ANC dismisses Julius Malema's appeal against suspension from party - Guardian

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:45:00 +0000

Gretchen Wilson and Tim Butcher are available for phone and VOIP coverage in Johannesburg.

Guardian - Radical youth leader who's called for seizing white-owned land was found guilty of indiscipline and bringing party into disrepute. Read more.

Chavez and allies back Argentina in Falklands Islands dispute with Britain - WP

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0000

Patrick Watts is available for phone coverage in the Falkland Islands; Rory Carroll and Will Grant are available in Caracas; Christopher Walker and Lea Borromeo are available in London.

Washington Post - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc backed Argentina on Saturday in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman thanked Chavez and other presidents for their support at the meeting in Caracas. Read more.

Tunisia "to withdraw recognition" of Syria government - Reuters

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:35:00 +0000

Jake Lippincott is available for phone and VOIP coverage inTunis.

Reuters - Tunisia has started the procedure for withdrawing its recognition of the Syrian leadership under President Bashar al-Assad and for expelling the Syrian ambassador, the Tunisian president said on Saturday. Read more.

Newt Gingrich is a loser in Las Vegas as Mitt Romney romps in - Independent

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Anna Fifield is followig the campaign trail in the US and is available for phoneers.

Independent - A combative and increasingly confident Mitt Romney swaggered into Las Vegas last night, after securing victory in a one-sided Nevada caucus which has tightened his command of the Republican Presidential race. Buoyed by what was his second straight win, following Tuesday’s success in Florida, the former Governor of Massachusetts devoted most of his celebratory speech to attacking what he described as the “failed” economic policies of President Barack Obama. Read more.

Snow chaos paralyses eastern Europe - UKPA

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:25:00 +0000

GRN correspondents are available across Europe for VOIP and phone coverage.

UK Press Association - Bosnia's government has declared a state of emergency after the capital Sarajevo was paralysed by snow, while in Rome residents saw the Italian capital's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down the Colosseum. Read more.

Tales of horror and revenge as Egypt reels from football tragedy - Telegraph

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:20:00 +0000

Rachel Beth Andreson and Austin Mackell are available for VOiP and phone coverage in Cairo.

Telegraph - As Egypt counts the cost of Wednesday's football stadium disaster, which killed 74 people, Nick Meo talks to some of the traumatised survivors. Read more.

Russia opposition vows new rallies to shake Putin - AFP

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:15:00 +0000

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AFP - The movement against Vladimir Putin was Sunday preparing new rallies to loosen the Russian strongman's 12-year grip on power after keeping up their challenge with a third mass demonstration in Moscow.Tens of thousands marched through Moscow Saturday despite bitterly cold weather to protest against Putin's domination, with organisers disputing police claims that a pro-Putin rally elsewhere in the capital was even larger. Read more.

Syria revolt erupts in UK as embassy under siege from protesters - Mirror

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Lea Borromeo and Christopher Walker are available for phone and VOIP coverage in London; Rania Abouzeid and Martin Chulov are available for phone and VOIP coverage in Beirut.

Mirror - Furious protesters broke into the Syrian embassy in London yesterday as the worst bloodshed of the uprising left 200 dead. Twelve people were arrested after pushing through a police cordon and breaking into the embassy as 150 demonstrators hurled stones and smashed windows. The protests came after Syrian government forces bombarded Homs, killing 217 civilians, including women and children, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read more.

Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban - Reuters

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0000

Jerome Starkey, Tom Peter and Kate Clark are available for phone and VOIP coverage in Kabul.

Reuters - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave. Read more.

China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe - Reuters

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0000

Peter Simpson and Peter Foster are available in Beijing for phone ad VOIP coverage.

Reuters - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters. Read more.