February 16, 2012

Overview

2012/02/16 Headlines: Karzai Confirms U.S.-Afghan Talks with Taliban; NATO Resumes Prisoner Transfers to Afghan Jails; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan; Iran Touts Nuclear Advances, Proposes Talks; Syrian Troops Widen Crackdown to Daraa; Report: Libyan Militias Torturing Gaddafi Loyalists; Report: Global Malnutrition Kills 5 Children per Minute; U.N. Urges Aid Boost for West African Drought; Obama Ignores Collective Bargaining Struggle in Wisconsin Speech; World Bank Head Robert Zoellick to Step Down;$