Saturday, October 29, 2011

ICC warns Libya's Saif al-Islam against fleeing (Reuters)

ICC warns Libya's Saif al-Islam against fleeing (Reuters)

ICC warns Libya's Saif al-Islam against fleeing (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Saif Al-Islam, son of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures as he talks to reporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/FilesReuters - The International Criminal Court said on Saturday Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact through intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation.

Syrian tanks pound Homs after army defections (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:04 AM PDT

Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gather in Hula, near Homs October 27, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian tanks pounded an old district in Homs on Saturday in one of the heaviest barrages since the military intensified an assault on the central city two weeks ago to crush protests and a nascent insurgency, residents said.

Turkey's post-quake relief races against winter (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Earthquake survivor Ferhat Tokay is pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed building by Turkish and Azeri rescuers in Ercis early October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Azerbaijan Search and Rescue Team/HandoutReuters - Authorities overseeing relief efforts after Turkey's biggest earthquake in over a decade were confident emergency needs for tens of thousands made homeless would be met by Saturday in hardest hit urban areas.

Suicide bomber attacks foreign troops in Kabul: police (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Reuters - A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign soldiers in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday, a police official said, but there was no immediate word on casualties.

No Joy in Greece Over the E.U.'s New Deal (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Time.com - As the government tries to look on the bright side of the E.U.'s debt deal, Greeks continue to rage over harsh austerity measures

Rules change gives royal girls equal shot at crown (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:02 PM PDT

FILE - Prince William, and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, look at a stuffed bear destined for children of military families at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., Sunday, July 10, 2011. Royal daughters no longer will have to go to the back of the queue when it comes to the line of succession in Britain. After centuries of sexism, Commonwealth leaders agreed Friday Oct 28 2011 to the rule change that means if Prince William and Kate have a female child first, she can now inherit the throne. (AP Photo/Francine Orr, File Pool)AP - If Will and Kate's first child is a girl, it's now clear that she'll probably become queen one day — and not even getting a little brother can mess that up.

Fresh raids in Syria after deadly day of protests (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:01 AM PDT

Two Syrian regime women supporters hold a banner with a sarcastic caricature on it in Umayyad Square in downtown Damascus, Syria. Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians packed a Damascus square Wednesday in a show of support for embattled President Bashar Assad, a few hours ahead of a visit by senior Arab officials probing ways to start a dialogue between the regime and the opposition. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - Syrian troops conducted fresh raids and hunted down protesters Saturday after security forces killed about 40 people the previous day — one of the deadliest in the country's seven-month uprising, activists said.

Unsolved cases pile up in Puerto Rico (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:22 AM PDT

In this picture taken Oct. 21, 2011, a forensic investigator examines the body of a men killed by unidentified gunmen at a crime scene in Carolina, Puerto Rico. A recent U.S. Department of Justice report found that police in Puerto Rico are arresting suspects for only 43 percent of the island's homicides, making it the only U.S. jurisdiction where fewer than half of all homicides lead to an arrest. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)AP - The 8-year-old boy was found in his bed bleeding from a fatal blow to the head. His house in a gated coastal community showed no apparent signs of forced entry. In fact, at least five people were home when the boy was injured.

ICC warns Libya's Saif al-Islam against fleeing (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Saif Al-Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi, greets supporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/FilesReuters - The International Criminal Court said on Saturday Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact through intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation.

Bangkok flood defenses hold amid high tides (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:02 AM PDT

Jet;iners are parked at the flooded Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - The complex network of flood defenses shielding Thailand's capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held Saturday as coastal high tides hit their peak. While the city center was protected, Bangkok's northern outskirts remained inundated along with much of the rest of the country.

It's a girl! British royal succession rules to change (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Centuries of British royal discrimination came to an end Friday after Commonwealth leaders agreed to drop rules that give sons precedence as heir to the throne and bar anyone in line for the crown from marrying a Roman Catholic.

Qantas Airways grounds its entire worldwide fleet (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:11 AM PDT

AP - Qantas Airways grounded all of its aircraft around the world indefinitely on Saturday due to ongoing strikes by its workers.

Russia's Bolshoi Theater back from the brink of destruction (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:40 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia's iconic Bolshoi Theater will officially return from the brink of destruction this week.

Under Historic New Law, Women Given Equal Right to British Throne (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Time.com - For 300 years, the English crown passed to the oldest male heir. Now, it will simply go to the first-born -- even if she's a girl

Teen rescued from Turkey quake rubble, as government eyes lax building construction (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:32 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Rescue workers on Friday pulled a teenage boy alive from rubble five days after an 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Turkey.
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