Saturday, July 30, 2011

Islamists suspected over Libyan rebel death (Reuters)

Islamists suspected over Libyan rebel death (Reuters)

Islamists suspected over Libyan rebel death (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:36 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel fighter loads bullets into an ammo clip at a checkpoint near the town of Nalut in western Libya July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were members of an Islamist-linked militia that is allied to their struggle to overthrow veteran leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Turkey's military in turmoil as top brass quit (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:53 PM PDT

Turkey's Ground Forces Chief General Isik Kosaner attends a ceremony in Ankara, in this July 16, 2010 file picture. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/FilesReuters - Turkey faced turmoil within its military on Saturday after the country's four most senior commanders quit in protest over the detention of 250 officers on charges of conspiring against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government.

Rights group says 20 protesters killed across Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT

People take part in a protest against President Bashar al-Assad in the tribal province of Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria, July 22, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian forces shot dead at least 20 civilians in attacks on pro-democracy demonstrations across the country Friday, the Syrian human rights organization Sawasiah said.

Air France pilots could have saved Rio-Paris plane: BEA (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Debris of the missing Air France flight 447, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, arrives at Recife's port in this June 14, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/JC Imagem/Alexandre SeveroReuters - The pilots at the helm of Air France flight AF447, which crashed into the Atlantic in 2009, could still have saved the situation after the jet lost its speed data, the head of France's BEA authority said on Friday.

13 die in south Yemen clash; 8 killed in friendly fire (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh attend the weekly Friday prayers during a rally to show support in Sanaa July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Five Yemeni troops and a colonel and seven militants died overnight in clashes in southern Yemen, and army artillery killed eight pro-government tribesmen by mistake, local and tribal officials said on Saturday.

New Soccer Scandal: Will Zurich Give FIFA the Boot? (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Time.com - A pair of city councilors is urging the Swiss city to cut its decades-old ties with FIFA, soccer's worldwide governing association. Not only do they say scandals have made FIFA bad for the city's image, it's also a waste of money

Turkey to formally appoint new military commander (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 01:07 AM PDT

ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Service, Gen. Necdet Ozel, commander of Gendarmerie paramilitary force, meets with President Abdullah Gul at the Presidential Palace of Cankaya in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday, July 29, 2011. Gul approved the appointment of Gen Ozel as the new commander of Turkey's Land Forces, hours after the country's Chief of Staff and other top army commander have resigned Friday in what is seen as tensions with the Islamic-rooted government.(AP Photo/Turkish Presidency Press Service, HO)AP - Gen. Necdet Ozel is expected to be formally appointed as Turkey's top military commander on Saturday, a day after the nation's military chiefs of staff all resigned.

Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb, kill 4 (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 01:09 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, workers pump oil from the site of a bomb blast that struck a major oil pipeline in the western town of Talkalakh, Syria, Friday, July 29, 2011. Syrian state television described the blast as a 'terrorist' attack, saying that a group of 'saboteurs' was behind the explosion. It was the second incident involving an oil pipeline in a month, and the second time this week that authorities accuse 'saboteurs' of striking installations. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Activists say Syrian troops have stormed a suburb of the capital Damascus, killing at least four people.

Honduras recovers 7.3 tons more cocaine from sub (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:36 PM PDT

AP - Honduras authorities say they have recovered 7.3 tons (6.6 metric tons) of cocaine from a semi-submersible craft seized off the country's Caribbean coast.

UN renews Darfur peacekeeping mission (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 12:33 AM PDT

Handout picture from the United Natiions-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) shows Rawandan peacekeeping troops in Aramba, North Darfur. The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping force in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) for one year.(AFP/UNAMID/File/Albert Gonzalez Farran)AFP - The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) for one year.

Floods wash N. Korean landmines into S. Korea (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT

South Korean soldiers with metal detectors are pictured searching for North Korean mines washed away along a border river in Yeoncheon, 60 km northeast of Seoul, in 2010. Parts of N.Korean landmines apparently churned up by torrential rains have once again washed up across the border in the South, prompting a search by the military for more mines, according to the defence ministry.(AFP/File/Won Dai-Yeon)AFP - North Korean landmine parts apparently churned up by torrential rains have washed up across the border in South Korea, prompting a search for more weapons, the defence ministry said Saturday.

Tobacco firms lose major Canada liability ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Tobacco companies suffered a major defeat in Canada on Friday when the Supreme Court ruled the federal government is not liable for damages from health-related lawsuits, possibly amounting to many billions of dollars.

Australia set to restart Indonesia cattle exports (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT

A protester from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protests outside Indonesian foreign ministry office in Jakarta on July 8. The first shipment of Australian cattle to Indonesia following the lifting of a cruelty-linked ban will arrive in the second week of August, major exporter Elders said Friday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - The first shipment of Australian cattle to Indonesia following the lifting of a cruelty-linked ban will arrive in the second week of August, major exporter Elders said Friday.

A US soldier reunites with the Iraqi girl he saved (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:04 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Eight-year-old Sadeel giggles and holds up her curly black hair, revealing the faint scar from a bullet wound.

McDonald's Next French Foray: The McBaguette (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Time.com - In the American fast food chain's latest attempt to adapt to local tastes, McDonald's plans to add French bread rolls to its breakfast menu in September -- and next year, a baguette sandwich

Portrait of a North Korean propagandist turned protest artist (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - For Song Byeok, as for many North Koreans, getting out of his homeland came at a steep price.

Small-scale land speculators contribute to Amazon deforestation (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:31 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - Jul 28 (IPS) - Many migrants from southern Brazil who clear forests in Brazil’s state of Amazonas are making their living as small-scale land speculators and not as farmers or as cattle ranchers, new research has found.
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