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The Iranian president has promised a 'telling blow' against world leaders. But, says Con Coughlin, his recent nuclear posturing is an attempt to shore up his increasingly perilous position at home. By Con Coughlin First came the announcement that Iran ...
Historic anniversary brings Iran questions to the foreWall Street Journal
New sanctions urged over Iran moveAljazeera.net
'Iran aims to stockpile uranium'Jerusalem Post
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9 Feb 2010 at 12:13am
Eyes on Ukraine PM to contest poll results or quit - BBC News
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Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from Sunday's presidential election, or accept defeat and quit. Pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have narrowly won the poll, which monitors have ...
For Kremlin, an Election in Ukraine Cuts Two WaysNew York Times
Candidates Sought Guidance From American ConsultantsWall Street Journal
New Ukraine leader may still drive hard bargain on gasReuters
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8 Feb 2010 at 10:36pm
Palestinian wants US to clarify Israeli talks - Ynetnews
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AP A senior Palestinian official urged the United States on Monday to make clear that the indirect Mideast peace talks it has proposed will deal with key outstanding issues including borders, settlements and the future status of Jerusalem. ...
Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talksJerusalem Post
Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on bordersHa'aretz
Hamas Chief: 'No Prospect' of Israeli-Arab Peace DealsVoice of America
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8 Feb 2010 at 11:46pm
Afghan assault on Taliban to test US strategy - AFP
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AFP
KABUL ? A planned assault on a major Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan is the first real test of a new US-led counter-insurgency strategy to re-establish government control and end the war. Operation Mushtarak is an experiment in combining the ...
A double target: Taliban and opiumMiamiHerald.com
In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticedWashington Post
British soldier deaths push Afghanistan toll ahead of FalklandsTimes Online
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9 Feb 2010 at 12:18am
Sri Lanka's presidential loser faces court martial - AFP
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AFP
COLOMBO ? Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled, officials said Tuesday, a day after he was hauled away from his office by armed troops. Hours before his dramatic arrest, Fonseka told ...
Sri Lankan Opposition Leader ArrestedTIME
Rajapaksa's political rival humiliated, but at what cost?Times Online
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka beaten during arrestTelegraph.co.uk
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9 Feb 2010 at 12:18am
Iran threatens to deliver a punch - ABC Online
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ABC Online
ELEANOR HALL: Iran's supreme religious leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei is threatening to deliver a punch that will leave the West stunned on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution later this week. But an Iran analyst says the Iranian regime is far ...
IRAN: As many as 3 million protesters anticipated at Thursday rallyLos Angeles Times
Iran's Reformist Leaders Reject Links to ForeignersNew York Times
Ayatollah: Iran's military will 'punch' WestWashington Times
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8 Feb 2010 at 11:29pm
Kashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says - BBC News
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BBC News
At least 17 Indian soldiers have been killed after an avalanche hit a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says. Dozens of troops were rescued after the avalanche struck near Gulmarg, the region's main ski resort, ...
17 Army men killed in avalanchesThe Hindu
Kashmir Avalanche Kills 17 Indian SoldiersWall Street Journal
Kashmir Avalanche Buries India Army SoldiersVoice of America
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8 Feb 2010 at 8:42am
Analysts say China should not yield to Obama's hardline on yuan - Xinhua
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BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the US President Barack Obama vowed to get "much tougher" with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased ...
Why China Needs The U.S. -- And Vice VersaTIME
Taiwan Posts Best Export Growth in More Than 33 YearsWall Street Journal
Taiwan to build bridge off ChinaAFP
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8 Feb 2010 at 6:30pm
Man found alive under rubble in Haiti - Times Online
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Times Online
A man who has been pulled alive from the rubble of a marketplace in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince may have been trapped there since the devastating earthquake struck 28 days ago. The 28-year-old, identified as Evans Muncie, was found under the ...
Haiti: man 'survives 27 days in the rubble'Telegraph.co.uk
Coupon scam hits Haiti food aidAljazeera.net
Haiti man 'survives 27 days under quake rubble'BBC News
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9 Feb 2010 at 12:04am
For new leader, a lifetime of preparation - MiamiHerald.com
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Costa Rica's first female president is pledging to continue the work of outgoing President Oscar Arias. BY CHRISSIE LONG SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Laura Chinchilla has been called tough, intelligent, funny and honest. Late Sunday, Costa Ricans added ...
Voters of Costa Rica Elect Their First Female PresidentNew York Times
Costa Rica elects first female presidentTelegraph.co.uk
Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women's rise in Latin AmericaChristian Science Monitor
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9 Feb 2010 at 12:03am
The Scotsman: International
Pro-Moscow leader claims Ukraine poll win
OPPOSITION leader Viktor Yanukovich emerged as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest yesterday, holding on to a lead of almost 3 percentage points with abo
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
West vows tough action as Iran reveals 'nuclear fuel' expansion
THE United States and France said yesterday it was time to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran announced it was planning a major expansion of its nuclear programme.
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
Michael Jackson's doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter
MICHAEL Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter last night.
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
Death threats for school head who told Israeli army: You're not welcome here
AN ISRAELI headteacher has received death threats and evoked the ire of the army's top brass for refusing to allow officers into his school.
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
China pulls plug on net hacker college that signed up 180,000
POLICE in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyber attack lessons and malicious
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
Toyota's woes deepen with Prius recall plan
TOYOTA plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem, it was reported last night.
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
Avalanche kills 17 army trainees
AN AVALANCHE ploughed into an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Kashmir yesterday, killing 17 soldiers and seriously injuring 17 others.
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
Al-Qaeda in Yemen urges jihad against Jews and Christians
THE Yemen-based wing of al-Qaeda has called on Muslims in the Arabian peninsula to wage jihad, or holy war, against Christians and Jews in the region.
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
French sale of warship to Russia raises fears in Georgia
FRANCE has agreed to sell Russia a warship and is considering a request for three more, French defence officials said yesterday ? the first major arms deal between Russia and
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
Tallest skyscraper closes its doors
THE world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting d
8 Feb 2010 at 6:00pm
BBC World
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius hybrid cars in Japan because of braking problems, as it tries to limit damage from a stream of problems.
9 Feb 2010 at 12:52am
Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.
8 Feb 2010 at 7:04pm
Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from the presidential election, or quit.
8 Feb 2010 at 10:34pm
An activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five years for subversion.
8 Feb 2010 at 11:26pm
The campaign for presidential and senatorial candidates begins in the Philippines ahead of May's elections.
8 Feb 2010 at 9:49pm
The family of a Haitian man says he has survived four weeks under rubble since the devastating quake hit of 12 January.
8 Feb 2010 at 8:40pm
Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.
8 Feb 2010 at 7:04pm
A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens.
8 Feb 2010 at 7:04pm
The US says new sanctions against Iran are the "only path" after Tehran announced it was stepping up uranium enrichment.
8 Feb 2010 at 5:09pm
The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, closes only a month after it opened.
8 Feb 2010 at 10:51am
Guardian Unlimited World
Defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka to face coup attempt charge as row over election result takes dramatic turn
The defeated candidate in last month's tense presidential election in Sri Lanka, General Sarath Fonseka, was arrested today at his office in Colombo and is to be charged with attempting a military coup to overthrow the government.
The sudden arrest of the 59-year-old former chief of Sri Lankan armed forces and the architect of their bloody but successful campaign against th...
by Jason Burke
8 Feb 2010 at 1:42pm
? Democrats fear Republicans will win seat held since 1974
? President's poll ratings fall further amid health care impasse
The Democratic party faces another election test after the death yesterday of John Murtha, a congressman dubbed by his colleagues the "king of pork".
Murtha, aged 77, had been in the House of Representatives since being elected to his Pennsylvania district in 1974.
The fear in the party is that Republicans will notch up another victory when a special election is held, probab...
by Ewen MacAskill
8 Feb 2010 at 7:18pm
? Minister to make key decision on major crop
? Broad alliance takes on Monsanto subsidiary
A fierce row over the future of the humble aubergine, staple ingredient of fiery brinjal curries for tens of millions of Indians, will reach a climax on Wednesday with a key government decision on the possible future commercial cultivation of genetically-modified strains of the plant. If permission is given, the aubergine will become the first GM foodstuff to be grown in India.
The decision will be taken ...
by Jason Burke
8 Feb 2010 at 1:06pm
Irish National Liberation Army and Official Republican Movement say they have put their weapons beyond use
Two Irish republican groups which fought a bitter feud in the 1970s have united to disarm their illegal arsenals.
The Official Republican Movement (ORM), a faction of the Official IRA, revealed today that it had put its weapons beyond use. Its statement came just under an hour after the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) announced it had decommissioned its weapons.
The INLA was responsib...
by Henry McDonald
8 Feb 2010 at 10:45am
Laura Chinchilla wins 47% of the vote and will be Latin America's fifth woman president when she takes office
Costa Rica has elected its first female president in a landslide victory, marking another political milestone for women in Latin America.
Laura Chinchilla, from the centrist ruling party, won 47% of the vote in a crowded field in yesterday's poll, further eroding the region's reputation as a bastion of machismo and patriarchy.
"Wives and working women continue overcoming barriers to make...
by Rory Carroll
8 Feb 2010 at 12:01pm
Conrad Murray freed on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles yesterday in relation to the singer's death last year from a cocktail of drugs.
Murray, aged 57, pleaded not guilty just hours after being charged, and was released on bail of $75,000 (£48,000), and is due to reappear before the court on 5 April. The charge carries a jail term of four years.
The doctor has bee...
by Ewen MacAskill
8 Feb 2010 at 7:12pm
Cuba has produced some of the world's most explosive dancers ? but its cultural isolation comes at a cost. On the eve of two major UK tours, Judith Mackrell visits Havana
Virtually blind and wearing Jackie Onassis sunglasses that might have been bought when Jackie O was still alive, Alicia Alonso has her ballerina face painted on every morning: a wide slash of scarlet lipstick, thick found-ation, flaring black eyebrows. She may be approaching her 90th birthday, but she is still the head of the...
by Judith Mackrell
8 Feb 2010 at 3:30pm
Spain sees huge rise in immigration
New arrivals take proportion of non-Spanish residents to 12%
The number of immigrants registered as living in Spain has increased more than sixfold over the last 10 years, figures released by its National Statistics Institute have revealed.
Some 5.6 million non-Spaniards were registered as living in the country last year, accounting for 12% of the population, an increase of 400,000 on 2008.
Immigration helped the population reach 46.7 million in 2009, up from 40.5 million in 2000 when the countr...
8 Feb 2010 at 1:06pm
In Washington they're not sure who's in charge. In Brussels they're squabbling. Ian Traynor reports on the EU's crisis of confidence
Sitting in parkland in the shadow of the European parliament, the Bibliothèque Solvay is that rare thing in Brussels's dismal European quarter ? a pretty building.
But when heads of government or state from 27 countries meet here on Thursday under their new president, Herman Van Rompuy of Belgium, they will have little time for the art nouveau fittings or for the ...
by Ian Traynor
8 Feb 2010 at 5:50pm
Electrical problems blamed for closure of viewing platform but unknown if rest of tower is affected
The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
Electrical problems are partly to blame for the closure of the Burj Khalifa's viewing platform, the only part of the half-mile high tower that has so ...
8 Feb 2010 at 12:58pm