Saturday, January 8, 2011

My Press Review - Sunday 9 January

South Sudan in independence vote

Voters in southern Sudan prepare to take part in a landmark referendum on independence which is expected to split Africa's biggest country in two.

 

Attacks in Sudan Ahead of Vote

Two rebel groups clashed with Southern Sudan’s militaryand a top security chief said Saturday he suspected the groups were trying to depress voter turnout.

 

Algeria rioting leaves two dead

Two people have been killed in overnight riots linked to food price increases and unemployment in Algeria, officials say.

 

Iran claims nuclear breakthrough

Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi says his country is now capable of making its own nuclear fuel plates and rods for nuclear reactors.

 

Four Yemeni soldiers killed in southern attack

Armed militants killed four Yemeni soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in the south of the Arab country on Saturday, a local official said, a day after 12 soldiers were killed in a suspected al Qaeda ambush.

 

UK protests at 'attack' on Iraq camp

Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London to protest at what they say was an attack on Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf in Iraq.

 

Chinese vice premier on UK visit

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang is arriving in Edinburgh at the start of a four-day visit to the UK to promote links between the countries.

 

House suspends vote on health care repeal

The House of Representatives is postponing a vote on repealing the recently enacted health care law because of the shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz. that killed a federal judge and wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords....

 

Probe launched on ‘National Geographic’ ad omitting Israel

UK advertising regulator inundated with complaints over ‘Travel Palestine’ text which seems to blot out Israel's existence.

 

Bodies decapitated in Acapulco

Gruesome discovery of 14 headless corpses on a street in resort city of Acapulco adds to grim toll of weekend violence

 

Dangerous precedent?

Why African leaders may fear south Sudan

 

West Bank non-violent protesters die

Daughter becomes third casualty in a West Bank family dedicated to 'non-violent resistance' against Israeli barrier

 

Referendum plan is 'massive advance' for UK democracy

 William Hague has made a defiant defence of the coalition's plans to ensure Britain retains parliamentary sovereignty over new laws passed by the European Union ahead of a Commons showdown this week

 

More nations will recognize Palestinian state, PA says

After Chile's recognition, Jerusalem worried other Latin American countries will follow suit; statement doesn't mention pre-'67 borders

 

WikiLeaks: U.S. demanding our Twitter account info

U.S. officials have issued a subpoena to demand details about WikiLeaks' Twitter account, according to court documents obtained Saturday. WikiLeaks says other American Internet companies may also have been ordered to hand over information about its activities.

 

Strike vote over pupil violence

Staff at a special school in the West Midlands vote to strike over the level of violence and disruption from pupils

 

Saudi Arabia to Create 1 Million Job Opportunities in Tourism Sector

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) estimates that the tourism sector will create 1.5 million direct

 

Algeria says to waive sugar import duties

Algeria is to suspend customs duties and value added tax on imports of white sugar until Aug. 31, the government announced on Saturday in response to a wave of riots over rising food prices.

 

Germany and France want Portugal to accept aid: report

Germany and France want Portugal to accept an international bailout as soon as possible in order to prevent its debt crisis spreading to other countries, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.

 

Adding Islam to a Latino Identity

Eirini Vourloumis explores a community of Spanish-speaking converts to Islam.

 

Isolated Siberian town shrivels after Soviet era

Picture a town inaccessible by road, buried under ice and snow for eight months of the year, unable to support a movie theater and without enough cars to warrant a traffic light or even a stop sig

 

Science fans find a lab on the Web

The Internet has opened up new opportunities for millions of so-called citizen scientists through participatory projects. As millions of people get involved, scientists are grappling with how best to harness the amateurs' enthusiasm

 

Lasting the distance?

An attempt to drive an electric Mini from London to Edinburg

 

Turkey and Syria to build friendship dam along border

All the preparatory work on a long-delayed project to construct a dam on the Orontes River, known as Asi in Turkish, which flows from Syria to Turkey, has recently been completed, Sunday's Zaman has learned.

 

Mythological warrior Achilles to have his Trojan Horse back

Achilles, the mythological warrior in Homer’s “Iliad,” will reunite with his wooden horse 5,000 years after he used it to capture Troy.

 

China builds world's longest bridge

China's vaulting economic ambition has set a new record with the construction of the world's longest bridge over water.

 

Donald Trump 'planning to run for President'

Donald Trump, the billionaire property mogul and host of America's version of 'The Apprentice', has told friends he is seriously thinking of running for president.

 

Turkey student's porn film dissertation stokes row

Three academics at one of Turkey's top universities are sacked after a student makes a pornographic film for his dissertation project.

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