Friday, December 30, 2011

Syrian rebels "hold fire", want to meet monitors (Reuters)

Syrian rebels "hold fire", want to meet monitors (Reuters)

Syrian rebels "hold fire", want to meet monitors (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:00 AM PST

Reuters - The anti-government Free Syrian Army has been ordered to stop offensive operations pending a meeting with Arab League delegates monitoring President Bashar al-Assad's compliance with a peace plan, the rebels' commander said on Friday.

North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST

A commemorative stamp featuring the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is seen in this picture taken on December 29, 2011 and released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang on December 30, 2011. North Korea's military staged a huge funeral procession on Wednesday in the snowy streets of the capital Pyongyang for its deceased Reuters - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying its confrontational stance against South Korea would not change and labeling its opponents "foolish."

China says its most wanted man admits crimes (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:04 AM PST

Reuters - China's most wanted man, who was deported from Canada in July after a decades-long legal battle, has admitted to his crimes and will now be handed over to prosecutors, state media reported Friday.

U.S.-trained China official seen behind blind activist's jailing (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:25 PM PST

Reuters - The rising Chinese official who critics say engineered the jailing of the blind legal rights activist Chen Guangcheng, has come a long way from Connecticut, where he studied public policy and claims to have worked as an aide to the mayor of New Haven.

Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko moved to jail-prison service (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:01 AM PST

Reuters - Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office, has been moved to prison from a detention center where she has been held since early August, the state penitentiary service said on Friday.

Libya's Army Tries to Reassert Itself, as Militias Have Their Way (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST

Time.com - The warriors of the various regional brigades that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi seem to have the run of Libya. The Army and police, however, try to do their duty

Spain gears up for austerity under new government (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:55 AM PST

Spain's new Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy heads the new government's first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul White)AP - Spain's new conservative government is about to unveil its first austerity measures as it embarks on an urgent mission to energize an economy saddled with shrinking output, sky-high unemployment and mountains of debt.

Egypt rights groups blast raids on NGO offices (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:05 AM PST

Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Egyptian soldiers and police stormed non-governmental organization offices throughout the country on Thursday, banning employees inside from leaving while they interrogated them and searched through computer files, an activist and security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)AP - Several Egyptian rights groups on Friday accused the country's ruling military council of using Hosni Mubarak-era "repressive tools" in waging an "unprecedented campaign" against pro-democracy organizations.

Jamaica's opposition wins elections in a landslide (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:00 PM PST

Jamaica's former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller shows her inked finger after casting her ballot in parliamentary elections in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday Dec. 29, 2011. Jamaica is holding 63 parliamentary races where current Prime Minister Andrew Holness' Jamaica Labour Party is in a tight race against the People's National Party, headed by Simpson Miller, to win control of the government for the next five years. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)AP - On Jamaica's rutted streets, the complaints have been chronic — home ownership is out of reach for most wage earners, the cost of electricity has skyrocketed, water service regularly fizzles out and decent jobs are scarce.

Aid group says 2 employees die in Somali gunfire (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:45 AM PST

Residents walk outside of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) compound in Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. A disgruntled former employee shot at least two international workers from the aid group Doctors Without Borders at the group's office in the Somali capital, a security guard said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)AP - Doctors Without Borders says that two of its employees in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital — a Belgian and an Indonesian — have been killed in gunfire that occurred in one of its offices.

North Korea vows no softening despite new leader (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:43 AM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, presides over a national memorial service for his late father Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Flanking him are Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and the ceremonial head of state, right, and Ri Yong Ho, a vice marshal of the Korean People's Army. (AP Photo)AP - North Korea warned the world Friday there would be no softening of its position toward South Korea's government after Kim Jong Il's death as Pyongyang strengthened his son and heir's authority with a new title: Great Leader.

CAW seeks strike OK at Caterpillar plant (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:57 PM PST

Reuters - The head of the Canadian Auto Workers union is looking for a green light from members to potentially strike Caterpillar over a contract dispute in London, Ontario.

Accused Sydney robber flees to Chinese consulate (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST

AP - Australian police have arrested a man accused of robbing a Sydney bar and then inadvertently fleeing to the grounds of the Chinese consulate, sparking a tense manhunt.

US 'deeply concerned' after Egypt raids NGO offices (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A series of armed sweeps of democracy, justice, and human rights organizations in Egypt today drew denunciations from the US and from a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch who called the actions "unprecedented."

Will Chinese Baseball Make it to the Big Leagues? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST

Time.com - America's favorite pastime is still relatively unknown in China, with only 4 million players compared to the estimated 300 million who play basketball. But MLB Asia officials are optimistic, thanks to the success of the sport elsewhere in the region.

Job of Jamaica's youngest prime minister ever is up for grabs (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:52 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Andrew Holness is already Jamaica’s youngest prime minister. Could he also become the nation’s shortest-serving?
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