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Syrian cities remain under fire: Arab League - AFP
Arabi did not identify the networks but an Arab League official said on condition of anonymity that they are Al-Arabiya, Al-Jazeera and France 24. The head of the observer mission, Sudanese General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi, is due to send his ...
Ethiopian, Somali troops take key city from militants - AFP
MOGADISHU — Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces seized control of a key Somali city on Saturday after battling Islamist rebels on the outskirts, leaving at least 18 dead, sources said. The city, Beledweyne, lies some 30 kilometres (18 miles) ...
Gunman 'kills two aid workers in Mogadishu' - AFP
"One died straight away, another was seriously wounded and died soon after," said a witness who asked not to be named, adding that both were foreigners. It was not clear what happened to the gunman. The shooting is the latest attack on humanitarian ...
Strike at China LG plant ends after concessions - AFP
They have accepted the result (of negotiations), otherwise they would not have gone back to work," the official, who declined to be named, told AFP. Initially, 600 workers walked off the job at the plant on Monday, but the number swelled to more than ...
US eyes first BP criminal charges over Gulf spill: WSJ - AFP
Citing sources close to the matter, the Journal said the prosecutors are focusing on US-based BP engineers and at least one supervisor who they say may have provided false information to regulators on the risks of deep water drilling in the Gulf. ...
Ivorian leaders faces conundrum with rowdy ex-rebels - AFP
The new regime "doesn't know where to start to tackle this problem," torn as it is between financial constraints and the need to reward men who see themselves as liberators, an official close to the case said. The violence is "the strongest case for ...
Iraq blocs 'talking to Iran' over deadlock - AFP
"Iraqi parties are contacting Iran to mediate over the Hashemi issue," an official close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Three Kurdish political sources belonging to parties including the ruling Kurdistania ...
'No contact with Afghan Taliban' over office - AFP
"There hasn't been formal contact," an official in the High Peace Council said on condition of anonymity. "We have been trying for several years for contacts. There have been efforts made, but we haven't reached a tangible result. ...
Kombouare on the way out at PSG - AFP
"Antoine was informed he was being sacked today by Leonardo," the source said, adding that the manager's assistants were also being fired. An official announcement was expected to be made later in the day. Kombouare, who took over as coach of the Paris ...
'Kidnappings' mar Sudan Christmas without South - AFP
Like others, he asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the issue -- in particular the alleged abduction of ethnic southern youth to fight in the country's southern border region or with rebels in South Sudan. ...
Ex-N. Mexico governor planning White House bid - AFP
DES MOINES, Iowa — In a move that may help President Barack Obama win reelection, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson plans to run for the White House as a Libertarian, a source said. Johnson, who served two terms as a popular governor, ...
Japan recovery paused as deficit grows - AFP
Flooding in Thailand and a stronger yen also weighed on Asia's second-largest economy, which is still struggling to get over the effects of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster, a government official said. Exports fell 4.5 percent in the month from ...
Japan exports tumble as European economy slows - AFP
Flooding in Thailand and a stronger yen also weighed on Asia's second-largest economy, which is still running to catch up from the effects of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster, a government official said. Exports fell 4.5 percent in the month ...
EU unyielding on airline carbon despite US pressure - AFP
"There's no question of giving up," an EU official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "It's been approved by the European Union." The European court is to rule Wednesday on an EU decision to include from January 1 all airlines in its Emissions Trading ...
First Djibouti troops in Somalia to join AU force - AFP
MOGADISHU — The first Djiboutian contingent of 200 soldiers landed in war-torn Mogadishu Tuesday to join the African Union force battling Al-Qaeda linked Shebab forces in Somalia, a government official said. "Djibouti deployed its first contingent to ...
Greece set for deal with banks by early January - AFP
The overall operation must be completed by the end of January, the source said. The negotiations began in November and are intended to work out the details of how the banks will write off 100 billion euros' ($130 billion) worth of the debt owed by ...
Kashmir education officials accused of 'sedition' - AFP
A police official, who declined to be identified, told AFP Tuesday that the complaint charged the head of the state education board, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, and five other officials with "sedition, criminal conspiracy and defamation". ...
Iraq PM moves to oust deputy as US forces leave - AFP
Meanwhile, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity that 10 guards of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, also a Sunni Arab and an Iraqiya member, were detained over the past two weeks in connection with a November 28 attack on parliament. ...
Israel names Palestinian prisoners to be freed - AFP
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an Israeli official told AFP none of them had "blood on their hands." "The names were chosen by Israel alone," he said, adding priority was given to members of the Fatah movement of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas ...
Iraq's Fallujah glad to see back of US army - AFP
"It is true that we suffered many losses, but we taught them a lesson they will never forget," said a man who said he took part in the fighting but declined to give his name. "They will tell their grandchildren of the great fighters of Fallujah. ...
Japan buys 13% of eurozone rescue fund sale - AFP
TOKYO — Japan has purchased 13 percent of the eurozone rescue fund's latest bond sale, a government official said Wednesday, as the region continues fundraising to help contain its sovereign debt crisis. The Japanese government bought 260 million ...
Suicide blast, gunmen kill 3 in Iraq - AFP
The attack by gunmen in Mosul, 350 kilometres (217 miles) north of the capital, targeted a Christian man and wife in the west of the city, according to a police officer who requested anonymity. In Baghdad, a suicide bomber blew up his car while passing ...
Union boss warns not to judge Braun too quickly - AFP
ESPN reported Saturday that Braun was positive for a performance-enhancing substance but Major League Baseball's website, citing an anonymous source, said on Sunday the substance involved was not a steroid or performance enhancer but "there has never ...
Three Thai soldiers killed by landmine - AFP
"The three soldiers killed in the course of their work were aged between 45 to 50," said a local military official, who declined to be named. The border between Thailand and its neighbour is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in ...
Japan launches new spy satellite - AFP
"The project is aimed at boosting security and monitoring land in case of sizable natural disasters like the one in March," a government official said, adding that the current three satellites were used to track the March calamity. ...