BBC World News, Feb 24, 2012

Must-Reads from Around the World: February 24, 2012 TIME (blog) By TIME.com | February 24, 2012 | + Fighting Failure – Foreign Policy's Douglas Wissing posts a damning indictment of USstrategy in Afghanistan amid continuing violence over the burning of copies of the Koran. “This wave of protest is just the latest ... See all stories on this topic » TIME (blog)

Will inquest solve 'dingo baby-death' mystery? Tucson Citizen by USA Today Feed on Feb. 24, 2012, under USA Today News Michael Chamberlain, visibly moved, told the Darwin Magistrates court today that “a dingo stole a little girl from our humble tent and killed her,” referring to Australia's wild native dog. See all stories on this topic »

Solar Stocks on the Upswing as China Boosts Installations MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, NY, Feb 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Solar stocks have been on an impressive tear this year. The Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN) -- which seeks results that correspond to approximately 25 stocks selected based on the relative importance of ... See all stories on this topic »

AfPak Protests against Quran burning rage for fourth day Foreign Policy (blog) By Jennifer Rowland Friday, February 24, 2012 - 8:54 AM Share Apologies: President Barack Obama on Thursday sent an official letter of apology to Afghan president Hamid Karzai over NATO troops' accidental burning of Qurans, but protests across ... See all stories on this topic »

"Friends of Syria" meet as Assad pummels Homs CBS News A young girl allegedly wounded in government shelling of Homs in Syria is seen on a hospital bed in neighboring Lebanon, where she was smuggled for treatment, Feb. 23, 2012. (CBS) BEIRUT - Medics stitch wounds with thread used for clothing. See all stories on this topic »

'Friends' meeting plans ultimatum to Assad Outcome Magazine UPI TUNIS, Tunisia, Feb. 24 (UPI) — A Western-Arab meeting will pressure Syria's Assad regime to let humanitarian aid into hardest-hit areas, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. The Friday meeting in Tunis, Tunisia, of the self-styled “Friends ... See all stories on this topic » Outcome Magazine

Friday Feedback for February 24, 2012 WHQR Public Radio News shows, including BBC are major source. Love classical music and MET Opera. … Thanks for operating "on a shoestring." Special thanks to Jemilla! We'd love to hear from you on Friday Feedback, for your questions and comments, likes and dislikes ... See all stories on this topic »

Friday Papers: RBS chief warns of risk from interference Citywire.co.uk by Himanshu Singh on Feb 24, 2012 at 03:25 Financial Times: Royal Bank of Scotland's management has warned that continued political interference risked turning the state-owned bank into a latter-day version of failed 1970s carmaker British Leyland. See all stories on this topic »

U.S. threatens sanctions if Somali reforms blocked Regina Leader-Post By Arshad Mohammed And William MacLean, Reuters February 24, 2012 USSecretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks on Thursday in London during the London Conference on Somalia. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on ... See all stories on this topic »

2 killed in renewed shelling of Syrian city Lincoln Journal Star AP | Posted: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:07 am | Loading… In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, flames rise from a house from Syrian ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria destroying opposition city "inch by inch' TheChronicleHerald.ca February 24, 2012 - 4:31am By BRIAN MURPHY and ZEINA KARAMAP This Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 satellite image shows a pipeline fire in Homs, Syria. The pipeline, which runs through the rebel-held neighborhood of Baba Amr, in Homs, had been shelled by ... See all stories on this topic » TheChronicleHerald.ca

Events February 23 to March 1, 2012 Monroe Free Press If you have fears about taking the HIV test give us a call for consultation... '2012' is “Zero New infections and Zero deaths from AIDS”. The Diamonds of the City-(CHS class of '64) kicks off the new year with honoring our own Mrs. Barbara T. Bonner. See all stories on this topic »

Mugabe - Indoda Sabili at 87 AllAfrica.com By Adamu Adamu, 24 February 2012 Robert Gabriel Mugabe was in prison when he was elected to head the Zimbabwe African National Union, ZANU; and when he came out, he was spitting fire. Asked by the BBC in 1976 whether Ian Smith would be among those whom ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian crisis deepens, army keeps up shelling NDTV AP, Updated: February 24, 2012 10:27 IST Beirut: Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate on Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central city, ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

With President Leaving, Yemen Steps Into A New Era North Country Public Radio by Kelly McEvers Feb 24, 2012 (Morning Edition) — The longtime president will hand over power to his vice president on Monday. Now, the real work begins. How will transitional justice work if the outgoing president is immune from prosecution? See all stories on this topic »

Homs crisis deepens; Syrian army keeps up shelling Barre Montpelier Times Argus AP Photo By ZEINA KARAM AP - Published: February 24, 2012 BEIRUT — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central ... See all stories on this topic »

Be proud of the work of our MEPs The Guardian We are deeply disappointed that Jack Straw has resurrected his old chestnut of abolishing the European parliament because of low voter turnout (Report, 22February). The European parliament is directly elected precisely because the 1970s system of ... See all stories on this topic »

Why I Dumped Ricky Gervais for Karl Pilkington (but Am Still Seeing Stephen ... PopMatters By Christine Brandel 24 February 2012 Of course, I first came across Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in The Office. They had met earlier in 1997 at Xfm radio, but my first introduction to the two was a few years later through their groundbreaking ... See all stories on this topic » PopMatters

Al-Jazeera English wins RTS News Channel of the Year imediamonkey By Nick Barnes / 24 February 2012 / 0 comments Al-Jazeera English has won the Royal Television Society's News Channel of the Year award at the Television Journalism awards, beating off competition from the likes of Sky News and the BBC. See all stories on this topic »

Afghanistan: Quran burning riots force closure of Talokan military base GlobalPost Afghan policemen stand alert during a protest against Quran desecration in Kabul on Feb. 24, 2012. (MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) A fourth day of protests in Afghanistan has left at least 12 more people dead and forced the closure of a foreign ... See all stories on this topic »

Yo-Yo Ma, Joffrey Ballet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band highlight 2012-2013 MSO ... al.com All of our renewal packets were mailed Feb. 17, on schedule.” MSO music director Scott Speck will conduct the Holiday Pops concerts Dec. 1-2 at the Mobile Saenger Theatre. (Photo by Ben Harper/MSO) Scott Speck, music director for the Mobile Symphony ... See all stories on this topic » al.com

West Gathers on Somalia - Progressing or Posturing? Our News Now! By BBC | Posted on: February 24, 2012 London, United Kingdom - Now that the world's leaders have swept out of Lancaster House in their shiny black limousines, all we are left with is two pieces of paper, printed on both sides. See all stories on this topic »

The music business week in five – 24 Feb 2012 UNLIMITED CMU And once you've booked your place on that, why not tell us what other training courses might interest you with our incredibly quick training survey here? And then I'll let you read this week's week in five. 01: Universal filed its EMI bid with the ... See all stories on this topic » UNLIMITED CMU

Barlow, Lloyd Webber to co-write Diamond Jubilee Song imediamonkey By Nick Barnes / 24 February 2012 / 0 comments It has been revealed that Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber will join forces and write a song for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The collaboration will be featured during an hour-long documentary onBBC ... See all stories on this topic » imediamonkey

Syrian death toll at 60, as Homs is destroyed 'inch by inch' The Times of Israel By Bracha Kurtzer and AP February 24, 2012, 1:27 am he Syrian death toll has risen to a reported 101 casualties since Wednesday morning, as the government rages on with their brutal cross-country massacre, Syrian news agencies reported early Friday ... See all stories on this topic » The Times of Israel

UNAMID Chief Ready to Use Force If Necessary AllAfrica.com By James Karuhanga, 24 February 2012 Peacekeepers in the joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in western Sudan, will open fire and defend themselves if provoked again, the UNAMID Force Commander, Lt. Gen. See all stories on this topic »

ITV plans 'Saturday Kitchen' rival imediamonkey ... 24 February 2012 / 0 comments Celebrity MasterChef winner, Nadia Sawalha, and one of Gordon Ramsay's former Head Chefs, Mark Sargeant, are pairing up to present a Saturday morning cookery show for ITV1. The show will go head-to-head with BBC One's ... See all stories on this topic » imediamonkey

TV review: Would I Lie to You? and Boss New Zealand Listener By Diana Wichtel | Published on February 24, 2012 | Issue 3746 Our new panel show is but a shadow of the British version, says Diana Wichtel, and Boss is so Shakespearian it could play at the Globe. So, Paul Henry is off to terrorise the Australians ... See all stories on this topic »

BBC iPlayer - World Update: 24/02/2012 News and issues making the headlines each day. Broadcast on BBC WorldService, 10:05AM Fri, 24 Feb 2012; Available until 11:02AM Fri, 2 Mar 2012; First ... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/.../World_Update_24_02_201...

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