Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy (Reuters)
06.02.2012, 18:09:41
Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said. |
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U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes (Reuters)
06.02.2012, 17:01:46
Reuters - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs. |
Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government (Reuters)
06.02.2012, 14:33:38
Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. |
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions (Reuters)
06.02.2012, 15:17:17
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions. |
Nigeria names seven behind Eni pipeline blast (Reuters)
06.02.2012, 18:37:00
Reuters - Nigeria's military has named seven people it says were behind an attack on an oil pipeline belonging to Italy's Eni on Saturday, and denied a claim that a former separatist militia in the Niger Delta was responsible. |
The Mainstreaming of Hamas Continues as Palestinian Unity Gains Steam (Time.com)
06.02.2012, 18:10:00
Time.com - Hamas vows to give Palestinian moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas the running room to see what talks can produce |
Italy frees former Guantanamo detainee (AP)
06.02.2012, 18:48:37
AP - An Italian appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of a Tunisian man who had spent nearly eight years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba. |
Palestinians take step toward unity (AP)
06.02.2012, 18:44:13
AP - After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks. |
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