its globe framed by olive branches. It was blue, but a shade lighter than usual, ...
Cocaine sent to UN headquartersCNN
Cocaine Is Delivered to UNWall Street Journal
Cocaine cache gets diplomatic treatment at UNAFP
New York Times -The Guardian -BBC News
all 499 news articles »

Sarkozy and Karzai agree to press Nato for earlier Afghanistan hand…

Posted 2:12 AM


BBC News

Sarkozy and Karzai agree to press Nato for earlier Afghanistan handover
The Guardian
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said on Friday that France and Afghanistan have agreed to ask Nato to bring forward the handover of all combat operations to Afghan forces to 2013. Sarkozy also announced an accelerated exit for France, ...
France to Resume Training, but Will Withdraw from Afghanistan Next YearVoice of America
France to Speed Troops' Withdrawal from AfghanistanNew York Times
France Seeks Speedier Afghan HandoverWall Street Journal
Irish Times -Washington Post
all 382 news articles »

Some slam Nazis; others gather for right-wing ball - The Associated…

Posted 1:06 AM


The Guardian

Some slam Nazis; others gather for right-wing ball
The Associated Press
VIENNA (AP) ? Austrians gathered in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis condemned plans to hold a ball of extreme rightists later in the day Friday, saying the event's timing transformed it into a macabre dance on Holocaust victims' ...
Far-right Vienna ball sparks outrage on Holocaust DayAFP
Capturing the world through photography, video and multimediaLos Angeles Times
Austrian far right celebrates on Holocaust holidayCBS News
Washington Post -Haaretz
all 649 news articles »

Nigerian violence: Police disappear as Boko Haram brings terror to…

Posted Yesterday, 9:01 PM


Telegraph.co.uk

Nigerian violence: Police disappear as Boko Haram brings terror to the streets
Telegraph.co.uk
When a city of 9 million people comes under almost daily assault, the police would normally step up their presence. But not in Kano. By David Blair, Kano In the biggest urban centre in northern Nigeria a new terrorist group has inflicted a steady ...
Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes sharia lawThe Guardian
Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talkReuters
Nigerian sect storms police station, gunfight eruptsReuters Africa
BBC News -New Zealand Herald -CNN
all 823 news articles »

US officials set N. Korea talks in Moscow, Seoul - AFP

Posted Yesterday, 8:00 PM


AFP

US officials set N. Korea talks in Moscow, Seoul
AFP
WASHINGTON ? Senior US diplomats will visit Russia and South Korea next week to discuss continuing efforts to obtain North Korea's nuclear disarmament, following the death of Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong-Il. Glyn Davies, special representative for North ...
North Korea threatens to punish mobile-phone users as 'war criminals'Telegraph.co.uk
US, South Korea plan first joint drills since Kim Jong Il's deathLos Angeles Times
South Korea allows first private group to take aid to North Korea since Kim ...Washington Post
ABC News -Inquirer
all 597 news articles »

Libya militias prepare to retake Bani Walid from Gaddafi loyalists…

Posted Yesterday, 2:54 PM


The Guardian

Libya militias prepare to retake Bani Walid from Gaddafi loyalists
The Guardian
A powerful sense of deja vu grips the men of Libya's national guard as they mass for battle in the freezing desert outside Bani Walid, the new frontline of a war most had thought was long over. Last October, many of these same fighters battled their ...
UN rights chief: Libya government must wrest control of prisons from brigadesWashington Post
MSF withdraws staff over Libya torture casesTelegraph.co.uk
Libya militias, army torturing detainees: watchdogsAFP
CTV.ca -The Independent -Daily Mail
all 537 news articles »

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