Friday, 3rd February, 2012 Rights group: Syrian security forces have tortured children
Syrian army and security officers have detained and tortured children
with impunity during the past year, a rights group claimed in a report
Friday, as it urged the U.N. Security Council to act on Syria.
Friday, 3rd February, 2012 U.S. accuses Sudan of bombing civillians
The United States accused Sudan of targeting civilians in recent
airstrikes, including one that destroyed a Bible school in South
Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly-created
independent country of South Sudan.
Friday, 3rd February, 2012 U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank in tax fraud case
The Justice Department charged Switzerland's oldest bank Thursday with
helping American taxpayers hide more than $1.2 billion from the Internal
Revenue Service.
Friday, 3rd February, 2012 Towns cut off in eastern Australia flooding
Severe flooding is threatening parts of New South Wales and Queensland
in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents
evacuated.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 Indian top court scraps scandal-hit telecom licenses
India's supreme court Thursday ordered the cancellation of 122 cellular
permits that have been at the center of a multibillion-dollar scandal
involving the country's booming telecommunication sector, attorneys
said.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 N.C. teacher accused of being part of beheading-for-hire plot
A North Carolina teacher is scheduled to appear Friday in federal court
after being accused in an alleged plot to behead witnesses who testified
against a would-be terrorist.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 Famed boxing trainer Angelo Dundee dies
Legendary cornerman Angelo Dundee, the man who helped motivate Muhammad
Ali and many other boxing champs, died Wednesday, a source close to Ali
said.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia
The special court investigating the 2005 assassination of former
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced Wednesday it will try the
four accused killers in absentia.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 Iranians feel sanctions bite
As the European Union introduces a ban on crude oil imports from Iran
and tightens sanctions on the country's banks, BBC Persian has been
talking to Iranians at home and abroad about the impact on their lives,
as Mehrzad Kohanrouz reports.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 Authorities: 'Soul Train' founder dead of gunshot wound
Don Cornelius, the founder of the "Soul Train" television show, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head Wednesday, authorities said. He was 75.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 American Airlines plans to cut 13,000 jobs
American Airlines told its unions Wednesday it plans to cut 13,000 jobs from the staff of 88,000 at the nation's No. 3 airline.
Thursday, 2nd February, 2012 Tokyo exchange halts trading of scores of stocks
The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday temporarily halted the trading of scores of stocks, including the electronics giant Sony, after problems with its market data systems.
