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Maliki, Allawi lead Iraq vote count
Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, has been locked in a tight contest with ex-premier Iyad Allawi to win the post of prime minister as initial results from four of the country's 18 provinces show each of them is leading in two provinces. Thursday's results put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition ahead in Najaf and Babil provinces south of Baghdad, while Allawi's secular Iraqiya alliance topping the list in two provinces north and east of Baghdad, the capital. In northern Iraq, a list representing Iraq's two major Kurdish parties is apparently far ahead of a reform-minded challenger, according to partial early results. Twenty eight per cent of...
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Sri Lanka's General Fonseka goes on trial next week
The Sri Lankan military has announced it is putting defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Gen Sarath Fonseka on trial next week. The general faces court martial proceedings on charges of engaging in politics while in uniform and also for breaking army procurement rules. Gen Fonseka was arrested after he lost...
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Ukraine's new government puts final nail in coffin of the Orange Revolution
President Viktor Yanukovych tightens grip by appointing ally and dour technocrat Mykola Azarov as prime minister Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich congratulates Mykola Azarov, left, after he was appointed prime minister in Kiev today. Photograph: Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters 's new president, Viktor Yanukovych, today completed his takeover of power by forming a new government and appointing his close ally Mykola Azarov ? a dour figure likened to Gordon Brown ? as prime minister....
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New Strike Paralyzes Greece
ATHENS — Most international travel was halted and public services thrown into disarray on Thursday as thousands of Greek workers protesting austerity measures staged a general strike. Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters A poster calling for public sector employees to participate in a 24-hour strike on Thursday. The poster reads, ?We strike, Thursday 11 March, We should not pay for the crisis?. All scheduled flights into and out of the country were canceled, international trains were not operating, bus and subway service was suspended and ferries remained in their ports. Tax offices and courts shut down and hospitals were operating with emergency staff. The streets, eerily empty early in the...
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Kabul 'does not want proxy wars'
Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has said Pakistan has an important role to play in talks with the Taliban. But he wants Islamabad to hand over a captured Taliban commander. The detention of Mullah Abdul Ghani Brader, considered the number two to Mullah Omar, the Afghan Taliban chief, has been shrouded in mystery over Pakistan's true motivations. Karzai, speaking in Islamabad on Thursday, insisted he did not know what Islamabad's agenda was or whether Brader was involved in any talks so far. "Overall, regardless of these arrests, the Afghan government is pursuing a fundamentally changed policy approach together with Pakistan towards stability in Afghanistan and...
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Ukrainian lawmakers form coalition backing new president, approve his prime minister
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition around new President Viktor Yanukovych, and allowed him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choice for prime minister. The election of Mykola Azarov as premier — after he served as Yanukovych's campaign strategist in this year's presidential elections — ends the long-running rivalry between Ukraine's head of state and head of government. Azarov leads the new majority coalition "Reforms and Order," which includes Yanukovych's Party of Regions, the Communists and the party led by parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn, formerly allied with the pro-Western "Orange" coalition. Former Prime...
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Abbas: no talks without Jerusalem settlement freeze
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas will not relaunch negotiations with Israel unless it cancels plans for new illegal settler homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem, his top negotiator said Thursday. "Abbas has told (Arab League Secretary General Amr) Mussa that he informed (US Vice President Joe) Biden yesterday that he could not restart negotiations without the cancellation of the building of 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said. "He told Mussa, 'I am waiting for (US Middle...
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India gives $5 million for Chile quake relief
UNITED NATIONS: India has announced a cash contribution of $5 million for relief and rehabilitation in Chile in a show of solidarity with the people of the earthquake-hit country. "As a country familiar with the...
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Indirect Israel talks 'called off'
The Palestinian president appears to have called off indirect talks with Israel after the Israeli interior ministry announced it would build 1,600 new settler homes. Mahmoud Abbas conveyed the decision to Amr Moussa, the Arab League secretary-general, by phone, Moussa told a news conference following an urgent meeting of delegates at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday. "The Palestinian president decided he will not enter into those negotiations now ... the Palestinian side is not ready to negotiate under the present circumstances," he said. Israel's interior ministry, controlled by the ultra-Orthodox nationalist Shas party, announced on Tuesday that it would build 1,600 new...
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Chile's new leader Sebastian Pinera to be sworn in
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera is due to be sworn in as president of the country, which was recently devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami. Mr Pinera not only faces the challenge of reconstruction, but takes over from a highly popular outgoing leader....
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Greece set for second general strike in a month
Greece is expected to grind to a halt for the second time in a month as hundreds of thousands of state and private workers stage a general strike. The stoppage is in protest at the country's austerity measures. The head...
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Berezovsky wins libel case over Litvinenko murder claim
The British-based businessman Boris Berezovsky has won his claim for libel after being falsely named on Russian state television as the man behind the murder of the former Moscow agent Alexander Litvinenko. Mr Litvinenko, a strong critic of then Russian President Vladimir Putin, was poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 and died in London in November 2006, prompting a murder investigation that implicated Russia. Yesterday Mr Berezovsky, 63, was awarded £150,000 in libel damages against both the TV channel RTR Planeta and Vladimir Terluk, the man who made the allegations, which were also broadcast on satellite television in the UK in April 2007. During the...
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Cambodia puts the cremation site of Pol Pot on 'historic' tourist trail
The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot. In a controversial move that underlines the increasing allure of the country's genocidal history and the importance of tourists to Cambodia's coffers, the government has decided to "preserve and develop" Anlong Veng. The jungle town in the far north of the country was the last stronghold of the rebel movement responsible for the deaths of up to 2 million people. In a statement, the...
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China trying to 'annihilate Buddhism'
The Dalai Lama has accused the Chinese authorities of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region. His angry comments appeared to signal frustration with fruitless efforts to negotiate a compromise with China, but he said he would not abandon talks. China shot back, accusing the Tibetan spiritual leader of using deceptions and lies to distort its policy in the region. The passionate back-and-forth highlighted the distrust, anger and frustration that separates the two sides and leaves little hope for success in recently resumed talks. Beijing has demonized the Dalai Lama and accused him of wanting independence for Tibet,...
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Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to reporters after voting at a polling station in the Green Zone in Baghdad March 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Ali Abbas/Pool) The Iraqi National Alliance (INA), a largely Shi'ite group that is challenging Maliki's bid to win a second term, told a news conference that according to their informal tallies the prime minister was ahead in at least 10 of Iraq's 18...
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World's top scientists to review climate panel
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) ? The world's biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling errors in the authoritative reports written by a global warming panel. The United Nations and the beleaguered Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said Wednesday that a Netherlands-based group of 15 national academies of science will study how the warming panel does its job. That independent review will be finished by the end of August, said Robbert Dijkgraaf, co-chairman of the group, the InterAcademy Council. A panel of experts created by the council will try to figure out how better to catch and correct errors, Dijkgraaf said. It will...
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Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
updated 12:30 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 RAMALLAH, West Bank - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that "inflame tensions" and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state. The Israeli plans have overshadowed Biden's visit, meant to promote a new round of U.S.-led negotiations, and drew Palestinian accusations that Israel is not serious about peace. Israel apologized for embarrassing Biden with the timing of its announcement, but made clear it had no intention of reversing its plan. Capping a day of meetings with Palestinian leaders, Biden...
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Tycoon Wins Libel Suit in Ex-Spy's Murder Case
Boris A. Berezovsky, a self-exiled Russian tycoon, won a libel suit in London on Wednesday against a Russian satellite broadcaster that had linked him to the murder in 2006 of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a onetime aide and former K.G.B. operative who was poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope. Related Times Topic: Boris A. Berezovsky Mr. Berezovsky was awarded damages equivalent to around $225,000, but the court noted that he would probably face obstacles in collecting. The broadcaster, All-Russian State Television and Broadcasting, known as RTR, refused to recognize the London court’s decision. In a statement, Mr. Berezovsky said the judgment had “unequivocally demolished”...
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Why Punish Iran for What Israel Has Already Done?
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the Western Powers continue to criticize Iran for its nuclear enrichment program, and while they try and pressure Russia and China to impose stiffer economic sanctions, maybe it would be an opportune time to remember that for decades Israel has developed nuclear weapons and has tried to keep its program a secret. In fact, Israel has produced more than 200 nuclear warheads, a number of which can be deployed on nuclear submarines, long-range aircraft, and missiles.(1) Starting in the 1950's, Israel begin producing uranium for its nuclear missiles program. It is one of the few nations that has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation...
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China's Exports Rise 46%
BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States and other Western markets after the financial crisis last year. It was the third consecutive month of increases in Chinese exports and the fastest growth in three years. Orders from the United States, the European Union and Japan accounted for almost half the growth, following a pickup in demand from emerging markets in the previous two months. Chinese imports also rose 45 percent over the previous year, led by crude oil as factories stepped up production. Some economists said the figures indicated...
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