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  • Mademoiselle is no longer an official French woman

    Reuters - 48 minutes ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - Official French documents will no longer force women to reveal their marital status by requiring them to choose the title Mademoiselle or Madame. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has ordered all regional and local governments to remove the title "Mademoiselle" -- used for unmarried women and implying a youthful immaturity -- from official documents. From now on, people filling out government forms will get just two choices: Madame or Monsieur. ... More »Mademoiselle is no longer an official French woman

  • US Marines Killed In Helicopter Collision

    Sky News - 1 hour 0 minutes ago

    Seven US Marines have been killed after two helicopters collided during a night training exercise near the California-Arizona border, the Marine Corps has said. More »US Marines Killed In Helicopter Collision

  • US troops killed in violent Afghan protests

    AFP - 1 hour 5 minutes ago

    President Barack Obama was Thursday forced to apologise over the burning of Korans at a US airbase in Afghanistan, where three days of protests have killed 14 people, including two American soldiers. More »US troops killed in violent Afghan protests

  • Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears

    Reuters - 1 hour 6 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest days of violence since U.S. troops pulled out in mid-December. The attacks that appeared to pitch al Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim insurgents against Shi'ites raised fears of a return to the widespread sectarian carnage that tore Iraq apart and cost thousands of lives in 2006 and 2007. ... More »Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears

  • Faster Than Light, Or Just A Faulty Cable?

    Sky News - 1 hour 7 minutes ago

    Scientists at Cern, the world's biggest physics lab, have admitted an experiment that appeared to show neutrino particles could travel faster than light may have been flawed. More »Faster Than Light, Or Just A Faulty Cable?

  • Exclusive - Iran pumps up grain buys with further 800,000 Tonnes

    Reuters - 1 hour 13 minutes ago

    HAMBURG (Reuters) - Iran ramped up grain purchases on international markets this week, taking the total bought this month to almost two million tonnes as the Islamic republic scrambled to sidestep western sanctions aimed at thwarting its nuclear ambitions. Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC), breaking with the previous practice of private-sector wheat purchases, bought some 800,000 tonnes of wheat, trade sources told Reuters on Thursday, including 500,000 tonnes from Russia and 300,000 tonnes from Australia. ... More »Exclusive - Iran pumps up grain buys with further 800,000 Tonnes

  • Afghanistan's Karzai says U.S. officer burned Korans

    Reuters - 1 hour 15 minutes ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday blamed a U.S. soldier for "ignorantly" burning copies of the Koran at a NATO base, an accusation that could trigger more protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations against the burning of copies of Islam's most holy book drew thousands of angry Afghans to the streets, chanting "Death to America!" for the third consecutive day in violence that has killed 11 people including two foreign troops and wounded many more. President Barack Obama sent a letter to Karzai apologizing for the burning of the Korans at the sprawling Bagram airbase. ... More »Afghanistan's Karzai says U.S. officer burned Korans

  • Syria forces launch 'terrifying' bombardment of Homs

    AFP - 1 hour 20 minutes ago

    Syrian forces launched a massive bombardment of rebel districts of Homs on Thursday, defying a world outcry over the killing of two Western journalists and a citizen reporter who were among the few to bear witness of the civilian toll. More »Syria forces launch 'terrifying' bombardment of Homs

  • China says will not attend "Friends of Syria" meeting

    Reuters - 1 hour 23 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it would not accept an invitation to discuss the brewing civil war in Syria with other world powers this week in the Tunisian capital. The Friends of Syria, backed by Western powers and the Arab League, will meet in Tunis on Friday to seek an international agreement on how to end the violence in Syria and is expected to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to step down. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will attend. China will not attend the Friday conference, Xinhua news agency said, citing foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei. ... More »China says will not attend "Friends of Syria" meeting

  • Factbox - Somalia pays the price for being a "failed state"

    Reuters - 1 hour 37 minutes ago

    (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron opened a conference on Somalia on Thursday aiming to tackle two decades of anarchy in the country. Cameron announced a number of aid and development initiatives including a proposal to set up an international taskforce on ransoms, the main tactic used by pirates, as well as a "rapid response" fund to help set up schools, hospitals, police and courts in areas recently wrested from the control of Islamist militants. OVERVIEW: Foreign powers have poured enormous resources into Somalia, an area slightly smaller than Texas. ... More »Factbox - Somalia pays the price for being a "failed state"

  • Seven US Marines killed in helicopter collision

    AFP - 1 hour 47 minutes ago

    Seven US Marines were killed when two helicopters collided in Arizona during a training exercise, the military said Thursday. More »Seven US Marines killed in helicopter collision

  • U.S. threatens sanctions on Somali peace spoilers

    Reuters - 1 hour 55 minutes ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone blocking reforms intended to end Somalia's "hopeless, bloody conflict" and counter militant and pirate groups seen as a growing menace to world security. Addressing a conference aimed at energising attempts to end more than 20 years of anarchy, Clinton also demanded greater efforts to cut funding for al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants fighting Somalia's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG). ... More »U.S. threatens sanctions on Somali peace spoilers

  • Obama apologizes to Afghanistan's Karzai on Koran burning

    Reuters - 2 hours 3 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sent a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday apologizing for the burning of copies of the Koran at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, the White House said. Obama told Karzai the incident, which has sparked angry protests against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was not intentional. The letter, which the White House said was a follow-up to a phone call earlier this week between the two leaders to discuss a "long-term partnership" between Washington and Kabul, was delivered to Karzai by U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker. ... More »Obama apologizes to Afghanistan's Karzai on Koran burning

  • Obama expresses 'deep regret' over Koran burning

    AFP - 2 hours 8 minutes ago

    US President Barack Obama sent Afghan President Hamid Karzai a letter of apology over the burning of copies of the Koran overseen by a US officer at a US military base, Karzai's office said Thursday. More »Obama expresses 'deep regret' over Koran burning

  • World must help Somalia or 'pay the price'

    AFP - 2 hours 16 minutes ago

    International powers called Thursday for urgent action on Somalia, warning at a meeting in London that the world will "pay the price" for failing to tackle political unrest, Islamist militants and pirates. More »World must help Somalia or 'pay the price'

  • Putin issues battle cry ahead of Russia polls

    AFP - 2 hours 22 minutes ago

    Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Thursday issued a battle-cry to tens of thousands of supporters packing Moscow's largest sports stadium as he predicted victory in next month's presidential election. More »Putin issues battle cry ahead of Russia polls

  • "Friends of Syria" seek humanitarian access in days

    Reuters - 2 hours 42 minutes ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - A gathering of Western and Arab powers plans to challenge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to provide humanitarian access within days to civilians under assault by his forces, U.S. officials told reporters. The officials, speaking before a "Friends of Syria" meeting expected to gather more than 70 nations and international groups in Tunis on Friday, did not say what specific consequences would follow if Syrian authorities failed to provide access. ... More »"Friends of Syria" seek humanitarian access in days

  • Insight - Israel and U.S. tangle over Iran

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ever since their first awkward encounter - a hastily arranged meeting in a custodian's office at a Washington airport in 2007 - Iran has been one of the few issues on which Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu have been able to find some common ground. Nearly five years ago, neither man was yet in power but both hoped to be, and though they were very different politicians they grabbed the opportunity to size each other up when their paths crossed. ... More »Insight - Israel and U.S. tangle over Iran

  • Putin Vows To Fight For Russia At Mass Rally

    Sky News - 3 hours ago

    Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told a mass rally of his supporters that he will not allow foreign powers to interfere in Russia's internal affairs and predicted victory in an on-going battle for its future. More »Putin Vows To Fight For Russia At Mass Rally

  • Short of options, "Friends of Syria" to issue aid

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    TUNIS (Reuters) - Western and Arab powers meeting in Tunis Friday will issue a "challenge" to President Bashar al-Assad to let in aid for victims of Syria's intensifying conflict - but a Libya-style military intervention is not on the agenda. They come together as international outrage over Assad's repression of unrest has reached unprecedented levels, galvanised by the bombardment of the city of Homs, where scores have died this week and tanks moved into the rebel stronghold on Thursday. ... More »Short of options, "Friends of Syria" to issue aid

  • Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be - and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted. Islamist parties swept the first free elections in both countries in recent months after campaigns that stressed their readiness to work with the secularists they struggled with in the Arab Spring revolts against decades-long dictatorships. ... More »Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role

  • Syrian tanks attack in Homs, world outrage grows

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tanks pushed into a rebel stronghold in the battered city of Homs Thursday and U.N. investigators accused President Bashar al-Assad's government of crimes against humanity. Rockets, shells and mortar rounds rained on the Baba Amro district, where armed insurgents are holed up with terrified civilians, for the 20th day in a row, activists said. The Sunni Muslim quarters of Inshaat and Khalidiya also came under fire. Homs-based activist Abu Imad said tanks had entered the Jobar area in the south of Baba Amro. "Explosions are shaking the whole of Homs. ... More »Syrian tanks attack in Homs, world outrage grows

  • Romney clawing his way back in Republican race

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, putting in a strong debate performance in Arizona and gaining in polls against conservative rival Rick Santorum. An aggressive Romney repeatedly put Santorum on the defensive in a CNN debate on Wednesday and attacked the former U.S. senator and staunch social conservative for supporting big-spending government programs. Romney has also battled his way into a slight lead in a new poll in Michigan, which along with Arizona will hold a primary contest on February 28. ... More »Romney clawing his way back in Republican race

  • Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's latest mission to Iran failed to budge a defiant Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme, sending oil prices to a nine-month high over fears of an increasing risk of confrontation with the West. The United States criticised Iran on Wednesday over the collapse of the International Atomic Energy Agency's talks in Tehran, saying it again showed the Islamic Republic's refusal to abide by international obligations over its nuclear programme. ... More »Iran talks failure sparks confrontation fears

  • Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty to vote fraud

    AFP - 3 hours ago

    A smiling ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo pleaded not guilty Thursday to rigging an election, denouncing the charge that could see her jailed for life as part of a relentless vilification campaign. More »Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty to vote fraud

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