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23:59 10/01/2012 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Strong 7.3 quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
23:58 10/01/2012
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said on its website on Tuesday.
Strong 7.3 quake rocks Indonesia
23:17 10/01/2012
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said on its website on Tuesday.
Group takes over radio station in Athens, airs support for extremists
22:13 10/01/2012
Some 20 anarchists were detained by police on Tuesday after they illegally took control of a studio in a radio station in Athens and went on the air in support of several members of an extremist group currently under trial.
Tajikistan convicts 170 extremists, terror suspects in 2011 – prosecutor
15:48 10/01/2012
Tajikistan detained some 200 members of extremist and terrorist organizations in 2011 and secured convictions against about 170 of them, the country’s first deputy prosecutor general, Abdukodir Muhamadiyev, said on Tuesday.
Human Rights court awards damages to sick Russian prisoners
15:41 10/01/2012
The European Court of Human Rights has awarded three seriously ill Russian remand prisoners a total of 38,000 euros following lawsuits against the Russian authorities for poor treatment in pretrial detention centers, according to a ruling published on the court's website on Tuesday, RAPSI news agency reported.
Russian warships leave Syrian port of Tartus
15:36 10/01/2012
A Russian naval task force, led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, has left the Syrian port of Tartus after a three-day visit, Russia’s Northern Fleet said in a statement on Tuesday.
Russian couple missing on Mont Blanc found dead
15:15 10/01/2012
A Russian couple who went missing during an attempted ascent of Mont Blanc were found dead on Tuesday, a French police spokesperson said.
Defiant Assad blames Syria unrest on foreign forces
14:52 10/01/2012
Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday he would not resign from his post and reiterated that a foreign conspiracy was behind the bloody unrest in the country.1
Syria to hold constitutional referendum in March
14:29 10/01/2012
Syria will hold a national referendum on a new constitution at the “start of March” 2012, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday in a televised address at Damascus University.
Tymoshenko can’t pay $187 mln damages to Naftogaz - daughter
14:22 10/01/2012
Daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko, Yevgeniya, said the court decision requiring the jailed Ukrainian ex-premier to pay losses to Ukraine's Naftogaz company was impossible to execute, Tymoshenko's website said.
Ukraine cries foul over Russian health chief's 'animal' remark
14:13 10/01/2012
Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding an apology after Russia’s chief public health official Gennady Onishchenko said the authorities in Kiev were “likening” Ukrainians to animals.
Indonesia signs $500 mln contract to buy six Russian jet fighters
13:07 10/01/2012
Indonesia has signed a $470 million contract with Russia to buy six Sukhoi Su-30MK2 jet fighters for the Indonesian Air Force, The Jakarta Post daily has reported.
U.S. national debt surpasses economic output
13:02 10/01/2012
The U.S. national debt has reached an ominous milestone, surpassing the size of the entire U.S. GDP for the first time since World War Two, USA Today reported.
The downgrade of U.S. credit rating and its consequences
13:02 10/01/2012
Standard & Poor's downgraded on Friday the United States' top-notch AAA credit score by one notch to AA-plus for the first time ever. The move caused fluctuations in world stock market indices and, consequently, strong concerns about the state of the global economy.
Kazakh president vetoes election ban in restive southwestern town
09:51 10/01/2012
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has vetoed the decision by the country’s Constitutional Council not to hold parliamentary elections in the southwestern town of Zhanaozen, which saw violent riots last month that left 16 people dead, the presidential press office said on Tuesday.
Aung San Suu Kyi confirms she will take part in elections
09:06 10/01/2012
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has confirmed she will run for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming elections in April, reported the Associated Press.
Colombia’s FARC rebels say ready for dialog
07:43 10/01/2012
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group said in a statement it was ready for a dialog with the country’s government.
U.S. wishes more progress in missile shield talks with Russia
03:40 10/01/2012
The United States wish more progress has been made in missile shield talks with Russia 1
Russian couple goes missing during Mont Blanc climb
02:32 10/01/2012
A helicopter search will continue on Tuesday for a Russian couple who went missing during an ascent of Mont Blanc

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