BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from January 2011, page 18

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Germany needs euro, strong EU to assert its interests - minister.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by independent German Spiegel Online website on 28 January [Interview with Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle by Sven Boell at the WEF in Davos on 28 January: "Germany Is Admired for How Quickly Emerged From the...

Germany's Merkel to make third visit to Israel since 2007.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 27 January [Press release: "Behind the Headlines: Visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel"] Chancellor Angela Merkel's forthcoming visit to Israel will begin on Sunday...

Al-Jazeera TV provides option "in case of jamming".
January 28, 2011... "In case of jamming to Al-Jazeera, please use the following values: FEC 3/4 - SR 27.500 Msps - 10949 VERTICAL," Qatari Al-Jazeera TV reported at 1443 gmt on 28 January in an "urgent" screen caption, as the channel covered anti-government...

Italian commentary notes twilight of Berlusconi era, says snap election likely.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Italian popular privately-owned financial newspaper Il Sole-24 Ore, on 28 January [Commentary by Stefano Folli in the "Il Punto" column: "In a 'Fin-de Regne' Climate, Everything Is Pushing Towards an Early Election"] ...

RSF blames Uganda's "homophobic press" for murder of activist.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by Paris-based media freedom organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, Reporters Without Borders) on 27 January Reporters Without Borders is deeply shocked by the death of gay activist David Kato, who was clubbed to...

Slovak, Hungarian premiers sign gas pipeline accord.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Slovak SITA news agency website ["Slovak and Hungarian PMs Sign Agreement on Gas Pipeline Connection" - SITA headline] Bratislava January, (SITA) - Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova and her...

Four Iran MPs slam Ahmadinezhad's letter bearing "damaging illusions".
January 28, 2011... Four top legislators have slammed the Iranian president, Mahmud Ahmadinezhad, for his open letter blasting the Expediency Council and the Majlis of undermining his government. Conservative deputies and members of the Majlis presidium Mohammad...

Syria suspends Internet services.
January 28, 2011... Saudi-funded pan-Arab TV station Al-Arabiya at 1454 gmt on 28 January carried the following "urgent" screen caption saying: "Syria has suspended Internet services." Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 1454 gmt 28 Jan 11 BBC Monitoring

Iranian oil tanker escapes attack in Gulf of Aden.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 28 January 28 January: An Iranian vessel carrying 2m barrels of oil has successfully managed to escape unhurt after being attacked by Somali pirates in the waters of...

Russia's Shuvalov responds to investment fund head over lawyer death - Interfax.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Davos, 27 January: Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov called on the director-general of investment fund Hermitage Capital, Bill Browder, who during the forum in...

Rights bodies condemn Taleban's stoning of couple in Afghan north - report.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 28 January [Presenter] Human rights organizations have asked President Karzai to take serious action over the stoning of a couple in Konduz Province, and have demanded the perpetrators be...

Hungarian premier agrees to consider Slovakia's citizenship treaty proposal.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Slovak SITA news agency website ["Treaty Might Solve Dual Citizenship, Says PM Radicova" - SITA headline] Similar efforts have failed during the reign of the previous Cabinet, yet Hungarian...

Egyptian authorities order Al-Baradi'i to stay at home - Al-Arabiya TV.
January 28, 2011... Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic at 1425 gmt on 28 January carries the following "breaking news" as a screen caption: "Al-Arabiya correspondent: The Egyptian authorities order Mohamed ElBaradei not to leave home." Source: Al-Arabiya...

Demonstrators set police vehicles on fire in Egypt's Suez - Al-Arabiya TV.
January 28, 2011... At 1437 gmt on 28 January, Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic carries the following "breaking news" as a screen caption: "Egypt: A number of police cars set on fire in Suez." Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 1437 gmt 28 Jan 11 ...

Actress is China's first microblogger to attract 5 million followers.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 January: Chinese actress and microblog "queen" Yao Chen has become the first person with 5 million online fans, showcasing the rapid...

Ethiopian foreign minister in talks with various countries counterparts.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by state-owned Ethiopian news agency ENA website Addis Ababa, 28 January: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Hailemariam Desalegn here on Friday [28 January] held talks with foreign affairs ministers...

Jordanian minister rejects Human Rights Watch report on country.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 28 January Political reform and respect for human rights in Jordan are part of an ongoing process that also ensures the freedom of expression and all other civil and...

Fires break out in Egyptian capital - Al-Arabiya TV.
January 28, 2011... At 1444 gmt on 28 January, Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic carries the following "urgent news" as a screen caption: "Eye-witnesses: Two fires break out during protests in central Cairo." Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 1444...

Montenegrin Speaker says Serbian Orthodox Church wants to be above law.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Montenegrin TV on 28 January [Presenter] Assembly Speaker Ranko Krivokapic has said that his conflict with [Serbian Orthodox Church's Montenegro and the Littoral] Metropolitan Amfilohije is not of a personal nature, but that...

Top Russian diplomat holds talks with Iranian MPs.
January 28, 2011... Text of "Press release on a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister A.V. Saltanov and members of a delegation from the Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly (parliament)", published on the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 28...

Tajik citizen gets 28 years for blast attempt at Russian military base.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by privately-owned Tajik Avesta website on 28 January Dushanbe, 28 January: Tajik court of law has passed a sentence on Halim Isoyev, a native of Khatlon Region's Vose District, who was charged with an attempt to commit a...

One-party parliament, government to lead to stagnation - Kazakh opposition party.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 28 January: The chairman of the Adilet party, Maksut Narikbayev, believes that the next Kazakh parliament will be multi-party one. "The stagnation of society...

Jordanian king meets house Speaker over house agenda.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by official Jordanian news agency Petra-JNA website Amman, January 27 (Petra) - His Majesty King Abdallah II on Thursday [27 January] said parliament is a key stake-holder in national reform plans, and promoting...

China, Switzerland launch free trade agreement talks.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China, Switzerland Launch Free Trade Agreement Talks"] DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) - China and Switzerland formally launched...

Egypt announces curfew.
January 28, 2011... Egyptian satellite TV channel CAISP has reported, quoting a statement by the military commander-in chief (Husni Mubarak), that as a consequence of violent acts by protesters, a curfew will be imposed in Greater Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, from...

Peace with Egypt will not outlast Mubarak - Israeli daily.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post website on 28 January [Commentary by Caroline B. Glick: "The Pragmatic Fantasy"] Today the Egyptian regime faces its gravest threat since Anwar Sadat's...

Egypt announces curfew in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Egyptian satellite TV on 28 January The Egyptian authorities have announced that a curfew from 1800 (1600 gmt) will be in force from today in the Greater Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, the Egyptian television reported on 28...

Syria freezes internet services - Al-Arabiya TV.
January 28, 2011... Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic at 1453 gmt on 28 January carries the following "breaking news" as a screen caption: "Syria suspends Internet services." Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 1453 gmt 28 Jan 11 BBC Monitoring

Radio France Internationale to expand Rwanda presence.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 28 January Kigali: Following the restoration of diplomatic relations between Rwanda and France, the managing director of Radio France Internationale (RFI), Genevieve...

Jordan writer says internal reforms best resort for country.
January 28, 2011... Text of commentary by Fahd al-Khatim headlined "Jordan: The internal front as a safe haven from the fires of the region" published by Jordanian newspaper Al-Arab al-Yawm on 26 January Inability to diversify options in foreign politics does...

Israeli MPs, community leaders discuss Arab-Jewish relations.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post website on 28 January [Report by Ben Hartman: "Jaffa: MKs, Communal Leaders Discuss Arab-Jewish Relations"] Hundreds gathered at Jaffa's Jewish-Arab community...

Israel planning new apartment complex in abandoned Arab village.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by privately-owned Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post website on 28 January [Report by Melanie Lidman: "Apartments To Be Built on Top of Abandoned Arab Village"] An apartment complex may be built at the entrance to...

(CORR) Egypt announces curfew.
January 28, 2011... (Line 1, please read al Misriyah instead of CAISP, as in the corrected version below:) Egyptian satellite TV channel Al-Misriyah has reported, quoting a statement by the military commander-in chief (Husni Mubarak), that as a consequence of...

Macedonia opposition leader announces parliamentary boycott.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Macedonian independent news agency Makfax ["Opposition SDSM, NSDP Withdraw from Parliament" - Makfax headline] Skopje, 28 Jan - Macedonia's main opposition party SDSM [Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia]...

Ukraine, Russia to sign accord on joint use of lighthouses.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Moscow, 28 January: Russian and Ukrainian representatives have supported the signing of a bilateral agreement on the joint use of navigation and hydrographic facilities [lighthouses] in the Black...

Iraqi Bloc Members Comment on Strategic Policies Council Dispute
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Saudi-owned leading pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat website on 25 January [Report by Mu'id Fayyad: "Official Close to Prime Minister on Policies Council: 'Impossible To Have Two Governments'; Al-Iraqiyah List spokeswoman to...

Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr outlines position on reported arrests.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Higher Media Commission of Martyr Sayyid Al-Sadr's Office on 26 January [Religious ruling by Muqtada al-Sadr posted on 26 January] To His Eminence Hojjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr: Peace be upon...

Russia Must Change Policies in Caucasus to Eradicate Terrorism - Pundit
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian news agency Ekho Moskvy Moscow, 27 January: "The roots of terrorism lie not in the Caucasus but in politics. The situation in the Caucasus is inseparable from the problems in...

Ukraine to make 10 booster rockets for Sea Launch space project.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by corporate-owned Russian military news agency Interfax-AVN Dnipropetrovsk, 28 January: Ukraine's Yuzhny [Pivdennyy] Machine-Building Plant, Yuzhmash [Pivdenmash], will manufacture 10 Zenit-3SL carrier rockets for...

Russian MPs Ratify Visa Agreement with Egypt
January 28, 2011... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 28 January: The State Duma on Friday [28 January] ratified an intergovernmental agreement with Egypt on simplifying the procedure for the issuing of visas to citizens of...

Senior MP, Ex-Security Service Officers on Failures of Russia's War on Terror
January 28, 2011... Given the systemic problems in Russia, terrorist acts are likely to continue, deputy chairman of the State Duma Security Committee and an FSB (Federal Security Service) colonel in reserve, Gennadiy Gudkov, said on the "Polnyy Albats" discussion...

Macedonian journalists call for unhindered work of blocked opposition media.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Macedonian independent news agency Makfax ["ZNM Calls for Uninterrupted Functioning of Ramkovski's Media" - Makfax headline] Skopje, 28 January - The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (ZNM) urged the...

Spanish police arrest Pakistani national over links to Al-Qa'idah forgery ring.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Spanish newspaper ABC website, on 28 January; subheading as published: Madrid: The National Police have arrested a Pakistani national in Barcelona for his suspected links to the cell smashed in Operation Kampai last December...

Rwandan genocide suspect deported from US arrives home.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Rwandan news agency RNA Rwanda on Friday received alleged Genocide suspect Mudahinyuka Jean Marie Vianney who was deported by the US government for illegally getting American documents. Mudahinyuka's chartered...

Moscow airport bomb unlikely to have contained granular substances - source.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 28 January: It is true that some granular substances were removed from the bodies of those killed and injured in the Domodedovo [airport] terrorist act but it is...

Syrian minister denies "rumours" on disconnecting Internet service.
January 28, 2011... Al-Manar Television at 1535 gmt on 28 January carries the following "breaking news" as a screen caption: "Syrian telecommunications minister denies to Al-Manar the rumours circulated by satellite channels saying that the Internet service in...

Egyptian TV says protests peaceful, Al-Jazeera TV attacked.
January 28, 2011... Egyptian Channel One TV, Al-Misriyah, has been showing scenes of "peaceful" demonstrations in various parts of the country, with urgent screen captions saying that the security forces were "completely controlling the situation", and the security...

Turkish police seize over 280 kg of cocaine near Istanbul.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia ["COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION" - AA headline] Istanbul, 28 Jan 2011 - Turkish security forces confiscated 281 kilograms of cocaine in an operation in north-western...

Report deplores Turkmenistan's growing US, NATO military ties.(Excerpt)
January 28, 2011... Despite its "permanent" neutrality status, Turkmenistan has been actively cooperating with the USA and its other NATO allies in the military sphere, a report by Danmyrat Mammetgulyyew has said. It heaped criticism on Western nations for what it...

Kazakh parties' leaders sure referendum on extending president's power be held.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 28 January: The chairman of the Kazakh party Ak-Zhol, Alikhan Baymenov, is confident that a referendum on extending the first president's powers will be held. ...

Sudanese preacher says ongoing protests in Arab countries ''positive move''.
January 28, 2011... The Friday sermon on 28 January 2010 was broadcast live on Sudan TV in Khartoum from 1030 gmt. The first sermon lasted 18 minutes and generally focused on the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. The preacher, Shaykh Muhammad...

Ukraine may withdraw peacekeepers from Kosovo in autumn 2011.
January 28, 2011... Chief of the General Staff and C-in-C Hryhoriy Pedchenko has not ruled out that Ukraine will withdraw its peacekeeping contingent from Kosovo in autumn 2011, the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported at 1246 gmt on 28 January. "The next...

Egypt's ruling party headquarters in Cairo on fire - TV.
January 28, 2011... The headquarters of the Egyptian ruling party, the National Democratic Party (NDP), has been set on fire, the Egyptian state-owned Al-Misriyah TV reported at 1625 gmt on 28 January. Source: Al-Misriyah TV, Cairo, in Arabic 1626 gmt 28 Jan 11...

Belarusian TV scorns opposition's election protest as failed "coup".
January 28, 2011... Belarusian state-run Nationwide TV (ONT) on 24 January broadcast a programme scathingly critical of the opposition and its post-election protests. In his opinion slot "Things As They Are", outspoken TV anchor Alyaksey Mikhalchanka took 44...

USA to help to erect new building for Kazakh special subdivision.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Taraz, 28 January: In Shu town of (southern) Kazakhstan's Zhambyl Region, a delegation led by the chief of the US embassy office for military cooperation, David Bennet,...

Al-Baradi'i office official comments on protests in Egypt's Port Sa'id.
January 28, 2011... At 1502 gmt on 28 January, Al-Jazeera Satellite Television carried a live telephone interview with Isra Jahid, media coordinator of Muhammad al-Baradi'i's office in Port Sa'id Governorate. Commenting on the situation in the governorate, Jahid...

Russian opposition activists plan Day of Wrath rally for 12 February.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 28 January: Organizers of the opposition "Day of Wrath" have submitted notification to the Moscow authorities about the holding of a rally on Teatralnaya Ploshchad...

Jordanian national arrested in Egypt now freed.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by official Jordanian news agency Petra-JNA website Amman, Jan 28(Petra) - The Foreign Ministry followed up on the detention of former president of the Jordan Engineers Association Wa'il Saqa by Egyptian authorities...

Palestinian Authority applied "British plan" to control Gaza - report.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Qatari government-funded aljazeera.net website on 26 January [Report by Diya al-Kahlut: "Palestinian [National] Authority Implemented British Plan in Gaza"] Confidential documents have revealed that the Palestinian...

No changes in Tajik foreign policy towards Iran - minister.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by state-run Iranian radio external service from Mashhad on 27 January [Presenter] The Tajik foreign minister has described as groundless the hullabaloo raised by some media outlets that Tajikistan has reviewed its...

Russia not satisfied with prolonged detention of two citizens in Belarus.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 28 January: The Russian embassy has expressed surprise and regret over Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich's remarks about the two Russian citizens charged in...

Belarusian prosecutor finds nothing wrong with radio station raid.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 28 January: The Prosecutor General's Office has found nothing wrong in December's police raid on the Minsk office of European Radio for Belarus, which was...

Russia: Senior MP Says Means to Tackle Terrorism by Force Exhausted
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian news agency Ekho Moskvy Moscow, 28 January: "The means to tackle terrorism by force have been exhausted and the political issue is rising to the agenda, the issue of the ability...

Afghan commander says insurgents ousted from three northern districts.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agencyKonduz, 28 January: Senior security officials: The Taleban have been ousted from three districts. Gen Mohammad Daud Daud, the general commander of police in the northern...

Shots fired near Egyptian parliament building - Al-Arabiya.
January 28, 2011... Shots have been fired near the Egyptian parliament building where clashes (between protesters and the police) have also taken place, the Saudi-funded and Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV reported in an "urgent" screen caption on 28 January, quoted...

Serbia conducting brutal political propaganda on Montenegrin census - writers.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Montenegrin Mina news agency Podgorica, 28 January: The verbal campaign on the forthcoming population census, launched by church prelates and organizations of the Serb national community in Montenegro is being coordinated...

Croatian and Montenegrin foreign ministers sign several protocols.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA ZAGREB, Jan 28 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Gordan Jandrokovic met his Montenegrin counterpart Milan Rocen on Friday on the margins of a...

Egyptian protesters hugging soldiers - Al-Arabiya.
January 28, 2011... "Demonstrators have gathered around army vehicles and hugging soldiers [in Cairo]," the Saudi-funded and Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV reported in an "urgent" screen caption on 28 January, quoting its correspondent in Cairo. Source: Al-Arabiya...

Macedonian Speaker, senior Montenegrin officials discuss cooperation, EU bid.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Macedonia-Montenegro Bilateral Relations Contribute to Regional Stability" -- MIA headline] Podgorica, 28 January 2011 (MIA) - Macedonia-Montenegro share friendly bilateral...

Macedonian judge defends freezing of A1 TV bank account over tax fraud.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Freezing of Accounts of 11 Companies in Line With Law - Judge" - MIA headline] Skopje, 28 January 2011 - Freezing of the accounts of 11 companies located on "Pero Nakov"...

Nigeria seeks Chinese cooperation to boost tourism.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Nigeria Hopes To Partner With China To Develop Tourism"] ABUJA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) - Nigeria's Minister of Tourism, Culture and National...

China, Nigeria mark 40 years of diplomatic ties.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China, Nigeria Mark 40th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Ties"] ABUJA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) - China and Nigeria celebrated the 40th...

Presidency member criticizes Croatia's policy on Bosnian Croats.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by Bosnia-Hercegovina Federation public TV, on 24 January The guest of the Bosnian [public broadcaster] Federation TV 60 Minutes programme on 24 January 2011 at 1900 gmt, hosted by Bakir Hadziomerovic, is Zeljko Komsic,...

"Thousands" storm Egypt's TV, Foreign Ministry headquarters - Al-Arabiya.
January 28, 2011... "Thousands [of Egyptian protesters] have attacked the television and Foreign Ministry headquarters," the Saudi-funded and Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV reported in an "urgent" screen caption at 1715 gmt on 28 January. Source: Al-Arabiya TV,...

Egyptian TV shows scenes of calm in contrast with pan-Arab TVs.
January 28, 2011... At 1705 gmt, Egyptian satellite Al-Misriyah TV was observed airing footage of a quiet Cairo after a start of a curfew declared by Egyptian President Husni Mubarak, in Greater Cairo, Alexandria and Suez. By contrast, Iranian Al-Alam, Qatari...

Three people injured in fire in Bosnian oil refinery.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA SARAJEVO, Jan 28 (Hina) - Three people were injured in a fire that broke out early on Friday [28 January] morning in the Bosanski Brod oil refinery in Bosnia and Hercegovina,...

Senior MP Says Russia Needs Help from Traditional Islam to Fight Extremism
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian news agency Ekho Moskvy Moscow, 28 January: Most of the extremist phenomena over religious contradictions are being created by radical Islamist organizations, therefore it is...

Croatian president says Bosnian oil refinery is serious ecological issue.
January 28, 2011... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA ZAGREB, Jan 28 (Hina) - Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has said that the oil refinery in Bosanski Brod, a Bosnian city in the Sava valley lying opposite the Croatian city of...

Attempts to attack Egyptian TV denied - Al-Arabiya.
January 28, 2011... Saudi-funded and Dubai-based Al-Arabiya quoted at 1721 gmt on 28 January the Egyptian TV as denying that attempts had been made to attack its headquarters Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 1721 gmt 28 Jan 11 BBC Monitoring

Macedonian daily says US, EU "concocted" name row as international issue.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by Macedonian newspaper Nova Makedonija on 28 January [Commentary by Risto Nikovski: "Name Not (Just) a Bilateral Problem with Greece"] The dispute over our name has been international from the very beginning. Athens has...

Zimbabwe weekly media update 17-23 Jan 11.
January 28, 2011... Text of report by non-state organization Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe on 17 January Rising costs - and the fuel shortage mystery Reports on resurgent fuel shortages, prevalent in Zimbabwe before the introduction of multi-currencies...

Russian MPs, Pundits Comment on New START Treaty
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 28 January [Presenter] It seems that the misadventures of the New START treaty are over. [Russian President] Dmitriy Medvedev has signed the...

Interview with retired Algerian navy chief on lifting of emergency rule.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by Salim Mesbah headlined: "Rachid Benyelles. Retired General, former Chief of Naval Staff. The military institution will not have any objection to the lifting of the state of emergency", published by privately-owned Algerian...

Prosecutor denies reports of mass beating of prisoners in Russian region.
January 28, 2011... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Chita, 28 January: The Transbaykal Territory's prosecutor's office has denied information from rights activists about alleged mass violence on the part of a special task...