Monday, October 24, 2011

Turkey quake death toll reaches over 200, set to rise (Reuters)

Turkey quake death toll reaches over 200, set to rise (Reuters)

Turkey quake death toll reaches over 200, set to rise (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, early October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Umit BektasReuters - More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more feared dead on Monday after an earthquake struck parts of southeast Turkey, where rescue teams worked through the night to try to free survivors crying for help from under rubble.

Argentine president strolls to re-election victory (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Argentina's center-leftist president, Cristina Fernandez, won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday as voters credited her unconventional policies for a long economic boom.

Grenade attack at Nairobi bar wounds 12: police (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Policemen inspect the scene of an explosion inside a pub in Kenya's capital Nairobi, October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaReuters - A grenade attack on a bar in the center of Nairobi early on Monday wounded 12 people, Kenyan police said, an incident that comes as Nairobi battles al Qaeda-linked militants in neighboring Somalia.

Libya declares "liberation," Gaddafi stays unburied (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 10:22 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture to the crowds in front of a giant Kingdom of Libya flag during celebrations for the liberation of Libya in Quiche, Benghazi October 23, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - Libya's new rulers declared the country freed from Muammar Gaddafi's 42 years of one-man rule, saying the "Pharaoh of the times" was in history's garbage bin and a future of democracy and reconciliation beckoned.

Analysis: U.S. talks up Pakistan role in Afghan peace talks (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:08 PM PDT

Mah Jamal, 45, a laborer, carries bricks at a construction site in Karachi October 23, 2011. Jamal earns Pakistani Rupees 300 ($ 3.4) as daily wage. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT POVERTY)Reuters - After years of demanding Pakistan crack down on militants in a lawless tribal area on its border with Afghanistan, the United States has now set out a possibly tougher challenge -- bring those militants to the peace table.

Why Libyans Don't Really Care How Gaddafi Died (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Time.com - While Western countries are still stunned at the way Gaddafi met his end, most in Libya are ecstatic that he is gone and impatient to begin their country anew

US-North Korea nuclear talks start in Geneva (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:28 AM PDT

AP - U.S. and North Korean diplomats began talks Monday on Pyongyang's nuclear program, the second direct encounter between the two sides in less than three months.

Review slams US training of Iraqi police (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:30 AM PDT

An Iraqi police officer uses a detector at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. A U.S. Department of State program to train Iraqi police lacks focus, could become a 'bottomless pit' of American money, and is not even appreciated by the Iraqi government, a U.S. government watchdog warned in a report released Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A U.S. State Department program to train Iraqi police lacks focus, could become a "bottomless pit" of American money and may not even be wanted by the Iraqi department it's supposed to help, reports released Monday by a U.S. government watchdog show.

Boom times fuel Argentine president's re-election (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez flashes a victory sign while celebrating with supporters after general elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Fernandez has been re-elected by a landslide. Exit polls say Fernandez has gotten 54 to 55 percent of the votes cast in Sunday's election, the widest victory margin for any Argentine president since democracy was restored in the country three decades ago. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - President Cristina Fernandez has been re-elected with one of the widest victory margins in Argentine history by persuading voters that she alone, even without her late powerbroker husband, is best able to keep spreading the wealth of an economic boom.

French forces join fight against Somali militants (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:13 PM PDT

African Union peacekeepers are seen in the Deynile district of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. In the Somali capital Thursday, al-Shabab was chased out of the northernmost neighborhood of Deynile in a dawn offensive by Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers who took control of the area, which the Islamist insurgency used as an execution ground and as an area for carrying out amputations, residents said. (AP Photo/Ali Bashi)AP - Kenya on Sunday said that France's navy bombed a town in Somalia near a stronghold of al-Shabab, the first confirmation that a Western military force is involved in the latest push against the Islamist militia.

Panetta calls NKorea 'reckless,' criticizes China (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:38 AM PDT

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday lashed out at North Korea for "reckless and provocative" acts and criticized China for a secretive expansion of its military power.

Canada warns EU on oil sands ranking plan (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada warned on Sunday it will "defend its interests" if the European Union (EU) goes through with a proposal to rank Canadian oil sands as a highly polluting fuel.

Australia's republican female PM backs royal succession changes (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the nation's first female leader and a staunch republican, on Monday backed moves to end 300 years of discrimination against royal daughters becoming heirs to the British throne.

On liberation day, Libyans flock to see Qaddafi – for proof, closure (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 02:43 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Widad El Weila came all the way from Libya's capital, Tripoli â€" a two-and-a-half-hour drive â€" with her teenage daughters to see the body of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.

Harvesting the Arab Spring: Tunisia Goes to the Polls (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Time.com - With an exuberant turnout, the country that set the Arab Spring going takes the important next step in guaranteeing the longevity of its hard-won democracy

Tunisia election: Smiles, pride as historic day goes smoothly (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:40 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Residents of Tunis awoke this morning to a city decorated in flags, the red and white national colors draped along every street large enough for two cars to pass.
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