February 22 News International

Wednesday 22 February, 2012.

TOP STORY Iran pushes on with nuclear work after failed IAEA visit Iran's nuclear work will defiantly go on, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, after UN inspectors left Tehran following talks that failed to lift their suspicions of atomic weapons research. HEADLINES Aus foreign minister resigns amid reports of power-tussle  Amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle with the Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday saying he could not continue to serve without "her" support. Pakistan foreign minister meetClinton in London  Pakistan's foreign minister said she would meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Thursday's Londonmeeting on Somalia to discuss the strained ties between Washington andIslamabad. Yemenis vote as Saleh's 33-year rule comes to end Yemeni voters ended President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule in a historic ballot on Tuesday, pinning hopes on a new leader faced with the massive task of rebuilding an impoverished and war-ravaged country. EU shrugs off Iran threat to cut oil to more EU nations Brussels The European Union today shrugged off Iran's threat to cut oil to "hostile" EU nations, saying the bloc was capable of coping with any halt in supplies. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Greece secures bailout to avoid debt default  More flights grounded as Frankfurt airport strike continues