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UN mulls joint Syria observer mission with Arab League

Published : Friday February 10, 2012   |  Category : World   |  Views : 300
By : AFP

UN mulls joint Syria observer mission with Arab League

  DAMASCUS: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian Army of appalling brutality following the deaths of 69 more civilians on Wednesday, and said that the Arab League was proposing a joint mission to monitor the bloodshed.Fifty deaths were reported in the protest city of Homs, where a... Read more

New Maldives president moves to curb ‘anarchy’

Published : Friday February 10, 2012   |  Category : World   |  Views : 232
By : AFP

New Maldives president moves to curb ‘anarchy’

Maldivian police clash with protesters in the capital Male on Wednesday as they move to push back thousands of anti-government activists loyal to former President Mohamed Nasheed. AFP PHOTO         MALE: New Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, who is accused by his predecessor of taking part in a coup, struggled on Thursday to... Read more

China fires Tibet officials over unrest – state report

Published : Friday February 10, 2012   |  Category : World   |  Views : 239
By : AFP

BEIJING: Tibet’s top leader has fired three officials for failing to crack down on unrest in the region, state press said on Thursday, a day after another Tibetan set himself on fire to protest Chinese rule. Read more

WORLD IN BRIEF

Published : Friday February 10, 2012   |  Category : World   |  Views : 70

EXPLOSIONS ROCK SOUTHERN THAILANDBANGKOK: Two explosions struck Pattani and Narathiwat provinces in southern Thailand on Thursday, killing at least one and injuring more than 10 including local people and troops, local media reported. XINHUA Read more

Santorum victories rattle White House race

Published : Thursday February 09, 2012   |  Category : World   |  Views : 482
By : AFP

Santorum victories rattle White House race

Rick Santorum     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Christian conservative Rick Santorum reignited his White House bid on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) by claiming an unexpected trio of state wins that raised new question marks over Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney. Read more

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