Tuesday, March 8, 2011

My Press Review - Wednesday 9 March

Libyan rebels call for 'surgical airstrikes'

Libyans facing daily bombardments by Col. Moammar Gadhafis forces are calling for foreign airstrikes against his strongholds as the United States and its allies continue debating about imposing a no-fly zone over Libya.

 

Ankara opposes NATO action in Libya as pressure mounts for intervention

Despite increasing calls from the international community to intervene in the escalating civil war in Libya, Ankara has stood firm behind its objection against a possible NATO operation in the northern African country, cautioning that the equation which needs to be solved in Libya has multiple variables.

 

Malta objects to Libya sanctions

An EU decision on whether to extend sanctions on Col Gaddafi's government as violence rages in Libya is delayed by objections from Malta.

 

Marine Le Pen planning Italy trip to condemn North African refugees

Marine Le Pen, the new leader of the French far-Right, is expected to travel to Italy to next week to condemn what she described as the European Union's "impotence" in the face of a wave of refugees from North Africa.

 

General Petraeus jokes about bombing Libya

General David Petraeus, commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan has been caught joking with Robert Gates, the Pentagon chief, on microphone about taking military action against Col Muammar Gaddafi.

 

Iran: Rafsanjani Ouster a Win for Ahmadinejad

Prospects for significant reform within Iran's regime suffered a serious blow, Tuesday, with the news that former President Hashemi Rafsanjani has been unseated as chairman of the powerful Assembly of Expert

 

Yemeni security forces open fire on protesters

As Yemen's growing protest movement sought to expand its presence in the capital, at least 10 were injured by gunfire from security forces, eyewitnesses said.

 

Students, teachers threatened in south

Anti-government demonstrators in south Yemen are threatening to burn down schools if teachers and students do not join their protests in the port city of Aden, the U.N. children’s fund UNICEF said on Tuesday.

 

Netanyahu peace move dismissed

Palestinians have dismissed any attempt by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take interim steps towards peace now that the US-sponsored negotiations are froze

 

‘Military must remain in West Bank’

Israel’s prime minister declared on Tuesday that his country must retain a strategic section of the West Bank under any future peace deal - a position unlikely to win Palestinians over to his reported plan to offer them a temporary state.

 

Israeli settlements face demolition

Settlers' groups label decision to raze settlements built on privately owned Palestinian land as treasonous

 

Saudis have right to peaceful protests

Saudis have a right to protest peacefully, the United States said on Monday after Saudi Arabia reminded its citizens that demonstrations were banned in the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter.

 

Leading Syrian activist released

The prominent Syrian human rights activist and critic of the government Haitham al-Maleh was been released from jail.

 

Hardline Shi'ite groups demand republic in Bahrain

Three hardline Bahraini Shi'ite groups said on Tuesday they had formed a coalition aimed at toppling the Sunni monarchy and setting up a republic, raising tensions days ahead of a planned march on the royal court.

 

Kuwait protesters insist want PM to go

Kuwaitis demonstrating outside parliament for the prime minister’s ouster came up with a new symbol of Arab discontent on Tuesday by handing out watermelons.

 

Attacks on Iraq activists spark concern

A surge of protests against Iraq's U.S.-backed democratic government has provoked a violent crackdown on demonstrators and journalists that is raising concerns about a rollback of civil liberties throughout the country.

 

Darfur rebels to face Hague trial

Two Sudanese rebel leaders will go on trial for war crimes over a deadly attack on peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007, the International Criminal Court says.

 

Taliban car bomb leaves 20 dead in Pakistan

The Taliban detonated a car bomb in Pakistan's third-largest city yesterday, killing 20 people and wounding more than 100 in an attack they said targeted the offices of the ISI spy agency.

 

Japan sees testing stealth jet in 2014

Japan is looking to join the United States, China and Russia with a stealth fighter that senior Japanese air force officials say can be ready for a prototype test flight in just three years, significantly upping the ante in the intensifying battle for air superiority in the Pacific.

 

Japan joins elite aircraft carrier club

Japan has been formally classified for the first time since World War II as an aircraft-carrier power by a leading Western international affairs think tank.

 

Mexico police chief seeks asylum

Mexico's youngest police chief, Marisol Valles Garcia, is seeking asylum in the US after apparently receiving death threats, immigration officials confirm.

 

Georgia, Russia Meet on WTO

Negotiations on Russia's accession to the WTO will begin between Georgian and Russian representatives in Bern on Wednesday. The Georgian delegation will be led by Tamara Koviridze, chief foreign affairs adviser to Prime Minister Mikheil Saakashvili.

 

Police Kill Demonstrators in Major City of Ivory Coast

As volleys of bullets flew in Abidjan Tuesday, the Abobo district, home to over a million people, appeared to be slipping from Laurent Gbagbo’s grasp.

 

Deadly religious clash in Cairo

At least one person has died in clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in Cair

 

US priests suspended in abuse probe

Twenty-one Roman Catholic priests are suspended in Philadelphia after the release of a legal report into allegations of child molestation.

 

U.S. Military Brass Too White, Too Male

Overall, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission found that U.S. military leadership is too male and too white.

 

US warns Zimbabwe over Iran nuke cooperation

The Obama administration warned Zimbabwe on Monday that it could face penalties if it cooperates with Iran's nuclear program in violation of U.N. resolutions....

 

Russia to warn US over missile defence system

Russia will on Wednesday warn US Vice President Joe Biden that it will beef up its own missile defences against the West if it is not made a full partner in a US-backed missile defence shield for Europe soon.

 

Egypt court rejects Hosni Mubarak's appeal over fund seizure

An Egyptian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against a top prosecutor's move to seize funds that could total billions of dollars.

 

What’s Behind the Spike in Oil Prices?

Are speculators overreacting, or are they responding sensibly to global energy pres

 

Egypt Investing $ 34 Billion in Electricity Sector

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis said that the Egyptian nuclear program for the generation of power is continuing

 

Big oil

What happens when a sleepy town in Ghana strikes it rich

 

Bangladeshi microfinance chief dismissal upheld

A Bangladeshi court has upheld the government's dismissal of the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from the microfinance bank he founded to lift many out of poverty.

 

Spanish strikes loom for Easter

Travellers heading to Spain for Easter face chaos after the country's main trade unions announce 22 days of planned strikes involving airports.

 

Disabled Muslim Hero Silver Scorpion to Save World?

The wheelchair-bound Silver Scorpion, who is Muslim, leads a new group of comic-book superheroes bent on bringing about world peace

 

China may relax one-child policy

Experts warn that three-decade-old rule has caused China's population of 1.3 billion to become dangerously unbalanced

 

Fidel Castro tweets to over 100,000 followers

Fidel Castro tweets now reach a large audience. The fact that Fidel Castro tweets is news in itsel

 

School pays pupils for revision

A Leicester primary school pays its year six pupils to attend revision classes

 

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