AL JAZEERA News, Feb 22, 2012

Journalists killed in Syria – live updates The Guardian She died helping people of Syria share their plight with the world. A great loss for us all — William Hague (@WilliamJHague) February 22, 2012 Marie #Colvin's last report was shocking,her voice on #ITN yesterday gripping.She was friend to many of us ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Are foreign correspondents like Colvin and Shadid a vanishing breed? Poynter.org by Andrew Beaujon Published Feb. 22, 2012 8:04 am Updated Feb. 22, 20128:03 am As foreign bureaus get rarer, people intent on covering conflicts now often have to lean on the crowd rather than the soft bosom of a wealthy journalistic institution. See all stories on this topic »

Yemenis rubber-stamp VP as new president Sky News Australia Yemenis rubber-stamp VP as new president Updated: 10:40, WednesdayFebruary 22, 2012 Yemenis have voted to install their US-backed vice president as the new head of state, tasked with steering the country out of a crisis created by an anti-government ... See all stories on this topic »

Killing Continues In Syria, Two Western Journalists Among Victims North Country Public Radio At least three wrongful death lawsuits have been filed and the Department of Insurance has launched an investigation into allegations of insurance fraud. by Mark Memmott Feb 22, 2012 — Troops loyal to President Bashar Assad reportedly executed nearly ... See all stories on this topic »

Time Scribes Were Specialised AllAfrica.com By Deodatus Kazinja, 22 February 2012 Mwanza — The responsibility of media in shaping modern politics in the contemporary societies cannot be overstated despite the fact that politicians are increasingly intruding into the fourth estate. See all stories on this topic »

Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 100 killed The Malaysian Insider BEIRUT, Feb 22 — Syrian government forces killed at least 100 people yesterday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage in the restive city of Homs, activists said, and the Red Cross called for daily ceasefires to allow in urgently needed aid. See all stories on this topic » The Malaysian Insider

Kuwait bourse slips 16.5 pts as volume rises Agility eases 5 fils; KFH sheds ... Arab Times Kuwait English Daily KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21: Kuwait stocks saw moderate pull-back Tuesday, stemming the three-day advance. The index slipped 16.5 points in volatile trade as profit taking dragged most of the heavyweights. Selling was also seen in some of the mid and small ... See all stories on this topic »

Humanitarian Crisis in Homs Due to the Bombings | EcuadorTimes ... By Arturo Varas @ArturoV8 Humanitarian Crisis in Homs Due to the Bombings. Featured News, Politics,World | Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Source:: Aljazeera. Homs bombed. Fear grows in the city of Homs, due to the approaching humanitarian catastrophe, with demonstrators saying that the lack of food and water is ...Homs Revolutionary Council recently reported a shortage of medicine, and said that a large number of killed civilians perished under the rubble of buildings damaged during the bombings. EcuadorTimes.net | Breaking News,...

Killing Continues In Syria, Two Western Journalists Among Victims ... By KOSU News Killing Continues In Syria, Two Western Journalists Among Victims. Filed by KOSU News in World News. February 22, 2012. There's more deadly newstoday from Syria: “Syrian troops and militia loyal to President Bashar Assad captured and then shot dead 27 young men in northern villages and two ...Note: Al-Jazeera, Reuters and some other news outlets earlier reported the names of the journalists who are said to have been killed before we included that information in this post. KOSU Radio

Speaking Friday at MIT: Wadah Khanfar, formerly of Al Jazeera ... By Joshua Benton The fact that a news network based in Qatar could have influence around theworld, become essential watching during the Arab Spring, and fetch compliments from Hillary Clinton — “Viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United ... In that role, he developed a reputation for a willingness to report from the front lines of international conflict, managing the network's Kabul bureau,reporting from Kurdish Iraq, and serving as bureau chief for Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Nieman Journalism Lab

Penny for your thoughts: Marie Colvin: Is a false narrative being ... By Penny Al Jazeera. February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012. ^ "Veteran war reporter Marie Colvin killed in Syria". Channel 4. February 22, 2012. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2012. Am I the only one that finds it odd a so called “prestigious” foreign correspondent, never garnered a previous mention on Wikipedia? Fourth: Marie Colvin is ... News International, which publishes The Times and The Sunday Times, was working to confirm reports of Colvin's death. News International is part of ... Penny for your thoughts

Palestinian Pundit: Al-Jazeera Video: Foreign journalists killed in ... By Tony Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Al-Jazeera Video: Foreign journalists killed in Homs shelling ... Omar Shakir, an activist in the city, told Al Jazeera that the deaths of Marie Colvin, a US reporter working for the UK's Sunday Timesnewspaper, and French photographer Remi Ochlik occurred as a building used by activists as a media centre was shelled on Wednesday." # posted by Tony... Syrian unrest: Homs under fire - interactive · Marie Colvin: 'Our mission is toreport these horr. Palestinian Pundit

Media Review for February 22, 2012 | Africa Center for Strategic ... By Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for February 22, 2012. By Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Updated: 02/22/2012. Please note: The following news items are presented here for informational purposes. The views expressed within them are those of the authors ... Al Jazeera. Ethiopian troops take Somali town from al Shabaab Ethiopian troops backed by tanks wrested control of a town in southern Somalia on Tuesday from the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, officials said. Addis Ababa sent troops into ... Africa Center for Strategic Studies

'Foreign journalists killed' in Homs shelling | Morocco World News Morocco World News ... February 22, 2012 (Aljazeera and Agencies) ... of Marie Colvin, a US reporter working for the UK'sSunday Times newspaper, and ... The Homs Revolutionary Council reported a shortage of medicine, and said a large ... moroccoworldnews.com/2012/02/foreign...killed-in.../28501

Newsy | Newsy Now: February 22 (1300 GMT) | Multisource Video ... A multisource video news service that highlights nuances in reporting from media outlets around the world. (Image source: Al Jazeera) ... February 22, 2012 ... www.newsy.com/videos/newsy-now-february-22-1300-gmt/

Rob Riggle to star in BBC3 comedy World Series of Dating Posted February 22 2012, 11.50am. Series will combine reality ... www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/156208?utm...rss...

Syria - Feb 22, 2012 - 13:49 | Al Jazeera Blogs Wed, 22 Feb 2012, 13:49 GMT+3 - Syria ... had no information that the two journalists had entered Syrian territory," he told AFP news agency. ... Al Jazeera Live ... blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/syria-feb-22-2012-1349

World News Brief, Wednesday February 22 | Pundit February 22, 2012 ... World News Brief, Wednesday February 22 ...threatened retaliation over Seoul's "premeditated military provocation" (al-Jazeera). This CFR ... pundit.co.nz/content/world-news-brief-wednesday-february-22

UN watchdog says nuclear talks with Iran failed (latest news) | The ... Last updated: 11:00 am Feb 22, 2012 ... VIENNA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had failed ... U.N. agency, whose task it is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in the world. ... Last year's IAEAreport suggesting Iran had pursued military nuclear ... @AJEnglish - Al Jazeera English ... thewall.com/.../20651-un-watchdog-says-nuclear-talks-with-ir...

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