Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Gaddafi loyalists put up tough fight in Sirte (Reuters)

Gaddafi loyalists put up tough fight in Sirte (Reuters)

Gaddafi loyalists put up tough fight in Sirte (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:47 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter takes cover in preparation for fighting against pro-Gaddafi forces, 5 kms east of Sirte September 26, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - Intense sniper and artillery fire from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi holed up in Sirte kept fighters with Libya's new rulers at bay in the deposed leader's hometown on Wednesday.

China officials probe Shanghai subway train crash (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:16 PM PDT

Rescue workers evacuate injured people in the underground tunnel near Yu Yuan Garden station after a subway train collision in Shanghai, September 27, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Chinese officials on Wednesday investigated what caused two subway trains to crash in central Shanghai, injuring more than 270 passengers and dealing another blow to the country's railway system.

Pakistan pushes back against U.S. charges, woos China (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan warned the United States on Tuesday to stop accusing it of playing a double game with Islamist militants and heaped praise on "all-weather friend" China.

Ai Weiwei's wife urges China to drop plan on detentions (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:39 PM PDT

Reuters - The wife of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention sparked an international outcry, has urged lawmakers to reject draft legislation that would cement in law police powers to hold dissidents in secret locations without telling their families.

Yemen defense minister survives attack, protests continue (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Yemen's defense minister survived a suicide bomb attack on his convoy in the south on Tuesday, while thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital repeating their calls for the president to quit.

Why Some Khmer Rouge Suspects May Never Face Trial (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Time.com - According to critics, investigations by the war crimes tribunal in Cambodia have stalled, meaning some Khmer Rouge suspects may not see a courtroom

Top EU official urges more integration (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 12:45 AM PDT

AP - The head of the European Commission says more unification is critical to the EU's survival.

Destroyed school raises questions for Libyans (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT

In this Sept. 25, 2011 photo, a boy plays with a pre-Gadhafi flag next to destroyed computers in the Tareq Bin Zeyad school, allegedly attacked by revolutionary forces taking revenge, at Al-Shegaiga village, 160 Km south of Tripoli, Libya. Libyan villagers in the western mountains accused of being Gadhafi loyalists say they are being punished by rogue revolutionary forces trying to terrorize the residents, raided their homes and schools and stole private property. The incidents raise concerns for the national council's ability to reconcile tribes accused of harboring Gadhafi loyalists and avoiding further violence. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Textbooks are strewn across the floor of the computer and math lab. Pages of science homework are stamped with footprints. A cupboard has been smashed. Bullet holes puncture computer screens and frame door locks.

Top Bolivian official quits in march backlash (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Bolivia's Interior Minister Sacha Llorenti speaks during a press conference where he announced his resignation at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. Llorenti has resigned over a police crackdown on marchers opposed to a jungle highway that they say would despoil an indigenous preserve. Llorenti is the third senior official to step down over the weekend crackdown, following the defense minister and a deputy interior minister. Bolivia's President Evo Morales has meanwhile suspended the Brazil-funded highway, saying voters in the region will decide its fate. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)AP - Bolivia's interior minister and his deputy resigned Tuesday after mounting recriminations over a violent police crackdown on marchers opposed to a jungle highway that they say would despoil an indigenous preserve.

Opposition march dispersed in Guinea, 4 killed (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:43 PM PDT

Paramilitary police clash with a bodyguard of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, as they dtain him after stopping Diallo's convoy on the way to a protest march in Conakry, Guinea, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Several men were arrested before Diallo and his convoy were eventually allowed to join protestors. Paramilitary police Tuesday dispersed an opposition march which was intended to be the first major demonstration since the country's presidential election last November. (AP Photo/Idrissa Soumare)AP - Opposition supporters attempting to join a march were violently dispersed on Tuesday, and at least four people were killed when paramilitary police seized control of traffic circles and lobbed tear gas at people walking toward the meeting point, an official said.

Pakistani police re-arrest militant leader (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 12:34 AM PDT

A displaced Pakistani family take refuge on a roadside in Mirpur Khas in Pakistan's Sindh province, after fleeing their flood-hit homes, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. In Pakistan's Sindh province alone, the floods have killed over 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people, according to the United Nations. Neighboring Baluchistan province has also been affected. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - A Pakistani militant leader who was released last month after spending 14 years in jail has been re-arrested after making inflammatory speeches against the country's Shiite Muslim minority, a police officer said Wednesday.

Government spending seen in line with budget plan (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:11 AM PDT

Reuters - The Canadian government's spending from April through June was "generally consistent" with the 2011 budget, the office of the parliamentary budget officer said on Tuesday.

Commentator breaks Australian discrimination law (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:13 PM PDT

AP - A popular right-wing commentator was found guilty Wednesday of breaking Australian discrimination law by implying that fair-skinned Aborigines chose to identify as indigenous for profit and career advancement.

Merkel, Papandreou buying time for debt-stricken Greece (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Only two days before a crucial vote in the German parliament on the expansion of the euro rescue fund on Thursday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Chancellor Angela Merkel gave fighting speeches in Berlin to present a unified front.

Surprising Siblings: Black and White Brothers Are Actually Twins (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Two brothers, both alike in heritage, but as different as black and white. Ebony and ivory. Night and day. You get it. If one thing's clear about 18-year-old British twins James and Daniel Kelly, it's that they never get confused for one another

Africa Rising: African countries create new rules in the oil game (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:19 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Citizens in countries throughout Africa have long been angered over the lack of benefits reaped from multinationals exploiting minerals from their seas and land. In recent years, African governments â€" authoritarian and democratic alike â€" have come under increasing pressure to develop policies to ensure the exploitation of oil and minerals provide long-term benefits to their citizens, through creating jobs and growth in industries.
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