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{{newsitem| North Korean nuclear test|12 Feb 2013| North Korea's nuclear test prompted united condemnation and a vow of tough action from the U.N. Security Council. [[South Korea]]n Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, repeating a statement to reporters outside council chambers, said the test violated council resolutions, and "there continues to exist a clear threat to international peace and security." The test probably took place near P'unggye and yielded "several kilotons," according to assessments cited by the U.S. director of national intelligence. It drew condemnation from around the globe and prompted the emergency Security Council session. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/asia/north-korea-seismic-disturbance/index.html]}} | {{newsitem| North Korean nuclear test|12 Feb 2013| North Korea's nuclear test prompted united condemnation and a vow of tough action from the U.N. Security Council. [[South Korea]]n Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, repeating a statement to reporters outside council chambers, said the test violated council resolutions, and "there continues to exist a clear threat to international peace and security." The test probably took place near P'unggye and yielded "several kilotons," according to assessments cited by the U.S. director of national intelligence. It drew condemnation from around the globe and prompted the emergency Security Council session. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/asia/north-korea-seismic-disturbance/index.html]}} | ||
| + | {{newsitem| Fragile cease-fire, Syria|12 Feb 2013| In the western town of Tal Kalakh rebel fighters and government forces have agreed to something remarkable- a cease-fire. While fragile, the agreement could be a blueprint for peace across more parts of the country, which has seen incessant bloodshed for 23 months. If the local cease-fire continues to hold, it would defy failures at the national and international levels to implement a meaningful halt in violence. Tal Kalakh, near Syria's border with Lebanon was one of the first cities to rebel against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It has seen heavy fighting since the uprising began. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html]}} | ||
{{newsitem| Snow storms in the US |8 Feb 2013|[[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]] and other parts of [[New England]] were hunkered down for blinding snowstorms, heavy winds, power outages and more than two feet of the white stuff in some regions. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for the New York City metro area, Connecticut and Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and coastal sections of New Hampshire and Maine. Some parts of New England should see the heaviest snow, while some coastal areas could be lashed by hurricane-force winds of nearly 75 mph. As part of a new effort to name winter storms, the Weather Channel dubbed the blizzard "Nemo." More than 4,500 flights in the region had been canceled. [http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/02/08/northeast-new-england-blizzard/1900077/]}} | {{newsitem| Snow storms in the US |8 Feb 2013|[[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]] and other parts of [[New England]] were hunkered down for blinding snowstorms, heavy winds, power outages and more than two feet of the white stuff in some regions. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for the New York City metro area, Connecticut and Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and coastal sections of New Hampshire and Maine. Some parts of New England should see the heaviest snow, while some coastal areas could be lashed by hurricane-force winds of nearly 75 mph. As part of a new effort to name winter storms, the Weather Channel dubbed the blizzard "Nemo." More than 4,500 flights in the region had been canceled. [http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/02/08/northeast-new-england-blizzard/1900077/]}} | ||
{{newsitem| The snowiest winter in Moscow in 100 years|8 Feb 2013|Recent heavy snow has produced major traffic jams in the capital of [[Russia]]. The traffic stopped in queues up to 20 km long. The weather caused bad visibility and icy roads. The airport services were affected, when the authorities had to divert even the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev's plane. The record amount of this winter's snow was confirmed by the Moscow city hall officer Pyotr Biryukov. He said more than two meters of snow have fallen from sky on Moscow since the beginning of the winter. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Moscow_experiences_the_snowiest_winter_in_100_years]}} | {{newsitem| The snowiest winter in Moscow in 100 years|8 Feb 2013|Recent heavy snow has produced major traffic jams in the capital of [[Russia]]. The traffic stopped in queues up to 20 km long. The weather caused bad visibility and icy roads. The airport services were affected, when the authorities had to divert even the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev's plane. The record amount of this winter's snow was confirmed by the Moscow city hall officer Pyotr Biryukov. He said more than two meters of snow have fallen from sky on Moscow since the beginning of the winter. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Moscow_experiences_the_snowiest_winter_in_100_years]}} | ||
{{newsitem| Rape case in Mexican resort |8 Feb 2013|The allegations grabbed headlines across Mexico and around the globe: Hooded gunmen stormed into a beach bungalow and attacked a group of Spanish tourists, authorities said, raping six women and tying up a group of men with cell phone cables and bikini straps. The high-profile case in the Mexican resort city of [[Acapulco]] was a sharp reminder of significant security problems in a state that has seen violence surge even as homicide numbers in other hotspots across the country have started to dip. And it drew renewed attention to topics that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has steered out of the spotlight since he took office in December. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/world/americas/mexico-violence/index.html]}} | {{newsitem| Rape case in Mexican resort |8 Feb 2013|The allegations grabbed headlines across Mexico and around the globe: Hooded gunmen stormed into a beach bungalow and attacked a group of Spanish tourists, authorities said, raping six women and tying up a group of men with cell phone cables and bikini straps. The high-profile case in the Mexican resort city of [[Acapulco]] was a sharp reminder of significant security problems in a state that has seen violence surge even as homicide numbers in other hotspots across the country have started to dip. And it drew renewed attention to topics that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has steered out of the spotlight since he took office in December. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/world/americas/mexico-violence/index.html]}} | ||
{{newsitem| Pain and protests in Tunisia|8 Feb 2013| Tens of thousands of mourners and protesters wrapped in national flags crammed on to the leafy hillside of Tunis's historic Jellaz cemetery as assassinated Chokri Belaïd,an opposition leader,was buried. Chokri Belaïd had been one of the most outspoken critics of the post-revolution coalition government led by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party. He appeared on television only this week to criticize a rise in political violence. Chokri Belaïd was shot dead in broad daylight after he had got into a car outside his [[Tunis]] home. In the crowd were teachers, lawyers, shop-owners and the unemployed, women in headscarves and without, many trade unionists, leftist and secular politicians. They said his death was a watermark for post-revolutionary Tunisia, which lit the spark for the Arab spring when its popular uprising toppled the dictatorship in January 2011. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/08/tunisia-general-strike-belaid-buried] }} | {{newsitem| Pain and protests in Tunisia|8 Feb 2013| Tens of thousands of mourners and protesters wrapped in national flags crammed on to the leafy hillside of Tunis's historic Jellaz cemetery as assassinated Chokri Belaïd,an opposition leader,was buried. Chokri Belaïd had been one of the most outspoken critics of the post-revolution coalition government led by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party. He appeared on television only this week to criticize a rise in political violence. Chokri Belaïd was shot dead in broad daylight after he had got into a car outside his [[Tunis]] home. In the crowd were teachers, lawyers, shop-owners and the unemployed, women in headscarves and without, many trade unionists, leftist and secular politicians. They said his death was a watermark for post-revolutionary Tunisia, which lit the spark for the Arab spring when its popular uprising toppled the dictatorship in January 2011. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/08/tunisia-general-strike-belaid-buried] }} | ||
| − | + | {{newsitem| Air France-KLM launches low-cost airline|Jan 2013| Hop! will operate 530 daily flights to 136 destinations in Europe from March 31 with one-way fares from 55 euros. The launch of the new airline - which has been created through the merger of regional units Brit Air, Regional Air and Airlinair - is part of a reshuffle of the group's loss-making short and medium-haul operations. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/29/uk-airfrance-hop-idUSLNE90S00S20130129]}} | |
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