Saturday, September 24, 2011

Palestinian leader rejects intl peace blueprint (AP)

Palestinian leader rejects intl peace blueprint (AP)

Palestinian leader rejects intl peace blueprint (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas strongly suggested Saturday that he would reject a peacemaking blueprint put forward by international mediators, saying he would not agree to any proposal that disregarded Palestinian conditions for the resumption of peace talks.

Putin to run for Russian presidency in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at a United Russia party congress in Moscow, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Russia's dominant political party on Saturday nominated Vladimir Putin for president, almost certainly ensuring his return to the office he held for eight years, and approved Putin's proposal that current president Dmitry Medvedev swap places and become prime minister. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - Vladimir Putin's decision to reclaim the presidency next year sets up the possibility that he could rule Russia until 2024 and foreshadows a continuation of the strongman rule that many in the West have called a retreat from democracy.

Yemeni president's troops kill 40 in new battles (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. A Yemeni pro-opposition officer says troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh are attacking soldiers who sided with the opposition in the capital Sanaa, killing several. Abdel-Ghani al-Shimiri says government forces are also moving to clear the opposition encampment on Change Square, which has been the epicenter of Yemen's uprising. Earlier in the day, more than a dozen people died as government forces attacked the protest camp at the square.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - Forces loyal to Yemen's newly returned president attacked pro-opposition troops with mortar shells and heavy gunfire Saturday and used rooftop snipers to pick off unarmed protesters fleeing in panic, killing more than 40 people and littering the streets of the capital with bodies.

Libyan forces fight for Gadhafi's hometown Sirte (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:26 PM PDT

A pall of smoke covers the city of Tripoli, Libya, as it rises from the military warehouse belonged to the army of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi in the port area of the city, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. A series of explosions rocked the military warehouse and a huge plume of smoke rose over the harbor on Saturday afternoon, although the cause of the blasts is not immediately known. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - With NATO jets roaring overhead, revolutionary forces fought their way into Moammar Gadhafi's hometown Saturday in the first significant push into the stubborn stronghold in about a week.

The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why? (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:45 AM PDT

In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, technician Marie McLane launches a data-transmitting weather balloon at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that manmade greenhouse gases are warming the planet, accelerating the melt of Greenland's ice, and yet resistance to the idea appears to have hardened among many Americans. Why? 'The desire to disbelieve deepens as the scale of the threat grows,' concludes one scholar who has studied the phenomenon. Analysts now see climate as another battleground in America's left-right 'culture wars.' (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.

Satellite likely in ocean, but may have hit US (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this file image provided by NASA this is the STS-48 onboard photo of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in the grasp of the RMS (Remote Manipulator System) during deployment, from the shuttle in September 1991. NASA's old research satellite is expected to come crashing down through the atmosphere Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2011 Eastern Time. The spacecraft will not be passing over North America then, the space agency said in a statement Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite plummeted to Earth.

UBS CEO Gruebel resigns over rogue trading loss (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo of July 26, 2011, Oswald Gruebel, CEO of Swiss Bank UBS, speaks during a news conference announcing the second quarter results of 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. Gruebel has declined to comment after meeting with the Swiss bank's board of directors in Singapore Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, amid criticism over a $2.3 billion rogue trading loss. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri, File) GERMANY OUT; AUSTRIA OUTAP - UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel has resigned over a $2.3 billion loss caused by rogue trading at its investment division, which is to be restructured now to prevent similar incidents in future, the Swiss bank said Saturday.

Recession upends dreams of aspiring teachers (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, Kim Estey, is seen with bridal magazines at the home of her fiancee in Sacramento, Calif. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Estey, 27, has not been abel to find a full-time teaching job since earning her credential at California State University, Sacramento. For the past three years Estey has been working part-time as a substitute teacher for three school districts and she and her fiancee have had to postpone getting married as she looks for a full-time position.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Stay-at-home-mom Cindy DePace was just hitting 30 when she decided to return to the work force by going back to school and becoming a teacher.

Military dogs and handlers patrol in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 04:25 AM PDT

In this Sept. 14, 2011 photo, U.S. Marine dog handler Lance Cpl. Erik Batlle trains with his Military Working Dog Tasli, at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province. Handlers and their dogs, that sniff for explosives or narcotics or track down wanted persons, patrol together, day after day. Sometimes, they sleep side by side in military cots. They face the same dangers together. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - After the suicide bombing, the U.S. Marine dog handler lay on a stretcher, his bloodied legs laced with shrapnel. They brought in his wounded dog, too. Blood dripped from the haunches of the Belgian Malinois.

Prosecutors seek life sentence for Knox (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Amanda Knox attends an hearing of her appeals trial at the Perugia court, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Italian prosecutors have urged an appeals court to uphold the murder conviction of Amanda Knox despite what they called a media campaign in support of the American student, asking the jurors to think instead of the young victim whose life was brutally ended. In the first round of closing arguments that took seven hours Friday, the prosecutors summed up circumstantial evidence, testimony and other clues they believe point solely to Knox and Raffaele Sollecito (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - Italian prosecutors asked an appeals court on Saturday to uphold the conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate and increase her sentence to life in prison.

Europe aims to beef up crisis fund (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Europe is working on ways to boost the firepower of its bailout fund, a top European official said as the United States, China and other countries turned up pressure on the euro zone to contain its debt crisis.

Rick Perry hopes for Florida straw poll victory (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Texas Governor Rick Perry (L) shakes hands with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney after the Republican Party of Florida presidential candidates debate in Orlando, Florida, September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Scott AudetteReuters - Republican Rick Perry on Saturday hoped to rebound from a shaky debate performance to win a Florida straw poll that is an important test of strength in a state crucial to victory in the November 2012 U.S. presidential election.

UBS CEO quits over trading loss (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Oswald Gruebel resigned on Saturday as chief executive of troubled Swiss bank UBS, saying he took the blame for the $2.3 billion loss run up in alleged rogue trading in its investment banking division.

Libyan NTC forces fight for Gaddafi's home town (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Fighters loyal to Libya's interim rulers prepare ammunition for artillery on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sirte September 23, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Libyan interim government forces backed by NATO warplanes swarmed into Muammar Gaddafi's home town of Sirte on Saturday but encountered heavy sniper fire as they tried to win control of one of the deposed leader's last strongholds.

Pakistani PM Gilani hits back at U.S. accusations (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani reviews the troops during a ceremony at the Invalides in Paris May 3, 2011. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - Pakistan shot back on Saturday at U.S. allegations that its powerful spy agency supports the Haqqani militant group fighting coalition troops in Afghanistan, describing them as a sign of American "confusion and policy disarray."

Putin ready to return as Russian president (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:38 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attend the United Russia congress in Moscow September 24, 2011. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Vladimir Putin declared on Saturday that he planned to reclaim the Russian presidency in an election next March that could open the way for the former KGB spy to rule until 2024.

Prosecutors demand life in jail for Amanda Knox (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy on November 2007, arrives at her appeal trial session in Perugia September 24, 2011. REUTERS/Giorgio BenvenutiReuters - Italian prosecutors asked a court on Saturday to put American student Amanda Knox behind bars for life for murdering her British housemate in a frenzied sex game that turned violent.

ECB's Stark warns global crisis far from over (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Reuters - The global financial crisis is far from over, European Central Bank Executive Board member Juergen Stark warned on Saturday, and hit out at the idea that low interest rates and other loose policy could solve the fundamental problems facing many.

Jaycee Dugard lawsuit seen as a long shot. What can it accomplish? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 06:38 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Abduction and rape victim Jaycee Dugard’s lawsuit against the US government, which challenges the principle that the government cannot be held responsible for the actions of federal officials, also raises the issue of violence against women and children.

Mitch Daniels: Is the US up to solving its money woes? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:03 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The United States is facing the “menace of red ink,” says Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, and the tough choices required for a solution will force the country to face the question: “Is our democracy up to this or not?”
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