Saturday, November 26, 2011

NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops (AP)

NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops (AP)

NATO attack allegedly kills 24 Pakistani troops (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST

Pakistani protesters shout slogans against America and NATO in Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. Banner reads 'Terrorist NATO and America quit our country'.(AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Pakistan on Saturday blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and demanded Washington vacate a base used by American drones after coalition aircraft allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops at two posts along a mountainous frontier that serves as a safe haven for militants.

Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:10 AM PST

Marine Gen. John Allen, left, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Marine Maj. Gen. John Toolan, right, the senior U.S. commander in Helmand Province, confer at Combat Outpost Alcatraz on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2011, on Thanksgiving, just north of Sangin in north-central Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Robert Burns)AP - U.S. Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the U.S. view that Afghan forces are capable of leading the fight against a battered but not yet beaten insurgency in the country's southwestern reaches, American military officers say.

NASA launches super-size rover to Mars: 'Go, Go!' (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:58 PM PST

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. The rocket will deliver a science laboratory to Mars to study potential habitable environments on the planet. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)AP - A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8 1/2-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet.

Alleged LA-area pepper-spraying shopper surrenders (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:57 AM PST

This photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, shows Jerald Allen Newman, 54, after his arrest Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, at a Walmart store in Buckeye, Ariz. Buckeye police are coming under fire for a video posted online Friday that shows Newman on the floor of the store with a bloody face after police took him to the ground. Police say he was resisting arrest but his wife and witnesses say he was just trying to protect his grandson during a chaotic rush for discounted video games. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)AP - A woman who allegedly fired pepper spray at other customers during a Black Friday sale has surrendered to authorities, Los Angeles police said Saturday.

Filipino police arrest 4 suspected AT&T hackers (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:47 PM PST

AP - Four people have been arrested in the Philippines for allegedly hacking into AT&T customers' phones as part of a plan to funnel money to a Saudi-based terror group, according to police.

Pope: sex abuse 'scourge' for all society (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:18 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2011 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he leaves St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican aboard a mobile platform at the end of a Vespers ceremony. Pope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to 'exacting' standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts to confront the problem. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)AP - Pope Benedict XVI insisted on Saturday that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex abuse of children, and defended the church's efforts to confront the problem.

Iran threatens to hit Turkey if US, Israel attack (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:55 AM PST

Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listen to his speech in Pakdasht, southeast of Tehran November 23, 2011. Ahmadinejad on Wednesday denounced European countries that are tightening sanctions on Iran as puppets of a U.S. master and said he was surprised at their moves to isolate Tehran's central bank. REUTERS/President.ir/Handout (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Iran will target NATO's missile defense installations in Turkey if the U.S. or Israel attacks the Islamic Republic, a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday.

Egyptian protests, violence overshadow elections (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

An injured protester is aided by others during clashes with Egyptian security forces, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. Egyptian medical officials say that one demonstrator has been killed outside the country's Cabinet building, where protesters have camped overnight to prevent the entrance of the country's newly-appointed prime minister. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Fresh clashes between security forces and Egyptian protesters demanding the military step down broke out Saturday in front of the Cabinet building, leaving one man dead, as violence threatened to overshadow next week's parliamentary elections.

US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 06:38 AM PST

In this Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 photo, a restaurant uses the trade name of McDonald's in Baghdad, Iraq. After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang.

NBA owners, players reach tentative deal (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:33 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, NBA commissioner David Stern speaks during a news conference in New York. NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday morning Nov. 26, 2011 to end the 149-day lockout. The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open camps Dec. 9. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)AP - After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.

Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:45 PM PST

Student supporters of Islami Jamiat Talaba, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, hold a banner while protesting against NATO forces in front of a burning tire in Lahore November 26, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis.

Egypt unrest casts shadow over polls (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:41 AM PST

Reuters - Egyptian protesters demanding an end to army rule clashed with police firing tear gas in central Cairo on Saturday in a flare-up that cast another shadow over a parliamentary election billed as the nation's first free vote in decades.

Retailers look to keep Black Friday momentum going (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 09:54 AM PST

Reuters - With the intensity of Black Friday shopping starting to fade, store chains know they are under pressure to keep the sales momentum going as they enter the next phase of a competitive holiday shopping season.

Greece may miss 2012 selloff target due to EU crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:58 AM PST

Reuters - Greece may miss its target for privatization revenues next year because of the worsening economic climate in Europe, the head of the agency responsible for selling state assets said in an interview to be published on Sunday.

Yemen presidential election set for February 21 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:49 AM PST

Reuters - Yemen's vice president called presidential elections for February 21 on Saturday under a deal aimed at ending months of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh that have brought the country to the edge of civil war.

Arab League prepares for Syria sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:14 AM PST

A cat passes by an army checkpoint in Hula, near Homs November 24, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian forces killed four people in Homs city on Saturday, activists said, shortly before Arab ministers were due to draw up sanctions against Damascus over its crackdown on protests and failure to let observers into the country.

Multiple Baghdad blasts kill at least 13 people (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:28 AM PST

ADDS NAME OF CHILD AND UPDATES THAT THE WOMAN HAS BEEN FOUND - In this undated family photo made available Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, Mona al-Gharib, left, poses for a photo with her 18-month-old son, Forat in Alexandria, Egypt. An Egypt-based Syrian dissident says his 25-year-old pregnant wife has been found in Cairo more than 24 hours after she was abducted. Thaer al-Nashef says his wife, Mona al-Gharib, was kidnapped Friday afternoon as she walked to her parents house in the Egyptian capital. Al-Nashef said she was found unconscious, but alive, by an elderly woman on a Cairo street Saturday afternoon. He had no immediate details on her condition.(AP Photo/Courtesy Thaer al-Nashef)Reuters - Three bombs exploded in a commercial Baghdad district and another blast hit the city's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least 13 people, police and hospital sources said.

France's ruling party denies role in DSK downfall (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 07:13 AM PST

Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party dismissed allegations on Saturday of a political plot to bring down disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, following an investigative report by a U.S. journalist.

CIA arrests in Iran? Allegations point to smoldering covert war with US. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 02:14 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A smoldering covert war pitting the United States against Iran took a new turn this week as Iranian officials announced the arrests of a dozen “CIA spies” they said were targeting the country’s nuclear program.

Pepper spray and violence mar Black Friday bargain hunting (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Incidents of retail-store violence on Black Friday served as a reminder to shoppers and storekeepers alike: With bigger crowds comes the need for more precautions.
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