Central Asia group admits Afghanistan as observer Jun 7th, 2012 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) China, Russia and four Central Asian states granted Afghanistan observer status in their regional group Thursday, moving to consolidate ties with the impoverished, war-torn nation before most foreign combat troops depart by the end of 2014. (Source: ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : central, asia, group, admits, afghanistan, observer, Top Keywords

UN observer 'deeply disturbed' by new Syria massacre May 30th, 2012 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) The UN's top observer said on Wednesday he was "deeply disturbed" by a newly discovered massacre in Syria, as the opposition insisted President Bashar al-Assad must step down if a peace plan is to be saved. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : observer, 'deeply, disturbed', syria, massacre, observer, Top Keywords

UN observers in Syria discover 13 bound corpses May 30th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) U.N. observers have discovered 13 bound corpses in eastern Syria, many of them apparently shot execution-style, the monitoring mission said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : observers, syria, discover, bound, corpses, observer, Top Keywords

UN observer chief stresses suffering of Syrians May 28th, 2012 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria said Monday he will emphasize "the suffering of the Syrian people" during special envoy Kofi Annan's visit, which comes just days after a gruesome weekend massacre that killed more than 10... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : observer, chief, stresses, suffering, syrians, observer, Top Keywords

New media deployed in battle to preserve history May 27th, 2012 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) It started with an inflatable pig. Jeffrey Shaw has always been fascinated by interactivity, having in the 1960s created art he hoped would narrow the gap between viewer and image. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : media, deployed, battle, preserve, history, observer, Top Keywords

Japanese man cooks, serves own genitals May 25th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) A Japanese artist cooked his own genitals and served them to five paying diners in Tokyo to cover the medical costs, in a bizarre act to raise awareness about sexual minorities. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japanese, cooks, serves, genitals, history, observer, Top Keywords

Bangladesh finds oil reserves 'worth $5.5 bn' May 21st, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) Bangladesh has discovered oil in two old gas fields in the country's northeastern region with an extractable reserve worth $5.5 billion, the chairman of state-owned Petrobangla said Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bangladesh, finds, reserves, 'worth, bn', observer, Top Keywords

Bomb explodes near UN observers' chief in Syria May 20th, 2012 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) A roadside bomb has exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as the chief of the U.N. observers was visiting. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bomb, explodes, observers', chief, syria, observer, Top Keywords

UN observers chief calls for end to Syria violence May 18th, 2012 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) The head of a U.N. observer team says that no amount of observers in Syria can achieve a permanent end to the violence without dialogue. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : observers, chief, calls, syria, violence, observer, Top Keywords

UN observers caught up in Syrian violence May 15th, 2012 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) A roadside bomb struck a car belonging to the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Tuesday, just minutes after regime forces opened fired on a funeral procession nearby and caused multiple casualties, witnesses and the mission said. (Source: Associated ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : observers, caught, syrian, violence, violence, observer, Top Keywords