Asia Giants Join Iran Diplomacy As Sanctions Hurt Trade (reuters)
Reuters – China said on Friday it would send a senior official to Tehran to discuss Iran’s nuclear standoff with the West, and India indicated it would also weigh in, as Asia’s two giants seek to head off new sanctions already playing havoc with trade. Read more
Syrian Officials Should Be Sent To Icc: U.n. Rights Office (reuters)
Reuters – Syrian officials suspected of committing or ordering crimes against humanity should face prosecution in the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. Read more
Insight: Arms And Men Out Of Libya Fortify Mali Rebellion (reuters)
Reuters – Equipped with heavy weapons from Muammar Gaddafi’s looted arsenals, the Tuareg-led rebels who assaulted the town of Aguelhoc in northern Mali last month overwhelmed the remote garrison. Read more
Bomb Blasts Bring Death To Syria’s Aleppo (reuters)
Reuters – Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 25 people in the worst violence to hit the country’s commercial hub in the 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Read more
China To Send Senior Official To Iran For Nuclear Talks (reuters)
Reuters – China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday it will send a senior official to Iran for talks on the country’s nuclear program, which has spurred tensions between Tehran and the West and led to new European Union and U.S. sanctions. Read more