Sunday, October 24, 2010

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital (AP)

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital (AP)

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:55 PM PDT

Children suffering cholera symptoms rest at the hospital in Grande-Saline, Haiti, Saturday Oct. 23, 2010. A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. Health officials said at least 208 people had died. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.

Iraq PM: WikiLeaks abuse leak designed to hurt him (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Iraqi people surf the internet for WikiLeaks web site in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Reports of brutality and torture of fellow Iraqis at the hands of government forces threw the country's political scene into turmoil Saturday with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attacking the leak as an attempt to malign him, and his rivals citing the documents as proof he is unfit to lead.

Bahrain's Shiites turn to ballots after crackdowns (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 10:05 PM PDT

An elderly Bahraini man casts his ballot Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, in Muharraq, Bahrain, for parliamentary and municipal elections. After months of street unrest, voters in the island kingdom of Bahrain were choosing a new parliament Saturday that could challenge the ruling Sunni dynasty's sweeping crackdown on majority Shiites. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - After facing months of crackdowns, Shiite leaders in the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain awaited results Sunday from parliamentary elections they hope will be a show of strength against Sunni rulers. But early allegations of voting problems point to possible challenges to the outcome in this key Western ally.

Iraq WikiLeaks release offers new casualty details (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2006 file photo, three brothers of a man shot dead by a gunman in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad sit next to his coffin as it is carried on top of a vehicle en-route to the funeral in Najaf, Iraq. Writing on coffin in Arabic reads 'Belonging to Al-Arqam Mosque'. Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, File)AP - An Iraqi family gunned down after approaching a U.S. patrol too fast. Dozens of men shot execution-style by sectarian death squads.

Tropical Storm Richard drenches Honduran coast (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:07 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Richard as it moves westward along the coast of Honduras. The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Belize. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Tropical Storm Richard lashed Honduras' Caribbean coast with heavy rain and wind and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Sunday as it roared toward Belize and southeastern Mexico.

Burmese Exiles Find Refuge in Thailand -- But for How Long? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Time.com - The border town of Mae Sot, Thailand, has absorbed a colorful mosaic of migrants and anti-government exiles of various stripes from its military-ruled neighbor to the west. Can this safe haven last?

Brand, Perry host gala reception at Indian palace (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:27 PM PDT

British comic Russell Brand and US pop star Katy Perry moved their India wedding extravaganza to Jaipur for a gala reception Sunday, a day after tying the knot amid tigers and tight security.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - British comic Russell Brand and US pop star Katy Perry moved their India wedding extravaganza to Jaipur for a gala reception Sunday, a day after tying the knot amid tigers and tight security.

American al-Qaida spokesman urges attacks in US (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT

This image from video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Adam Gadahn as he appeared on a video released on militant websites on Oct. 23, 2010. The U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaida on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) MANDATORY CREDIT: SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP; ON-SCREEN LOGO MUST NOT BE OBSCURED; NO SALESAP - A U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaida on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation. In a 48-minute video posted on militant websites, Adam Gadahn directed his appeal to Muslim immigrants in what he called the "miserable suburbs" of Paris, London and Detroit, as well as those traveling to the West to study or work.

Mexico: 13 dead in massacre at Ciudad Juarez party (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Mexican federal police officers stand outside a home after the exterior gate was covered with a plastic tarp in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Friday Oct. 22, 2010. At least 13 young people were shot dead and 15 wounded in an attack on this house during a party in Ciudad Juarez, the second such massacre in less than a week in the violent border city. (AP Photo/Raymundo Ruiz)AP - Gunmen stormed two neighboring homes and massacred 13 young people at a birthday party in the latest large-scale attack in this violent border city, even as a new government strategy seeks to restore order with social programs and massive police deployments.

Some Africans, poor no more, hit by new diseases (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 09:00 PM PDT

This Sept. 9, 2010 photo shows Ida Mulenga at her home in Johannesburg. Mulenga, a veterinarian, says that if you're eating McDonald's in your house, it means you've got money. 35-year-old Mulenga works out regularly at a gym and ran her first 10-kilometer (6-mile) road race in 2008. A growing urban middle class is defying the image of Africa as poor, underfed and under-medicated. And with the comforts of middle class life, afflictions familiar in the West are making inroads here too — obesity, diabetes, lung cancer, strokes, heart disease. (AP Photo/Tawanda Mudimu)AP - The medical experts gathered from around Africa were here to talk about a continentwide epidemic, but it wasn't AIDS or malaria — it was diabetes, and the bad habits that often bring it on.

India ready to seal nuclear deal with Japan: PM (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:48 AM PDT

A Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited handout shows Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station in Maharashtra state. India is ready to seal a civilian nuclear deal and boost trade ties with Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.(AFP/HO/NPCIL/File)AFP - India is ready to seal a civilian nuclear deal and boost trade ties with Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, as New Delhi looks to prove its friendship in the wake of Tokyo's bitter territorial spat with Beijing.

E.Timor leader defends pardon of rebels (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:39 PM PDT

East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta has defended his decision to pardon rebels in the tiny nation following criticism by a UN envoy.(AFP/File/Mario Jonny Dos Santos)AFP - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has defended his decision to pardon rebels in the tiny nation following criticism by a UN envoy.

Jon Stewart's 'Rally to Restore Sanity' goes global, sparking events all the way to Mt. Everest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" has gone global, sparking sister rallies from Tel Aviv to Mt. Everest Base Camp on Oct. 30, the same day that Mr. Stewart will convene a gathering of like-minded cohorts on the Washington Mall.

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

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:10 AM 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

African Govts Urged to Invest in Social Protection (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:20 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WINDHOEK, Oct 23 (IPS) - Allocating just one percent of GDP to social protection could make a massive difference to the lives of the continent̢۪s poorest children.
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