Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Radioactive water leaks from Tepco plant (Reuters)

Radioactive water leaks from Tepco plant (Reuters)

Radioactive water leaks from Tepco plant (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:08 AM PDT

An undated composite montage image of laser scan data and construction data shows the damaged No. 1 reactor of the Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and its completion image with a polyester cover over it, in this handout released by TEPCO June 14, 2011. TEPCO said that it would start to build a giant cover shield around the reactors building on June 27, for a stopgap measure to prevent further release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co/HandoutReuters - Tons of radioactive water was discovered to have leaked into the ground from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.

China Premier's call for reform draws accolades, and barbs (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Reuters - A vain "screen idol" or a prophet of Chinese political change?

South China Sea disputes could lead to war in Asia: think tank (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Risks are growing that incidents at sea involving China could lead to war in Asia, potentially drawing in the United States and other powers, an Australian think tank warned on Tuesday.

International court orders Gaddafi's arrest (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Smoke billows from Tajura, a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on June 25, 2011 as three powerful explosions struck the site of a number of military installations. Tim Pawlenty, who trails Republican White House frontrunner Mitt Romney in early polls, also took aim at Obama's handling of the Reuters - The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and rebels trying to oust him said their forces had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of the capital.

Syria activists meet, call for change to avert crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT

A demonstrator carries a banner during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - Some of Syria's leading intellectuals called on Monday for sweeping political change that could end 41 years of Assad family rule, at a rare conference allowed by the authorities under pressure from a three-month uprising.

Dissent in the Muslim Brotherhood: How Egypt's Big Tent Party Isn't Big Enough (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Now a group of prominent young Brothers have decided to go their own way, setting up the Egyptian Trend Party

Saab owner says $40 million property deal clinched (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT

AP - Crisis-hit car maker Saab on Tuesday announced a $40 million deal to sell and lease back property as it struggles to pay off debts that have forced it to halt production and withhold workers' salaries.

Guard chief: Iran can build longer-range missiles (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:33 AM PDT

FILE - This file photo released June 16, 2011, by the Iranian Defense Ministry, claims to show launching the Safir, or Ambassador, satellite carrier, which carries Iran's Rasad, or Observation, satellite into earth orbit, in an undisclosed location. Iran successfully launched a second satellite, raising concerns about Iran’s rocket and missile programs and, among some experts, doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions in curbing them. (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry,Vahid Reza Alaei)AP - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander claimed on Tuesday that his country is capable of producing even longer range missiles than the ones it now has but won't make them because Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf are already within its reach.

Venezuela NGO urges mediation to end prison revolt (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:19 PM PDT

AP - A prison watchdog group urged Venezuelan authorities Monday to stop using force to end a deadly 10-day-old armed jail uprising and instead negotiate with inmates.

Jury weighs first US foreign bribe sting case (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:13 AM PDT

AP - Jurors have seen grenade launchers, M4 rifles and secretly recorded videos of military suppliers working on a deal to funnel money to an official of an African nation they wanted to buy their weapons.

Pregnant Bollywood star Rai puts film on hold (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (pictured) has put her latest film on hold due to her pregnancy, its producers said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has put her latest film on hold due to her pregnancy, its producers said on Tuesday.

Canadian foreign minister visits Libya rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:44 PM PDT

Reuters - There will be bumps on Libya's road to democracy even after current leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown, Canada's foreign minister said on Monday after meeting with Libyan rebel leaders in Benghazi.

Sydney council says Britain 'invaded' Australia (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:39 PM PDT

Aboriginal people are seen in the impoverished inner-city housing estate known as AFP - Councillors in Australia's biggest city have voted to officially declare the arrival of British settlers in 1788 an "invasion", following strong pressure from the Aboriginal community.

Egypt's budding entrepreneurs get boost from US (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Sitting in the banquet hall of a luxurious hotel on the banks of the Nile, Mohammed Kamal rattles off his ideas for new mobile phone applications. Among them: an app that will diminish Cairo’s suffocating traffic and reduce government spending on fuel in the post-Mubarak Egypt.

At Opening of Cambodia War Crimes Trial, Anger, Doubt and Suspicion Linger (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Time.com - The court is marking what should be its greatest success amid accusations that, as it brings some Khmer Rouge leaders to justice, it is whitewashing other related investigations

Is the Taliban using girls in suicide bombings? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A 9-year-old girl who was drugged, abducted, and strapped into a suicide vest by militants last week in Pakistan returned home safely to her family last night. But the scene was darker yesterday in Afghanistan where insurgents apparently tricked an 8-year-old girl into carrying a bomb and blew her up near a police checkpost.

Green economics unsettles Rio+20 prospects (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, June 27 (OneWorld.net) - Separate UN conferences held in Europe last week reached very different conclusions about the optimum speed of transition to a green, low carbon world economy.
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