Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Medvedev blames security lapse for Moscow blast (Reuters)

Medvedev blames security lapse for Moscow blast (Reuters)

Medvedev blames security lapse for Moscow blast (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:55 PM PST

Passengers walk past flowers left on a floor in memory of those killed in Monday's blast at Moscow's Domodedovo airport January 25, 2011. A suspected suicide bomber has struck at Russia's busiest airport, killing at least 35 people and challenging Kremlin efforts to crush armed insurgency and tackle growing nationalist tensions in the country's heartland. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaReuters - President Dmitry Medvedev placed the blame on Tuesday on a lapse in security for allowing a suspected suicide bomber to kill at least 35 people and wound scores at Russia's busiest airport.

Hezbollah-backed Mikati set to lead Lebanon government (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (L) speaks as former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora (R) listens during a news conference after meeting Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, during the start of the two-day parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister, January 24, 2011. REUTERS/ Mohamed AzakirReuters - Hezbollah and its allies won support on Monday to nominate their candidate for Lebanon's prime minister, giving them the upper hand in attempts to form a government and sparking accusations of a pro-Iranian coup.

Talks under way for body to oversee Tunisia cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:26 PM PST

Protestors demonstrate outside the prime minister's office in Tunis, January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - Tunisian politicians are negotiating the creation of a council to oversee the interim government, people close to the talks said Monday after days of street protests demanding that the cabinet resign.

Leaks show Palestinians giving much ground to Israel (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST

The Dome of the Rock is seen during sunset in Jerusalem's Old City January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Palestinian negotiators secretly told Israel it could keep swathes of occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents that show Palestinians offering much bigger peace concessions than previously revealed.

FAO wants price curbs and warns of food crisis: report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

Reuters - Rules are needed to curb speculation in surging commodity prices as the world heads toward a food crisis that threatens political instability, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said.

Ireland's Ruling Party: Is It the End for Fianna Fail? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST

Time.com - With its government crippled and in chaos, Ireland looks ahead to an early election that will spell the end of Fianna Fail's long rule

Siemens reports 15 percent rise in Q1 earnings (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 01:05 AM PST

AP - Strong rises in new orders and demand from emerging markets pushed Siemens AG to a 15 percent rise in net earnings in the October-December quarter, the industrial conglomerate said Tuesday.

Egypt deploys police for Tunisia-inspired rally (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 01:02 AM PST

AP - Thousands of Egyptian security forces are deploying across Cairo ahead of the country's first Tunisian-inspired protests. Egypt's top security official has warned no disturbances would be tolerated.

7 killed at park in besieged Mexican border city (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:56 PM PST

Crime scene investigators stand next to the body of a young man that was killed by unknown gunmen at a soccer field in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Sunday Jan. 23, 2011. Gunmen spraying automatic weapons fire killed seven people. The message above the entry to the field reads, 'Live Better.' The field was built as an anti-violence measure in the besieged border city. (AP Photo/Raymundo Ruiz)AP - Gunmen spraying automatic weapons fire killed seven people at a park that had been built as an anti-violence measure in the besieged Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said Monday.

Undaunted Tunisian protesters rally again (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 01:04 AM PST

Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration in Tunis, Monday, Jan. 24. 2011. The protesters are angry that holdovers from former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime hold leading posts in the interim government in place since last week. Ben Ali fled the country Jan. 14 after 23 years in power, pushed out by weeks of deadly protests driven by anger over joblessness, corruption and repression. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - Hundreds of Tunisian protesters are demonstrating outside the prime minister's office to demand the removal of members of the ousted president's regime still in the government.

Family of Macau's Ho deny seizing stake in casinos (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 01:06 AM PST

FILE - In this July 16, 2008 file photo, Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho is shown at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong. Asian casino magnate Stanley Ho has transferred his 32 percent stake in gambling company Sociedade de Jogos de Macau Holdings to family members, the latest move in a transfer of power as the octogenarian struggles with poor health. Ho now has only 100 shares in the parent company of the Macau casino operator, also known as SJM, according to a filing Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 to the Hong Kong stock exchange. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)AP - Relatives of Macau casino baron Stanley Ho deny they have improperly seized the billionaire's stake in his gambling empire.

Western Canadian province sees major spring floods (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:42 PM PST

Reuters - The western Canadian province of Manitoba, a key producer of wheat and canola, will see major spring flooding if weather conditions continue as expected, the provincial government said on Monday.

Indonesians face smuggling charges over boat wreck (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:46 AM PST

Channel 7 TV screengrab released by The West Australian newspaper shows the boat full of refugees being smashed by violent seas against the jagged coastline of Australia's Christmas Island. Australian police have charged three Indonesian men with people-smuggling offences over the boat sinking that killed about 50 people, including children and babies.(AFP/File)AFP - Three Indonesian men faced an Australian court Tuesday on people-smuggling offences related to the sinking of a ship carrying scores of asylum-seekers in which about 50 people were killed.

After Albania violence, a fragile calm (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:10 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - International calls for calm and suspension of protest took fragile hold in Albania today â€" after the latest chapter in an ugly cat fight between Tirana’s two most charismatic political figures put Albania in turmoil after three protesters were shot Friday outside the prime minister’s office.

How the Airport Bombing Left Moscow at a Loss for Words (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST

Time.com - The second big suicide bombing in the capital in less than a year has shaken not only the city but also Russian confidence in the government's ability to provide security

As South Sudan prepares for independence, old hurts linger (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:33 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - They call him “Commander Dan." He arrived 24 years ago, and they say here now that he knows South Sudan better than any other “Kawaja” â€" white man â€" around.

Clooney sickness puts global warming on South Sudan agenda (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:30 AM PST

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Jan 24 (OneWorld.net) - Last Friday’s revelation that Hollywood superstar, George Clooney, contracted malaria during a visit to observe the South Sudan referendum may deliver an unintended wake-up call to the architects of the new state.
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