Wednesday, September 29, 2010

North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir (AP)

North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir (AP)

North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:16 PM PDT

A South Korean man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. North Korea's absolute leader Kim appointed his youngest son as an army general, giving the son his first known official title in an apparent sign that he is being groomed as the country's next leader. South Korean media said a portrait at top right in the screen is Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - The ascension of Kim Jong Il's little-known, 20-something son to a prominent ruling party post put him well on the path Wednesday to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of nuclear-armed North Korea and carry the family dynasty into a third generation.

Terrorist plot uncovered in Europe (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:10 PM PDT

People walk past a police car in front of the Eiffel Tower after its evacuation following a bomb alert in Paris. The alert, the second one this month, came amid official warnings that France faces a serious threat of imminent terrorist attack and just a day after a major Paris train station was evacuated after a bomb alert that proved to be a false alarm.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AP - Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country.

Unions count on 100,000 protesters at EU (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:56 PM PDT

No activity is seen at Brussels Airport , Belgium, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Over 100 flights were canceled at Brussels International airport after the workers went on strike early Tuesday afternoon to protest internal personnel moves. The controllers said the action could last deep into Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - Labor unions hope to organize a march of 100,000 workers on European Union institutions in Brussels on Wednesday, as well as a general strike in Spain to protest the budget-slashing plans and austerity measures of governments seeking to control debt.

Pakistan probes reports of Qaida militant's death (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:39 PM PDT

A jeweller displays gold ingots at his shop in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan on September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizAP - Pakistan is investigating reports that a CIA missile strike killed a senior al-Qaida commander as he traveled in a tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said Wednesday.

US pressing Israel to halt West Bank construction (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Earth-moving equipment works at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Adam, near Ramallah, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. An Israeli moratorium on new construction in its West Bank settlements quietly expired Monday, throwing fledgling peace talks into turmoil as Israel, the Palesitnians and the U.S. scrambled to find a compromise that would keep negotiations alive. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Washington's special envoy to the Mideast is in Israel Wednesday to try and get the stalled peace process back on track and press for a halt to new settlement construction on land the Palestinians want for a future state.

Are Yemen's War-Haunted Children Tomorrow's Fighters? (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - As the country lurches into another internal conflict, hundreds of thousands of children continue to be raised to see war as the only way to exist

Pooley wins cycling world title (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:54 AM PDT

Britain's Emma Pooley, pictured here at the Fleche Wallonne one day cycling race in Belgium, claimed her maiden world title when she won the time trial at the world road race cycling championships.(AFP/File/Michel Krakowski)AFP - Britain's Emma Pooley claimed her maiden world title when she won the time trial at the world road race cycling championships on Wednesday.

Attacks kill 3 Iraqi police (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:09 PM PDT

U.S. soldiers prepare to go on patrol in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, September 5, 2010. Since U.S. President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops have waged a gun battle with a suicide squad in Baghdad, dropped bombs on armed militants in Baquba and assisted Iraqi soldiers in a raid in Falluja. Obama's announcement on August 31 has not meant the end of fighting for some of the 50,000 U.S. military personnel remaining in Iraq 7-1/2 years after the invasion that removed Saddam Hussein. Picture taken September 5, 2010. To match feature IRAQ-VIOLENCE/USA REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - Officials say three police officers have been killed in late night attacks in two northern Iraqi cities, including a bombing that also injured eight bystanders.

Mexico: Mudslide proves less deadly than feared (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:18 PM PDT

Workers use machinery to remove mud from a road on the outskirts of Santa Maria de Tlahuitoltepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. A mudslide first thought to have buried hundreds of people has left 11 missing and there are no confirmed dead, authorities said Tuesday night, backing off earlier predictions of a catastrophe in Mexico's rain-soaked southern state of Oaxaca. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - A loud noise shattered the early morning darkness as an entire hillside collapsed on a town in Mexico's rain-soaked southern state of Oaxaca. Roads were blocked by slides and a washed-out bridge, and the only reports — via satellite phone — were grim: Hundreds could be buried or dead.

Block your ears as India embraces the vuvuzela (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:26 AM PDT

An Indian volunteer (L) and a competitor from Guernsey try out vuvuzelas at the Commonwealth Games' Village in New Delhi on September 28. The vuvuzela trumpets that became the droning soundtrack to the football World Cup in South Africa are to make a comeback at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.(AFP/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AFP - The vuvuzela trumpets that became the droning soundtrack to the football World Cup in South Africa are to make a comeback at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Japan business confidence rises, but doubts remain (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Japanese business confidence has improved for a sixth straight quarter but companies are looking ahead with caution amid global economic uncertainty, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japanese business confidence has improved for a sixth straight quarter but companies are expecting a gloomy end of the year amid increased global economic uncertainty, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.

Canada freezes big anti-tobacco push, critics fume (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada has frozen long-held plans to slap graphic new warning labels on packs of cigarettes, prompting critics to attack what they see as the tobacco industry's excessive influence on the minority Conservative government.

Australian jumper dies in fall from Malaysia tower (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:34 PM PDT

AP - An Australian woman fell to her death in Malaysia when her parachute failed to open after she jumped off a tower to practice for a parachuting event, organizers said Wednesday.

Why many environmentalists will fight Germany's green energy plan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Angela Merkel’s German cabinet Tuesday ratified an ambitious blueprint for moving the country toward a low-emission energy future that calls for ending centuries of reliance on fossil fuels.

Venezuela: Chavez's Opposition Makes Gains in Elections (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - But can the coalition whose name is MUD be disciplined enough to challenge the Venezuelan President's talent for political one-upmanship?

Afghanistan's President Karzai names Taliban outreach group (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:37 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Amid record levels of violence in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai announced the team of people he believes are key to bringing the Taliban to the table.
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