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February 25, 2010 (2010-02-25 ) (Thursday)
President
Hugo Chávez vows to withdraw
Venezuela from the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights following its publication of a highly critical report on
human rights in the country .
(Guardian )
Libyan leader
Muammar al-Gaddafi calls for
jihad against
Switzerland after a
referendum last year supported a
ban on minarets and other rows between the two nations.
(The Times )
(Daily Times of Pakistan )
(Taiwan News )
Defeated
Sri Lanka presidential candidate General
Sarath Fonseka is charged with additional counts in addition to
treason in the aftermath of his failed election bid.
(The Hindu )
Turkey 's prime minister and president hold talks with the head of the country's armed forces over an investigation into an alleged
military coup .
(Al Jazeera) [
permanent dead link ]
(BBC)
South Africa announces it has intercepted a ship carrying
North Korean arms destined for central Africa, travelling by way of
China , in violation of
Security Council Resolution 1874 .
(Wall Street Journal )
(Bangkok Post ) [
permanent dead link ]
Australia summons the
Israeli ambassador to explain why three new suspects over the
Dubai killing of a
Hamas leader,
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh , used Australian passports.
(BBC)
Irish
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Micheál Martin makes history as he leads a 10-member delegation to
Gaza via
Egypt , becoming the first EU Foreign Minister to visit since the 2009
Israeli assault after having previously been refused entry by Israel. He calls on Israel to end the blockade.
(The Irish Times )
(Arab News)
(RTÉ)
Brazilian
President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tours
Haiti to monitor the destruction caused by
the recent earthquake and meets
President
René Préval .
(Press TV)
Viktor Yanukovych is sworn in as the 4th
President of
Ukraine .
(Kyiv Post )
(The Moscow Times )
(BBC Europe)
(CNN)
A fire at the Garib & Garib Sweater Factory clothes factory in
Gazipur ,
Bangladesh kills at least 18 people and injures more than 50 others.
(BBC)
The chief of
Algeria 's national police,
Ali Tounsi , is fatally shot in his office in a retaliatory
murder–suicide .
(Press TV)
(BBC)
The
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) jails Lieut-Col
Eprem Setako , the Ministry of Defence's former head of legal affairs, for 25 years after finding him guilty of
genocide and
crimes against humanity .
(BBC)
The
Congressional Black Caucus appeals to
American
President
Barack Obama and
Democratic congressional leaders for tougher efforts to reduce racial disparities in the
U.S. health system , saying there are four critical areas not addressed by Obama's plan.
(Politico)
Filming on the set of
Coronation Street is suspended as actors and fans gather at
Salford Cathedral to celebrate the life of veteran actress
Maggie Jones (
Blanche Hunt ).
(BBC)
Odeon dispute with
Disney : The boycott of
Tim Burton 's
Alice in Wonderland is reversed.
(BBC)