 Reuters ISLAMABAD Jan 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan's main opposition group will not push for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani because to demand such a vote would fuel instability in the country, party officials said on Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
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| Iran: Scientist Tortured After Return, Web Site Says New York Times By WILLIAM YONG An Iranian nuclear scientist who said he had been abducted by the CIA has been imprisoned and tortured since his return to Iran in July, an opposition Web site reported Monday. The scientist, Shahram Amiri, spent the past two months in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| Netanyahu slams Palestinians' new 'three no's' Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON AND REBECCA ANNA STOIL PA leadership saying no to recognition of Jewish state, no to dropping demand for 'right of return,' no to security arrangements, PM says. Israel has an “arsenal of possible responses” it can deploy in response to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| Brazil Is Poised to Pressure Beijing on Currency Policy Wall Street Journal By JOHN LYONS And MATTHEW COWLEY SÃO PAULO—Brazil's overvalued currency may be turning the South American giant into a US ally on a key economic issue: Pressuring China to let its own currency strengthen to address global trade imbalances. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| Report: Men involved in terror plot worked for British Consulate Ynetnews Two Hamas members who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in a plot to fire a missile at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium during an Israeli premier league soccer match were employed as maintenance men by the British Consulate General, the Telegraph ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| 2 Americans Die in Iraq; Local Forces Are Attacked New York Times By JOHN LELAND BAGHDAD — Two members of the United States military were killed Sunday night in central Iraq, the first such deaths here this year at a time when American casualties had become a rarity. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| Africans Drown Trying to Reach Yemen on Rough Seas New York Times By REUTERS ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) — More than 40 African migrants trying to reach Yemen by boat have drowned in heavy seas off the coast and a second boat with as many as 40 people aboard is missing, Yemeni and United Nations officials said Monday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| Japan's Prime Minister Urges Talks on Raising Tax Wall Street Journal By TAKASHI NAKAMICHI TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he wants to begin talks with the country's opposition parties on raising the nation's consumption tax, with a target of having a plan in place by June. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| United States criticizes closure of OSCE mission in Belarus RIA Novosti The United States has criticized Belarusian authorities for terminating the OSCE mission in the country and called the decision "a step backwards" in the development of democracy in Belarus. Belarusian authorities have discontinued the mandate of the ... See all stories on this topic »
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