Thursday, November 11, 2010

Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term (Reuters)

Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term (Reuters)

Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:38 PM PST

Iraqi civil society groups hold a protest November 6 in central Baghdad to call on MPs to pick a parliament speaker and form a government. Iraq's deeply divided political factions have reached a power-sharing deal more than eight months after inconclusive general elections, officials from two main parties said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)Reuters - Iraqi politicians appeared to have broken an eight-month political impasse on Wednesday when the Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance agreed to take part in a new government headed by incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Cargo bomb found in UK could have exploded over U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PST

A forensic officer removes a package from a UPS container at East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington, central England October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - A bomb found on board a cargo plane at a British airport last month could have exploded over the eastern seaboard of the United States if it had not been defused, British police said on Wednesday.

Iran nuclear right is non-negotiable: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:40 PM PST

Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Iran's right to nuclear capabilities was non-negotiable, ahead of proposed talks with major world powers on its controversial atomic program.

EU safety regulator orders A380 engine inspection (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:20 PM PST

Reuters - Europe's aviation regulator said fire from an oil leak was the likely cause of last week's engine failure of a Qantas A380 plane and ordered stringent inspections on superjumbos using Rolls-Royce engines.

Myanmar's top court rejects Suu Kyi's final appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:04 PM PST

Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) set up a poster of Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in front of their office in Yangon November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar's top court rejected a final and largely symbolic appeal by detained Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest, her lawyer said on Thursday, two days before her scheduled release.

Iraq's Christians Vow to Survive -- With Muslim Help (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:10 PM PST

Time.com - After the horrific church invasion on Halloween, Baghdad's Christians suffer another day of assaults. But they have also won the sympathy of their Muslim countrymen

Calls to inspect A380 Rolls-Royce engines (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:36 AM PST

File photo shows a visitor looking at a Rolls Royce Trent 900 jet engine at the Farnborough Air Show. The European Aviation Safety Agency has ordered airlines to carry out new inspections of the Rolls-Royce engines on the Airbus A380 superjumbo after analysis of one which blew up on a Qantas flight.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The European Aviation Safety Agency has ordered airlines to carry out new inspections of the Rolls-Royce engines on the Airbus A380 superjumbo after analysis of one which blew up on a Qantas flight.

Saudi Arabia on alert for al-Qaida attack on hajj (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:29 AM PST

Serious camo : Saudi special forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the hajj in the Saudi holy city of Mecca. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer)AP - The Interior Minister says Saudi Arabia is on alert for a possible al-Qaida attack next week during hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage that draws millions of worshippers to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

Mexico battle over Cancun tigers close to climax (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:14 AM PST

Jose Juarez Gil, popularly known as Pepe Tigre, feeds 'Zetita', a 20-day old tiger cub, at his home in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday Nov. 9, 2010. Juarez Gil, who has led a decades long struggle to open a zoo in Cancun, is facing new troubles after one of his adult tigers, the father of 'Zetita', injured a man on Monday. He claims there is a campaign to take away his animals and his land, while animal defense activists say he can't properly care for the tigers, some of which have died. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - Cancun's "Pepe Tiger" may soon lose his big cats and his dream of opening a zoo near the sun-soaked Mexican resort city after a decades-long battle that has seen a mauling, animal cruelty charges and even claims of national sovereignty.

Guinea vote starts spiral into dissent (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:32 PM PST

AP - The optimism and pride that marked Guinea's first democratic election has faded even before the votes are tallied, as early results show the two candidates are in a tight race, prompting both sides to accuse the other of fraud and heightening tension in a nation that has never chosen its leader freely.

(AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:35 AM PST

AP - German chancellor says nations must tackle problems jointly, send signal for global growth.

Lawsuit over air security at Vancouver Games (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

Reuters - Small air operators whose wings were clipped by security rules during the Vancouver Olympics said on Wednesday they are suing the Canadian government for damages.

Qantas grounds troubled A380s until further notice (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:22 PM PST

A Qantas Airbus A380 lands at Sydney International Airport. Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 superjumbos until further notice Thursday, a week after a mid-air engine blast prompted serious safety worries over the world's biggest passenger jet.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 superjumbos until further notice Thursday, a week after a mid-air engine blast prompted serious safety worries over the world's biggest passenger jet.

Iraqi official: leaders have framework to form new government (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi political leaders have reached the framework of an agreement for a new government that would end the country’s eight month-long political deadlock, a senior Iraqi official said late on Wednesday.

South Korea Roars Again (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:10 PM PST

Time.com - Why South Korea Is Asia's Latest Economic Miracle

China to mold future world energy use: IEA (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - China’s increasing appetite for energy will drive rising global energy demand over the coming decades, putting the country in position to mold the future of both energy security and alternative energy sources.

Coping with Crisis (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 05:39 AM PST

OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Nov 10 (IRIN) - How do earthquake survivors cope with the destruction of their homes: from the terror of the moment, when the building shakes and gives way, to the aftermath of picking through the debris of their lives? And what about those who have witnessed horrors, or endured brutality â€" how do they carry on, burdened with those memories?
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