Monday, January 3, 2011

Afghan violence in 2010 kills thousands: government (Reuters)

Afghan violence in 2010 kills thousands: government (Reuters)

Afghan violence in 2010 kills thousands: government (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:31 AM PST

U.S soldiers of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 Infantry in a armoured vehicle at Badel Combat Out Post in Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan near Pakistan border on Monday, Jan 3, 2011.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Reuters - The number of Afghan police killed during 2010 fell about seven percent to 1,292, the government said on Monday, despite violence spreading across the country as the war entered its tenth year.

Australian floods submerge towns, coal exports hit (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST

Buildings are submerged in floodwaters in a neighborhood in Rockhampton, Queensland January 2, 2011. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - Military aircraft ferried supplies to an Australian town slowly sinking beneath swollen rivers on Monday, as record flooding in the country's northeast severed roads and ports, curtailing coal exports and devastating farmland.

Pakistan PM to meet opposition on political turmoil (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:47 PM PST

Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani addresses a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschReuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani plans to meet opposition leaders on Monday in a bid to head off a possible vote of no confidence after a key partner quit the governing coalition.

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo resists African demands he step down (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST

Incumbent Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo stands after a meeting in Abidjan December 28, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry GouegnonReuters - Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo has said he will reject a demand by African heads of state on Monday that he cede power to his rival Alassane Ouattara or face force.

Coptics protesting bombing clash with Egypt police (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:10 PM PST

A Coptic protester, center-left, prepares to hurl an object at riot police during clashes between Coptic youths and riot police, who opened fire with rubber bullets and tear gas, in the streets outside the Saints Church and a neighboring hospital, in Alexandria, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. A powerful bomb, possibly from a suicide attacker, exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as a crowd of worshippers emerged from a New Years Mass early Saturday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 80 in an attack that raised suspicions of an al-Qaida role. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Reuters - Angry Coptic Christians clashed with police on Sunday as they demanded more protection for Egypt's Christians following a New Year's Day church bombing that killed 21 of their brethren.

Richard Holbrooke's Legacy: The Power of Limited War (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST

Time.com - Many admirers of the late Richard Holbrooke say his diplomatic success ending the Bosnia war showed the limits of U.S. military power. But in fact, the most relevant lesson may have less to do with making peace than with waging war

Fiat Autos goes solo, spins off industrial unit (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:03 AM PST

AP - Fiat split its industrial vehicle business from its automaking unit on Monday in a move aimed at giving birth to a global automative company with Chrysler LLC.

Report: Opposition leader ready for open trial (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST

An undated handout picture from the official website (www.ahmadinejad-car.com) shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 1977 Peugeot 504 that has received a one million dollar bid after the car was put on an international auction.(AFP/HO)AP - A reformist web site says a top Iranian opposition leader is prepared to stand trial over post-election protests if the proceedings are open.

Mexico plan to save violent border city is lacking (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:03 PM PST

In this photo taken Dec. 13, 2010, a doctor gives an interview to a television crew, not pictured, at the end of a protest against violence and lack of security at the entrance to the state attorney general's office in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The medical community has staged work stoppages and protests and presented top state government officials with a list of eight demands, including increasing the number of state investigators in Juarez to 200. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - In a dusty hillside slum, one of Ciudad Juarez's most dangerous, an immaculately refurbished park spreads for two blocks, interrupting the concrete shacks with a brand new covered amphitheater, Astroturf soccer field and playground exercise toys designed to fight childhood obesity.

Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011 (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST

FILE - In this July 11, 2009, file phto, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visit the La General Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - President Barack Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa, using this year to increase his engagement with a continent that is personally meaningful to him and important to U.S. interests.

Sri Lanka to end use of its colonial name Ceylon (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:04 AM PST

AP - Sri Lanka has decided to remove all remaining references to its British colonial name Ceylon from state institutions.

Pengrowth Alberta pipeline explodes, no injuries (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST

Reuters - A Pengrowth Energy Corp gas pipeline in north central Alberta exploded and caught fire on Saturday, forcing it to shut-in part of its production, the company said on Sunday.

Australian military rushes supplies to flood zone (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:04 AM PST

A man wades across a flooded bridge on the Perry River on January 2, 2011, in Queensland, Australia. The Australian military Monday raced to bring food and supplies to the flood-hit northern city of Rockhampton before it is cut off by rising waters, as the disaster claimed its third fatality.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - The Australian military Monday raced to bring food and supplies to the flood-hit northern city of Rockhampton before it is cut off by rising waters, as the disaster claimed its third fatality.

Egypt's Christians pick up the pieces after deadly News Year's Eve church bombing (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:22 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Worshipers in Alexandria, Egypt, returned Sunday to the church that was the target of a deadly New Year's Eve bombing to hold a somber mass amid sobering reminders of the worst attack on Egypt's Christian minority in more than a decade.

Mourning in Alexandria: Egypt's Christians Worship and Worry (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST

Time.com - In the aftermath of the suicide attack on a Coptic church, Christians complain of government discrimination and increasing friction with Muslims

So long, smoke-filled tapas bars: Spain's smoking ban begins (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:09 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Spain’s reign as the last Western European haven for smokers ended Sunday as a new law came into effect banning smoking in enclosed public places.

Egypt Church Bombing Fuels Sectarian Rift (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:50 PM PST

OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Jan 2 (IPS) - It was a tragic year for Egypt’s minority Coptic Christian community that began with a drive-by shooting at a church in southern Egypt, and ended in deadly clashes near Cairo after authorities halted construction of a church. As 2010 came to a close, Copts ushering in the New Year with a midnight mass in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria wondered if 2011 would be any better.
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