Def Sec’y Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran (AP)
AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.
AP – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.
AP – NATO’s top official said Friday that the alliance expects regional powers to contribute to a multibillion dollar fund to finance the Afghan army and police after they assume full responsibility for the war in 2014.
AP – Syrian forces have detained and tortured children as young as 13 as the government tries to crush an uprising that began nearly 11 months ago, Human Rights Watch said Friday as fresh clashes erupted between regime troops and rebels in the country’s south.
AP – Ukraine’s government is blaming Russia for natural gas shortages in some European countries as a severe cold spell grips the region.
AP – Gunmen intercepted a tourist minivan and snatched two female American tourists at gunpoint, along with their Egyptian tour guide Friday near St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai, the region’s security chief said.
AP – Two security officials say gunmen have kidnapped two Americans and their Egyptian tour guide after stopping a minivan carrying the group near St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai.
Reuters – Greece expects its 2011 budget deficit will be smaller than expected at between 9.1 and 9.4 percent of GDP, thanks to an emergency property tax, a finance ministry official said on Friday, a development that could help Athens in its bailout talks with the EU and IMF.
AP – Clad in a bomber jacket, Vladimir Putin walks briskly into a new railway car plant, greets workers and pushes a button to launch production.
Time.com – The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh’s stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows
Reuters – Greece expects its 2011 budget deficit will be smaller than expected at between 9.1 and 9.4 percent of GDP, thanks to an emergency property tax, a finance ministry official said on Friday, a development that could help Athens in its bailout talks with the EU and IMF.
