Sunday, October 3, 2010

Brazil to pick successor for popular president (AP)

Brazil to pick successor for popular president (AP)

Brazil to pick successor for popular president (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Workers Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff wave to supporters as first lady Marisa Leticia Silva, bottom center, looks on during a campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor.

Pakistanis push trade, not just aid, after floods (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:47 AM PDT

In this picture taken on Sept. 28, 2010, Pakistanis work at a textile factory in Faisalabad, Pakistan. This eastern Pakistani city is known for the roar of its power looms and the buzz of its sewing machines. Now, following massive floods that devastated the cotton crop, another noise is threatening to drown those out: the pleas of a struggling textile industry begging the U.S. and Europe to open their markets further. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - This eastern Pakistani city is known for the roar of its power looms and the buzz of its sewing machines. Now, following massive floods that devastated the cotton crop, another noise is threatening to drown those out: the pleas of a struggling textile industry begging the U.S. and Europe to open their markets further.

2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:46 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, and first Vice President Muhammad Qasim Fahim, left, participate in a function promoting members of the Afghan security forces at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Karzai delivered a upbeat and nationalistic speech calling on Afghanistan's police and army to prepare themselves to take charge of protecting and defending the nation after the eventual exit of international forces. (AP Photo/Ahead Massoud)AP - Two more NATO service members have been killed in weekend attacks in Afghanistan, the military coalition said Sunday as Australia's new prime minister vowed to Afghanistan's president that her country would continue to support the war.

3 killed in Pakistan following US missile strikes (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:11 AM PDT

In this picture taken on Sept. 28, 2010, Pakistanis walk next to textile products displayed at a factory in Faisalabad, Pakistan. This eastern Pakistani city is known for the roar of its power looms and the buzz of its sewing machines. Now, following massive floods that devastated the cotton crop, another noise is threatening to drown those out: the pleas of a struggling textile industry begging the U.S. and Europe to open their markets further. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Officials say the bullet-riddled bodies of three men have been found at the side of a road in North Waziristan, killed by suspected Pakistani Taliban militants in apparent retaliation for recent U.S. drone strikes in the area.

Building in northwest China collapses, killing 8 (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:46 AM PDT

AP - A state news agency says a four-story building under construction has collapsed in northwestern China, killing eight workers and injuring three others.

In Naples, Police and Protestors Clash Over Trash (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT

Time.com - With garbage collectors on strike and protests against a landfill on Mount Vesuvius turning violent, Naples is down in the dumps yet again

US to warn Americans in Europe to be vigilant (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:15 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2008 file photo, an Indian soldier takes cover as the Taj Mahal hotel burns during gun battle between Indian military and militants inside the hotel in Mumbai, India. European security officials said Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010, a terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees or other low-budget attacks in Britain, France and Germany is still active and that sites in Pakistan — where the threat was intercepted — are being targeted for al-Qaida operatives. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)AP - The State Department plans to caution Americans traveling in Europe to be vigilant because of heightened concerns about a potential al-Qaida terrorist attack aimed at U.S. citizens and Europeans.

Israeli police kill Palestinian laborer (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:01 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 - Israeli police have killed a Palestinian laborer who entered east Jerusalem illegally, igniting new tensions in the volatile sector of the city.

In election, Brazil's Silva hopes for victory lap (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 09:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2009 file picture, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva look at their reflections in a mirror before a news conference at the Alvorada palace in Brasilia. Silva is one of the loudest moral voices of the developing world, boldly lashing out at what he considers economic and political injustices rich countries hand down to the developing world and hammering away at what he says is a global trade system favoring wealthy nations. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)AP - The emcee's voice begins rising to a crescendo rivaling that of any Las Vegas ring announcer, a yell driving through a dense tropical rain that concisely explains what Brazil's adored president means to his nation.

Kenya sees rise in reports of child sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 09:02 PM PDT

In this Aug. 24, 2010 picture, Emma, right, walks with her daughter towards their house in Kabazi, Kenya. Emma has gone to court every month for 2½ years to try and prove that a neighbor raped her mentally disabled 14-year-old daughter. The process is excruciating. Evidence went missing. The court file disappeared. Officials mock and ignore her. But the illiterate single mother perseveres, encouraged by a new Kenyan government helpline started two and a half years ago to help stop child abuse. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - Emma has gone to court every month for 2 1/2 years to try and prove that a neighbor raped her mentally disabled 14-year-old daughter.

Japan FM downplays 'bad neighbour' label on China (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:10 AM PDT

Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, pictured, said Sunday that Tokyo and Beijing were good neighbours, downplaying a fellow politician's comment that China was a AFP - Japan's foreign minister on Sunday rejected a claim that China is a bad neighbour as Tokyo tried to put a lid on anti-Beijing sentiment, appearing keen to rebuild ties after a bruising territorial row.

Australia set for 'rare earths' boom (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Stockpiles of rare earth ore are seen at the Lynas Corporation's Mount Weld mine in Western Australia. Rare earths, the little-known elements behind everything from iPods to hybrid cars and eco-friendly light bulbs, are set to boom in Australia thanks to an export clampdown by China, experts say.(AFP/HO/Lynas Corporation/File)AFP - Rare earths, the little-known elements behind everything from iPods to hybrid cars and eco-friendly light bulbs, are set to boom in Australia thanks to an export clampdown by China, experts say.

Iraq's Military Flexes to Deter Any Sunni Backlash (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT

Time.com - As Sunnis bristle at being shut out of power by a new intra-Shi'ite political pact, the army beefs up security in former hotbeds of insurgency. But the resultant friction could trigger the backlash it aims to prevent

Brazil Likely to Elect First Woman President (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:46 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 2 (IPS) - The woman likely to be elected president of Brazil, Latin America's giant, either on Sunday or in an Oct. 31 runoff, is idealistic but pragmatic and has a reputation as a tough, seasoned administrator.
Posted by Harshad at 1:34 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)