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Chinese Authorities Raise Death Toll in Xinjiang Violence

2/29/2012

 
BEIJING—Authorities in China's restive western Xinjiang region on Wednesday raised the number of people killed in a Tuesday attack there to 20, potentially marking a fresh wave of ethnic unrest just as leaders from across the country are preparing to convene in Beijing for an annual legislative session.

Syria forces assault Baba Amr quarter in besieged Homs

2/29/2012

 
The fate of the besieged Baba Amr quarter in the Syrian city of Homs remains unclear after government troops launched a ground offensive on rebels.

Arrested LeT terrorists were trained in Pakistan: Police

2/29/2012

 
The Delhi police on Wednesday said that the alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were trained in Pakistan.

U.S. Cuts Iran Cash Pipeline

2/29/2012

 
The U.S. Treasury Department disrupted a Dubai-based banking operation that Washington believes had become Tehran's primary conduit for evading international sanctions and processing its oil sales, according to people briefed on the operation.

Iran calls nuclear arms ‘a great sin’

2/29/2012

 
GENEVA — Amid heightened tensions with the West over its nuclear program, Iran on Tuesday called for negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons and condemned their production or possession as “a great sin.”

U.S. Secures New Afghan Exit Routes

2/29/2012

 
WASHINGTON—The U.S. secured approval from several countries in Central Asia to move military cargo out of Afghanistan, the military's top logistics officer said, allowing for a withdrawal without relying mainly on Pakistan.

China's military build-up seen independent of U.S. moves

2/29/2012

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's military build-up looks likely to continue "unabated" and independent of recent U.S. moves to reposition forces in Asia, the U.S. military commander for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday.

The Conservative Case for Foreign Aid

2/29/2012

 
Cutting foreign aid has always been a guaranteed applause line on the political stump. There are no global Grover Norquists pushing a pledge not to slash the State Department budget, nor are there millions of AARP seniors rallying to protect America's investments overseas...

There be dragons

2/29/2012

 
After the onset of the Arab awakenings, it was reasonable to be, at worst, agnostic and, at best, hopeful about the prospect of these countries making the difficult transition from autocracy to democracy. But recently, looking honestly at the region, one has to conclude that the prospects for stable transitions to democracy anytime soon are dimming. It is too early to give up hope, but it is not too early to start worrying.

Afghan government employees arrested over espionage

2/29/2012

 
Officials in Afghan Intelligence Department (National Directorate for Security) announced to detain at least four Afghans in connection to the espionage charges to the regional spy agencies.

North Korea Agrees to Nuclear Moratorium, Says U.S.

2/29/2012

 
WASHINGTON—The U.S. said North Korea had agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and to a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests.

DOJ to DFA: Reject China’s demand to return dinghies.

2/28/2012

 
 “INSISTING that Reed Bank is within the Philippines’s territorial waters, the Department of Justice has advised the Department of Foreign Affairs not to heed the demand made by the Chinese government for the immediate return of 35 fishing boats that were seized last year after a collision between a Navy vessel and a Chinese trawler in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.”

Thai Police Question Three More Iranians Over Bomb Plot

2/28/2012

 
Thai police say they have begun questioning three more Iranians in connection with an alleged plot to kill Israeli diplomats in Bangkok.

Tunisian president says ready to grant Assad asylum

2/28/2012

 
TUNIS: Tunisia is ready to grant asylum to Syrian leader Bashar Assad as part of a negotiated settlement to the crisis, President Moncef Marzouki said in an interview to be published Wednesday. Marzouki had last week called for judicial immunity for Assad and his family during an international conference on Syria held in Tunis.

Israel 'Won't Warn' U.S. Before Iran Strike

2/28/2012

 
Israeli officials say they won't warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions.

Files reveal bin Laden ties to Pakistan agency

2/28/2012

 
LONDON: Osama bin Laden was in routine contact with several senior figures from Pakistan's military intelligence agency while in hiding in the country, according to a large cache of secret intelligence files.

Sudan rebels say border battle killed 150 troops

2/28/2012

 
KHARTOUM — Sudanese rebels said Tuesday they killed 150 government soldiers along the disputed border with South Sudan in a battle that prompted Khartoum to threaten retaliation against the newly independent state.

Falklands Flare Up - Could a New Oil Find Re-Ignite an Old Conflict?

2/28/2012

 
“UK analytical firm Edison Investment Research is now reporting that
the Falklands' oil industry could potentially be worth $180 billion in
royalties and taxes, news that has reignited the smoldering diplomatic
dispute between London and Buenos Aires.”

Taliban claims bomb blast outside Afghanistan airport is revenge attack for Quran burnings

2/28/2012

 
 “On Monday, the United Nations also scaled back its operations, moving its international staff from an office in the northern city of Kunduz that was attacked during protests Saturday, the organization said in a statement.”

U.S.: Afghanistan turmoil won't change war strategy

2/28/2012

 
 “The Obama administration is sticking determinedly to its stay-the-course message in Afghanistan despite a week of anti-American riots, the point-blank killing of U.S. military advisers and growing election-year demands to bring the troops home.”

Senegal’s Wade to face run-off after tight election

2/28/2012

 
“Senegal's veteran leader Abdoulaye Wade was dealt a humiliating blow Tuesday and forced into a run-off election after failing to secure an outright majority for a disputed third term.”

Deadly Violence Resurfaces in Nepal's Political Turmoil

2/28/2012

 
“The police said a group calling itself the United Ethnic Liberation Front took responsibility for Monday's blast, which went off near the gate of state-owned Nepal Oil Corp. and close to government offices.”

2 Hostages Die as Danish Navy Frees Ship Hijacked by Pirates

2/28/2012

 
The Danish Navy said on Tuesday that two hostages had died during an operation over the weekend that freed more than a dozen people held on a pirate mothership off the coast of Somalia.

NATO withdraws Kabul personnel after two U.S. soldiers are killed

2/27/2012

 
Danger zone: An Afghan security official on Saturday shot and killed two U.S. soldiers inside a highly secure area of the Interior Ministry in Kabul, prompting NATO commander Gen. John Allen to order all NATO personnel out of Afghan ministries

Somalia: NGOs urge 'solution from within'

2/27/2012

 
Brussels/Juba (Belgium/South Sudan) — While the international community discusses Somalia's future in London and Brussels, European and Somali non-governmental organisations are calling for a radical shift from a military to a humanitarian approach as the only solution to the country's war-torn condition.
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