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 The Guardian Fri 6 Jan 2012
America can no longer rely on military aid to influence the Middle East
US president Barack... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Defence Mideast Photos US Wikipedia: Arab Spring |
 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri 6 Jan 2012
Ex-Chief of Turkish Army Is Arrested in Widening Case Alleging Coup Plot
ISTANBUL -- In an unprecedented move, a civilian court ordered the arrest of Turkey's former head of the army, the highest-ranking officer so far to be charged with leadership of an illegal network... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Conspiracy Crime Photos Turkey Wikipedia: Ergenekon trials |
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 The Guardian Fri 6 Jan 2012
NATO soldier dies in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says one of its service members has been killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. The alliance said the attack occurred early... (photo: AP / Mustafa Najafizafa)
Afghanistan Insurgent Nato Photos Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
 The New York Times Fri 6 Jan 2012
Accounts Emerge in South Sudan of 3,000 Deaths in Ethnic Violence
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 3,000 villagers were massacred in the recent burst of communal violence in South Sudan, local officials said Thursday, with the fledging... (photo: AP / T.J. Kirkpatrick)
Death Photos South Sudan Violence Wikipedia: Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011 |
 Ohio Fri 6 Jan 2012
Prosecution demands death for Egypt’s Mubarak
CAIRO: Prosecutors on Thursday called for Hosni Mubarak to be hanged, saying he bore full responsibility for the killing of protesters during the uprising against him, in... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Court Death Egypt Photos Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution |
 The Siasat Daily Fri 6 Jan 2012
Wave Of Bombings Kill 72 In Iraq
Baghdad, January 06: A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 72 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just after the last American... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Iraq Photos Troops Violence Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency |
 The State Fri 6 Jan 2012
Ex-rebel official hopeful about Libya's transition
WASHINGTON - As fighting among militias in Libya continues, the country's former finance and oil minister said Thursday that a strong presidential system was crucial to... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Libya Photos Violence Washington Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
 Independent online (SA) Fri 6 Jan 2012
Obama reveals plan for lean military
Washington - President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday that the United States will remain the world's pre-eminent military power even as the Pentagon scales back spending,... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
Defense Pentagon Photos US Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States |
 The Independent Fri 6 Jan 2012
Mubarak and his chiefs must hang, lawyers insist
Mr Mubarak is being tried in Cairo on charges of ordering the killing of demonstrators during unrest which led to his overthrow last year. The demand also applies to... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Egypt Hosni Mubarak Justice Photos Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak |
 Irish Times Fri 6 Jan 2012
Iraq blasts kill 70 in second onslaught since US pull-out
MICHAEL JANSEN AT LEAST 70 people were killed and 130 wounded yesterday in bombings in Baghdad and southern Iraq. These were the most devastating attacks since late... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Al Qaida Iraq Photos Violence Wikipedia: Iraq War insurgent attacks |
 The State Fri 6 Jan 2012
A Europe boycott of Iran oil would cap years of U.S. effort
WASHINGTON - The European Union appears on the verge of banning its member countries from buying Iranian oil, a move that would culminate a years-long behind-the-scenes... (photo: EC / EU)
Europe Iran Photos Sanctions Wikipedia: OPEC |
