Monday, June 6, 2011

Yemen's Saleh comes out of surgery, future unclear (Reuters)

Yemen's Saleh comes out of surgery, future unclear (Reuters)


Yemen's Saleh comes out of surgery, future unclear (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters spray foam and wave the national flag to celebrate Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to Saudi Arabia in Sanaa June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was recovering from an operation in Saudi Arabia to remove shrapnel from his chest while a truce between his troops and a tribal federation appeared to be holding.


Israeli forces kill 18 protesters: Syrian TV (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Israeli security forces stand in their position in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, as protesters are seen on the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Israeli troops fired at Palestinian demonstrators in Syria who rushed to the frontier fence on Sunday in what Israel called a challenge to its sovereignty. Syrian state-run media said 18 were killed.


Leftist Humala declares victory in Peru election (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT

A Peruvian woman residing in Argentina votes in her country's runoff presidential election in Buenos Aires June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Enrique MarcarianReuters - Left-wing former army commander Ollanta Humala claimed victory in Peru's presidential election on Sunday and tried to strike a conciliatory tone as investors and the opposition worry he will ruin a long economic boom.


Portugal PSD wins vote, strong right government seen (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Portugal's center-right PSD party was expected to work fast on Monday to form a majority coalition government with its traditional allies, the rightist CDS-PP, to implement the country's bailout program.

Britain says rebels must plan for post-Gaddafi Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Rebel fighters patrol in the desert south of the Libyan rebel-held town of Chakchuk in the Western Mountains, some 160 km (99.4 miles) southwest of Tripoli, June 4, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Libya's rebel leaders must plan in detail how they would run the country if Muammar Gaddafi stood down and should learn from Iraq after the 2003 invasion, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday.


Pakistan: The Killings of a Terrorist and a Journalist (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT

Time.com - In an odd convergence, the apparent assassination via drone of a key al-Qaeda operative followed closely upon the murder of the journalist who detailed his activities

Oxfam probes Pakistan flood relief 'irregularities' (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:20 AM PDT

Flood survivors fight for food at a distribution point in Nowshera, Pakistan, in early August 2010. British charity Oxfam has launched an investigation into AFP - The charity Oxfam has launched an investigation into "financial irregularities" in their Pakistan flood relief operation.


Israeli troops gird for more Syria border violence (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:21 AM PDT

Israeli soldiers repair a barbed wire fence along the Israeli-Syrian border breached by protesters near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights June 6, 2011. Israel remains on high alert a day after Palestinian demonstrators in Syria rushed to the frontier fence in what Israel called a challenge to its sovereignty. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognised internationally. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY MILITARY)AP - Israeli troops were bracing for more border violence Monday after a day of deadly clashes with hundreds of Palestinians and their supporters who tried to surge from Syria into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Syrian reports said the clashes had killed 20 people.


Leftist Humala narrowly wins Peru election (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Peru's presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, center, raises hands with his running mates First Vice President Marisol Espinoza, left, and Second Vice President Omar Chehade after the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday June 5, 2011. Humala declared victory over rival candidate Keiko Fujimori in Peru's tightly contested presidential runoff, with official results incomplete but showing him winning. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP - A leftist former army officer with questioned human rights credentials narrowly won Peru's presidency on a second try in a bitterly fought runoff with the daughter of disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori.


NATO batters Tripoli ahead of Russian envoy visit (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Smoke billows from Tajura, a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, after NATO warplanes launched intensive air raids. NATO warplanes battered Moamer Kadhafi's command network in Tripoli, it said Monday ahead of a visit to Libya by an envoy from Russia, which has raised concerns about the military campaign.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - NATO warplanes battered Moamer Kadhafi's command network in Tripoli, it said Monday ahead of a visit to Libya by an envoy from Russia, which has raised concerns about the military campaign.


U.S. missile strikes kill 17 militants in Pakistan: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:21 AM PDT

Men offer funeral prayers next to the body of a man who was killed in an overnight bomb attack in Nowshera June 6, 2011. The bomb exploded at a bakery in the cantonment area of Nowshera city, killing 18 people and wounding 35, police said.  REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)Reuters - Missile strikes by a suspected U.S. drone aircraft on Monday killed at least 17 militants in Pakistan's South Waziristan region on the Afghan border, intelligence officials said, following reports that a senior al Qaeda operative was killed in a drone strike on Friday.


Burrows pounces in OT as Canucks go 2-0 up (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Alexandre Burrows struck 11 seconds into overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday, moving them into a 2-0 series lead and halfway to their first Stanley Cup.

Australia softens policy on child asylum seekers (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT

AP - Australia said Monday that it has softened its policy on expelling unaccompanied children who sneak into the country to seek asylum, following criticism from U.N. agencies and activists.

Peru election highlights decline of Latin America's hard-core left (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The last time Ollanta Humala was close to capturing the presidency in Peru, cries of the "leftist tide" of Latin America were at a fever pitch.

The Shadow of Saleh: Spoiling the Party in Yemen (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT

Time.com - The celebration among the protesters may be premature. Saleh loyalists still patrol the streets and the president's spokesmen insist he will return from Saudi Arabia

Peru votes in divisive battle of the populists (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Peruvians are flocking to the polls to pick a new president today in the closest and most polarized election in the countryĆ¢€™s modern history.

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