Sunday, October 23, 2011

7.2 quake in Turkey kills 85, collapses buildings (AP)

7.2 quake in Turkey kills 85, collapses buildings (AP)

7.2 quake in Turkey kills 85, collapses buildings (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

People rescue a woman trapped under debris after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing about 45 buildings in Van province, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 according to the deputy Turkish prime minister. Only one death was immediately confirmed, but scientists estimated that up to 1,000 people could have been killed. The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, in the mountainous eastern province of Van, close to the Iranian border. ( AP Photo/ Ali Ihsan Ozturk, Aatolia) TURKEY OUTAP - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 85 people and sparking widespread panic as it collapsed dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete.

Libya declared free, but Gadhafi death questioned (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Wahab Al Ghazali of Libya, left, poses next to a poster of Moammar Gadhafi reading 'End of Dictator, Libya is Free, Thanks to the Blood of its Martyrs' as they celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 as Libya's transitional government declared the liberation of Libya after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - Libya's interim rulers declared the country liberated on Sunday after an eight-month civil war, launching the oil-rich nation on what is meant to be a two-year transition to democracy. But they laid out future plans with an Islamist tone that could rattle their Western backers.

GOP candidates would cut federal judges' power (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidat and former Rep. Newt Gingrich speaks at the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C. Most Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that displease them or allow Congress to override Supreme Court rulings on constitutional issues. Gingrich, who has been the most outspoken critic of the courts, say he would summon judges before Congress to explain their decisions and consider impeaching judges over their rulings. (AP Photo/ Mary Ann Chastain, File)AP - Most of the Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that displease them or allow Congress to override Supreme Court rulings on constitutional issues.

Religion claims its place in Occupy Wall Street (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

In this Oct. 14, 2011 photo, Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry speaks to various religious leaders who have come together to pledge their support to the Occupy Wall Street protests at Judson Memorial Church in New York. Organizers of protests in cities across the country have taken pains to include a religious component because they say cultivating the spirit of love and unity is an important part of bringing change. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)AP - Downtown Dewey Square is crammed with tents and tarps of Occupy Boston protesters, but organizers made sure from the start of this weeks-old encampment that there was room for the holy.

Hispanic voters: Stick with Obama or go with GOP? (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 10, 2011, file photo audience members listen to President Barack Obama speak about immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas. A year before the 2012 presidential election, Hispanic voters face a choice: continue to support Obama despite being disproportionately hurt by the economic downturn or turn to Republicans at a time when many GOP presidential hopefuls have taken a hard line on immigration. Obama kicks off a three-day West coast trip on Monday in Las Vegas.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A year before the 2012 presidential election, Hispanic voters are facing a choice. They can continue to support President Barack Obama despite being hurt disproportionately by the economic downturn or turn to Republicans at a time when many GOP presidential hopefuls have taken a hard line on immigration.

Torch cams to give masses views from Lady Liberty (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:32 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by EarthCam, the Statue of Liberty's torch glows against the evening sky in New York Harbor in New York. Five torch cams will be switched on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, during a ceremony to commemorate the statue’s dedication. The five cameras, which will be on 24 hours, 7 days a week, were donated to the National Park Service by Earthcam Inc., a New Jersey-based company that manages a network of webcams around the world. (AP Photo/EarthCam)AP - Give me your tired, your poor — your Internet-connected masses yearning to see. Lady Liberty is getting high-tech gifts for her 125th birthday: webcams on her torch that will let viewers gaze out at New York Harbor and read the tablet in her hands or see visitors on the grounds of the island below in real time.

Pope names 3 new saints, man disrupts Mass (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT

An unidentified man holds a copy of the Holy Bible as he stands on the edge of the colonnade that surrounds St. Peter's square at the Vatican, during a beatification Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Vatican gendarmes, a bishop and the pope's own bodyguard eventually talked the man down from the upper reaches of the colonnade after he shouted, 'Pope, where is Christ?' in English. The disruption came toward the end of a two-hour Mass Sunday to canonize three 19th-century founders of religious orders: Italian bishop and missionary Monsignor Guido Maria Conforti, Spanish nun Sister Bonifacia Rodriguez de Castro and an Italian priest who worked with the poor, the Rev. Luigi Guanella. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI named three new saints for the Catholic Church during Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square that was disrupted by a man who climbed out onto the upper colonnade and burned a bible.

'Miracle' tornado survivor denied workers' comp (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2011 file photo, Mark Lindquist, of Joplin, Mo., is embraced by his sisters Vehrlene Crosswhite, left, and Linda Baldwin just before being released from the Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon, Mo. By all accounts, Lindquist is a hero, an underpaid social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. But heroism doesn't pay the bills, not when the tornado's 200 mph winds tossed Lindquist nearly a block, broke every rib, obliterated his shoulder, knocked out most of his teeth and put him in a coma for three months. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, T. Rob Brown, File)AP - By all accounts, Mark Lindquist is a hero, an underpaid social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. Both houses of the Missouri legislature honored Lindquist, the Senate resolution calling him "a true hero and inspiration to others."

Tunisians turn out in force for first free vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Abdelfattah Mourou, head of the Tunisian party 'Independent Democratic Alliance' casts his vote in La Marsa, near the Tunisian capital, Tunis, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Tunisians began voting Sunday in their first truly free elections, the culmination of a popular uprising that ended decades of authoritarian rule and set off similar rebellions across the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)AP - Tunisians turned out in force for their country's first truly free elections Sunday, voting that is expected to favor a long-banned Islamist party and seen as a bellwether for pro-democracy movements across the Arab world.

OU, Wisconsin fall and LSU-Bama set for 1 v 2 game (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:08 AM PDT

LSU head coach Les Miles, center, sings the LSU fight song with safety Eric Reid (1), wide receiver Armand Williams (81) and others after their NCAA college football game against Auburn in Baton Rouge, La. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. LSU won 45-10 to remain undefeated. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama have locked in their spots for the biggest regular-season game in Southeastern Conference history.

U.S. rating likely to be downgraded again: Merrill (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States will likely suffer the loss of its triple-A credit rating from another major rating agency by the end of this year due to concerns over the deficit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts.

Sarkozy backs down on ECB crisis role (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy backed down on Sunday in the face of implacable German opposition to demands to use unlimited European Central Bank funds to fight the euro zone's deepening sovereign debt crisis.

Strong earthquake hits Turkey, up to 1,000 feared killed (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Rescue workers try to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Tabanli village near the eastern Turkish city of Van October 23, 2011. REUTERS/Abdurrahman Antakyali/Anadolu AgencyReuters - As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey, destroying dozens of buildings and trapping some victims alive under rubble.

Gaddafi unburied as Libya declares "liberation" (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters returning from Sirte are welcomed at Al Guwarsha gate in Benghazi October 22, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - Libya's new rulers declared the country freed from Muammar Gaddafi's 42 years of one-man rule Sunday, saying the "Pharaoh of the times" was now in history's garbage bin and a future of democracy and postwar reconciliation beckoned.

Ex-Olympus CEO says probe on fee falls short: AP (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The ousted chief executive of Olympus Corp said the company's review of a $687 million payment to financial advisers has not gone far enough and said he was fired because he asked questions about the extraordinary fee, according to the Associated Press.

Biden leaves door open for White House run in 2016 (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden left open the possibility on Sunday that he might run for the White House in 2016.

Huge turnout in Tunisia's Arab Spring election (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Voter display stained fingers to the photographer after they cast ballots at a polling station in Tunis October 23, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Tunisians turned out in force to vote in the country's first free election, 10 months after vegetable seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in an act of protest that started the Arab Spring uprisings.

Argentina president to win re-election: exit poll (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Mail workers carry ballot boxes and papers in Patagonian city of Rio Gallegos October 22, 2011. REUTERS/Andres StapffReuters - Center-left Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was headed for easy re-election on Sunday with 55 percent of the vote, according to sources with access to an exit poll funded by the government.

Forest 'roadless rule': environmental victory or US job-killer? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 10:42 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Environmentalists on Saturday hailed as one of the biggest conservation victories in decades a federal court ruling that upheld a "roadless rule" to protect massive swaths of national forest.

Unmanned drone attacks and shape-shifting robots: War's remote-control future (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In the shadow of a heavily fortified enemy building, US commanders call in a chemical robot, or what looks like a blob.
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