Bani Walid, base of the powerful Warfallah tribe, was a Gaddafi strong-hold during Libya’s nine-month civil war.

French Senator urged for justice in penalizing Armenian Genocide denial on the same scale with Holocaust negation.

“By refusing to adopt the bill, we’re supporting the ongoing policy of Genocide denial,” the French Senator said.

Phillippe Kaltenbach: with representatives of many cultures as French citizens, our country aims to protect the rights of every one of them.

“Two more bodies, two women, were found,” said Franco Gabrielli, who is overseeing search and rescue operations.

Esther Benbassa: 1915 massacres is an undeniable fact; we expect a day will come for Turkey to accept its historic past.

Sen. Jacques Mezard echoed the legal committee’s argument that the law penalizing Armenian Genocide denial is unconstitutional.

“We have to curb Genocide denial policy; however, the issue cannot be resolved on such short notice,” the Senator said.

Greece was bailed out in May 2010 by the EU and IMF and is in the process of nailing down a second rescue.

Azerbaijan is to supply 50 percent more gas to Russia in 2012, boosting supplies to 3 billion cubic meters.

“Senators are in no position to pass history-related decisions, with the authority vested in court only,” Jean-Pierre Sueur said.

Tokyo wants an approval for Japan’s nuclear industry to bolster its efforts at reassuring public it is safe to resume operations.

Patrick Ollier: we should counter the denial policy. By passing the bill we may compensate the loss of an entire nation.

Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March climbed 56 cents to $110.42 a barrel in early London deals.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar was accused of involvement in acts of terrorism and “participation in voluntary acts of homicide.”

If signed into law by the Senate, the bill would impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for genocide denial.

The return to recession will make it harder for Spain to meet its goal of slashing the public deficit to 4.4 percent of output.

Chris Meyer: only after Robert Stieglitz’ title defense in mid-April can we negotiate a fight against Arthur Abraham.

Earlier, a British Royal Navy frigate and a French vessel had joined the carrier group to sail through the strategic waterway.

“Attempts to advocate the idea of a mono-ethnic Russian state contradict our millennium-old history,” Russian PM said.

Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan requested Russia to mediate establishing of humanitarian ties between the two countries.

New tablets are cutting into low-end PC sales, with people realizing a tablet can do everything they need a computer for.

Olympus has been under fire for months, after it was revealed the company has covered up large losses for the past 20 years.

December oil exports in Iraq averaged 2.145 mln barrels per day, up from 2.136 mln barrels per day in November.

The Turkish PM claimed that the bill “violates freedom of speech and is only a ploy for the coming elections in France.”

Nine men arrested in Dec 2010 in the largest UK anti-terror raid in 2 years had planned to blow up several prominent buildings.

“The situation in Paris is becoming tense given the discussion of the bill criminalizing denial of Genocide,” Jean Eckian said.

EU foreign ministers adopted fresh sanctions against Syria’s military brass targeting a large number of security officials.

Russian Foreign Minister: the sides stressed the need to refrain from extreme measures to achieve further progress.

During the visit to Brussels, Turkish FM was to participate in EU ministerial meeting focusing on the situation in Syria.