http://news.stv.tv/world/ Latest news from Scotland's favourite news channel en-GB Copyright 2012, STV Group plc Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:15:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/feed 1440 http://news.stv.tv/world/259912-gbagbo-ouattara-forces-engaged-in-war-crimes-icc/ THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The world's top war crimes prosecutor said forces loyal to ousted Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo as well as those backing his rival, Alassane Ouattara, committed war crimes in the post-election violence.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259912-gbagbo-ouattara-forces-engaged-in-war-crimes-icc/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:15:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259858-bombs-kill-at-least-15-in-iraqi-capital/ BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded near a busy street market and a religious site in a mainly Shi'ite area of southwestern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding scores of others, security sources said.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259858-bombs-kill-at-least-15-in-iraqi-capital/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:59:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259908-turkeys-kurds-threaten-to-boycott-parliament/ ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Kurdish party on Thursday threatened to boycott parliament, which might force by-elections that could enable the newly re-elected government to reach the majority it covets to pass a new constitution.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259908-turkeys-kurds-threaten-to-boycott-parliament/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:41:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259902-us-draft-requests-4200-ethiopia-troops-for-abyei/ UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would authorise the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to Sudan's disputed Abyei region.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259902-us-draft-requests-4200-ethiopia-troops-for-abyei/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:58:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259895-ivory-coast-ouattara-troops-kill-8-some-executed-un/ Pro-Ouattara forces also wounded several others and detained at least 30, some of whom were subjected to torture or abuse, in that week, the U.N. mission, ONUCI, said in a statement.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259895-ivory-coast-ouattara-troops-kill-8-some-executed-un/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:24:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259878-four-jailed-for-touting-tainted-milk-in-china/ SHANGHAI, Jun (Reuters) - Four people were sentenced to prison Thursday for producing and selling melamine-tainted milk powder in north China's Hebei Province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259878-four-jailed-for-touting-tainted-milk-in-china/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:43:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259863-un-chief-alarmed-by-bahrain-opposition-sentences/ "(Ban) notes with deep concern the harsh sentences, including life imprisonment, handed down in Bahrain against 21 political activists, human rights defenders and opposition leaders," Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky said.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259863-un-chief-alarmed-by-bahrain-opposition-sentences/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:04:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259853-in-damascus-calm-at-the-eye-of-the-storm/ The largest demonstrations have taken place in impoverished towns and cities outside the capital, the power base of President Bashar al-Assad and his security forces. Anti-government protests in the city have been small compared to the provinces, rarely rising above a few hundred people.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259853-in-damascus-calm-at-the-eye-of-the-storm/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:37:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259725-icrc-demands-hamas-provide-proof-gilad-shalit-is-alive/ GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Red Cross called on Hamas Thursday to provide proof that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is still alive nearly five years after his capture by Palestinian militants.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259725-icrc-demands-hamas-provide-proof-gilad-shalit-is-alive/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:17:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259740-cameron-says-afghan-drawdown-not-to-let-up-pressure/ PRAGUE (Reuters) - The planned U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan does not mean any relaxation in pressure on the insurgency, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, while his government resisted calls to detail its own withdrawal timeline.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259740-cameron-says-afghan-drawdown-not-to-let-up-pressure/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:44:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259807-iran-arrests-ahmadinejad-ally-report/ TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran arrested an ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, the latest move by opponents of the president to try to weaken his position.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259807-iran-arrests-ahmadinejad-ally-report/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:31:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259767-gbagbo-ouattara-forces-both-engaged-in-war-crimes-icc/ Former President Gbagbo refused to cede power to Ouattara following the November 28 election, triggering months of violence and economic havoc in the world's top cocoa-producing country before Gbagbo was captured in April in Abidjan.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259767-gbagbo-ouattara-forces-both-engaged-in-war-crimes-icc/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:28:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259787-venezuelas-chavez-seen-strong-but-not-home-soon/ CARACAS (Reuters) - Nearly two weeks after surgery in Cuba, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is "stronger than ever" but will not rush home until he is ready, his defence minister said on Thursday.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259787-venezuelas-chavez-seen-strong-but-not-home-soon/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:23:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259736-sudans-bashir-likely-keen-to-ease-china-investment/ BEIJING/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's war crime-indicted president will seek to soothe his most powerful ally's worries about its investments when he visits China next week, days before Sudan's oil-rich south splits from the north.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259736-sudans-bashir-likely-keen-to-ease-china-investment/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:29:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259728-witness-in-memoriam-the-man-who-sued-the-kgb/ LONDON (Reuters) - It was one of those icy Russian winter nights. He must have flitted unseen past the KGB sentry and across the courtyard to slip that odd black invitation card under my door. Finding it on the mat in the morning, I dismissed it as the work of a maniac and sauntered off to make coffee.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259728-witness-in-memoriam-the-man-who-sued-the-kgb/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259712-egypt-sentences-3-to-life-for-spying-for-israel/ Egypt arrested businessman Tarek Abdel Rezek Hussein, 37, the owner of an import-export firm, in August for involvement in the recruitment of operatives working for telecoms firms in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259712-egypt-sentences-3-to-life-for-spying-for-israel/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:22:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259704-analysis-mideast-christians-struggle-to-hope-in-arab-spring/ VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Middle East Christians are struggling to keep hope alive with Arab Spring democracy movements promising more political freedom but threatening religious strife that could decimate their dwindling ranks.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259704-analysis-mideast-christians-struggle-to-hope-in-arab-spring/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:45:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259670-pakistan-needs-all-the-help-it-can-get-from-militias/ PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Dilawar Khan often gets phone calls that would fill others with dread -- threats from the Pakistani Taliban to behead him. He gives his usual response: Not if he kills them first.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259670-pakistan-needs-all-the-help-it-can-get-from-militias/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:24:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259668-afghan-court-begins-overturning-election-results/ KABUL (Reuters) - A special Afghan court set up by President Hamid Karzai after fraud-marred parliamentary elections last year began overturning results from dozens of seats on Thursday, raising fears of a constitutional crisis.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259668-afghan-court-begins-overturning-election-results/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:20:00 GMT http://news.stv.tv/world/259667-analysis-japan-pms-long-goodbye-or-bold-election-gamble/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Boxed in by rebels in his own party and a defiant opposition, Japan's prime minister calls a snap election as a referendum on reform, setting the stage for a massive victory at the polls.]]> http://news.stv.tv/world/259667-analysis-japan-pms-long-goodbye-or-bold-election-gamble/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:18:00 GMT