Sunday, October 2, 2011

Tunisia opens first election campaign since uprising (Reuters)

Tunisia opens first election campaign since uprising (Reuters)

Tunisia opens first election campaign since uprising (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Tunisia's cities were decorated with posters for hundreds of candidates from scores of new parties when campaigning began on Saturday for what is billed as the first free election in the country's history.

NATO captures senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Reuters - NATO-led forces said on Saturday that they had captured the senior commander for the Haqqani network in Afghanistan, Haji Mali Khan, during an operation in eastern Paktia province earlier in the week.

Red Cross gets medicine into Libya's besieged Sirte (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2011, file photo U.S. Army Gen. Carter Ham, the top U.S. Commander for Africa, arrives for a press conference at the the Sigonella airbase in Sicily, Italy. Ham told The Associated Press the military mission in Libya is largely complete and NATO's involvement could begin to wrap up as soon as next week, when allied leaders meet in Brussels. He said U.S. intelligence and surveillance assets, such as drones, will likely stay in the region for some time once the NATO mission ends. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)Reuters - Aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brought medical supplies into ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's besieged hometown of Sirte on Saturday as fears grew that a humanitarian disaster was unfolding there.

Meredith ignored in "media fog" around Amanda Knox (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy in November 2007, attends at the court during her appeal trial session in Perugia September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - Murdered Briton Meredith Kercher has been forgotten in the "fog" of a tireless media and public relations campaign to free the American student convicted of killing her, a lawyer for the victim's family told Reuters.

Golf-Course Design Returns to Its Rugged, Coastal Roots (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:40 AM PDT

Time.com - The Missing Links: Golf-Course Design Goes Back to Basics

40 detained during Moscow gay rights rally (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:40 PM PDT

Russian police officers detains an anti-gay protester during a gay pride rally in central Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Russian police say they detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow. Saturday's protest was one of the few gay rights events sanctioned by authorities. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russian police say they have detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow.

Egypt military proposes schedule for leaving power (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:28 PM PDT

Egyptian demonstrator chant slogans as they attend a protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Several thousand Egyptians are protesting against the country's military rulers decision to retain the much hated emergency laws used throughout the reign of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to give police almost unquestionable powers to operate. The sign at right reads in Arabic: 'Shaab Street' and 'Shaab and Shura Square for the 25th Jan. revolution' and translates as 'People Street' and 'The people and the Upper house of Parliament Square for the 25 Jan revolution' (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Egypt's military rulers on Saturday floated a timetable for their exit from power under which presidential elections could be held by late next year.

2 powerful cartels dominate in Mexico drug war (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT

In this Thursday Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, a plastic sheet covers the body of a pirated DVD vendor at the central market in Acapulco, Mexico. The Pacific resort city of Acapulco has been hit by increased violence as drug gangs battle for control of the region. Five years after President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico's five main drug cartels, the nation is now dominated by two powerful organizations that appear poised for a one-on-one battle to control drug markets and trafficking routes. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)AP - Five years after President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico's five main drug cartels, the nation is now dominated by two powerful organizations that appear poised for a one-on-one battle to control drug markets and trafficking routes.

Witness: Nigeria sect kills 2 at wedding with bomb (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:06 PM PDT

AP - A witness says suspected members of a radical Muslim sect threw a bomb at soldiers in Nigeria's restive northeast, killing two bystanders at a nearby wedding.

Philippines mops up after two typhoons in a week (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Philippine authorities were struggling on Sunday to reach communities in northern provinces of Luzon island that were hit by two powerful typhoons in less than week, as concern grew about a third storm forming off the coast.

Plane hits Ferris wheel in Australia; no injuries (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:19 AM PDT

Two men and their ultra-light plane hang from a Ferris wheel while two children sit in a carriage near the top of the ride at a country festival at Old Bar, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. The four people were trapped in the tangled wreckage for hours after the plane crashed into the ride. (AP Photo/Carl Muxlow) AUSTRALIA OUTAP - An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the aircraft for hours. There were no serious injuries.

Trekking in Kashmir: Where nuclear powers once clashed (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:34 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - On that first day, we climbed up and up into Kashmir's forests and mountains, home to nomadic shepherds, timber thieves, and Indian soldiers defending the Line of Control from Pakistani militants.

Was the Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki Legal? (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:40 AM 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

Pakistan's military and legislators plan peace talks with Taliban (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:36 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - After a rare gathering of top military officials and the heads of more than 50 political and religious parties, Pakistan's government has announced that it would negotiate with the militants in the tribal belt along Afghan border rather than dealing with them militarily.
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