Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Biden: Withdrawal begins new phase in U.S.-Iraq relations (Reuters)

Biden: Withdrawal begins new phase in U.S.-Iraq relations (Reuters)

Biden: Withdrawal begins new phase in U.S.-Iraq relations (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:29 AM PST

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States was keeping its promise to withdraw its troops by the end of the year and the countries were beginning a new phase in their relationship.

NATO attack was blatant aggression: Pakistan army (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:19 AM PST

Supporters of the Islamic organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa hold placards while shouting ant-American slogans during a demonstration in Lahore November 29, 2011. REUTERS/ Mohsin RazaReuters - A senior Pakistani army official has said a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 soldiers was a deliberate, blatant act of aggression, hardening Pakistan's stance on an incident that could hurt efforts to stabilize Afghanistan.

Britain pulls embassy staff out of Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:04 AM PST

Reuters - Britain has evacuated all its diplomatic staff from Iran, Western diplomatic sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed and ransacked its embassy and residential compound.

Gbagbo faces charges of crimes against humanity: ICC (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:52 AM PST

Reuters - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was arrested and flown to The Hague overnight to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, the first former head of state to be tried by the ICC since its inception in 2002.

China's sway runs deep in Myanmar's ancient capital (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST

Reuters - The stalls of Mandalay's biggest market are lined with Chinese-made clothes, appliances and cosmetics -- a clear sign of the grip Myanmar's giant neighbor has over the city.

Lebanon: How Hizballah's Technology Undoes the CIA (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:05 AM PST

Time.com - It was bad week for the U.S. intelligence agency as the Iran-backed militia displays an impressive electronic intelligence-gathering capability

UK public workers begin 1-day strike (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:21 AM PST

AP - Public sector workers in Britain have begun a one-day strike to protest changes in their pension plans.

Biden: US troop exit marks new beginning with Iraq (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:11 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Biden arrived on a surprise visit to Iraq late Tuesday in a trip designed to chart a new relationship between the two countries after all American forces have left the country in just over a month. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his trip to Baghdad ahead of the U.S. military pullout will mark a new beginning between Iraq and the United States, but already protests in Iraq against his visit are demonstrating the difficulties the relationship will face.

US man free in Aruba but still under legal cloud (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PST

U.S. businessman Gary Giordano, center, pictured shortly after being freed from police custody, sitting in the back of an SUV driven away from an Aruban detention facility by local lawyer Chris Lejuez, and American lawyer Jose Baez, left, in Oranjestad, Aruba, Monday, Nov. 29, 2011. Giordano, held since Aug. 5, is free to leave the island, although prosecutors say he is still their prime suspect in the disappearance of his traveling companion. (AP Photo/Pedro Famous Diaz)AP - A U.S. man is out of jail for the first time in nearly four months, but prosecutors hope to persuade an Aruba appeals court to put him back behind bars as early as Wednesday as a suspect in the disappearance of his female traveling companion.

Egypt's Brotherhood leading in vote count: source (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:18 AM PST

Reuters - The Muslim Brotherhood's list leads in initial counting of results from the first round of Egypt's parliamentary election, with about 40 percent of party-list votes, a party source said Wednesday.

Guman wounds 2 near Istanbul's Topkapi Palace (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:08 AM PST

AP - Witnesses say a gunman has wounded a soldier and a security guard at the entrance of Istanbul's Topkapi Palace on Wednesday, before engaging in a shootout with police inside the palace courtyard.

Oil sands opponents turn focus to Enbridge project (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Reuters - Enbridge Inc's proposed C$5.5 billion ($5.3 billion) pipeline to British Columbia poses a raft of environmental risks, according to a new report that signals the project will become the next battleground over the future of Canada's oil sands.

Australian nursing home blaze claims 11th fatality (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:39 PM PST

AP - The death toll from a suspected arson attack on an Australian nursing home has risen to 11 with an 83-year-old woman becoming the latest fatality.

Egyptian Elections: Will Democracy Trump Military Rule? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:05 AM PST

Time.com - The crucial thing about the elections in Egypt is not so much their outcome. They must be allowed to run their course and produce a credible Parliament
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