Daily Bulletin | 12.02.2012, 19:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 12.02.2012 | 19:30 UTC World Arab World Arab League to ask UN for Syria peacekeeping force The Arab League says it will offer political and financial support to the besieged Syrian opposition and ask for a joint UN peacekeeping mission. Syria, meanwhile, has angrily rejected the resolutions. General assassinated in Syrian capital as violence rages Greece Clashes in Athens as Greece debates austerity bill Police in Athens have fired tear at protesters armed with petrol bombs as Greek parliamentarians debate a deeply unpopular austerity bill aimed at staving off bankruptcy. Opinion: EU won't let Greece go bankrupt Development Aid German minister begins landmark Myanmar tour Germany's development minister has said Myanmar can expect more aid from Berlin as the Southeast Asian country continues to reengage with the international community and usher in democratic reforms. Weather Girl saved from Kosovo avalanche as freeze grips Europe A five-year-old girl has been rescued after an avalanche killed nine people in northern Kosovo on Saturday. More than 500 people have been killed since snow and freezing temperatures first gripped Europe two weeks ago. Winter hits Europe hard (12.02.2012) Central Asia Turkmen polls close in one-sided presidential vote Polling booths closed in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, with incumbent President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov almost certain to easily beat his seven challengers. Turkmenistan's president poised to win election Culture People Pop star Whitney Houston found dead in hotel, age 48 Singer Whitney Houston, once one of the best-known female vocalists in the world, has died at the age of 48. The cause of her death has not yet been announced. Whitney Houston found dead in Los Angeles hotel Germany Politics Duisburg voters remove Love Parade Mayor from office Controversial mayor Adolf Sauerland has been voted out of office in the German city of Duisburg. Residents who blame Sauerland for 21 deaths at the Love Parade music festival in 2010 forced the vote. Right-Wing Extremism Evidence in neo-Nazi case said to be deleted Germany's federal criminal agency is said to have ordered the deletion of data related to the neo-Nazi terror investigation, according to a newspaper report. Berlin approves commission on neo-Nazi murders   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012