News for Sunday, February 11, 2007
• Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 12 at Police Station in Northern Iraq Iraqi police say a suicide truck bomber has killed at least 12 people and wounded about 25 at a police station in northern Iraq.
• Japan Says North Korean Energy Demands Blocking Nuclear Weapons Deal The North Korea nuclear talks in Beijing are apparently snagged on the question of how much energy assistance the United States and other nations will have to provide Pyongyang in exchange for initial steps toward nuclear dismantlement. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from the Chinese capital.
• Explosion Rocks Ceremony in Southern Somalia, 4 Dead Witnesses in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo say an explosion has killed two people and wounded at least 16 others.
• Iran's Nuclear Negotiator Calls for Negotiations with IAEA to Resolve Nuclear Dispute Iran's top nuclear negotiator says Tehran is prepared to reach a negotiated settlement to its dispute with the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
• Israel Resumes Digging Near Jerusalem's Holy Site Despite Islamic Appeals Israel has resumed renovation work near a disputed holy site in Jerusalem following two days of Arab protests against the project.
• US Says Iranian Bombs Have Killed at Least 170 Coalition Soldiers in Iraq A senior U.S. defense official says Iranian-made bombs have killed at least 170 coalition troops in Iraq since 2004.
• Guinea Union Leaders Call New Strike to Press President's Departure In Guinea's capital, people are stocking up on supplies in anticipation of a renewed strike, following days of violent protests that have left at least 10 people dead. Union leaders and the opposition are calling for the president to go, saying his appointee as prime minister is too close an ally, and lacks the independence union leaders demanded. Phuong Tran reports from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar.
• Davis Cup Tennis World Group Quarterfinal Field Set The Davis Cup tennis World Group quarterfinal field has been set after the completion of eight best-of-five opening round matches played in venues around the globe.
• Harvard University Names First Woman President Harvard University, the oldest university in the United States, has named the first female president in its 371-year history.
• Putin Meets With Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Russia's President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on the situation in Iraq and the Mideast peace process.
• At Least 11 Killed in Indian Bus Accident Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh say at least 11 people were killed Sunday afternoon when a bus packed with passengers veered off a road and plunged into a canal.
• Poland's Famed Lublin Synagogue Reopens A major symbol of Poland's thriving pre-World War II Jewish community has been restored with the re-opening of the famed Lublin synagogue.
• US Music Industry Hands Out Grammys The U.S. music industry is handing out its most prestigious awards, the Grammys, at a ceremony in Los Angeles, California.