Saturday, October 1, 2011

CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen (Reuters)

CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen (Reuters)

CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, gives a religious lecture in an unknown location in this still image taken from video released by Intelwire.com on September 30, 2011. Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed, Yemen's Defence Ministry said on Friday. A Yemeni security official said Awlaki, who is of Yemeni descent, was hit in a Friday morning air raid in the northern al-Jawf province that borders oil giant Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Intelwire.comReuters - SANAA (Reuters)- Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamist militant, was killed in Yemen on Friday in a CIA drone strike described by President Barack Obama as "another significant milestone" in efforts to defeat al Qaeda.

Pakistani Punjab governor killer sentenced to death (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Reuters - A Pakistani court sentenced to death on Saturday the killer of the governor of Pakistan's largest province, a defense lawyer said.

Civilians surge out of Sirte, say food dwindling (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:01 AM PDT

A view of the front entrance to the airport at Sirte which is now under the control of anti-Gaddafi fighters September 29, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Civilians fled Sirte on Friday as interim government forces pounded the coastal city in an effort to dislodge fighters loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.

U.S. reassures Pakistan amid anti-American protests (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Some of nearly 300 residents, most of whom support the Sundar Sharif Sufi Shrine, take part in an anti-American rally through the streets of Lahore, September 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - The United States moved to ease tensions with Islamabad on Friday, telling Pakistan it would not send ground troops to attack militant positions in North Waziristan even as anti-American protests flared around the country.

Was Killing American al Qaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Legal? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Time.com - The killing of Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, along with another American allegedly involved with al Qaeda, spotlights the way drone strikes may be outpacing our legal, moral and strategic thinking about them

China paper urges Europe get act together on debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Reuters - European countries must act decisively to resolve the euro zone debt crisis or risk having some member states forced out of the single currency, China's top newspaper said in a front page commentary on Saturday.

With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT

AP - The killings of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American al-Qaida propagandist in a U.S. airstrike have wiped out the decisive factor that made the terrorist group's Yemen branch the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.

Mexico navy nabs alleged cartel hit man (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Part of a record-setting 14 tons of marijuana seized by the U.S. Border Patrol September 28, 2011 is shown in this handout photo released to Reuters September 30, 2011. The record 14 tons of marijuana, valued at over $22.6 million, was seized in the California desert at a checkpoint roughly 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, federal officials said on Friday. REUTERS/USBP/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW DRUGS SOCIETY) 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 - Mexican authorities detained the Zeta drug cartel's alleged top hit man in the city of Veracruz for the disappearance of three marines, the navy announced Friday.

Tuaregs, Arabsswap hostages in Libya peace deal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Tuareg tribesmen and local Arabs who have fought skirmishes near this Saharan oasis exchanged hostages and signed an agreement on Friday to try to stabilize an area where some security officials believe Muammar Gaddafi has taken refuge.

Rescuers find 18 bodies in Indonesia plane crash (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:49 AM PDT

In this photo released by Indonesia Air Force's Elite Force. the wreckage of a Spanish-desinged aircraft CASA C-212 is seen in Bahorok, North Sumatra, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Rescuers trying to reach the plane that crashed in the mountains of western Indonesia said Friday there still may be survivors, after spotting the wreckage intact in the trees with one of its doors opened. (AP Photo/Indonesia Air Force's Elite Force)AP - The bodies of all 18 people who were on board a plane that crashed into the jungle-covered mountains of western Indonesia were recovered from the wreckage Saturday, an official said.

Serial killer Clifford Olson dead (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson, serving a life sentence for murdering 11 boys and girls in the early 1980s, has died in a Quebec hospital, local media reports said on Friday.

Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia? (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Looking for a taste treat for a special snack? Perhaps a packet of chocolate covered bugs, chocolate-chip mealworms or cricket lollipops will hit the spot.

Seat warmer: Russia's Medvedev stepping aside for 'more popular' Putin (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Incumbent Russian President Dmitry Medvedev broke nearly a week's silence Friday on why he meekly stepped aside and allowed Vladimir Putin to take the ruling United Russia party's presidential nomination รข€" which virtually guarantees Mr. Putin's victory in elections next March.

Could Southeast Asians Launch Their Version of the Arab Spring? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Will the Next Arab-Style Revolt Erupt In Southeast Asia?

Why dictators now face civilian revolt, from Syria to Swaziland (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:11 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Authoritarian regimes are crumbling across North Africa; street protests are rocking capitals from Syria to Swaziland. Is the age of dictators finally over?
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