Friday, July 29, 2011

Norway to hold first funeral after killings (Reuters)

Norway to hold first funeral after killings (Reuters)

Norway to hold first funeral after killings (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:57 AM PDT

A Norwegian police stands at a farm rented by Anders Behring Breivik in the small rural region of Rena, 150 km (93 miles) north of Oslo, July 27, 2011. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschReuters - Norway will hold the first funeral on Friday for a victim of Anders Behring Breivik's massacre of 76 people a week ago amid signs of a leap in popularity for the ruling Labour Party that was his main target.

Libyan rebels say military chief killed (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:29 PM PDT

Rebel fighters prepare to make their way to the frontline on the outskirts of Nalut July 28, 2011. Rebels in Libya's Western Mountains launched an offensive on Thursday against Muammar Gaddafi's troops, one day after Britain granted diplomatic recognition to the opposition. REUTERS/Zoubeir SouissiReuters - Libya's rebels say their military chief was shot dead in an incident that remains shrouded in mystery and may point to deep divisions within the movement trying to oust Muammar Gaddafi.

Angry families mourn China train crash victims (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front) holds a bouquet of flowers as he prepares to lay it to mourn the victims in the train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province July 28, 2011. Wen on Thursday vowed to Reuters - Angry families of people killed in last weekend's train crash in eastern China gathered to mourn on Friday, directing ire at the Railways Ministry for its botched handling of the disaster.

World's biggest refugee camp extended as Somalis flood in (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:37 AM PDT

A Somali refugee carries her malnourished child at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital at the Dagahale refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border, July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaReuters - Thousands of Somalis fleeing drought, famine and war have started moving into a new extension of the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, which is increasingly concerned about bearing the brunt of the Horn of Africa crisis.

Serb police, NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Slovenia's KFOR soldiers guard the main bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Hazir RekaReuters - Serbian police and NATO troops reinforced checkpoints on both sides of the Kosovo border on Thursday to deter further ethnic violence after a frontier post was burned down and a policeman killed.

After Eden: Norway's Tragedy Spotlights Europe's Far Right (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Anders Behring Breivik may have acted on his own, but the ideologies touted by far-right parties and groups -- along with the establishment's ambiguous response to them -- are partly to blame for the hate that drove him

Moody's puts Spain on call for possible downgrade (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Demonstrators holding banners take part in a demonstration against Spain's economic crisis, in Madrid, Sunday July 24, 2011. Spaniards angry about their country's economic crisis protested in Madrid, many after spending weeks marching to the capital from their hometowns. Two years of recession following a property boom that went bust have left Spain with 21 percent unemployment - the highest in the 17-nation eurozone. Joblessness for those aged 16 to 29 stands at about 35 percent. (AP Photo)AP - Moody's warned on Friday that it may downgrade Spain's credit rating over the coming three months given the country's weak economic growth prospects as well as ongoing funding pressures.

Libyan rebels say military commander killed (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:34 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 6, 2011, rebel forces chief commander Abdel Fattah Younes speaks during a rally in the rebel-held city of Benghazi, Libya. Rebel military spokesman Mohammed al-Rijali said the commander, Abdel Fattah Younes, was taken from his operations room near the front to the main rebel stronghold, the eastern city of Benghazi, for interrogation. In a separate development, the rebels said they had detained their own top military commander for questioning on suspicion his family might still have ties to regime. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - The head of the Libyan rebel armed forces was shot and killed Thursday just before arriving for questioning by rebel authorities, their political leader said in a carefully worded statement to reporters that gave few details on who was behind the killing.

Chavez turns 57 vowing to stay in power until 2031 (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sings on a balcony of Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Chavez sang on a balcony of the presidential palace as he celebrated his 57th birthday before a crowd of supporters, vowing to overcome cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sang, danced and said he intends to stay in power for two more decades as he celebrated his 57th birthday looking ahead to months of cancer treatment.

Libyan rebel commander killed (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:09 PM PDT

General Abdel Fatah Younes (pictured in April), a former senior official in Moamer Kadhafi's regime who defected to lead rebel forces, has been killed, the head of the rebel National Transitional Council announced on Thursday. Younes reportedly was shot and killed by an armed group while he was on his way to Benghazi for a meeting.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - General Abdel Fatah Younes, a former senior official in Moamer Kadhafi's regime who defected to lead rebel forces, has been killed, according to the head of the rebel National Transitional Council.

Gunman in Mumbai attacks appeals death sentence (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:54 AM PDT

AP - The only surviving gunman of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks has appealed a death sentence handed down by a trial court.

Illness forces NDP to choose interim leader (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's main opposition New Democratic Party chose an interim leader on Thursday to take over temporarily from Jack Layton, who stepped down this week to fight a second bout of cancer.

Australia to probe asylum seeker suicides (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:44 AM PDT

File photo of a boat carrying asylum-seekers off the northern coast of Australia. Australia has a policy of mandatory detention for asylum seekers arriving by boat, but has softened its stance in recent years to allow more women and children into the community as their refugee claims are assessed.(AFP/Customs And Border Protection/File)AFP - Australia said Friday it would probe the high number of suicides and self-harm incidents among asylum seekers in immigration detention centres, including at the strife-hit Christmas Island site.

U.K. Bans Two Retouched Makeup Ads For Being 'Misleading' (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Turns out, not even celebrities have skin this nice
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