Philippines, rebels ink deal to sustain peace
Negotiators from govt and Muslim rebel group sign deal to sustain peace talks and end long-running conflict. Go to Source
View ArticleAfghan meet calls for talks with Taliban
National peace conference concludes with call for govt to take formal steps to negotiate with insurgents. Go to Source
View ArticleKyrgyzstan declares emergency as six killed
UPDATE 4: Argument in casino sparks violence that killed six, prompts interim govt to declare emergency. Go to Source
View ArticleBiden ‘optimistic’ about Iraq democracy
WRAP 1: U.S. vice president optimistic Iraq politicians can end squabbles that have held back govt for months. Go to Source
View ArticleDeadly attacks kill at least 11 Afghan police
UPDATE 4: Militant strikes in once-calm Kunduz province kill policemen and govt official, authorities say. Go to Source
View ArticleIsrael govt mulls alternatives to settlement freeze (AFP)
AFP – Israel’s premier and his top ministers are mulling alternatives to the settlement freeze Palestinians are seeking as the two sides prepare to launch a new round of talks next week, media reported...
View ArticleHezbollah forces Lebanon govt collapse (AFP)
AFP – Lebanon was without a government after the powerful Shiite party Hezbollah and its allies resigned from the cabinet over a UN probe into the assassination of former premier Rafiq Hariri. Go to...
View ArticleLebanon in political turmoil as govt collapses (AFP)
AFP – Lebanon was plunged into political turmoil on Thursday after Hezbollah toppled the government over a long-running dispute linked to a UN probe into the 2005 assassination of ex-premier Rafiq...
View ArticleMikati strives to form govt as Lebanon crisis drags on (AFP)
AFP – Ten days after the appointment of Hezbollah-backed candidate Najib Mikati as its new prime minister, Lebanon is yet to see a government as a political deadlock drags on. Go to Source
View ArticleHariri ally quits talks on new Lebanon govt (AFP)
AFP – Christian leader Amin Gemayel on Monday said his pro-West party would not join Lebanon’s next cabinet, accusing the Iran-backed Hezbollah of seeking to unilaterally control the new government. Go...
View ArticlePakistan govt told to block anti-Islamic websites
Times Of India, Pakistan govt told to block anti-Islamic websites – 1 Mar 2011 "With Facebook and several other websites allegedly featuring blasphemous material against Prophet Mohammed and the Quran,...
View ArticleIraqis (and Americans) protesting occupation, sectarian govt.
Click for larger versionHere’s the Facebook page for the movement and here’s the full comic pamphlet (PDF). Go to Source
View ArticlePalestinian govt pledges pay after strike threat (AFP)
AFP – Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad pledged on Sunday that government workers would be paid within 48 hours after their union in the West Bank threatened an open-ended strike. Go to Source
View ArticleAt least 2 guards killed in attack on Libya govt HQ: ministry
Former Libyan rebels attacked the interim government’s headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding several others, an interior ministry official said. Go to Source
View ArticleAlgerian Islamists fall to govt party in election
Islamists suffered a surprising defeat in Algeria’s parliamentary elections, bucking a trend that saw them gain power across North Africa after Arab Spring uprisings. Go to Source
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