Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Libyan interim government forces close in on Sirte (Reuters)

Libyan interim government forces close in on Sirte (Reuters)

Libyan interim government forces close in on Sirte (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 03:52 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter stand guard near tanks at the Wadi Dinar checkpoint near the city of Bani Walid, about 170 km (105 miles) southeast of Tripoli September 26, 2011. A month after ousting Gaddafi's forces from Tripoli and most of the country, the challenge to the NTC's rule is now focused in Sirte and Bani Walid. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Libyan provisional government forces have closed in on Muammar Gaddafi loyalists holed up in Sirte, one of the last two bastions of the deposed leader.

Syria forces storm town, fight defectors: residents (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Demonstrators pose during a march through the streets after Friday prayers in Idlib September 23, 2011. Message on the T-shirts read: Reuters - Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed a strategic town on Tuesday after fighting with army defectors, in a major operation to subdue pro-democracy protests in the center of the country, residents said.

Special report: Matriarch puts Gandhi dynasty at crossroads (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 08:11 PM PDT

Chief of India's Congress party Sonia Gandhi, her daughter Priyanka Vadera, son-in-law Robert Vadera, and son Rahul Gandhi, walk at Rajiv Gandhi's memorial on the occasion of former Prime Minister's 18th death anniversary in New Delhi in this May 21, 2009 file photo. Nothing like the Gandhi family political franchise exists in the world today. A member of the family has essentially run India for two-thirds of the period since independence from Britain in 1947. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Rahul Gandhi, heir to the family dynasty that has dominated politics in the world's biggest democracy for generations, was trying to make himself heard in the uproar of India's parliament.

Insight: Blunt talk from China ex-premier stirs reform pot (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Crumbling flood dykes in China decried as "tofu dregs" built by "parasites." Erring bankers lashed as "half-wits" and crime "accomplices." Special hotels for Communist Party elite dismissed as wasteful piles of "golden splendor."

Seven dead as Typhoon Nesat pounds Philippines (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it flooded roads, cut power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.

In Indonesia, Corruption Scandals Plague Anti-Graft President (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed to clean up government when he took office seven years ago. Recent corruption scandals show he has a long way to go.

Greek premier: country will live up to all pledges (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:50 AM PDT

AP - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has promised at a German industry forum that his country will live up to all the commitments it has made in the debt crisis.

Libyan women train for military, hope for equality (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:30 AM PDT

In this Sept. 25, 2011 photo, a woman holds her weapon in Benghazi, Libya. Revolutionary forces are offering military training to women who are lining up to protect their cities and themselves if Moammar Gadhafi's forces try to return. The fugitive leader had a contingent of female bodyguards when he was in power but otherwise, women generally have stayed on the sidelines in this conservative Islamic society. (AP Photo/Rami al-Shaheibi)AP - Moammar Gadhafi famously surrounded himself with a personal coterie of female bodyguards during the decades he ruled Libya. But it was more a sign of his eccentricities than a real commitment to equality for women in this conservative Islamic society.

Mexico rejects video call to exterminate cartel (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

AP - The Mexican government said it is investigating videos posted on the Internet in which a gang of masked men vow to exterminate the violent Zetas drug cartel, and said it opposes such vigilante methods.

South Africa may block Dalai Lama visit to Tutu (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:14 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama prays during a prayer session in Dharmsala, India, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - South African officials may block the Dalai Lama from celebrating the 80th birthday of his friend and fellow Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, amid fears that Chinese pressure is trumping the country's much-vaunted policies on freedom of speech and human rights.

US ambassador to Beijing admired, reviled (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:49 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke and his family members walk out from a door for a news conference in the courtyard of his residence in Beijing, China. Locke has been praised for his down-to-earth manner since becoming the first Chinese-American ambassador to Beijing. He's also been denounced as a showboater, a neocolonialist tool and a traitor to the Chinese race. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Gary Locke has been praised for his down-to-earth manner since becoming the first Chinese-American ambassador to Beijing. He's also been denounced as a showboater, a neocolonialist tool and a traitor to the Chinese race.

Canada a magnetic north for U.S. retailers (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:34 PM PDT

Reuters - More U.S. retailers looking for fresh markets are turning to Canada, lured by their northern neighbor's resilient economy, strong currency and the familiarity with their brands.

Australian women to take front-line military roles (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:33 PM PDT

AP - Australia will remove all gender barriers in its military over the next five years, opening up positions that had previously been considered too dangerous for women, including front-line combat roles, a minister said Tuesday.

Toughest US accusation in years angers Pakistanis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In a roadside cafe a few hundred yards from the US consulate in Karachi, a dozen men are huddled around a TV screaming the latest headlines on the deteriorating ties between Pakistan and the US following the unexpected accusation by Adm. Mike Mullen Sunday.

Pope Benedict, Visiting Native Germany, Dogged by Protests (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Why Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his native Germany was dogged with protest and controversy

Russia faces another six – or 12 – years of Putin at the helm (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:40 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia's presidential election is still months away, but Russians are already avidly discussing what's in store for them given the prospect of six, and quite probably 12 more years of Vladimir Putin at the helm of the country.
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