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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, second right, speaks with from left, Belgium's Finance Minister Steven Vanackere, French Finance Minister Francois Baroin and Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos during a round table meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Yves Logghe
Eurozone seals second Greek bailout worth 130 billion euros
read more The Times of India
Tweet BRUSSELS: Euro zone finance ministers approved on Tuesday a second bailout for debt-laden Greece that will resolve Athens' immediate repayment needs but seems unlikely to revive the nation's shattered economy. After a marathon 12 hours of talks through the night, euro zone officials said ministers had agreed measures to cut Greece's debt to...

Green-on-blue attacks by Afghan soldiers on US troops a “growing system threat”
photo: DOD / Public Domain
Green-on-blue attacks by Afghan soldiers on US troops a “growing system threat”
read more The Examiner
So-called “Green-on-Blue” attacks by Afghan service men on coalition personnel claimed at least 77 lives in the past five years, with three-quarters occurring since early 2010, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are attacks,including suicide bombings and targeted assassinations carried out by Afghan service members against US...

Yemenis attend a pro-election rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, is to become president after a vote Tuesday in which he is the only candidate. The campaign poster, background shows Mansour Hadi.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed
Yemen holds 1-candidate presidential vote Tuesday
read more CNN
February 21, 2012 -- Updated 0134 GMT (0934 HKT) Yemeni election committee members prepare ballot boxes in Sanaa on Monday, the eve of the country's presidential election. Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemen holds a presidential election Tuesday with only one candidate on the ballot to replace longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh. Vice President Abdurabu...

Pro-Syrian regime protesters, hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and shout slogans against the Arab League, as they gather outside the Syrian foreign ministry where Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem helds a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Monday Nov. 14, 2011.
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Red Cross seeks Syrian ceasefire to deliver aid
read more Irish Times
MICHAEL JANSEN THE INTERNATIONAL Committee of the Red Cross has been "exploring several possibilities for delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid" in contested areas in Syria. These include temporarily halting the fighting and "facilitating access for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the ICRC", according to Saleh Dabbakeh, a spokesman for the...

A protester waves a Greek flag in front of the parliament in central Athens as few hundred protesters gather to protest against the government's austerity measures during an anti-government rally on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris
European Ministers Are Poised to Approve Greek Rescue
read more The New York Times
BRUSSELS — After months of fraught negotiation, euro zone finance ministers were poised to bring Greece back from the brink of default Monday by agreeing to a second giant bailout in exchange for severe austerity measures — and subject to strict conditions. Multimedia Interactive Feature Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis Ahead of the...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran
photo: AP / Iranian Presidents office
UN nuclear inspectors to press Iran on weapons
read more The Guardian
NASSER KARIMI Associated Press= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.N. nuclear inspectors stia two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic...

Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police, on a central boulevard in Dakar, Senegal Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Senegal opposition calls fresh protest after riots
read more Yahoo Daily News
Senegal's opposition called for fresh protests Monday in the capital Dakar after a week of urban clashes which have left two dead. "We call for a protest at 3:00 pm (1500GMT) at Independence Square," said Alioune Tine, coordinator of the June 23 Movement (M23) of opposition and civil society against President Abdoulaye Wade's third term bid in...

Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police, who respond with tear gas, on a central boulevard in Dakar, Senegal Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Senegal apology amid protests against Abdoulaye Wade
read more BBC News
Senegal's government has apologised for a "police blunder" after tear gas was fired near a mosque amid protests against President Abdoulaye Wade's re-election bid. One person reportedly died on Sunday after a demonstration to condemn Friday's tear-gas incident in Dakar. Six people have now been killed in anti-Wade protests this year, local media...

KENYA: Hundreds displaced by fresh clashes in Isiolo
photo: UN / Victoria Hazou
KENYA: Hundreds displaced by fresh clashes in Isiolo
read more IRINnews
Photo: Noor Ali/IRINSeveral houses were razed in the latest attacksISIOLO, 15 February 2012 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people have been displaced and six killed in a fresh wave of ethnic clashes in the central Kenyan region of Isiolo where a spate of attacks and counter-attacks since late 2011 have left dozens dead. In the first attack on 13 February in...

Slaughter must stop
photo: UN / UN
Slaughter must stop
read more Independent online (SA)
It is shameful that Russia and China are blocking any meaningful efforts by the UN Security Council to pressure the Syrian government to stop the wholesale killing of its own people and allow a transition to democracy. Russia is simply protecting its crude national interests, including arms supplies to President Bashar...


Tehran says that two of its navy ships have docked in western Syria to train the Syrian navy...
Fear of Iran’s nuclear program is pushing Israel into a dangerous corner. The state could find...
Egyptian election officials have failed to confirm the date of the first presidential election...

	Metro Detroit Black History Month Events
Comments Black History Month calendar Celebrate Black History Month at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Call (313) 833-7900 or visit www.dia.org. All activities are free with museum admission ($8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 for...
photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska
Afghanistan to Spy on Its Soldiers
By DION NISSENBAUM KABUL—Afghanistan is rolling out an ambitious plan to spy on its own soldiers, the most serious attempt so far to halt a string of attacks by Afghan troops on their Western comrades-in-arms, according to Afghan and American...
photo: DOD / Public Domain
South Sudan: UN urges ethnic groups to show how to 'make your own peace'
Special Representative for South Sudan Hilde Johnson20 February 2012 – The top United Nations official in South Sudan has urged warring ethnic communities in the country to find peaceful solutions to their disputes and to serve as an example to other...
photo: UN / Victoria Hazou
Ban calls for global economic model that promotes greater social justice
Photo: David Shankbone20 February 2012 – Calling on people to tap into the spirit of recent public protests worldwide against inequality, corruption, repression and a lack of decent jobs, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for...
photo: UN / Victoria Hazou
UN's popularity in Haiti hits new low
Members of the UN Security Council have been visiting Haiti, home to one of the organisation's most controversial peacekeeping missions. The UN mission, known as Minustah, consists of 11,000 peacekeepers who were sent to provide security and build...
photo: UN / Victoria Hazou
25 Sensory Integration activities for hyperactive kids
Sensory Integration activities can be wonderful for helping active kids to get their energy out, focus and direct their attention. These activities work in several ways. First, they meet children's needs for sensory input. Some children...
photo: WN / Marzena
John McCain in Albuquerque for a Town Hall meeting on July 14, 2008.
CAIRO (AP) — Sen. John McCain said Monday U.S. relations with Egypt are changing a year after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak but the two countries "must remain friends." McCain was speaking at a business conference in Cairo just before meeting with the...
photo: Creative Commons / Matthew Reichbach

Hopes pinned on second bailout deal for Greece; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 20 Feb 2012
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Hopes pinned on second bailout deal for Greece
The Times of India 21 Feb 2012, Tweet BRUSSELS: Euro zone finance ministers approved on Tuesday a second bailout for debt-laden Greece that will resolve Athens' immediate repayment needs but seems unlikely to revive the nation's shattered economy. After a marathon 12 hours of talks through the night, euro zone officials said ministers had agreed measures to cut Greece's debt to...

French marines marching and singing in Afghanistan; updated 08 Feb 2012; published 06 Feb 2009
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French marines marching and singing in Afghanistan
The Examiner 21 Feb 2012, So-called “Green-on-Blue” attacks by Afghan service men on coalition personnel claimed at least 77 lives in the past five years, with three-quarters occurring since early 2010, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are attacks,including suicide bombings and targeted assassinations carried out by Afghan service members against US...

Yemeni protesters continue fight for change; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 18 Feb 2012
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Yemeni protesters continue fight for change
CNN 21 Feb 2012, February 21, 2012 -- Updated 0134 GMT (0934 HKT) Yemeni election committee members prepare ballot boxes in Sanaa on Monday, the eve of the country's presidential election. Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemen holds a presidential election Tuesday with only one candidate on the ballot to replace longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh. Vice President Abdurabu...

Hidden Camera captures Syrian Security violent suppression of protests; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 13 Jun 2011
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Hidden Camera captures Syrian Security violent suppression of protests
Irish Times 21 Feb 2012, MICHAEL JANSEN THE INTERNATIONAL Committee of the Red Cross has been "exploring several possibilities for delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid" in contested areas in Syria. These include temporarily halting the fighting and "facilitating access for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the ICRC", according to Saleh Dabbakeh, a spokesman for the...

Political tempers frayed over Greece bailout; updated 19 Feb 2012; published 17 Feb 2012
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Political tempers frayed over Greece bailout
The New York Times 20 Feb 2012, BRUSSELS — After months of fraught negotiation, euro zone finance ministers were poised to bring Greece back from the brink of default Monday by agreeing to a second giant bailout in exchange for severe austerity measures — and subject to strict conditions. Multimedia Interactive Feature Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis Ahead of the...

IAEA in Iran but can we expect Iran to cooperate; updated 21 Feb 2012; published 21 Feb 2012
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IAEA in Iran but can we expect Iran to cooperate
The Guardian 20 Feb 2012, NASSER KARIMI Associated Press= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.N. nuclear inspectors stia two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic...

Protests in Senegal turn violent; updated 18 Feb 2012; published 01 Feb 2012
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Protests in Senegal turn violent
Yahoo Daily News 20 Feb 2012, Senegal's opposition called for fresh protests Monday in the capital Dakar after a week of urban clashes which have left two dead. "We call for a protest at 3:00 pm (1500GMT) at Independence Square," said Alioune Tine, coordinator of the June 23 Movement (M23) of opposition and civil society against President Abdoulaye Wade's third term bid in...

Clashes in Senegal for fifth straight day; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 20 Feb 2012
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Clashes in Senegal for fifth straight day
BBC News 20 Feb 2012, Senegal's government has apologised for a "police blunder" after tear gas was fired near a mosque amid protests against President Abdoulaye Wade's re-election bid. One person reportedly died on Sunday after a demonstration to condemn Friday's tear-gas incident in Dakar. Six people have now been killed in anti-Wade protests this year, local media...

Sudan gives UN deadline to exit; updated 22 Dec 2011; published 30 May 2011
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Sudan gives UN deadline to exit
IRINnews 20 Feb 2012, Photo: Noor Ali/IRINSeveral houses were razed in the latest attacksISIOLO, 15 February 2012 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people have been displaced and six killed in a fresh wave of ethnic clashes in the central Kenyan region of Isiolo where a spate of attacks and counter-attacks since late 2011 have left dozens dead. In the first attack on 13 February in...

UN security men in fight with Turkish bodyguards at United Nations; updated 13 Feb 2012; published 28 Sep 2011
1:13
UN security men in fight with Turkish bodyguards at United Nations
Independent online (SA) 20 Feb 2012, It is shameful that Russia and China are blocking any meaningful efforts by the UN Security Council to pressure the Syrian government to stop the wholesale killing of its own people and allow a transition to democracy. Russia is simply protecting its crude national interests, including arms supplies to President Bashar...

'If Israel bombs Iran, Arab states will support Tehran'; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 19 Feb 2012
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'If Israel bombs Iran, Arab states will support Tehran'
Al Jazeera 20 Feb 2012, The United States and Britain have urged Israel against any military action against Iran and its nuclear programme, after Iranian warships passed through the Suez Canal to dock at the Syrian port of Tartous, ratchetting up tensions in the region. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the US joints chiefs of staff committee, and William Hague, the British...

South Korea Military Drills Despite Threat From North Korea!; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 20 Feb 2012
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South Korea Military Drills Despite Threat From North Korea!
STL Today 20 Feb 2012, South Korea on Monday began live-fire military drills from front-line islands near its disputed sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to attack. The drills, scheduled to last two hours, happened in an area that was the target of...

Greece Protest; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 20 Feb 2012
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Greece Protest
The Independent 20 Feb 2012, About 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens yesterday afternoon while riot police waited to see if there would be a fresh confrontation. But in general, Greeks are resigned to the new package of austerity measures that will cut jobs in public service and slash pensions and the minimum wage. Hopes are high that...

News Wrap: Eurozone Ministers Move Closer to Granting Greece Next Bailout; updated 21 Feb 2012; published 21 Feb 2012
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News Wrap: Eurozone Ministers Move Closer to Granting Greece Next Bailout
BBC News 20 Feb 2012, Eurozone finance ministers are due to meet to decide whether Greece has done enough to merit a huge bailout loan. Athens needs the 130bn euros (£110bn; $170bn) in order to avoid bankruptcy in...





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