Monday, October 25, 2010

Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan (AP)

Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan (AP)

Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:37 AM PDT

Map locating Pakpattan in Pakistan where at several people have been killed in a bomb blast after dawn prayers at a Sufi shrine.(AFP Graphic)AP - A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Monday, killing at least five people, officials said.

Security tightened at schools in western China (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:19 AM PDT

In this Oct. 19, 2010 photo released by Free Tibet on Friday Oct. 22, 2010, Tibetan students gather in protest on the streets of Tongren in western China's Qinghai province. Tibetan students in western China marched in protest of unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers said Wednesday Oct, an unusually bold challenge to authorities which reflects a deep unease over what is being seen as the marginalization of the cultural heritage in the region. (AP Photo/Free Tibet) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Security was tightened Monday at schools in western China following demonstrations last week by students who marched to protest reported plans to impose Chinese as the main language of instruction.

Indonesia warns volcano could erupt at any time (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT

A view of the Mount Merapi volcano emitting smoke is seen from Cangkringan village in the district of Sleman, central Java October 25, 2010. Indonesia Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center issued a high alert status warning for the volcano, according to local radio Elsinta. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo (INDONESIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP - Indonesia warned Monday that its most volatile volcano could erupt at any time, prompting calls for the evacuation of thousands of villagers living on the mountain's slopes.

Hurricane Richard makes landfall in Belize (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:00 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Richard taken at 12:31 a.m. EDT Monday Oct. 25, 2010. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Richard's top winds were 90 mph (150 kph) — making it a Category 1 hurricane — when it made landfall about 20 miles (35 kms) south-southwest of Belize City, whose neighborhoods are full of wooden, tin-roof homes that are very vulnerable to winds. Richard slammed into Belize's Caribbean coast just south of its largest city late Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge at shelters in the tiny Central American nation. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Hurricane Richard slammed into Belize's Caribbean coast just south of its largest city late Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge at shelters in the tiny Central American nation.

In Haiti, cholera could heighten earthquake misery (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 06:02 PM PDT

The coffin of Frist Fleurant, 10, who died of cholera, sits atop a motorcycle before his burial in Rossignol, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 250 people had died and there are over 3,000 sick. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A cholera outbreak that already has left 250 people dead and more than 3,000 sickened is at the doorstep of an enormous potential breeding ground: the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live. Health authorities and aid workers are scrambling to keep the tragedies from merging and the deaths from multiplying.

Pakistan's Army Flexes Its Muscles (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Pakistan's Army Flexes Its Muscles

S.Korea puts EU FTA deal to lawmakers for approval (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:28 AM PDT

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) next to South Korean Minister of Trade Kim Jong Hoon (L) at a summit on October 6, 2010 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. South Korea has submitted a sweeping free trade agreement with the European Union to parliament for approval, as it seeks greater access to its second largest trading partner after China.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - South Korea on Monday submitted a sweeping free trade agreement with the European Union to parliament for approval, as it seeks greater access to its second largest trading partner after China.

Settlers confirm work has begun on up to 600 homes (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:01 AM PDT

Jewish settlement Pisgat Zeev pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem, August 2010. The United States convinced the Israelis and Palestinians to relaunch direct peace talks in early September but the Palestinians suspended them later that month following the expiration of a partial Israeli settlement moratorium.(AFP/File/Ahmad Gharabli)AP - A senior settler official says that work has begun on up to 600 new homes in West Bank settlements since Israel lifted its curb on such construction Sept. 26, mirroring recent findings by The Associated Press and the Israeli watchdog Peace Now.

Canadian at Gitmo faces trial or possible plea (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

Former U.S. Army sergeant Layne Morris, right, arrives at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, ahead of Omar Khadr's scheduled military commission hearing. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on Friday and talked about the fate of the last Western detainee at Guantanamo Bay, a Canadian government source said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Colin Perkel)AP - A Canadian who has been in U.S. custody since he was a teenager could see an end to eight years of legal limbo on Monday as his war crimes trial resumes amid talk of a possible last-minute plea deal to spare him a life sentence.

Youth killed, several wounded in W. Sahara (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 06:20 PM PDT

File photo shows policemen keeping watch on the streets of Western Sahara's main city of Laayoune. A youth was killed and five people were wounded by Moroccan police when they tried to gain access to a camp near Laayoune in Western Sahara, a source close to local authorities said.(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)AFP - A youth was killed and five people were wounded by Moroccan police when they tried to gain access to a camp near Laayoune in Western Sahara, a source close to local authorities said.

Japan protests to China over boats near islands (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Japanese Coast Guard-issued photo shows patrol boats (L) and (R) chasing a fishing vessel (C) close to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea. Japan has lodged a protest with China after spotting two of its fisheries patrol boats near the network of islands, Japan's top government spokesman Yoshito Sengoku said Monday.(AFP/HO/JAPAN COAST GUARD/FILE/Japan Coast Guard)AFP - Japan said Monday it had lodged a protest with Beijing after spotting two Chinese fisheries patrol boats near a disputed island chain at the centre of a bitter row between the Asian giants.

Australian terror leader denied reduced sentence (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:22 AM PDT

Police stand guard during the trial of Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika and six followers in Melbourne in February, 2009. The religious leader who led an Australian terror cell which plotted to kill thousands has lost an appeal against his jail term, but a court found that some sentences given to his group were excessive.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - A Muslim cleric who led an Australian terror cell which plotted to kill thousands Monday lost an appeal against his jail term, but a court found that some sentences given to his group were excessive.

Geithner keeps pressure on China after G20 (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:19 AM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks during a news conference after the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Gyeongju, southeast of Seoul, October 23, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky LohThe Christian Science Monitor - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is keeping up the pressure on China to raise the value of its currency and lower its enormous exports after the world’s top finance officials failed to make definite commitments in two tense days of talks here.

Amid China's Economic Boom, Philanthropy Lags (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Though China's number of billionaires is second only to the U.S., for most Chinese people, the idea of charity seems detached from their daily lives

Iraq's Maliki says Wikileaks documents could be used in court (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 05:23 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The trove of leaked secret US military documents filtered its way through top levels in Iraq on Saturday, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki saying they could be used as evidence in court cases and the US denying that it turned a blind eye to torture.

India's Female Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:14 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - MONROVIA, Oct 24 (IPS) - It is break time at the Victory Chapel School in Congo Town. Children dressed in their royal blue uniforms with bright yellow and white trim fight to get under the shade of the only mango tree in the yard. It is the start of the dry season and the scorching sun will soon be almost unbearable to stand in.
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