Sunday, November 6, 2011

Greek parties ignore appeal for fast compromise (Reuters)

Greek parties ignore appeal for fast compromise (Reuters)


Greek parties ignore appeal for fast compromise (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Greece's ruling socialists and opposition conservatives offered rival plans for saving the nation from bankruptcy and safeguarding its euro zone membership, ignoring an appeal from the president to cooperate now on tackling the mess.

Seven civilians killed in Afghan suicide attack: ministry (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Reuters - At least seven civilians were killed and 15 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated their explosives near a mosque in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, the interior ministry said.

Israeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Reuters - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad and wounded two others in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the militant group said.

Pakistan court indicts seven in Bhutto murder case (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A Pakistani court Saturday indicted five Islamist militants and two police officers in the high-profile assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, prosecutors said.

Nicaragua's Ortega set to cruise to re-election (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:55 PM PDT

A poster of presidential candidate of the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega is seen on a street in Granada, about 50 km (31 miles) from Managua November 5, 2011. Nicaragua will hold its presidential elections on Sunday with incumbent Daniel Ortega favored to win a second consecutive term for his party of former Marxist guerrillas, the Sandinista National Liberation Front. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters - President Daniel Ortega is primed to win re-election on Sunday and become Nicaragua's first leader to serve consecutive terms since his Sandinista rebel army overthrew a right-wing dictatorship in 1979.


China says Europe will overcome debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 07:46 PM PDT

Reuters - China is confident that Europe will be able to overcome its debt crisis, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said, adding stability in the eurozone was crucial for the global economic recovery.

Violence in Syria as Arab League warns of disaster (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 10:29 PM PDT

A Syrian Protester covers her face with a Syrian flag as she attends an anti-Syrian regime protest in front of the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Over 100 people protested outside the Arab League's Cairo headquarters where foreign ministers met Wednesday, waving the tri-colored Syrian flag and chanting slogans against Assad. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Violence has erupted in the restive Syrian city of Homs, killing at least five people as tank shells slammed into an area that has turned into one of the main centers of both protest and reprisal during the seven-month uprising, activists said.


Landslide in Colombia leaves at least 14 dead (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 09:27 PM PDT

AP - A landslide caused by heavy rains left 14 people dead and dozens more missing in northwest Colombia on Saturday, a Red Cross official said.

American who joined Libyan rebels returns to US (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Matthew VanDyke, who spent more than five months in Libyan prisons before joining rebel forces who opposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi, speaks with reporters after arriving on a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Linthicum, Md., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - An American writer who went missing in Libya for months returned to the United States on Saturday night, telling reporters he went to the north African nation to participate in the uprising against dictator Moammar Gadhafi and was on a reconnaissance mission when he was captured.


Suicide bomber kills 6 in north Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Pigeons cover the sky as Afghan men gather outside Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque to attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. Eid al-Adha is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers concluding prayers marking a key Muslim festival in northern Afghanistan, killing six people including two local police commanders, officials said Sunday.


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