Sunday, 15 January 2012 08:54 'Police in Kosovo have arrested at least 146 protesters following clashes with hundreds of Kosovo Albanians, who tried to blockade the border with neighboring Serbia. Clashes erupted Saturday in the northern town of Podujevo, six kilometers (four miles) from the border with Serbia and near the main Merdare border crossing, leaving 50 people, including 31 police officers, injured. Heavily-armed riot police fired tear gas and employed water cannons after the demonstrators blocked the road and ignored calls to disperse. Eventually, police managed to disperse the protesters and restore traffic on the road leading from the border to Pristina, the capital and largest city of Kosovo.' Read more: Kosovo Police Arrest 146 Protesters Sunday, 15 January 2012 08:50 'The Qatari emir, who came to power following a US-backed coup against his father in 1995, has called for a military intervention in Syria. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani said on Saturday that Arab troops should be sent to Syria to contain the months-long unrest in the country. The Persian Gulf state had earlier proposed that Western agents accompany the Arab League observer delegation tasked with helping resolve the unrest in Syria.' Read more: Qatar Coup Leader Urges Syria Attack Sunday, 15 January 2012 08:47 'A number of people have been injured in Romania in clashes between the police and demonstrators protesting against the government's austerity program. The incident occurred on Saturday after hundreds of people took to the streets of Bucharest for a demonstration against the austerity measures and the planned healthcare reforms. The demonstrators called on President Traian Basescu to step down, with some slogan-chanting protesters marching toward the heavily guarded presidential palace.' Read more: Police, Protesters Clash in Bucharest Sunday, 15 January 2012 08:42 'As the United States continues its threats of war against Iran, its Department of Defense has recently dispatched some 15,000 troops to neighboring Kuwait. Late last year, Marine General James Mattis quietly won the White House's approval for the deployment into the small nation which is separated from Iran by a narrow stretch of the Persian Gulf. Mattis says the deployment aims to keep Iran in check and keep the US prepared for threats in the region.' Read more: US Deploys 15,000 Troops in Kuwait Sunday, 15 January 2012 08:39 'British Prime Minister has apparently forgotten his claptrap about human rights and democracy after he held talks with the most authoritarian regime to boost Britain's political influence and arms contracts. Right after the British royal family accepted the lavish sets of jewels given by the despot Bahraini regime and endorsed the kingdom's brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, David Cameron arrived in Saudi Arabia, turning a blind eye to the surprising disrespect for the basic human rights in the country to increase bilateral trade with the absolute monarchy.'
Sunday, 15 January 2012
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