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Israel hails Iranian munitions explosion, hopes for more
JERUSALEM — Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday hailed the deadly munitions blast at a base of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and hoped for more such incidents. “I don’t know the extent of the explosion,” he told military radio, asked about the incident. “But it would be desirable if…
Hawaiian singer surprises Obama summit with ‘Occupy’ song
HONOLULU, Hawaii — A popular Hawaiian recording artist turned a top-security dinner of Pacific Rim leaders hosted by President Barack Obama into a subtle protest with a song in support of the “Occupy” movement. Makana, who goes by one name, was enlisted to play a luau, or Hawaiian feast, Saturday…
Iraq army chief on Iran visit seeks stronger ties
TEHRAN — Iraq’s top general made an official visit to Iran on Sunday and called for the boosting of ties between Tehran and Baghdad, which fought a 1980-1988 war, an military website quoted him as saying. The armed forces chief of staff, General Babak Zebari, made the remarks during a…
Shell reports new spill in southern Nigeria
YENAGOA, Nigeria — Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Sunday reported a fresh spill from a key delivery pipeline in southern Nigeria, but said it has contained the leak. “SPDC (Shell Petroleum Development Company) contained a spill in Adibawa delivery line which was reported yesterday (Saturday),” Shell’s Nigerian joint venture said…
Violence flares after Arab League suspends Syria
DAMASCUS — Syrian forces were accused of pressing their deadly crackdown on protests Sunday even as thousands of regime supporters vented their anger a day after the Arab League suspended the country. The governments of France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey issued strong condemnations of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after…
Blair warns of ‘catastrophe’ if euro collapses
LONDON — Former prime minister Tony Blair warned on Sunday that the collapse of the euro would be “catastrophic” and urged Europe to move fast to support the currency. Blair said European leaders faced “very difficult and painful” choices and a “long-term framework of credibility” was needed to see off…
Spain’s right storming towards election win: polls
MADRID — Spain’s right-leaning opposition will thrash the ruling Socialists in November 20 elections, polls showed Sunday, as anger over an economic crisis spilled into the streets. The conservative Popular Party, led by 56-year-old Mariano Rajoy, is set for a record parliamentary majority, surveys said. The Socialists, whose standard bearer…
U.K. business secretary has sympathy for ‘Occupy London’
LONDON — U.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable said Sunday he sympathised with the feelings of anti-capitalism protesters camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Cable said the camp reflected the feeling that a small number of people had done “extraordinarily well” in the economic crisis, while many more were suffering…
Exxon deal good for all Iraq: Kurdish minister
An Iraqi Kurdish minister on Sunday sought to allay the Baghdad government’s concerns about an oil exploration deal his region signed with ExxonMobil, saying it benefits the whole country. Iraq’s central government regards any oil contracts not signed with it as invalid, and officials have said the deal the US…
Oxfam pulls staff from S. Sudan’s Upper Nile
Global aid organisation Oxfam has withdrawn 22 staff from South Sudan’s Upper Nile state because of escalating violence along the newly independent country’s tense border with the north. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply over the past week, due to fighting either side of the new frontier, including…
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