Friday, April 22, 2011

75 killed in deadliest day of Syria uprising (AP)

75 killed in deadliest day of Syria uprising (AP)

75 killed in deadliest day of Syria uprising (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:57 PM PDT

A Syrian protestor shouts slogans as he burns a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in front of the Syrian embassy, in Nicosia, Cyprus Friday, April 22, 2011. Several hundred Syria protesters resident in Cyprus, have called for Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - Amnesty International says at least 75 people have been killed during the deadliest day of pro-democracy protests in Syria.

McCain wants increased support for Libya's rebels (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:49 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. John McCain, backdropped with a pre-Gadhafi flag, talks during a press conference in Benghazi, Libya Friday, April 22, 2011. McCain, one of the strongest proponents in Congress of the American military intervention in Libya, said Friday that Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's troops are his heroes. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - U.S. Sen. John McCain called for increased military support for Libya's rebels Friday, including weapons, training and stepped-up airstrikes, in a full-throated endorsement of the opposition in its fight to oust Moammar Gadhafi.

Good Friday: Pope does televised Q&A on suffering (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing at the end of a Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Chrism Mass marks the start of the Easter celebrations. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI has taken a new step in engaging with the public, fielding questions on Italian TV during a Good Friday broadcast and telling a 7-year-old Japanese girl her suffering wasn't in vain and a Muslim woman in the Ivory Coast that peace must prevail.

"Birther" claims force GOP leaders to take a stand (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. It’s the weird issue that won’t go away, and it’s forcing GOP presidential contenders and other Republican leaders to pick sides: do they think President Obama was born outside the United States and is therefore disqualified to be president? Polls show that a remarkable two-thirds of all Republican voters either think Obama was born abroad or they aren’t sure. With Donald Trump stirring the pot, other potential candidates are distancing themselves from his comments to varying degrees. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - It's the conspiracy theory that won't go away. And it's forcing Republican officials and presidential contenders to pick sides: Do they think Barack Obama was born outside the United States and disqualified to be president?

Colo. person of interest now suspect in mall pipe bomb (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

This April 20, 2011 image taken from surveillance video provided by the FBI shows person of interest sought in a fire and the planting of a pipe bomb and two propane tanks near a food court at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - A man labeled as a person of interest in a fire that led to the discovery of a pipe bomb in a Colorado mall is now being called a suspect.

ElBaradei suggests war crimes probe of Bush team (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reacts during his lecture at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. ElBaradei suggests in a new memoir that Bush administration officials should face international criminal investigation for the 'shame of a needless war' in Iraq. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - Former chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei suggests in a new memoir that Bush administration officials should face international criminal investigation for the "shame of a needless war" in Iraq.

Senate committee: Ensign resignation 'appropriate' (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Embattled US Senator John Ensign, pictured in 2009, announced Thursday he will resign in May after getting embroiled in a sex and corruption scandal that saw him become the subject of an ethics investigation.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AP - The Senate Ethics Committee said scandal-scarred Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign made the right decision to turn in a letter of resignation Friday as he faced an unrelenting, but as yet unfinished, two-year probe of his conduct.

They're not guys: New gear to fit female soldiers (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Army Maj. Sequana Robinson models a new women's combat uniform that is currently being evaluated by the Army, at Fort Belvoir, Va., in this photo taken Thursday, March 31, 2011. Imagine U.S. combat troops and aviators wearing body armor so ill-fitting it’s tough to position a weapon to shoot, combat uniforms with knee pads that hit around mid-shin and flight suits in which it’s nearly impossible to urinate while in flight. For many female troops, it’s just another day on the battlefield as they wear clothing and protective gear designed primarily for men. Each of these issues is now getting some preliminary attention by the military. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Throughout history, military gear has been made with the male physique in mind. But for women in today's combat or close-to-combat jobs, that can mean body armor that fits so poorly it's tough to fire a weapon, combat uniforms with knee pads that hit around mid-shin and flight suits that make it nearly impossible to urinate while in a plane.

Lohan at LA court hearing that could end with jail (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan arrives with her lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, right, for a preliminary hearing, Friday, April 22, 2011, at LAX Courthouse in Los Angeles. Lohan is in court for a hearing on a felony grand theft charge involving a necklace reported stolen by an upscale jewelry store. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Lindsay Lohan made three visits within a week to a jewelry store that accused her of stealing a $2,500 necklace but never purchased anything before leaving with the item, the shop's owner testified Friday.

Fans stunned by the dark days of Dodgers baseball (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Fans sit in the top deck of Dodger Stadium during a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves, Thursday, April 21, 2011, in Los Angeles. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances and unresolved divorce settlement have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)AP - The Dodgers haven't always made it easy for their fans to root for them.

Iraq must decide in "weeks" on U.S. troops: Admiral Mullen (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier (R) watches Iraqi soldiers take part in a training course in Kirkuk, 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad October 24, 2010. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - Iraq has only weeks to decide if it wants to keep U.S. troops beyond an end-2011 deadline for their withdrawal, the top U.S. military officer said Friday in Baghdad following talks with Iraq's prime minister.

At least 70 dead in Syria's bloodiest day of unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

A still image taken from amateur video purportedly shows anti-government demonstrators rallying in Jasim, Deraa Governorate, April 22, 2011. REUTERS/Amateur Video via Reuters TVReuters - Syrian security forces killed at least 70 protesters on Friday, rights activists said, the bloodiest day in a month of escalating pro-democracy demonstrations against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

Gold soars to record in sixth straight session (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Gold bars are displayed to be photographed at bullion house in Mumbai December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Spot gold surged to a lifetime high on Friday in thin holiday trade, hitting a record for a sixth consecutive session on a weak dollar and factors ranging from geopolitical uncertainty to inflation concerns.

U.S. court reinstates Blackwater Iraq shooting case (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Blackwater Worldwide security guards Donald Ball (L) and Dustin Heard leave the federal courthouse in Washington, January 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - A U.S. federal judge erred in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, an appeals court ruled on Friday.

McCain urges U.S. to recognize Libyan rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Senator John McCain speaks during a news conference front of a Kingdom of Libya flag in Benghazi April 22, 2011. McCain on Friday called on the United States to recognize Libyan rebels as the true voice of the Libyan people and transfer frozen Libyan assets to them. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - The Libyan conflict is heading for stalemate, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, and Senator John McCain urged the United States to recognize the rebels and transfer frozen Libyan funds to them.

Samsung countersues Apple over iPhone, iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co has filed patent lawsuits against Apple over the U.S. firm's iPhone and iPad in a tit-for-tat case after Apple claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets "slavishly" copied its products.

Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Nishitaga Elementary School children attend lessons in a temporary classroom at a school gymnasium divided by corrugated cardboard in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, April 19, 2011. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.

Americans hold dim view of U.S. economic outlook: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Americans are more pessimistic about the U.S. economic outlook than they have been since the start of the Obama administration and most believe the United States is on the wrong track, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday.

Syrian forces kill 38 at 'Good Friday' protests (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:02 AM PDT

A picture taken by a mobile phone shows Syrian anti-government protesters holding a banner reading, AFP - Syrian forces shot dead at least 38 people when they moved in to disperse thousands who took to the streets for "Good Friday" protests to test long sought-after freedoms, sources said.

McCain urges TNC recognition, rebels hail drones (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT

US Republican Senator John McCain speaks during a press conference in the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi. Rebels bogged down in their bid to oust Moamer Kadhafi on Friday hailed a US decision to deploy armed drones over Libya, as McCain urged the world to recognise the rebels' council.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)AFP - Rebels bogged down in their bid to oust Moamer Kadhafi on Friday hailed a US decision to deploy armed drones over Libya, as Senator John McCain urged the world to recognise the rebels' council.
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