ONS: 04 October 2012

by TRG Alerts Admin on October 4, 2012

KEY STORYLINES

AFRICA: Libyan PM-elect Shagour presented his cabinet line-up to congress.
AMERICAS: Election observers in Venezuela stated the basic conditions for transparent elections have been met.
ASIA: A six-day operation in Wardak province, Afghanistan, left up to 30 Taliban militants dead.
EUROPE: The Cypriot Council of Ministers convened to approve a final austerity package intended to raise 975 million euros.
MIDDLE EAST: A car bomb hit a private security convoy in Baghdad, killing four and wounding at least nine others.
TECHNOLOGY: The Philippines ordered a crackdown after eight government sites were hacked.

TOP STORY

Syrian shells detonated in Akcakale, Turkey, originating from Tall al-Abyad, Syria.
Casualties included five Turkish civilians.
Turkey called on the UNSC to take “necessary action” against Syria.
NATO and the US condemned the aggressive action by Syria.
ABC, AFP, AFP-2, Xinhua, BBC

AFRICA

Libya: PM-elect Shagour presented the cabinet line-up to the national congress for approval. (DPA)
Libya: US State Department pledged a full and transparent inquiry into the consulate attack in Benghazi. (AP)
Somalia: The US welcomed the capture of the port city of Kismayo by African Union and Somali forces.
Sudan: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ordered a full investigation into the attack that killed four peacekeepers in Darfur. (AFP)

AMERICAS

Colombia: Approximately 600 people fled Nariño due to intense fighting between security forces and the FARC. (EFE)
Haiti: UN Security Council called on officials to deliver on promises such as strengthening the rule of law and holding transparent elections. (Miami Herald)
United States: FBI agents raided a Houston, Texas, company accused of exporting high-tech equipment to Russian officials. (Xinhua)
Venezuela: International observers declared the basic conditions for transparent elections have been met. (AFP)

ASIA

Afghanistan: A six-day operation in Wardak province left up to 30 Taliban militants dead. (Xinhua)
Afghanistan: President Karzai confirmed that elections are on pace to take place in 2014, denying reports that troop withdrawal and insecurity will suspend the elections. (Xinhua)
India: Armed forces successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Prithvi II ballistic missile. (Xinhua)
Philippines: Former president Arroyo was arrested at a hospital for conspiring to loot nearly 9 million dollars in state lottery funds. (DPA)

EUROPE

Cyprus: The Council of Ministers convened to approve a final austerity package intended to raise 975 million euros. (Xinhua)
Georgia: President Saakashvili conceded his party lost the parliamentary election. (AP)
Ukraine: The government submitted an amnesty bill to parliament, which would not extend amnesty to Tymoshenko. (Interfax)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran: Secretary Clinton said that sanctions could be “remedied in short order” if the Islamic Republic made a sincere effort to curb its nuclear program. (Xinhua)
Iran: Authorities used aggressive measures to halt the ‘nosedive’ of the country’s currency. (AP)
Iraq: A car bomb hit a private security convoy in Baghdad, killing four and wounding at least nine others. (AFP)
Syria: Al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group, claimed responsibility for a series of deadly bomb attacks in Aleppo. (AFP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Cybersecurity: Philippine Justice Secretary De Lima ordered a crackdown after eight government websites were hacked last week. (UPI)

WORLD

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK (05OCT)

Europe: Malta hosts Dialogue Five Plus Five summit of Maghreb and EU countries.
Portugal: Republican Day celebrated – 1910.

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