Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Gaddafi loyalists hold out during Eid holiday (Reuters)

Gaddafi loyalists hold out during Eid holiday (Reuters)

Gaddafi loyalists hold out during Eid holiday (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:47 PM PDT

A Libyan shows a photograph of Muammar Gaddafi (L) , his son Seif al Islam (C) and his wife Safia at Hannibal's house in Tripoli August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Loyal followers of Muammar Gaddafi are refusing to surrender to those who have forced him into hiding, raising the prospect of new fighting in Libya when an ultimatum expires after this week's Eid holiday.

Syrian troops raid Hama homes, residents say (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Damascus August 29, 2011, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. REUTERS/Sana/HandoutReuters - Syrian troops backed by tanks raided houses looking for activists in two main districts of the city of Hama on Wednesday, residents said.

Police say three bombers behind Chechnya attack (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Three suicide bombers were responsible for killing at least eight people in the capital of Russia's Chechnya region, a police official in the North Caucasus province said on Wednesday.

Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a ceremony to mark the death anniversary of the Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran June 4, 2011. REUTERS/khamenei.ir/HandoutReuters - Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday a parliamentary election scheduled for early next year posed a potential risk to the country's security and he called for national unity.

China, Russia rush to rebuild North Korea's transport links (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Destitute North Korea's push to breathe new life into economic relationships with its neighbors China and Russia appears to be bearing fruit in its far north of the country where foreigners are busy helping rebuild a crumbling infrastructure.

Austrian Catholic Priests Rebel, Demanding Church Reforms (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Hundreds of Austrian priests are challenging local bishops and the administration of Pope Benedict XVI, demanding modern-day answers to issues like communion for divorced people, women in the clergy and whether priests should marry

World stocks up, but set for steep monthly fall (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Women using parasols walk past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - World stocks rose for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday on hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will ride to the economy's rescue with another stimulus package, though global shares were still set to post their biggest monthly drop in 15 months.

Libya's rebels learn to patrol loyalist territory (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Rebel fighters prepared to head out head to patrol the village of Heisha, some 100 kilometers east from Misrata, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Libyan rebels are demanding that Algeria return Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children for trial after they fled, raising tensions between the neighboring countries. Algeria's decision to host members of the Gadhafi clan is an 'aggressive act against the Libyan people's wish,' said Mahmoud Shammam, information minister in the rebels' interim government.(AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - The rebels roared along the bleak and empty desert highway, leaving the last checkpoint far behind as they probed the no-man's-land that separates them from the final stronghold of Moammar Gadhafi's crumbling regime.

Police: 7 more suspects wanted in casino arson (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:00 PM PDT

A police officer escorts Javier Martinez aka 'Javo', an alleged member of the Zetas drug cartel, during his presentation to the press in Monterrey, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 30 2011. Police arrested five alleged members of the Zetas drug cartel suspected of the arson fire at a casino in Monterrey last Thursday that killed 52 people. (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik)AP - Mexican officials said Tuesday they are looking for seven more suspects in addition to five already arrested in an arson fire at a casino that killed 52 people and shocked a country used to grisly displays of drug violence.

UN agrees to unfreeze Libyan funds held in UK (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 03:43 PM PDT

A Libyan shows a photograph of Muammar Gaddafi (L) , his son Seif al Islam (C) and his wife Safia at Hannibal's house in Tripoli August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraAP - Libya's rebels got a boost Tuesday with the unfreezing of about $1.6 billion in Libyan currency held in Britain as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for urgent international support and billions more for the incoming government.

Philippine leader urges China to boost investment (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine president urged Chinese companies on Wednesday to invest more in his country despite a territorial spat and pledged they would receive open and equal access.

Liberal leadership rebuffs united left calls (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Reuters - The leader of the Liberals, a party reduced to also-ran status in the May federal election, on Tuesday rebuffed the idea of an alliance with their left-of-center rivals, even as a former party leader touted a merger as the only way the left would win back power.

Australian High Court rules against refugee swap (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:34 AM PDT

AP - Australia's highest court ruled Wednesday that asylum seekers can't be sent to Malaysia, a major blow to the government's plan to stem an influx of people from poor, war-torn countries attempting to reach Australia by boat.

Tripoli neighbors help frightened survivors after massacre (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:17 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - For four months, Nouri Massoud listened to the screams coming from the hangar across the street from his house at Khilit al-Ferjan in southeast Tripoli.

Nigeria's Boko Haram: Al-Qaeda's New Friend in Africa? (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Has the alliance between the Nigerian Islamist group and the global terrorism network moved on from shared philosophy to shared logistics and strategy?

Libya rebel leaders say they're in charge. Not so fast, say some in Tripoli. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:27 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As rebel fighters held back the sparse traffic, a Russian-made jet landed on an improvised airstrip on the Nalut to Jadu road in Libya’s western mountains.
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