Sunday, August 28, 2011

Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)

Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)

Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Volunteers collect the decomposed bodies of African mercenaries from the Gaddafi brigades who were killed during fighting with rebels in Tadjoura August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital.

Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Al Qaeda's new second-in-command was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Saturday, in a major blow to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden.

Analysis: Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:47 PM PDT

Al Qaeda's new second-in-command, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, is pictured in this handout photograph obtained on August 27, 2011. REUTERS/National Counterterrorism Center/HandoutReuters - The killing of al Qaeda's number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talented manager who helped it spawn offshoots around the world and survive a U.S. counter-terrorism campaign in Pakistan, security analysts say.

Arab states urge end to Syria bloodshed, send envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:32 PM PDT

People protest against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in the city of Amude August 26, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Arab states told Syria on Sunday to "resort to reason" and end months of bloodshed after some of the most intense protests in Damascus since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

India celebrates people's victory as activist ends fast (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 01:05 AM PDT

Girls Simran (2nd L) and Ikra wearing traditional Indian caps bearing the words: Reuters - Sipping coconut water and honey, a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption reformer ended a hunger strike on its 13th day on Sunday that had sparked India's biggest protests in decades, besieged the government and ushered in a new middle class political force.

Pakistan's Islamic Take On "Millionaire" Game Show Is Nightly Sign Of The Times (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - As many as 40 million Pakistanis tune in every night for "Alif Laam Meem," an Islamic version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." The trivia show's popularity is just one example of how dominant a role religion now plays in Pakistan.

Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in UK heist (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT

This undated handout photo issued Saturday Aug. 27, 2011 by the Natural History Museum shows an Indian rhino model at the Natural History Museum at Tring, England where rhino horn thieves staging a museum break-in were foiled by staff who had replaced the 240,000 pounds ($391,000) rare specimens with replicas. The thieves were seeking valuable rhino horns that can be sold in illicit markets for their purported aphrodisiac and medicinal use, but they left with worthless replicas instead. Officials at the Natural History Museum at Tring had replaced the real horns with replicas because of a recent surge in rhino horn thefts at museums, galleries and auction houses throughout Britain and continental Europe. (AP Photo/Natural History Museum/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Fake rhino horns, anyone? That's all thieves who broke into a British museum have to show after a misguided robbery early Saturday.

1 killed as Syrian gov't warns against protests (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 01:15 AM PDT

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, hold a cartoon placard depicting Moammar Gadhafi, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, with Arabic words read:'step back,' during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, at Maaret Harma village, in Edlib province, Syria, on Friday Aug. 26, 2011. Syrian security forces killed at least two people as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flooded the streets on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, a time that many activists hoped would become a turning point in the uprising. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Activists say at least one man has been killed by snipers fire in a suburb of the Syrian capital amid intermittent gunfire in several areas across the country.

Chavez set to begin new round of cancer treatment (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, smiles at supporters while embracing his daughter Rosa on a balcony of the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday Aug. 27, 2011. Chavez said during a televised Cabinet meeting on Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments. He is expected to check in to the Military Hospital in Caracas on Saturday night to begin his third phase of chemotherapy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez checked in to a military hospital Saturday night to begin a third round of chemotherapy, this time getting the cancer treatment at home rather than Cuba.

NATO service member killed in southern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 01:30 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) awards Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with Lamar medal, Afghanistan's top medal, at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - NATO forces say an international service member has been killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan.

Canada remembers opposition leader at state funeral (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Reuters - A week of mourning for Jack Layton, who headed Canada's official opposition, ended on Saturday at a state funeral, a rare honor that marked the passing of a political leader whose popularity crossed party lines.

Eyewitness Account: The Liberation of Gaddafi's Notorious Abu Slim Prison (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - A huge explosion shook the hundreds of cell blocks as the rebel forces shot and hacked through the locks of cells, freeing thousands Wednesday.
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