TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demands to revisit a military site where Tehran is suspected of conducting nuclear-related experiments are still on the table. Police: 3 Nigeria radio journalists who talked about polio rumours on air charged over killings
KANO, Nigeria – Police in northern Nigeria say they’ve arrested three radio journalists over the killings of at least nine female polio vaccinators, saying their on-air discussion about rumours around the vaccine sparked the attack.
3 Nigeria journalists charged over polio killings
KANO, Nigeria (AP) -- Police in northern Nigeria say they’ve arrested three radio journalists over the killings of at least nine female polio vaccinators, saying their on-air discussion about rumors around the vaccine sparked the attack.
Syrian rebels prepare for push on eastern oil city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels are launching a major operation to take control of the strategic eastern city of Deir al-Zor after pushing out government forces from oil-producing areas around it, a rebel commander said. If they seize the city, the rebels will control a whole province for the first time in the 22-month-old Syrian uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Ibrahim Abu Baker, leader of the powerful Al-Qadisiyah Brigade, said his rebel force, along with Islamists from Jabhat al-Nusra and Arab fighters, had surrounded Deir al-Zor on four sides in the build-up to the operation. … Snow-weary Northeasterners warned about potential collapses of over-burdened roofs
HARTFORD, Conn. – Snow-weary Northeasterners still digging out driveways and clearing roads from a weekend storm are facing possible danger from above as well. Officials are warning about roofs collapsing from the weight of snow and ice along with recent rainfall.
UN agency moves to prevent transport of aircraft batteries as cargo on passenger planes
WASHINGTON – A U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards is moving to prevent aircraft batteries like the one that caught fire on a Boeing 787 last month from being shipped as cargo on passenger planes, people familiar with the effort said.
G4S takes 70 million pounds loss on London Olympics contract
LONDON (Reuters) – G4S said its loss on the London Olympic security contract would stretch to 70 million pounds after finally agreeing a settlement with Games organisers. The world's biggest security firm's reputation was badly tarnished when it admitted just weeks before last year's Olympics it could not provide 10,400 guards for the Games, forcing British troops to fill in and embarrassing government, a key client. … Heathrow investment plan may lead to ticket price rise
LONDON (Reuters) – A 3 billion pounds five-year investment plan by London's Heathrow airport could see passengers facing a rise in ticket prices. Heathrow Ltd, the British airport operator formerly known as BA A, on Tuesday said it wants Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to allow it to increase charges for airlines to use the airport between 2014 and 2019. If approved, the charges would increase from the equivalent of 19.33 pounds per passenger for 2012/13 to an upper limit of 27.30 pounds in 2018/19. … Iraq: Death toll from suicide blast rises to 7
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say the death toll from a late night suicide attack in the country’s north has risen to seven and that a 7-year-old boy was among those killed.
Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula denounces "crusader" French in Mali
DUBAI (Re uters) – The Yemen-based offshoot of Al Qaeda urged Muslims to sacrifice themselves and their money to help fend off what it called the "Crusader war" in Mali, according to a statement posted online on Tuesday. France intervened in Mali last month to check a push south towards the capital Bamako by Islamist forces who seized control of the north of the country in the confusion that followed a military coup in March 2012. Their surprise advance pushed Mali to the forefront of U.S. … Rio dance teacher on a mission to prove foreigners can samba, too
RIO DE JANEIRO – With their gyrating hips and feet that move so fast they dissolve into a blur, samba instructor Carla Campos’ students are barely distinguishable from the swarms of scantily clad dancers in Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival parades. What’s make them different is where they come from: abroad.
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