Anti-whaling activists end Antarctic campaign (AP) |
- Anti-whaling activists end Antarctic campaign (AP)
- Many killed in Bangladesh fire
- Algeria probes police chief murder
- Ivory seized in Thai custom bust
- Turkish court charges 11 more officers (AP)
- BBC to slash website, cut radio and imports (AFP)
- N.Korea detains four S.Korean 'trespassers' (AFP)
- Kim Wins Figure Skating Gold
- China, India back Copenhagen Accord: U.N. Climate chief
- Foreigners among casualties in Kabul - ministry
- Inked deals lull oil firms, but Iraq risks remain
- Nine killed in Taliban attacks in central Kabul
- German officer who defied orders dies in France (AP)
- Fire races through Bangladesh factory; 21 dead (AP)
- Rochette holds poise for bronze (Reuters)
- Seven killed in attacks in central Kabul
- Myanmar Supreme Court rejects Suu Kyi appeal
- Huge suicide bombing hits Afghan capital
- Honduran president fires coup-tainted military leaders
- Ivory Coast sets up independent electoral commission
| Anti-whaling activists end Antarctic campaign (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:33 PM PST
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| Many killed in Bangladesh fire Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:37 PM PST At least 21 killed in clothing factory fire north of capital Dhaka.
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| Algeria probes police chief murder Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:35 PM PST Inquiry ordered after head of national police is shot dead in blazing row with aide.
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| Ivory seized in Thai custom bust Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:27 PM PST Customs seize two tonnes of elephant tusks from South Africa at airport warehouse.
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| Turkish court charges 11 more officers (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:52 PM PST
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| BBC to slash website, cut radio and imports (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:55 PM PST
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| N.Korea detains four S.Korean 'trespassers' (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:11 PM PST
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| Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:49 PM PST Kim Yu-na has won gold in women's figure skating, the first Olympic medal in the sport for South Korea.
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| China, India back Copenhagen Accord: U.N. Climate chief Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - India and China have demonstrated commitment to a climate accord struck in Copenhagen last year and their refusal so far to "associate" with it should not be overblown, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Friday.
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| Foreigners among casualties in Kabul - ministry Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Foreigners were among at least nine people killed and 18 wounded in attacks in central Kabul on Friday, Health Ministry official Sakhi Noorgholi told Reuters.
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| Inked deals lull oil firms, but Iraq risks remain Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The speed at which Baghdad signed oil deals awarded last year has lulled big oil firms into lowering their perception of the risks posed by Iraqi elections to their freshly inked contracts.
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| Nine killed in Taliban attacks in central Kabul Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:24 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Foreigners were among at least nine people killed and 18 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents.
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| German officer who defied orders dies in France (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:20 PM PST AP - A former German officer who helped save Bordeaux's port from destruction by Nazi forces in World War II has died.
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| Fire races through Bangladesh factory; 21 dead (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:44 PM PST AP - A fire raced through a sweater factory near the Bangladeshi capital overnight, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more, police said Friday.
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| Rochette holds poise for bronze (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:05 PM PST Reuters - A composed Joannie Rochette betrayed little of her emotional turmoil as she gracefully glided to the figure skating Olympic bronze medal on Thursday, just four days after the sudden death of her mother.
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| Seven killed in attacks in central Kabul Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:49 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed in a series of attacks in central Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest brazen assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed military push against Taliban insurgents.
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| Myanmar Supreme Court rejects Suu Kyi appeal Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:45 PM PST YANGON -Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi against her extended house arrest, her lawyer said, keeping her in detention ahead of elections promised by the junta this year.
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| Huge suicide bombing hits Afghan capital Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:37 PM PST KABUL -A suicide bomber set off a huge explosion near an upmarket shopping and hotel complex in the heart of Kabul early Friday, and police shot dead two other would-be attackers, officials said.
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| Honduran president fires coup-tainted military leaders Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:20 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA -New Honduran President Porfirio Lobo fired the military leaders responsible for leading the coup against then-president Manuel Zelaya last June.
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| Ivory Coast sets up independent electoral commission Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:55 PM PST ABIDJAN -A new Independent Electoral Commission was installed in Ivory Coast Friday with an opposition figure in charge after two weeks of crisis following the dissolution of the previous commission and the government.
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