Sunday, September 25, 2011

Russia's Putin to seek presidency, finance chief to go (Reuters)

Russia's Putin to seek presidency, finance chief to go (Reuters)

Russia's Putin to seek presidency, finance chief to go (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Russia's finance minister announced on Sunday he would step down next year if President Dmitry Medvedev becomes prime minister following Vladimir Putin's expected return to the presidency.

Pakistan army chief calls special meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT

Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani (R) listens to U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen at the start of the NATO MC conference in Seville September 16, 2011. REUTERS/Javier DiazReuters - Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Sunday called a "special" meeting of his top commanders to discuss the security situation, the military said, as the war of words with the United States escalated.

Small tourist plane crashes in Nepal, 19 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:06 AM PDT

A Buddha Air Beechcraft 1900D aircraft prepares to take off early morning at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport in this April 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Tim Chong/FilesReuters - A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Mount Everest crashed in bad weather near Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday, killing all 19 people on board, officials said.

Power blackout hits Chile, halts copper mines (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Reuters - A massive power blackout paralyzed crucial copper mines in Chile on Saturday and darkened vast swaths of the country including the capital Santiago before energy was largely restored, officials said.

Libyan NTC forces thrust deep into Gaddafi home town (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:59 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters are seen with tanks at Wadi Dirad checkpoint near Bani Walid September 25, 2011. REUTERS/Saad Salash (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)Reuters - Libyan interim government forces backed by NATO warplanes have mounted their deepest thrust into Muammar Gaddafi's home town of Sirte, getting as close as half a kilometer from the center of the deposed leader's coastal stronghold.

After Saleh's Surprise Return, Fighting Continues in Yemen (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Will the return of the injured strongman help bring an end to the bloodshed in this country or just make things worse?

Finance minister rules out role in next Russian government (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has ruled out taking a job in Russia's next government, citing irreconcilable policy differences with President Dmitry Medvedev, who is likely to become premier in a job swap with Vladimir Putin.

Official: Explosions kill 6 in holy Iraqi city (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Undated handout image courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft. The United States has agreed in principle to deploy U.S. Predator drones on Turkish soil to aid in the fight against Kurdish separatist rebels, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said. The U.S. military flies unarmed surveillance Predators based in Iraq and shares images and vital intelligence with Turkey to aid Ankara as it battles Kurdish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels who have camps in northern Iraq. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY) 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 - A local government official says four explosions have killed at least six people in the holy Shiite city of Karbala in southern Iraq.

Nyad pushes through stings on 'critical' 2nd night (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 10:03 PM PDT

U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad begins her swim from Cuba to Florida at the Hemingway Marina in Havana, Cuba, Friday Sept. 23, 2011. Endurance athlete Nyad will attempt for a second time to swim from Cuba to Florida in hopes of setting a world record at the age of 62. The Los Angeles woman fell short in a previous attempt at the swim last month, calling it off after 29 hours in the water and about halfway through the 103-mile (166-kilometer) journey. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Endurance athlete Diana Nyad resumed swimming early Sunday after being treated at sea for a second painful jellyfish sting near the halfway point of her bid to make the 103-mile (166-kilometer) crossing from Cuba to Florida.

Egypt court delays verdict in policemen's trial (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Reuters - An Egyptian activist, whose death last year contributed to the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, died from asphyxiation caused by a roll forced into his mouth while he was unconscious, the state news agency MENA reported on Saturday.

Plane crashes in Nepal, killing all 19 on board (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:12 AM PDT

AP - A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal on Sunday, killing all 19 people on board, officials said.

The New Spanish Scent That's Good Enough to Eat (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Chef Jordi Roca is already known for making pastries that taste like popularperfumes smell. Now he's reversing the concept with scents based on hisrestaurant's dessert list
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