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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Daily Bulletin | 22.02.2012, 19:30 UTC

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Afghanistan
NATO apology falls flat as Afghan Koran protests rage on
At least six protesters have been killed and dozens wounded during clashes with police in Afghanistan. NATO's apology over the inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran failed to quell the unrest.
Arab World
Foreign journalists killed in Syria regime shelling
Two Western journalists have been killed in regime bombardment of the Syrian flashpoint city of Homs, the French government has confirmed.
Civil Rights
Anti-piracy ACTA treaty referred to EU high court
The European Commission said Wednesday it would present the controversial ACTA treaty on copyright and counterfeiting law to the European Court of Justice, to rule whether it violates the fundamental rights of Europeans.
Economy
Greece braces for anti-austerity protests
Mass protests were expected in the Greek capital on Wednesday, as the country's two main unions geared up to voice opposition to austerity measures agreed as part of an international loan deal to prevent a debt default.
Aviation
Union suspends strike at Frankfurt airport
Air traffic workers' union GdF has called off a five-day strike at Frankfurt airport, after aiport operator Fraport offered to hold fresh talks. Normal services are to resume Wednesday evening.
Disasters
Eight bodies found in Costa Concordia
Officials with the Italian national civil protection agency say they have found up to eight bodies in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off the Tuscan coast last month.
South Asia
Maldives to investigate power transfer, violence
The new government of the Maldives says it has launched a probe into the transfer of power earlier this month that the country's first democratically elected president claims was a military coup.
Disasters
Train crash in Argentina leaves at least 49 dead
Faulty brakes are suspect in a train crash that killed 49 commuters in Argentina and left several hundreds injured.
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