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Romney scores second straight victory following easy Nevada win
by Reuters
4 Feb 2012 at 10:17pm

Conservative Judaism movement to establish first community in Ukraine
by Revital Blumenfeld
4 Feb 2012 at 7:48pm

Netanyahu may try to intervene in labor dispute ahead of general strike
by Haim Bior
4 Feb 2012 at 7:48pm

Top Israeli minister calls to increase protection of cities amid fears of con...
by Barak Ravid
4 Feb 2012 at 7:48pm

Explosion hits Egypt gas pipeline to Israel
by Reuters
4 Feb 2012 at 7:48pm

Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria
by Shlomo Shamir, Reuters
4 Feb 2012 at 12:02pm

WATCH: Video shows French woman wounded by IDF grenade in West Bank protest
by Gili Cohen , Nir Hasson
4 Feb 2012 at 11:16am

Obama: UN must take stand against Assad's 'relentless brutality'
by The Associated Press, Reuters, DPA
4 Feb 2012 at 10:06am

The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East

Saudi women push challenge to driving ban
5 Feb 2012 at 9:31am
Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive.
Afghan police: US soldier shoots Afghan guard
5 Feb 2012 at 9:26am
An American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base in the country's north, apparently because the American thought the guard was about to attack him, Afghan police said Sunday.
Russia blocks UN resolution as Syria shaken by 'massacre'
5 Feb 2012 at 9:21am
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its lethal crackdown, hours after Syrian forces bombed the protest city of Homs killing hundreds of people.
Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria
by Louis Charbonneau and Patrick Worsnip
4 Feb 2012 at 6:22pm
Russia and China vetoed Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Assad to quit, stalling efforts to end his crackdown on unrest.
Obama to Syrians: US stands with you and Assad must go
4 Feb 2012 at 5:28pm
President Barack Obama is telling the Syrian people that the U.S. stands with them following a brutal attack that Syrian activists say killed at least 200 people.
Iranian warships dock at Saudi port
4 Feb 2012 at 4:08pm
Iranian naval ships docked on Saturday in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on a mission to project the Islamic republic's "power on the open seas."
Russia foreign minister to visit Syria for Assad talks
4 Feb 2012 at 3:35pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Damascus on Tuesday for talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Palestinians call for PM's fall over taxes
4 Feb 2012 at 3:08pm
Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have called for their prime minister's resignation over recent tax and price increases.

Bangkokpost.com : Top Stories

Thai to the bone, But still just Second-Class
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Take a walk through villages on the other side of the Tanao Sri mountain range separating Thailand and Myanmar and it's like you've never crossed the border. Everyone is speaking Thai.

Will there be blood?
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
In 2012, the question most often put to me is not "Voranai, how are you?" Or, "Hey there, may I have your pin number?" Nope, it's "Will there be violence?" I'm not clairvoyant but I do know that fate is inexorable, so let's consider this.
Nana thugs strike fear into elderly store owners
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
A family running a clothing store in Bangkok's Nana area say they are being intimidated by thugs in a dispute over pavement space.
DSI backs bid for prison phonetaps
4 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
The Department of Special Investigation has seconded a government proposal to tap the phones of prison inmates suspected of dealing drugs from behind bars.
Thammasat ban under attack
3 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Academics associated with Thammasat University have criticised its ban on the Nitirat group's activities on its premises as an abandonment of social responsibility.

Dying woman gets last wish
3 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
With little time left to live and waiting to be sent home to spend her final days with her family, breast cancer patient Kung had what could be her last wish granted _ she married the man she loves.

Prison officials, police launch major raid on Bang Kwang jail
3 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Prison officials and police launched a major raid on seven zones at Bang Kwang Central Prison in Nonthaburi yesterday.

Govt places flood battle before crops
3 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Flood prevention will take priority over crop irrigation in setting water management strategies for this year, the government announced yesterday.

Asia Times Online

AN ASIA TIMES ONLINE EXCLUSIVE : Taliban eat into Afghanistan's core
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
Even as several tracks of peace talks with the Taliban open up, Asia Times Online has learned that senior members of the Western-trained and financed Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police plan to defect with vast numbers of their colleagues to the militants once foreign forces start to leave the country. - Hamza Ameer and Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud (Feb 3, '12)
Rants and raves for new US pullout plan
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
The surprise decision to phrase out a combat role for US troops in Afghanistan by mid-2013 has drawn mixed reaction in Washington, with critics of the 11-year international occupation cheering and neo-cons and other hawks assessing that the strategy will open the door to Kabul for the Taliban. The announcement comes as a critical juncture on a number of fronts. - Jim Lobe (Feb 3, '12)
THE ROVING EYE : Exposed: The Arab agenda in Syria
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
Washington, London and Paris are falling over themselves to assure the real international community that the "Arab-led drive to secure a peaceful end to the 10-month crackdown" in Syria at the United Nations is not seeking another mandate for bombing a la Libya. But BRICS members Russia and China see it for what it is: no less than a crude drive for regime change. - Pepe Escobar (Feb 3, '12)
Question time for North Korea
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
North Korea reportedly is producing middle-range missiles for export for Iran's defense in the event of a Middle East war that would make the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan look like brush fires. Closer to home, Pyongyang has fired off a series of questions to South Korea that are not necessarily expected to be answered. - Donald Kirk (Feb 3, '12)
From sex to shame, a guru's legacy
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
Squabbling among followers of late spiritual guru Acharya Rajneesh over a US$7.1 million land deal has escalated in the Indian courts, while visitors to the "sex to super-consciousness" guru's ashram are falling due to exorbitant pricing. The materialism on display seems far removed from the days of "free love" and transcendental meditation. - Sudha Ramachandran (Feb 3, '12)
Hidden hand, clean hand in Russian politics
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
Over seven decades after Joseph Stalin's Great Purge, his star is rising, particularly among younger Russians for whom the dictator is a symbol of strong and clean hands. Most Russians suspect the hands of everyone contending for political power to be hidden, weak and corrupt. Russians think they can grasp what Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's hands can do - and are loathe to trust the devils they don't know. - John Helmer (Feb 3, '12)
Nightmare at Narita
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
The deportation and arrest of foreign journalists in Japan has raised suspicions Tokyo is punishing foreigners critical of its response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, with the apparently harsh interrogation, detention and deportation procedures at Narita Airport adding to the controversy. First-hand experience suggest the airport's immigration agency is acting as a law unto itself. - Christopher Johnson (Feb 3, '12)
BOOK REVIEW : LeT: Terror incorporated
3 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
The Caliphate's Soldiers: The Lashkar-e-Tayyeba's Long War by Wilson John With thousands of recruitment and training centers across Pakistan, funds pouring in from the Gulf and links from Nepal to Sri Lanka, Lashkar-e-Toiba has flourished since the Mumbai attacks of November 2008. Detailing LeT's growth into "the world's most powerful and resourceful terror consultancy firm" - including a Department of Martyrs - this book offers an excellent primer on LeT's global ambitions. - Surinder Kumar Sharma (Feb 3, '12)

Mail & Guardian News Feed

DA and Didata in irregular tender deal
5 Feb 2012 at 2:21am
The DA in Plettenberg Bay has allegedly given a company run by a resident in the area a R4.3-million short-term IT contract without a tender.
C�te d'Ivoire and Zambia cruise into Afcon semifinals
5 Feb 2012 at 1:18am
Zambia and C�te d'Ivoire knocked out two gutsy underdogs, reaching the African Cup of Nations semifinals with 3-0 wins.
Opposition unites against third term for Wade
5 Feb 2012 at 12:51am
Opposition candidates in Senegal's upcoming election pledged a new round of protests aimed at stopping President Abdoulaye Wade from running.
Zuma calls for recognition of women in ANC history
5 Feb 2012 at 12:30am
The centenary provides an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of women to the struggle, the president told the ANC Women's League.
Double-veto blocks UN resolution on Syria
5 Feb 2012 at 12:10am
Russia and China have blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria, hours after the country's forces bombed Homs, killing hundreds.
Vatican rubbishes corruption claims
4 Feb 2012 at 11:50pm
The Vatican fiercely rejected claims by one of its archbishops of widespread corruption and waste in the management of the Holy See.
Numsa conference to prevent capitalist sector rule
4 Feb 2012 at 11:17am
Numsa has said that its energy conference was aimed at preventing the renewable energy sector from being dominated by a capitalist system.
Global anti-abuse conference set for the Vatican
4 Feb 2012 at 10:31am
Catholic leaders from around the world will meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service.

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