STRONGER DIPLOMATIC TIESSerbia accepts Bosnian envoy after three-year banBelgrade had previously refused to accept the appointment of Arnaut and another nominee for reasons that were not announced.
SAUDI ARABIA:Court upholds jail verdict against sex braggart A clerk had been charged and convicted of offensive behaviour under the strict shariah Islamic laws of the conservative Saudi kingdom.
FIREFIGHTERS CAME TOO LATE:15 die in South Africa orphanage fireNine people were injured in the blaze at Newcastle in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, a police spokesman told AFP.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:Lamenting 'erosion' of minority rights in ItalyThe Italian government came under criticism last month for its handling of a wave of violence against migrant farm workers.
AUDIO MESSAGE:Qaeda offshoot urges more attacks on US targets Shihri urged Yemeni tribes, “especially Al-Awalak, to fight the agents who are plotting with the Crusaders against the Muslims.”
- 02 9 2010 16:58hSTRONGER DIPLOMATIC TIESEurope
SAUDI ARABIA:Court upholds jail verdict against sex braggart Middle East
FIREFIGHTERS CAME TOO LATE:15 die in South Africa orphanage fireAfrica
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:Lamenting 'erosion' of minority rights in ItalyEurope
AUDIO MESSAGE:Qaeda offshoot urges more attacks on US targets World Report
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER:Darwin descended from Cro-Magnon manDarwin came from Haplogroup R1b, one of the most common European male lineages, said genealogist Spencer Wells.
BRITISH RESEARCH:Gunslinger reflex helps save livesThe study shows that people move faster when they react to something than when they initiate an action themselves.
GERMS CAN MAKE FUELGene-altered bugs make biodiesel Scientists coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and making diesel, offering a cheaper, greener energy source.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:Lamenting 'erosion' of minority rights in ItalyThe Italian government came under criticism last month for its handling of a wave of violence against migrant farm workers.
OVERCOMING THE CRISIS:Albania's president calls roundtable talks Since legislative elections the opposition led by the Socialists, have contested the results of the polls, boycotting the parliament.
ENVIRONMENT:Baltic leaders under pressure to save sick sea The brackish sea is so toxic that pregnant women should not to eat the fish that are caught in the Baltic, according to Greenpeace
TELEVISED CONFRONTATION:Republicans skeptical on Obama health summit The February 25 meeting will be live on television, forcing Republicans to publicly justify their opposition to Obama's reform plan.
READING THE “TELEPALMER”:Palin‘s note-scrawled hand draws critics‘ ridiculePalin was shown to have the words “Energy,“ “Tax“ and “Lift American Spirits“ scrawled on her hand during the question-and-answer session.
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS:More snow due for storm-battered US east coast The US capital remained Monday largely snow-locked, while many local governments, businesses and schools were also shuttered.
FACING EXTRADITIONAustralia grants bail for alleged Nazi criminalAn 88-year-old alleged Nazi war criminal facing extradition to Hungary was granted bail by an Australian court Wednesday.
INTERNET CENSORSHIPAustralia announces controversial Internet filter Australia said Tuesday it would push ahead with a mandatory China-style plan to filter the Internet, despite widespread criticism.
DRIFTING TOWARDS AUSTRALIAMonster iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs, experts warned on Monday.
ELECTION-RELATED KILLINGS:197 people charged with Philippine massacreThe prosecutors' case made it clear they believed the Ampatuan family had planned the massacre well in advance.
TEHERAN REACTOR:Defiant Iran starts uranium enrichment to 20 pct Western powers suspect Tehran is enriching uranium to make atomic weapons as the material in high purity form can be used in the bomb core.
DISARMAMENT TALKS:N.Korea‘s Kim restates nuclear disarmament pledge Kim Jong-Il reiterated “the country‘s persistent stance to realise the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula,” Xinhua said.
UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP:Mandela invites jail guard to anniversary dinner The Nobel Peace Prize winner spent 27 years in prison under white-minority apartheid rule, mainly on the Robben Island near Cape Town.
NEW ATTACKS ON PIPELINESNigerian oil militants say fresh attacks ´soon´Nigeria´s main rebel group vowed to carry out fresh attacks on oil facilities ´´in the weeks to come´´ in the key Niger Delta region.
FIGHT AGAINST TOMB RAIDERSEgypt tightens penalties for relics robbersParliament amended Egypt´s antiquities law to bring in stiffer punishments for the theft and smuggling of relics.
SILENCING CRITICISM?Uzbek photographer goes on trial for slanderUmida Akhmedova, 54, stands accused of portraying people in the ex-Soviet nation as backward and impoverished in her photographs.
THE BIGGEST OFFENSIVE YET:US Marines gear up for major Afghan assault Officials and witnesses say families have fled, loading goats, furniture and clothes on to vehicles and heading to safety in Lashkar Gah.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION BLOCKED:UN aid point in Haiti hit by fake coupon scam An agitated crowd of around 100 people waited hours after officials stopped handing out sacks of rice at a site near the town hall.
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