Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Pakistan panel says bin Laden family won't be repatriated (Reuters)

Pakistan panel says bin Laden family won't be repatriated (Reuters)

Pakistan panel says bin Laden family won't be repatriated (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Reuters - The wives and children of Osama bin Laden detained in Pakistan will only be repatriated once a government-appointed commission investigating the al Qaeda leader's killing allows them to leave, the panel said.

Home again, Chavez salutes independence (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hugs his daughters Rosa (L) and Maria while appearing to supporters on a balcony of Miraflores Palace soon after his return to the country from Cuba, where he underwent surgery and treatment for cancer, in Caracas July 4, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saluted his people on their 200th anniversary of independence on Tuesday, looking pale but defiant after a triumphant return from cancer surgery in Cuba.

Thai PM elect looks at economy, firms fear wage inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra of the Puea Thai Party addresses reporters at her party's headquarters in Bangkok July 5, 2011. Jockeying for ministerial posts in Thailand's new government began on Tuesday as Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra seeks to deliver on billions of dollars of populist campaign promises that critics say will fuel inflation. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Thailand's prime minister elect, Yingluck Shinawatra, said she would hold a strategy meeting Wednesday to review urgent action to revitalize the economy, but business leaders fear her populist wage policies will spark a surge in inflation.

Myanmar envoy seeks asylum, U.S. pressure on rulers (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Reuters - The No. 2 diplomat in Myanmar's embassy in Washington is seeking asylum in the United States because the reports in which he outlined his government's failures have put him in danger, he said on Tuesday.

Palestine U.N. membership a debate for Council in July (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:26 PM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends a news conference in Brasilia, June 17, 2011. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoReuters - The U.N. Security Council plans to discuss in July the possibility of Palestine becoming a United Nations member state, the Security Council president said on Tuesday.

Should Australia Say 'Sorry' for Its Old Anti-Chinese Laws? (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:50 PM PDT

Time.com - A growing number of Chinese Australians want the Australian government to apologize for anti-Chinese laws last century

UK newspaper hacking scandal widens (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT

The remains of a bombed double-decker bus in central London on July 7, 2005. The scandal over claims the News of the World hacked the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler took a new turn as it emerged that families of the 7/7 London bombings may also have been targeted.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The scandal over claims that British tabloid News of the World hacked the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler took a new turn as it emerged that families of the 7/7 London bombings may also have been targeted.

Israel to secure airport ahead of Gaza protest (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Passengers are seen on the deck of a boat, shortly after the boat was returned to the port by the coast guard in Agiios Nikolaos, northeastern Crete, Greece on Monday, July 4, 2011. A boat taking part in a flotilla seeking to break Israel's Gaza Strip sea blockade tried to leave the southern island of Crete Monday but was turned back by Greek forces, as the Athens government warned that lives could be lost if the mission goes forward. The coast guard stopped the boat shortly after it set sail without permission from the port of Agios Nikolaos in northeastern Crete, and towed it back into port(AP Photo/Image Photo Services)AP - Israel says extra police troops will be deployed at the country's international airport ahead of arrival later this week of pro-Palestinian activists protesting the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Passengers on capsized Baja California boat (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:12 PM PDT

AP - Below is the list of passengers and crew on the fishing boat Erik that capsized in the Gulf of California, according to the Mexican Navy.

Libya rebels launch assault on gateway to Tripoli (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:31 AM PDT

Libyan rebel fighters flash the victory sign as they pass through the Ajdabiya Western checkpoint on their way to the frontline in Ajdabiya. Libyan rebels launch a promised assault on a key gateway to Tripoli early Wednesday, attacking government positions just 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital, an AFP correspondent reported.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Libyan rebels launched a promised assault on a key gateway to Tripoli early Wednesday, attacking positions just 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital, an AFP correspondent reported.

Sri Lanka 'war crimes' video false: military (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:40 AM PDT

File photo of Sri Lankan soldiers walking through the Mullaittivu district, where the Tamil Tigers used to maintain their military headquarters in 2009. Sri Lanka's military said Wednesday it had original footage that exposed the AFP - Sri Lanka's military said Wednesday it had original footage that exposed the "malicious intentions" behind a British documentary on alleged war crimes committed by government troops.

Toyota to revamp Ontario plants with government help (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Automaker Toyota Motor Corp, along with the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario, will invest a total of C$545 million ($567.7 million) to upgrade Toyota's assembly plants in Ontario.

Grounded Tiger Airways stops ticket sales (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:17 AM PDT

A Tiger Airways plane sits idle at Melbourne Airport. The grounded Australian budget carrier has stopped selling tickets after the airline came under pressure from the consumer regulator over its ability to deliver flights.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Grounded Australian budget carrier Tiger Airways stopped selling tickets Wednesday after the airline came under pressure from the consumer regulator over its ability to deliver flights.

Mexico's PRI party 'dinosaurs' roar back to life (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The political party that once ruled Mexico for 71 years and became known for its repressive tactics scored a major victory Sunday that may make it unstoppable in next year's presidential race.

Italy: Bear-Meat Barbecue Fires Up a Political Clash (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:50 PM PDT

Time.com - A political battle erupted when locals objecting to the arrival of bears decided to hold a very particular kind of barbecue

Gulf of California: Authorities losing hope for seven Americans lost at sea (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:57 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The search for the seven missing Americans who were on a fishing boat that capsized in the Gulf of California on Sunday continues. But some authorities are losing hope of rescuing the men alive.

Selling Nature to Save Nature, and Ourselves (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:01 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - THE HAGUE, July 5 (IPS) - Avoiding the coming catastrophic nexus of climate change, food, water and energy shortages, along with worsening poverty, requires a global technological overhaul involving investments of 1.9 trillion dollars each year for the next 40 years, said experts from the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) in Geneva Tuesday.
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