Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Syrian troops pour into Damascus suburb (Reuters)

Syrian troops pour into Damascus suburb (Reuters)

Syrian troops pour into Damascus suburb (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad poured troops into a suburb of the capital overnight while his tanks pounded Deraa to crush resistance in the southern city where the revolt against his autocratic rule began on March 18.

Deadlock in Libya exposes international rifts (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Military deadlock in Libya has exposed growing international rifts, with critics of NATO bombing calling it another case of the West trying to overthrow a regime by stretching the terms of a U.N. resolution.

Yemen deal may be done within week: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:33 PM PDT

An anti-government protester flees as police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators, demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in the southern city of Taiz April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - An agreement brokered by Gulf Arab states for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to give up power could be finalized within a week, officials said on Tuesday, as Yemen struggles to avoid plunging deeper into chaos. An opposition official said the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdullatif al-Zayani, was expected to visit the capital Sanaa on Wednesday with an invitation to a signing ceremony in Riyadh early next week.

Guatemala captures drug fugitive sought by U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Guatemalan police on Tuesday arrested a 71-year-old suspected drug trafficker that the United States has sought for alleged ties to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel.

N. Korea patrol boat retreats after warning shots fired: South (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:34 AM PDT

Reuters - A North Korean patrol boat briefly crossed the tensely guarded maritime border with the rival South Tuesday night before retreating when the South's navy fired warning shots, the military said on Wednesday.

Foreign Automakers Focus on China with New Brands, Designs (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Foreign automakers are trying to boost their competitiveness by launching new midpriced brands for China, which overtook the U.S. to become the world's largest car market in 2009

Barclays bank says profits weaken in first quarter (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:37 AM PDT

British bank Barclays said on Wednesday that net profits fell slightly in the first quarter, as revenues sank at its investment banking division Barclays Capital.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - British bank Barclays said Wednesday that net profits dipped slightly in the first quarter, as turnover sank at its investment banking division Barclays Capital.

Government forces bombard Libyan port (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Neighbours examine the damage to a house which was struck by a shell in Misrata, Libya, Monday, April 25, 2011. Gadhafi's troops on the outskirts of Misrata unleashed more shells into the city Monday, hitting a residential area and killing 10 people, including five members of one family, according to a doctor in Misrata. (AP Photo)AP - Libyan government forces on Tuesday bombarded the port of Misrata, in a virtually nonstop assault on the sole lifeline of a battered population that has been under siege for the past two months.

6 more bodies in Mexican border pits; total at 183 (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Mexico's Attorney General Marisela Morales gives a press conference regarding mass graves found in the northern state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico City, Tuesday April 26, 2011. Morales said that at least 74 people, including 17 municipal policemen, have been detained in connection with the discovery of mass graves where 183 bodies have been found since April 1. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Security forces have unearthed six more bodies in a northeastern Mexican border state where a drug gang is believed to be kidnapping passengers from buses and hiding their victims in secret graves, authorities said Tuesday. A total of 183 bodies have been discovered in a month in 40 graves.

Defense chief cites 'momentum' in Libya war (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Liam Fox makes remarks at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Fox said rebels have gained AFP - Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said that Libya's rebels have gained "momentum" on the battlefield and that Moamer Kadhafi's regime is on the "back foot."

Mitsubishi Motors annual profit more than triples (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:55 AM PDT

AP - Mitsubishi Motors' annual profit more than tripled, fueled by growth in emerging nations and the popularity of new models, but the automaker said its earnings outlook is clouded by uncertainty after Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

Toronto key to majority for Canada's Conservatives (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT

Reuters - The Toronto region is where the 2011 federal election will probably be decided as the Conservatives hunt for the extra seats they need to turn their minority government into a safe majority one.

Indian Ocean rower forced to return to Australia (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:09 AM PDT

AP - A British woman who is attempting to cross the Indian Ocean in a rowboat has been forced to return to the Australian shore after an equipment malfunction.

China's Tsinghua University aims for global clout of a Harvard or Oxford (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:45 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When teachers from the YMCA opened the doors of an elite US-funded prep school in Beijing 100 years ago today, they could scarcely have foreseen that their creation would grow into China’s premier university, known as the “red cradle” for the country’s Communist ruling class.

Facebook Tirade Against Kate Gets Soldier Banned from Wedding (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - When your job description involves guarding the royal palace, maybe you shouldn't badmouth its potential residents -- i.e. the future queen

Kandahar Taliban escape bodes ill for Afghan fighting season (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:35 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The escape of nearly 500 inmates, most of them Taliban members, from Kandahar’s Sarposa prison is likely to push the security of Kandahar and neighboring parts of Afghanistan in a perilous direction.

Sri Lanka: UN Report Finds Both Sides Liable (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - COLOMBO, Apr 26 (IRIN) - The government of Sri Lanka has criticized the UN for releasing a report alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides during the country's decades-long civil war.
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