Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Libyan army convoy in Niger may be Gaddafi deal (Reuters)

Libyan army convoy in Niger may be Gaddafi deal (Reuters)

Libyan army convoy in Niger may be Gaddafi deal (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:36 AM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter walks next to a vehicle as he mans the last checkpoint to enter the town of Bani Walid, currently held by pro-Gaddafi forces, in south east Tripoli September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday.

U.S. civilian engineer found dead in Kabul (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:29 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. civilian engineer, who worked on a military base in Kabul, was found dead in the Afghan capital after going missing, an Afghan intelligence source told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that the man appeared to have been murdered.

Red Cross visits Syrian jail, raids near Turkey (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:22 PM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in Damascus September 5, 2011, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. REUTERS/Sana/HandoutReuters - Syria has opened its main prison in Damascus to the Red Cross, the organization said, a move that could help reveal the fate of some of the thousands detained since the start of a five-month uprising.

Norway freezes Afghanistan aid: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:06 AM PDT

Afghan people walk past a Kabulbank branch in Kabul September 14, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Norway is blocking payments of 300 million crowns ($55.2 million) in aid to Afghanistan until issues surrounding the collapse of the country's biggest private lender, Kabulbank, are resolved, a Norwegian newspaper said on Tuesday.

Italy strikes as race to pass austerity starts (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Workers across Italy began a strike on Tuesday as the center-right government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi scrambled to secure parliamentary backing for a package of austerity measures.

Libya's Oil Industry: Don't Expect a Quick Comeback (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The country's economy is almost completely dependent on the health of its petroleum and gas sector. But hitting the restart button doesn't mean all systems are go

Swiss to deliver some bank data over tax row: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 11:29 PM PDT

An employee walks into the U.S. headquarters of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in New York City, July 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Switzerland is set to partially meet a U.S. ultimatum and deliver an estimate of the amount of assets held by U.S. residents in secret accounts at Swiss banks, possibly up to $30 billion, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Libya rebels: Talks resume over pro-Gadhafi town (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT

Rebel fighter Ani Saklen, 25, a mobile phone vendor, chats with a colleague at a checkpoint between Tarhouna and Bani Walid, Libya, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi's remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for orders to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman said. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Tribal elders in a stronghold of Moammar Gadhafi were trying to persuade regime loyalists holed up inside to lay down their arms, a rebel negotiator said Tuesday, hours after a large convoy of Gadhafi soldiers crossed the Libyan desert border into neighboring Niger.

Haitians protest alleged attack by UN peacekeepers (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:39 PM PDT

In this picture taken Sept. 3, 2011, surrounded by relatives, an 18-year-old man who claims he was sexually abused by Uruguayan peacekeepers lies on his bed at his home in Port Salut, Haiti. A preliminary U.N. investigation has found no evidence for allegations that Uruguayan peacekeepers raped the 18-year-old man, Uruguay's Defense Ministry says, but the troops broke rules by having a civilian in their barracks. The alleged victim was snatched by a soldier outside the front gate of a U.N. base and was taken inside, according to the judge, Paul Tarte, and the alleged victim's mother. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - Several hundred Haitians demonstrated Monday in support of an 18-year-old man who says he was sexually assaulted by peacekeepers from Uruguay on a U.N. base along the southern coast of Haiti.

Libya rebels to enter pro-Gaddafi town after deal: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Libyan forces plan to enter the pro-Gaddafi desert town of Bani Walid on Tuesday after reaching a deal with delegates from the town to avoid fighting, Al Jazeera television said.

Malaysia activists outraged after 300 cats starved (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, a cleaner walks in front of a raided pet care center in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian pet owners and activists who found nearly 300 starving cats caged and soaked in excrement in pet care centers have demanded sterner laws against cruelty to animals. (AP Photo) MALAYSIA OUTAP - Malaysian pet owners and activists who found nearly 300 starving cats caged and soaked in excrement at pet care centers demanded sterner laws Tuesday against cruelty to animals.

Australian man claims to have bomb in standoff (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

A man believed to be holding a child hostage gestures after smashing a window at a lawyers office in suburban Sydney, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Australian police cordoned off a Sydney building Tuesday in a tense standoff with the man who claimed to have a bomb, smashed a window and issued threats from the lawyer's office where he holed up with his teenage daughter. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Australian police cordoned off a Sydney building Tuesday in a tense standoff with a man who claimed to have a bomb, smashed a window and issued threats from a lawyer's office where he holed up with his teenage daughter.

How US, British intelligence worked to bring Qaddafi's Libya in from the cold (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 06:51 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The toppling of Col. Muammar Qaddafi is yielding a trove of Libyan intelligence documents that provide rare insight into American and British spy agencies â€" and the rendition of terror suspects to a regime known for human rights abuses.

All Pets Allowed! Italian Proposal Would Outlaw Pet Housing Restrictions (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The eternal battle that pits animal lovers vs. landlords could take a pet-friendly turn in Italy, where Parliament will debate a bill that would outlaw building regulations banning home pets

Can a fierce battle for Qaddafi's home town be avoided? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:09 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Libyan revolutionaries have not yet conducted any negotiations with the leaders of Muammar Qaddafi's home city of Sirte, but hope to within several days, the leader of Libya’s anti-Qaddafi forces in the east said Saturday.
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