Thursday, December 8, 2011

Assad says only "crazy" leaders kill own people (Reuters)

Assad says only "crazy" leaders kill own people (Reuters)

Assad says only "crazy" leaders kill own people (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:54 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) confers with fellow diplomats, including German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) during an international conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vilnius December 6, 2011. REUTERS/J. Scott Applewhite/PoolReuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering his troops to kill peaceful demonstrators, telling the U.S. television channel ABC that only a "crazy" leader kills his own people.

U.S. citizen jailed for insulting Thai monarchy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:57 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. citizen was jailed for two-and-a-half years on Thursday for insulting the Thai monarchy, prompting the U.S. Embassy to speak out at the severity of the sentence and say it supported the freedom of expression everywhere in the world.

Tepco may dump decontaminated water into sea (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:05 PM PST

Reuters - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is considering dumping water it treated for radiation contamination into the ocean as early as March, the firm said on Thursday, prompting protests from fishing groups.

Mexico says foiled plan to smuggle in Gaddafi son (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:28 PM PST

Reuters - Mexico uncovered and stopped an international plot to smuggle late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi into the country using fake names and false papers, authorities said Wednesday.

Why Is Donald Rumsfeld on This Package of Spicy Peanuts? (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:05 PM PST

Time.com - There are, in this salty tale of frolics, politics and peanuts, a number of what Donald Rumsfeld, might call known knowns

European stocks rise ahead of ECB meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:37 AM PST

Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Remote/Kirill IordanskyReuters - European stocks rose while bonds and the euro were mostly steady on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to cut interest rates, the first act in two crunch days for efforts to quell the euro zone's debt crisis.

Iran says US 'virtual' embassy will fail (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:09 AM PST

AP - Iran's foreign ministry said in comments published Thursday that a web-based U.S. "virtual embassy" will fail to win over the Iranian people.

Gunmen attack ambulance in Mexico, kill 4 people (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:51 PM PST

Soldiers stand near drums and aluminium foil at an outdoor clandestine drug processing laboratory discovered in Chiquilistlan, in the state of Jalisco, December 7, 2011. Soldiers found 11 kg of crystal methamphetamine ready for consumption and some 500 pounds of aluminium and drug catalysts to produce crystal meth, according to local media. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta (MEXICO - Tags: CRIME LAW DRUGS SOCIETY MILITARY)AP - Gunmen attacked an ambulance in this border city Wednesday, killing the driver, two patients and a fourth person in the vehicle, officials said.

Nine fugitives sought by Rwanda genocide court (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 03:39 PM PST

AP - The prosecutor of the U.N. tribunal pursuing key figures in the 1994 Rwanda genocide plans to intensify the hunt for the nine remaining fugitives.

India police charge Tibet holy man in money probe (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 01:07 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 photo, Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader Ugyen Thinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, speaks with Buddhist leaders at an all faith prayer meeting at the Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi, India in New Delhi, India. Indian police have charged Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader and three of his followers in a probe into $1.35 million in cash discovered early this year at his headquarters in northern India, a police officer said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Indian authorities have filed charges against Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader following an investigation into $1.35 million in cash discovered at his headquarters in northern India, police said Thursday.

Keystone overshadows U.S.-Canada border deal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:15 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he wanted answers to the environmental questions about the Keystone XL pipeline, whose delay overshadowed a new U.S.-Canadian border agreement announced on Wednesday.

Borneo pygmy elephant fatally gores Aussie tourist (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 12:30 AM PST

FILE - In this June 21, 2005 file photo, pygmy elephants cross a road in Taliwas forest in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo Island. A pygmy elephant fatally gored an Australian tourist in Malaysia's Tabin Wildlife Reserve on Borneo island, an official said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)AP - A pygmy elephant fatally gored an Australian tourist in a remote Malaysian wildlife reserve on Borneo island, an official said Thursday.

Democracy dial-back? Egypt military moves to hem in new parliament (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A week after the first post-Mubarak elections began, Egypt's military leadership has made clear its intention to assert control even after a new parliament is in place, raising questions about how democratic the country's transition will be.

Amid Multiple Crises, Pakistan's President Seeks Medical Care Abroad (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:05 PM PST

Time.com - In a sudden flight to Dubai, Asif Ali Zardari, perhaps persuaded by his son, has left his country to see doctors about his heart

How an obscure rule could trample EU dissenters (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:19 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Plans for amendments to the treaty governing the European Union will be discussed at a summit in Brussels tomorrow, but trouble lies ahead: British Prime Minister David Cameron is threatening a veto, and Ireland's Constitution could trigger a referendum รข€" unless the EU invokes an obscure clause in its Constitution.
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