Friday, June 3, 2011

Mladic faces Hague court on Bosnia genocide charges (Reuters)

Mladic faces Hague court on Bosnia genocide charges (Reuters)

Mladic faces Hague court on Bosnia genocide charges (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT

Combination photo shows Bosnian Serb army commander General Radko Mladic in Pale dated May 7, 1993 and in Belgrade after he was arrested on May 26, 2011. REUTERS/Files/Politika/HandoutReuters - Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic faces judges at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Friday to answer charges of genocide in the Bosnia war.

Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare "glue" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:55 PM PDT

A farmer throws out a cucumber crop after it was impossible to sell it in El Ejido, near Almeria in southeastern Spain June 1, 2011. REUTERS/Francisco BonillaReuters - Scientists probing the deadly E. coli strain in Europe are finding the bacteria combines a highly poisonous but common toxin with a rarely seen "glue" that binds it to a patient's intestines.

Pakistan, U.S. agree to resume joint intel ops: Foreign Ministry (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 11:31 PM PDT

A soldier keeps guard from a watch tower around the compound walls of the Mehran naval aviation base in Karachi on May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - Pakistan and the United States have agreed to resume joint intelligence operations against Islamist militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said on Friday, in a first step toward rebuilding trust between the two countries.

Yemen fighting intensifies, envoy Brennan in talks (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT

A motorcyclist rides through a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters on a street in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz June 1, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled with tribal fighters in Yemen's capital on Thursday in clashes that killed dozens as U.S. envoy John Brennan flew around the region to try to stop a looming civil war.

Syrian forces kill 13 in besieged town: activists (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Syrian children carry pictures of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib and hold candles during a protest in front of the United Nations building in Beirut June 1, 2011. REUTERS/ Jamal SaidiReuters - Syrian forces killed at least 13 civilians in the central town of Rastan Thursday, activists said, in the latest attempt to quell a revolt against the 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

Erdogan Set for Reelection, But his Margin of Victory Could Determine the Future of Turkish Democracy (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Time.com - A popular and polarizing incumbent hopes to win the supermajority that would allow him to rewrite Turkey's constitution without compromise

(AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT

AP - Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic enters UN war crimes tribunal for arraignment.

Controversial Israeli billionaire Ofer dies (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:10 AM PDT

AP - An Israeli businessman at the center of a recent scandal involving trade with Iran has died at age 89.

Mexico charges criminal tied to mass killings (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:30 PM PDT

AP - Mexico has filed charges against the alleged leader of a ruthless cell of the Zetas drug cartel who authorities say masterminded the mass killings of more than 250 people in a northern border state.

Libyan rebels broke despite pile of gold (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:38 AM PDT

AP - Abdalgader Albagrmi's office sits above a vault piled high with gold. It's the dwindling pile of cash next to the bullion, however, that keeps the Libyan rebels' deputy Central Bank chief up at night.

Ice sculpture in Sydney raises polar bear plight (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:55 AM PDT

Renowned British sculptor Mark Coreth (L) finishes carving his life-sized melting ice sculpture of a polar bear in Sydney, on June 3. The public are invited to touch Sydney Ice Bear as it slowly melts, revealing the bronze skeleton of a life-size polar bear, an indication of the impact humans can have on our environment.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - A huge ice sculpture of a polar bear designed to raise awareness about global warming and the plight of the endangered creature was unveiled in Sydney.

Postal workers prepare for rotating strike (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Postal workers will start limited rotating strikes around the country on Thursday night unless a last-minute contract deal can be reached with Canada Post, the employees' union said on Thursday.

Ten-tonne polar bear "dying" slow death in Sydney (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Reuters - A ten tonne polar bear camping out at Sydney's majestic Circular Quay isn't likely to survive for more than a day or two.

How Twitter is upending British privacy laws (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Which Premier League soccer star had an affair with which reality TV star? How did he try to hide it? Did she blackmail him? The British press, by law, couldn't tell you. But if you really want to know, check Twitter.

Switzerland: New Laws Proposed for Legal Prostitution (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, is hoping to get a better handle on its growing sex-worker population. Under proposed regulations, prostitution would remain legal, but only in designated areas

IAEA criticizes Japan's Tepco for underestimating tsunami threat (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Japan’s nuclear power industry is under pressure to improve safety after international inspectors criticized the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operators.
Posted by Harshad at 1:19 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)