http://www.barbadosgazette.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:43:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/italy%e2%80%99s-monti-warns-against-deepening-resentment-in-debt-crisis-soros-fears-lost-decade/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/italy%e2%80%99s-monti-warns-against-deepening-resentment-in-debt-crisis-soros-fears-lost-decade/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:43:32 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/italy%e2%80%99s-monti-warns-against-deepening-resentment-in-debt-crisis-soros-fears-lost-decade/ MUNICH — Italian Premier Mario Monti said Saturday that the eurozone must avoid stoking deeper resentment among its members as it tackles the debt crisis, while philanthropist George Soros said German-backed austerity measures risk pushing Europe into “a lost decade” or worse. The chairman of an international group of creditors, meanwhile, warned that Europe must fix Greece’s problems or risk “opening up a new Pandora’s box.” Loading… Comments Weigh In Corrections? Tweet –> ( Matthias Schrader / Associated Press ) – Josef Ackermann,right, CEO of Deutsche Bank, laughs next to Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at the the Security Conference in…

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/italy%e2%80%99s-monti-warns-against-deepening-resentment-in-debt-crisis-soros-fears-lost-decade/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/fidel-castro-presents-his-memoirs-time-guerrilla/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/fidel-castro-presents-his-memoirs-time-guerrilla/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:43:32 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/fidel-castro-presents-his-memoirs-time-guerrilla/ Cuban leader Fidel Castro presented two volumes of his memoir entitled “Time Guerrilla” in a ceremony that marked his first public appearance since last April, Cuban media reported. The memoirs trace his life from infancy until 1958, when he succeeded in leading a revolution that turned Cuba into a communist country aligned with the Soviet Union. Castro’s recollection of events is reported through conversations with journalist Katiuska Blanco. “I have to seize the opportunity now because my memory is spent,” the 85-year-old Castro told guests at a presentation…

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/fidel-castro-presents-his-memoirs-time-guerrilla/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/russia-china-veto-u-n-plan-for-syria/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/russia-china-veto-u-n-plan-for-syria/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:04:00 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/russia-china-veto-u-n-plan-for-syria/ UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari passes a piece of paper during the U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power in New York February 4, 2012. Russia and China joined forces in a double veto on Saturday to knock down a Western-Arab U.N. Security Council resolution backing an…

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/russia-china-veto-u-n-plan-for-syria/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/new-blast-hits-egypts-gas-pipeline-to-israel/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/new-blast-hits-egypts-gas-pipeline-to-israel/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:49:00 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/new-blast-hits-egypts-gas-pipeline-to-israel/ AFP – Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said. Masked gunmen planted explosives under the pipeline in the Al-Massaeed area, close to the town of El-Arish in the…

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/new-blast-hits-egypts-gas-pipeline-to-israel/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/obama-urges-congress-to-keep-recovery-going/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/obama-urges-congress-to-keep-recovery-going/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/obama-urges-congress-to-keep-recovery-going/ US President Barack Obama challenged Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data showed unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, beating analyst forecasts, and was down from 8.5% in…

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/obama-urges-congress-to-keep-recovery-going/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/syria-over-200-dead-after-massacre-in-homs/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/syria-over-200-dead-after-massacre-in-homs/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/syria-over-200-dead-after-massacre-in-homs/ Observers claim deaths came after shelling by security forces on eve of UN vote on removal of Bashar al-Assad Houses apparently damaged during a military crackdown on protesters near Homs. This picture has been provided by unverified sources and distributed by Reuters More than 200 people were reported to have been killed yesterday in the Syrian city of Homs as security forces continued their efforts to take back opposition-held areas on the eve of a vote by the UN security council on a much-disputed resolution on the country….

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/syria-over-200-dead-after-massacre-in-homs/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/filipino-troops-still-searching-for-terrorist/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/filipino-troops-still-searching-for-terrorist/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/filipino-troops-still-searching-for-terrorist/ JIM GOMEZ Associated Press= MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A day after proclaiming the death of a top regional terrorist suspect in a U.S.-backed airstrike, the Philippine military acknowledged Friday that his remains still have not been found. Troops were searching the jungle camp that was hit Thursday for the body of Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, said regional military spokesman Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang. Military officials said at least 15 people were killed in the dawn strike on a militant camp on remote southern Jolo Island, including two other high-level leaders. A national military spokesman, Col. Marcelo Burgos, initially reported that Marwan was among them….

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/filipino-troops-still-searching-for-terrorist/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/vote-rigging-fears-ahead-of-russian-poll/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/vote-rigging-fears-ahead-of-russian-poll/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/vote-rigging-fears-ahead-of-russian-poll/ Thousands are set to protest in Moscow against fraud in Russia’s recent parliamentary election. With a month to go before a presidential poll in which Vladimir Putin tries to return to his old job, Daniel Sandford asks why so many…

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/vote-rigging-fears-ahead-of-russian-poll/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/freezing-europe-hit-by-russian-gas-shortage/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/freezing-europe-hit-by-russian-gas-shortage/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/freezing-europe-hit-by-russian-gas-shortage/ Freezing weather sweeping across Europe has led to a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. An EU energy spokeswoman said eight countries had seen a reduction in gas due to increased demand in Russia. She said the situation was not an emergency but was being monitored. The cold snap is being blamed for scores of deaths in eastern Europe where temperatures have plunged to below -35C….

]]> http://www.barbadosgazette.com/freezing-europe-hit-by-russian-gas-shortage/feed/ 0 http://www.barbadosgazette.com/un-council-meeting-saturday-to-consider-syria/ http://www.barbadosgazette.com/un-council-meeting-saturday-to-consider-syria/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.barbadosgazette.com/un-council-meeting-saturday-to-consider-syria/ ANITA SNOW Associated Press= UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council. The diplomat spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be quoted by the press. The confirmation came after the U.N. announced the meeting to news correspondents, then sent out another email asking reporters to “please disregard until further notice” the earlier announcement. The exact hour of the meeting was unclear. The move toward a vote came after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke by telephone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…

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