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U.S. Army orders Bradley Manning to face cout martial
The Cambodia News.Net
A private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Private First Class Bradley Manning, 24, has been in prison since his arrest one-and-a-half ...
Food crisis persists in Somalia despite good harvest
The Cambodia News.Net
NAIROBI, Kenya - A good harvest and food aid inflows have improved the situation in Somalia, the United Nations said Friday declaring that the country is out of "famine" situation, while underlining ...
UN's highest court overrules Italy on Nazi war claims
The Cambodia News.Net
AMSTERDAM - The International Court of Justice has ordered Italy to annul all compensation claims against Germany for Nazi war crimes, saying Rome had breached international laws when its courts ...
Wen tells Merkel China may help in eurozone bailout
The Cambodia News.Net
BEIJING - China, the holder of one of the world's largest foreign exchange reserves, has indicated it may get "more deeply involved" in resolving the European Union debt crisis.
This was stated ...
Panasonic headed for staggering $10.2bn annual losses
The Cambodia News.Net
TOKYO - Japan's Panasonic Friday predicted staggering annual loss of $10.2 billion, joining rivals Sony and Sharp who have also forecast combined losses of $6 billion.
Panasonic said it was ...
Russian gas supply to EU via Ukraine drops
The Cambodia News.Net
BRUSSELS - Several countries in Europe are facing gas supply crunch with severe cold weather driving up demand and drop in Russian supplies via Kiev, raising fears of a repeat of the 2009 ...
It’s Not the Economy . . . and We’re Not Stupid
Weekly Standard
"It's the economy, stupid," was a useful slogan for the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign. Of course, it wasn't really true. The Clinton campaign was about much more than the economy. ...
U.S. Army Orders Court Martial In WikiLeaks Case
RadioFreeEurope
The U.S. Army has released a statement saying Private Bradley Manning will face a court martial for allegedly giving more than 700,000 U.S. secret and classified documents and videos to the ...
Crisis-Hit Greeks Send 16 Billion Euros Abroad
RadioFreeEurope
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos says Greeks have withdrawn 65 billion euros ($85 billion) from banks since 2009, and have sent 16 billion euros abroad. Fears that Greece may be forced to ...
Russia warns of 'scandal' in UN Syria vote
Jerusalem Post
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned of a "scandal" if a Western-Arab drafted resolution comes to a vote on Saturday in the UN Security Council, the Itar-Tass news agency ...
Assad forces kill at least 217 Syrians in Homs
Jerusalem Post
BEIRUT - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an ...
February kicks off with ample sunshine
Jerusalem Post
Sunshine has returned to Israel after a drenched January broke the average in recent years, kicking off February's first weekend with warmer temperatures and a drop in humidity on ...
Middle East trails again in green energy growth
Jerusalem Post
ABU DHABI/DUBAI - Talk of a Middle Eastern green energy boom is likely to prove no more than a mirage with little hope of the region saving clean technology companies from the shrinking project ...
Murder charges against soldier dropped
IOL
Specialist Michael Wagnon is seen in this undated handout.The U.S. Army dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face court-martial in the murder of unarmed Afghan civilians, ...
Saleh’s face returns to state daily masthead
IOL
Sanaa - The face of veteran Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to the masthead of the leading state-owned daily on Friday after loyalist gunmen besieged the newspaper's offices ...
Slovaks rally to protest corruption
IOL
Bratislava - For the second time this year, allegations about corruption that appeared on the Internet are causing anti-government protests in ...
Dancer IS captain’s lover
IOL
A Moldovan dancer has admitted to officials investigating the Costa Concordia shipwreck that she is the lover of the vessel's captain and was on the bridge with him when it ran aground, Italian ...
Second teacher pulled from US school
IOL
Miramonte Elementary school principal Martin Sandoval walks out to address the media outside the school in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Veteran Miramonte Elementary school teacher Mark ...
Army attacks Syria's Homs, 200 killed
Channel News Asia
DAMASCUS: The Syrian army unleashed a massive attack on the city of Homs early Saturday, bombing the protest hub and killing at least 260 people in a bloody "massacre", activists and ...
Bodies pulled from water after PNG ferry accident
Channel News Asia
PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinean authorities Saturday began retrieving the bodies of those killed when a crowded ferry sank two days ago in what is thought to be among the nation's worst sea ...
Russians brave big freeze to challenge Putin
Channel News Asia
MOSCOW: Tens of thousands of Russians are set to march through Moscow Saturday, braving freezing temperatures to challenge Vladimir Putin's grip on power a month before the premier stands in ...
Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
The Independent
The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it was reported ...
Syria Clashes: Homs Death Toll 'Soars To 350'
Sky News
Syrian forces are shelling the district with mortars from several locations," he added. Activists said hundreds of people were wounded in the attack, north of the capital Damascus. Homs has ...
CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash
Fox News
BOISE, Idaho – The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., ...
Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision
Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market ...
Micron CEO dies in small-plane crash at Boise Airport
Boston Herald
B OISE, Idaho - Fire crews are investigating a small-plane crash at the Boise Airport that resulted in the death of Micron CEO Steve Appleton on Friday morning. Appleton was the only person in the ...
U.N.: Afghan civilian deaths in war hit 5-year high
USA Today
It was an 8% increase in civilian deaths from 2010. 2011 was also the fifth year in a row that the civilian toll has became steadily worse. The report said insurgents killed more than three-quarters ...
Syria denies massacre of 200 in Homs
CBS News
A Syrian woman who says she was injured in shelling by the Syrian government forces, stands at her home in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, Feb. 1, 2012. ...
Russia warns U.N. of Syria resolution "scandal"
CBS News
(CBS/AP) MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister has warned Washington that any attempt to put a draft resolution on Syria to vote at the United Nations would lead to "scandal." Sergey ...
Wikileaks suspect to face trial
BBC
Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed. Private Manning, 24, an intelligence analyst who served in Iraq, is alleged to have leaked US government ...
England players go unsold at IPL
BBC
Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien all failed to attract bids at the auction for this year's Indian Premier League. James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell, Matt ...
CEO of Chip Maker Micron Dies in Plane Crash
ABC News
The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning ...
Deadly freeze extends icy grip on Europe
Al Jazeera
More than 200 people have been killed across Europe as temperatures plummeted to new lows amid forecasters' predictions that the week-long cold snap could intensify. The latest death toll of ...
Manning to face court martial over WikiLeaks
Al Jazeera
A private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in US history will face a general court martial, the army has said. Major General Michael Linnington, commander of the Washington ...
Probe call over 'spying' on Shias in New York
Al Jazeera
US civil rights groups have called on the New York attorney-general to investigate the city's police department, after leaked documents showed police recommended increasing surveillance of ...
Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary
Al Jazeera
Almost a year since a crackdown began on demonstrations among Bahrain's Shia Muslim majority, thousands of protesters have taken part in marches to demand political reform. The government says ...
Micron CEO dies in plane crash
Deseret News
BOISE, Idaho — The chief executive and chairman of the Boise-based memory chip maker Micron died Friday morning when a small, experimental fixed-wing plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise ...
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