Thursday, January 19, 2012

Ukraine - Kyiv FEMEN group rage against Indian prostitute 'slur'

Published on Jan 18, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Feminist activists braved freezing temperatures in Kyiv in a protest against a report that Indian authorities are to scrutinise Ukrainian visa applications as part of a crackdown on immigrant prostitution.

Members of the FEMEN group, who have gained international notoriety with their topless protests, scaled the balcony of the Indian Cultural Centre in Kyiv.

Denmark - not 'daunted' by debt crisis, says Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Published on Jan 18, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has outlined her government's EU presidency priorities to the European Parliament.

Addressing MEPs in Strasbourg she admitted the next six months would be a challenge, but insisted Denmark would not be daunted.

USA - Obama Rejects Canada-Texas Oil Pipeline for Now

Published on Jan 18, 2012 by
Raising the stakes on a bitter election-year fight with Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected a Canadian company's plan to build a U.S.-spanning, 1,700-mile pipeline to carry oil across six U.S. states to Texas refineries. (Jan. 18)

Cuba - Raw Video: Building Collapse´s in Havana, killing three.

Published on Jan 18, 2012 by
Cuban officials say a decaying residential building has collapsed in a densely packed neighborhood of Havana, killing three people and injuring six. (Jan. 18)