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![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Suicide car bomb attack kills 31, injures 60 in Iraqi capital Xinhua BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb attack rattled Iraqi capital city Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 31 people and injuring 60 others, an interior ministry source said. The interior ministry official, on condition of anonymity, ... 434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled Out Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attack Iraq sectarian war flares as 32 killed in suicide attack on funeral procession |
![]() BBC News | China's top political advisor starts visit to Ethiopia Xinhua ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived here on Friday to pay an official goodwill visit to Ethiopia and attend the opening ceremony of the annual African Union (AU) summit. "Since the establishment of ... African Union to open Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia Construction criticism casts the spotlight on intra-African trade New AU headquarters marks strong China-Africa ties |
BBC News | Senegal clashes erupt as court clears Wade poll bid BBC News Violence has broken out in Senegal after the country's top court ruled that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office next month. Protesters set buildings and barricades on fire in the capital. A policeman was killed in the unrest, ... Election ruling sparks protests Riots in Senegal as Wade cleared for third term bid Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Nigerian sect storms police station, gunfight erupts Reuters Africa KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen suspected of being members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram attacked a police station in Nigeria's Kano state on Friday, police and witnesses said, leading to more than an hour of running gun battles. Nigerian violence: Police disappear as Boko Haram brings terror to the streets Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes sharia law |
BBC News | Afghan president in UK to discuss troop withdrawal BBC News Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to discuss the departure of British forces with PM David Cameron. The leaders will sign an agreement setting out how their two countries will work together after UK combat troops withdraw in 2014. France, Karzai Want Faster NATO Afghanistan Exit Afghan lawmaker blasts early French withdrawal Sarkozy and Karzai agree to press Nato for earlier Afghanistan handover |
![]() Financial Times | Divisions over cruise disaster pay-out plan Financial Times The agreement, which offers passengers ?11000 each plus reimbursement of the cost of the cruise, return travel and other expenses, was however rejected by at least two Italian consumer groups that are considering class-action lawsuits. Concordia deputy captain in court Costa offers passengers $14500 each Italy captain says was told to approach shore: transcripts | |
CBC.ca | Syria killings spike as UN eyes resolution Times of India DAMASCUS: Syrian forces intensified their crackdown on Friday, with activists reporting 120 people killed in two days, as European and Arab nations pressed the UN Security Council to call on President Bashar al-Assad to stand down. UN Security Council Debates Syrian Resolution Putin's Russia set against regime change in Syria Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters |
BBC News | Libya prisoners make new torture allegations BBC News New evidence has emerged that supporters of the former Libyan leader, Col Gaddafi, have been tortured while in detention. The BBC has been told by inmates at a jail in Misrata that they were beaten, whipped and given electric shocks. Libyan commander says will retake Bani Walid Former Gaddafi stronghold rejects Libyan government's authority Kadhafi 'lives on in our hearts' in Libyan town |
The Guardian | Kazimierz Smolen, Director of Auschwitz Memorial Site, Dies at 91 New York Times WARSAW (AP) ? Kazimierz Smolen, a survivor of Auschwitz who was director of the memorial site there for 35 years, died on Friday, the 67th anniversary of the concentration camp's liberation. He was 91. Mr. Smolen's death, in Oswiecim, the southern ... Far-right Vienna ball sparks outrage on Holocaust Day Holocaust remembrance: Football 'helped save Auschwitz PoW's life' World marks Holocaust Memorial Day |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Russians Divided Over Trust on Elections ? Pollster Chief RIA Novosti Mass anti-government rallies have spread across Russia following the December parliamentary elections that the opposition claims were slanted in favor of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia. Russians are divided in their views over the ... Russia bars Putin critic from presidential poll Russia elections: Officials bar liberal Yavlinsky Russia: Liberal Candidate Is Barred From Election |
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