Friday, October 29, 2010

China dissidents under lockdown as Nobel tensions linger (Reuters)

China dissidents under lockdown as Nobel tensions linger (Reuters)

China dissidents under lockdown as Nobel tensions linger (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Dozens of Chinese dissidents and human rights activists remain under house arrest as a wary government seeks to stifle support for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, a New York-based human rights group said.

Argentina enters new political era as Kirchner dies (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 08:14 PM PDT

Then Argentine first lady and presidential candidate senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) embraces then President Nestor Kirchner during the closing campaign rally in La Matanza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires October 25, 2007. REUTERS/Marcos BrindicciReuters - Tens of thousands of Argentines paid tribute on Thursday to former President Nestor Kirchner, whose death rallied markets but robbed his wife and successor President Cristina Fernandez of her closest adviser.

Indonesia disaster toll hits 377 as volcano erupts again (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 08:07 AM PDT

The tsunami-hit Muntei Baru Baru village, where hundreds of homes once stood, is seen in Indonesia's Mentawai islands, October 27, 2010. REUTERS/Krishadiyanto/Setwapres/HandoutReuters - Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial eruption and a tsunami that hit remote western islands reached 377.

Japan and China leaders to hold bilateral talks: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet on Friday, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, a step expected to ease tensions between Asia's biggest economies.

U.N.-backed court criticizes Hezbollah boycott call (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:04 AM PDT

Reuters - A call by Shi'ite Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to boycott a U.N.-backed investigation into the 2005 assassination of statesman Rafik al-Hariri is an "attempt to obstruct justice," the tribunal said on Friday.

Palestinians, Israeli Settlers Clash over Olive Harvests (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Time.com - In the West Bank, Jewish settlers sweep down from the hill into the Palestinian valleys, a seasonal occurrence no less rancorous than the hatred that has rooted itself in the Holy Land

FTSE slides at opening (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:58 AM PDT

London's stock markets drifted lower in opening deals on Friday, with investors cautious before the publication of vital US economic growth data for the third quarter.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's stock markets drifted lower in opening deals on Friday, with investors cautious before the publication of vital US economic growth data for the third quarter.

Kidnapped Swedish engineer freed in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT

AP - Security officials say a Swedish engineer and his driver who were kidnapped by tribesmen in southern Yemen have been released.

9 policemen killed in ambush in western Mexico (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 09:31 PM PDT

Handout picture released by Mexico's Attorney General Office in May 2010 shows gold and silver-plated, diamond-incrusted guns believed to belong to allies of the powerful Sinaloa drug gang. At least six people were shot dead in the capital and five factory workers were killed on the border, officials said Thursday, amid a string of particularly violent attacks, even for Mexico.(AFP/PGR/File)AP - Unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of five police vehicles in the western Mexico state of Jalisco on Thursday, killing nine officers and leaving one missing.

Obama urges 'peaceful and transparent' I.Coast vote (AFP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT

A soldier passes billboards for the Presidential electoral campaign on a moped on October 27, in Bouake. US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged AFP - US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged "peaceful and transparent" elections in Ivory Coast as the West African nation prepares to hold a long-delayed vote for president.

Everest summit wired up with Internet: telecom firm (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:03 AM PDT

Photo taken on September 30, 2010 shows Mount Everest from the window of an aircraft. Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones, a Nepalese telecom group claims.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones, a Nepalese telecom group claims.

Widow to Guantanamo convict: "You're a murderer" (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. soldier's widow glared across the courtroom at the young Canadian prisoner who killed her husband with a grenade in Afghanistan and told him on Thursday, "You will always be a murderer in my eyes."

Clinton in Guam to meet US troops (AFP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:46 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L) poses for photographs with US troops at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. Clinton arrived for a brief stopover in the US Pacific territory of Guam to meet US troops and local Governor Felix Camacho(AFP/Pool/Evan Vucci)AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived for a brief stopover in the US Pacific territory of Guam Friday to meet US troops and local Governor Felix Camacho.

In Burma's rare elections, fresh faced candidates run against the grain (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 01:20 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Megaphone in hand, Yan Kyaw rounds the corner of another soot-blackened city block. Ahead of him, a gaggle of young volunteers in red T-shirts printed with their candidate’s symbol, a yellow lantern, pass out leaflets in shops and teashops. Others attach leaflets to the colored strings that dangle from apartment balconies, a combination of postbox and buzzer in a city starved of electricity.

As Sarkozy's Pension Reform Moves Ahead, Protests Slacken (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Despite the passage of France's unpopular pension reform, leaders of a weakening protest movement have vowed to keep battling the measure even after it's signed into law. But how?

As US seeks Iran nuclear deal, Iranian traders load up on Cheerios, Heinz ketchup (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 01:08 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As US and European leaders fine-tune a new offer for Iran nuclear talks, Iranian traders are busy figuring out how to circumvent the sanctions Western powers hoped would push Iran toward a nuclear deal.

Need to Move Indonesia's Capital Growing Urgent in Face of Climate Change, Experts Say (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:57 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - JAKARTA, Oct 28 (AlertNet) - Sea level rise, worsening flooding and land subsidence in and around Jakarta have prompted Indonesian officials to resurrect plans to move the country's capital - but local residents and experts say Jakarta itself will not survive unless it adapts to cope with climate change.
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