Greece Bailout Deal Reached by Eurozone
After talks that lasted through the night, eurozone finance ministers finally struck a $172 billion bailout agreement for Greece early Tuesday. The deal averts a debt default by Athens, but also demands Greeks to shoulder more austerity measures
Commander Leonard Milliken, Commanding Officer of USS Simpson (FFG-56), a United States Naval Vessel, has stressed the need to strengthen global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities, in order to improve maritime safety and security
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Niger has refused to extradite to Libya the son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi, saying Saadi Gadhafi risks death in the country his father ruled for four decades. Niger government spokesman Marou Amadou told reporters Saturday that Niger would turn Gadhafi over to the International Criminal Court if the court requests
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A deepening oil dispute between South Sudan and Sudan has raised hostility to a point where leaders of both countries have suggested there is the strong possibility of a conflict. Last week, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, speaking on national television, said his country is closer to war than to peace with South Sudan without progress on an oil deal
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Russia and China have again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s nearly year-long crackdown on anti-government protests. The 15-member council voted on a Western and Arab-backed resolution that condemned the violence and called for Mr. Assad to step aside. Thirteen members voted in favor, including the United States, France and Germany
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Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said Tuesday that an IAEA team of experts will visit Iran at the end of January, the semi-official Fars news agency reported
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China has executed a South African woman for drug smuggling, after rejecting appeals by the South African government to spare her life. Janice Linden was convicted in 2009 of attempting to smuggle three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in luggage through an airport in the southern city of Guangzhou. She later argued her innocence, saying the drugs had been planted in her suitcase
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Protesters came out across the world’s largest country to demand clean elections and to say what, only one week ago, was unsayable. “Russia Without Putin” was the favorite chant of thousands of demonstrators who marched within earshot of the Kremlin in the largest pro-democracy demonstration since Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000
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Pakistani officials say NATO helicopters from Afghanistan have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing 25 troops and wounding at least 14 others.
Pakistan retaliated within hours by closing the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan, suspending NATO supply convoys into the neighboring country
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The resolution approved by the United Nations General Assembly’s third committee, which is in charge of the humanitarian affairs, on Tuesday, condemning “grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities” is of little help in solving the ongoing Syrian crisis
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Libyan military officials say they have captured and detained Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, a fugitive son of former leader Moammar Gadhafi.
A military spokesman said Saturday forces caught Seif al-Islam and several of his aides near the southern town of Obari. The town is near the border of Niger, which has already given asylum to another son of the former Libyan leader, Saadi Gadhafi
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Members of the Arab League have decided to suspend Syria’s involvement in the group until President Bashar al-Assad’s government implements an already agreed upon peace plan to end its violent crackdown on protests
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A new report says the 17 eurozone nations are facing a marked economic slowdown in 2012, with some countries sliding into a recession.
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicted Monday that collectively the economies in the countries that use the euro currency will virtually stall in 2012. It projected growth of only three-tenths of one percent, less than a sixth of the 2 percent growth that was projected just five months ago
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The United Nations cultural agency has accepted the Palestinian bid for full membership, a move that could threaten U.S. funding for the international organization.
Monday’s action by the Paris-based UNESCO boosts the Palestinian effort for international recognition as an independent state. Applause broke out after delegates approved membership by a vote of 107 to 14, with 52 abstentions
Continue reading …ICC: Mercenaries Trying To Help Gaddafi’s Son Flee To An African Country
October 29, 2011 No CommentThe International Criminal Court says intermediaries have been in touch with a fugitive son of the late Libyan leader, Moammar Gadhafi, to discuss a possible surrender so he can face trial.
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo also said Saturday the court has learned that mercenaries are trying to help Seif al-Islam Gadhafi flee to an African country
Continue reading …The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to end the authorization of the NATO no-fly zone over Libya, which was established in March to protect civilians from forces loyal to then-dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The vote was held despite a request from Libya’s interim government to delay the action
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