Saturday, July 2, 2011

Uncertainty over Chavez's recovery roils Venezuela (Reuters)

Uncertainty over Chavez's recovery roils Venezuela (Reuters)

Uncertainty over Chavez's recovery roils Venezuela (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez addresses the nation during a televised speech on June 30, 2011. REUTERS/VTV via Reuters TVReuters - Venezuela was mired in uncertainty on Saturday over how long President Hugo Chavez would take to recover from a cancer operation, despite assurances by allies he will be fit to run for re-election next year.

Thailand enters calm before election storm (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:36 AM PDT

A woman prays in front of a picture of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a religious ceremony at a temple in the village of Suan Mon near Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Political campaigning in Thailand drew to a close Saturday, taking a day to cool off before an election which could exacerbate the country's six-year-old political crisis just as easily as end it.

Syrian forces kill 24, protesters tell Assad to go (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Protesters take part in a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, June 30,2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian forces killed 24 civilians on Friday, a prominent rights lawyer said, as tens of thousands of people called on President Bashar al-Assad to step down in some of the biggest demonstrations since a three month uprising.

Homemade bomb kills 13 civilians in Afghan south (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:37 AM PDT

Reuters - A roadside bomb exploded under a civilian van in southern Afghanistan on Saturday morning, killing 13 people, including four women and two children, the Interior Ministry said.

Thailand's Election: A Test of Its Fragile Democracy (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Time.com - The country heads into this weekend's national election deeply divided and at risk of renewed political violence

William and Kate mark Canada Day with fireworks (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:17 AM PDT

Prince William and his wife Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge arrive for a Canada Day show in Ottawa. The Duke and Duchess are on a nine day tour of Canada, their first official foreign trip as husband and wife.(AFP/Geoff Robins)AFP - Prince William and his bride Catherine celebrated Canada Day with fireworks on the couple's first official international outing as jubilant Canadians thronged to catch a glimpse of British royalty.

Bahrain reconciliation talks start amid crackdown (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 file photo, Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain. Just days before Bahrain's Sunni rulers hope to open talks with the Shiite opposition they crushed, the country's most powerful pro-reform bloc is asking supporters a pivotal question: Whether to join or snub the dialogue. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)AP - Bahrain's Sunni rulers on Saturday launched landmark reconciliation talks with the opposition following four months of Shiite-led protests for greater rights and harsh crackdowns on dissent in the strategic Gulf kingdom.

Chavez's cancer revelation rattles Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:45 PM PDT

In this frame grab taken from Venezolana de Television, VTV, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez delivers a televised speech aired from Cuba, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Chavez said he underwent a second surgery in Cuba that removed a cancerous tumor. It was unclear when and where the message was recorded. At right, a painting depicting Venezuela's Independence hero Simon Bolivar. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - President Hugo Chavez's disclosure that he is being treated for cancer is raising questions about whether he will be able to run for re-election next year and how his illness may impact the future of his socialist movement in Latin America.

Morocco overwhelmingly approves curbs on king's powers (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 08:28 PM PDT

Morocco King Mohammed VI arrives to cast his vote in a referendum on curbing his near absolute powers. Moroccans overwhelmingly approved curbs on the king's powers, with 98 percent voting AFP - Moroccans overwhelmingly approved curbs on the near absolute powers of King Mohammed VI, with 98 percent voting "yes" in a referendum put forward after protests inspired by uprisings in the Arab world.

13 die as van hits roadside bomb in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:24 AM PDT

Afghan policemen escorts protestors during an anti Pakistan demonstration, as in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Several hundred people demonstrated against rocket attacks that have killed an estimated 36 civilians along the eastern border with Pakistan in recent weeks. Pakistan's army has said no rounds were intentionally fired but that some may have accidentally fallen in Afghanistan in fighting with militants carrying out cross-border attacks.. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Thirteen Afghan civilians, including four women and two children, were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb ripped through their van in the country's south, the government said.

William, Kate get rock-star welcome in Ottawa (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's capital gave a rock-star welcome Friday to Britain's newlywed royal couple, Prince William and Duchess Kate, with a giant street party.

Australia grounds Tiger Airways over safety fears (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:17 AM PDT

Aviation regulators on Saturday grounded budget carrier Tiger Airways Australia because it posed a AFP - Aviation regulators grounded budget carrier Tiger Airways Australia Saturday because it posed a "serious and imminent risk to air safety", throwing the travel plans of thousands of people into chaos.

Morocco's referendum on reform: Model for Arab Spring? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Moroccans voted Friday in a referendum on constitutional reforms, amid deep disagreement over whether it represented a new path for reform in a troubled region or another autocrat's hollow bid to diffuse popular discontent.

Anti-Gaddafi Forces Distrustful of Western Reporters (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Increasingly stymied in their attempt to oust Muammar Gaddafi quickly, the rebels seem to be taking some of their frustrations out on reporters. Or is it just cultural misunderstanding?

Chávez' supporters ask: How can our superman be ill? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Hugo Chávez graces the big screen in a rowdy city center bar in Caracas, Santiago Valledare stands up and salutes, with no hint of irony.

U.N. Women's Agency Being "Strangled at Birth" (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 01:37 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (IPS) - When the United Nations inaugurated a landmark special agency for women last January, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set an initial target of 500 million dollars as the proposed annual budget for the new gender-empowered body.
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