Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Hama assault into second day as U.N. revives Syria debate (Reuters)

Hama assault into second day as U.N. revives Syria debate (Reuters)

Hama assault into second day as U.N. revives Syria debate (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Demonstrators shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian Embassy in Ankara August 1, 2011. REUTERS/Umit BektasReuters - A two-day assault by Syrian government forces on anti-government protesters in the city of Hama was widely condemned in the West and prompted European powers to relaunch a dormant U.N. resolution condemning Damascus for its crackdown.

Libyans start Ramadan fast amid conflict, divisions (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Libyan rebels fire an anti-aircraft gun at government forces during a heavy sandstorm near the village of Tiji in western Libya, July 31, 2011. Heavy fighting continued for a third day as rebel forces attempted to oust pro-Gaddafi troops from the strategic western plains. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Libyans entered the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday with no let-up in the five-month conflict after Muammar Gaddafi sought to divide a rebellion threatening him on several fronts.

Putin says U.S. is "parasite" on global economy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin answers questions from the audience during his visit to the summer camp of the pro-Kremlin youth group Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets.

Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Admiral Mike Mullen, US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses a press conference at the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul on July 2010. Iraq must decide soon if it wants US troops to stay on beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, the top American military officer said during a visit on Monday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)Reuters - Three suicide bombers attacked a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz Tuesday, killing four Afghan security guards employed by a German company, a senior police detective said.

Israel PM ready to discuss border "package": official (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:44 PM PDT

In this picture taken on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, a visitor walks past art works titled 'Red Ink' and 'Kinder Blitz', 2006, created by American artist Walter Robinson at the exhibition West End at the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem. A museum located on the road separating Jewish west Jerusalem from the Arab neighborhoods in the city's eastern sector is attracting a daring group of artists from Muslim countries that shun contact with Israel, tearing down through art the political barriers that divide Muslim and Jew. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Reuters - Israel has told Middle East power brokers it was ready to discuss a proposed package on borders with Palestinians to help Western powers revive stalled peace talks, an Israeli official said Monday.

After Fukushima, Germany's Nuclear Utility Faces Losses, Layoffs (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Things haven't been the same for Germany's E.ON since the nuclear catastrophe in Japan. The subsequent phase-out of nuclear energy in Germany is costing the company billions, and leaves it facing radical cost-cutting measures and hundreds of layoffs

London shares steady as Barclays rises on results (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT

A man promotes Barclays Bank outside the premises of a newly opened branch of the Metro Bank in central London last year. Barclays shares added 1.87% to 221.05 pence of Tuesday after it reported first half net profit of £1.5 bn.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Shares were steady in London opening trade on Tuesday, supported by gains in Barclays and other banking stocks after Barclays announced better than expected first half results, dealers said.

Police: 14 wounded in church attack in north Iraq (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:05 AM PDT

US soldiers stand close to US military lorries on July 23, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher on the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq. From flyers warning troops the post office will shut soon to disused housing units waiting to be dispatched to their new destination, the signs are everywhere: US forces are packing up to leave Iraq more than eight years after they first arrived.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AP - Iraqi police say a car bomb attack on a Christian church in northern Iraq has wounded 14 people.

Gadhafi thanks Venezuela's Chavez for support (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:15 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi sent him a letter thanking his allies in Latin America for their staunch support.

Papua New Guinea elects new prime minister (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT

AP - Papua New Guinea's parliament has elected former treasurer Peter O'Neil as the country's new prime minister.

Thai parliament starts work by electing speaker (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Thai Prime Minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra (C) greets members of parliament in parliament in Bangkok on August 2. The country's new parliament has convened for business for the first time, electing a speaker in initial steps that pave the way for the country's first female prime minister to take power.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Thailand's new parliament convened for business for the first time on Tuesday, electing a speaker in steps that pave the way for the country's first female prime minister to take power.

Air Canada reaches tentative pact with union (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Air Canada said it has reached a tentative agreement relating to compensation and benefits with the union that represents its flight attendants.

Chinese man apologizes for killing NZ driver (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Detective Senior Sgt. Hywel Jones of New Zealand walks out from a courthouse after a session of the trial for Xiao Zhen who is accused of murdering a taxi driver, Hiren Mohini in Auckland, New Zealand on Jan. 31, 2010, in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - A Chinese man admitted in court Tuesday to killing a New Zealand taxi driver, saying he was sorry and asking for a lenient sentence.

Egyptian Army empties Tahrir Square (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:05 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The first holy month of Ramadan after Egypt’s uprising began today not with festivities, as expected, but with violence. Military and police descended on Tahrir Square and violently dispersed protesters who had camped there for nearly a month to push for democratic reform.

El Bulli Closes: Final Dinner at Influential Restaurant (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Chef Ferran AdriÀ forbade mourning, and indeed the staff would celebrate till dawn, but there was more than a touch of nostalgia at the closing of Spain's El Bulli

Iraq's government shuts down amid 120-degree temps - and no A/C (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:24 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq declared a government holiday due to the heat for the first time today, as temperatures soared above 120 degrees F. (50 degrees C.) in the midst of a summer electricity crisis that has sparked public protests.

KENYA: Limited success for FGM/C campaigns (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:43 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - BARINGO, 1 August (IRIN) - August is when Nchoo Ngochila would normally be gearing up for the traditional female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) season in her Ilchamus community in Kenya's Rift Valley Province.
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