News Roundup for Friday January 6, 2012 - Hour 2

Podcast Episode Summary

The Taliban tentatively agreed to open an office in quatar. Dozens died in bombings inside and outside of Baghdad yesterday. The Arab League is criticized for failing to halt violence in Syria. The League is now seeking technical assistance from the U.N. And the European Union agreed in principal to an embargo on Iranian oil. Tom Gjelten of NPR, Nadia Bilbassy of Middle East Broadcast Centre, and Mark Landler of The New York Times join Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.