Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Egypt Brotherhood party says wins 34 run-off seats (Reuters)

Egypt Brotherhood party says wins 34 run-off seats (Reuters)

Egypt Brotherhood party says wins 34 run-off seats (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:11 PM PST

An Egyptian soldier stands guard as members of the election committee sit in a bus with ballot boxes after voting closed, outside a voting center during the second day of the parliamentary run-off elections in Cairo December 6, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 34 individual seats of the 45 it contested in the first run-off vote of a parliamentary election, a party source said on Wednesday.

Pakistan president's "chest pain" sparks rumors (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:48 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is undergoing what his office said on Wednesday were routine medical tests in a Dubai hospital, but which another source said was treatment for a minor heart attack, fuelling rumors that he may resign.

Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi'ites, 59 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:44 PM PST

Reuters - A suicide attack killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in a smaller blast in a key northern city, in the worst sectarian violence Afghanistan has seen since the fall of the Taliban.

Russia rejects Iran oil ban (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:49 AM PST

Reuters - Banning Iranian oil sales would be a political move and Russia does not believe energy supplies should be used to exert pressure, Russia's energy minister said on Wednesday.

Australian given 500 lashes for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:43 AM PST

Reuters - An Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in prison in Saudi Arabia for breaking the country's strict blasphemy laws during a Haj pilgrimage last month.

Why Burmese Are Studying Nuclear Technology in Russia (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:35 AM PST

Time.com - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a dramatic visit to the once ultra-isolated rogue state of Burma to warm relations. But the regime still has members of its military in Russia studying missiles big enough to carry a nuclear bomb

World stocks up on hopes for Europe debt fix (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:47 AM PST

Occupy Wall Street activists march during a tour of foreclosed homes in the East New York neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Finding it increasingly difficult to camp in public spaces, occupy protesters across the country are reclaiming foreclosed homes and boarded-up properties, signaling a tactical shift for the movement against wealth inequality. Groups in more than 25 cities held protests Tuesday on behalf of homeowners facing evictions.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - World stocks rose Wednesday amid growing optimism that European leaders will approve aggressive plans by the end of the week to rescue the region from a debt crisis that has roiled financial markets for months.

Israeli police: Arsonists attack West Bank mosque (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:49 AM PST

In this photo taken on Dec. 1, 2011, Israel's Antiquities Authority archeologist Eli Shukron sweeps marks carved in the bedrock in an archeological excavation in the city of David near Jerusalem's Old City. The mysterious stone carvings made thousands of years ago and recently uncovered in an excavation underneath Jerusalem have archaeologists stumped. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Israeli police and residents of a West Bank village say arsonists have set fire to a Palestinian mosque.

Cuban raft survivor Elian Gonzalez turns 18 (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:02 PM PST

AP - Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who survived a perilous raft journey that killed his mother and became a symbol of troubled relations between the United States and Cuba, is now an adult.

Congo delays presidential vote results for 48 hours (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:45 PM PST

Reuters - Results in the Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election have been delayed for a further two days as returns have not been received from all polling stations, officials said on Tuesday.

U.S. and China defense officials meet for talks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:51 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese and U.S. defense officials met on Wednesday for their highest-level talks since Washington's arms sales to Taiwan in September, state news agency Xinhua said, a sign the countries are trying to keep relations on an even keel despite tensions.

Canada's natives have been betrayed, says leader (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:56 PM PST

Reuters - Canada is betraying its native peoples, who must deal with dreadful living conditions, poor health care and discrimination, the country's top aboriginal leader said in a fiery speech on Tuesday.

Australian sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:49 PM PST

AP - An Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in a Saudi Arabian jail after being convicted of blasphemy, officials said Wednesday.

Marred by ties to Qaddafi's son, top London university pledges change (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:34 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - One of the UK’s most prestigious universities has pledged to act on a report highly critical of the school's close financial ties to Libya and the son of its fallen dictator, Muammar Qaddafi.

Playing for Time: Syria's Regime Dodges and Parries -- but Keeps on Killing (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:35 AM PST

Time.com - In a letter to the Arab League, Damascus provides counter-offers to the regional sanctions -- but on its own terms. Can Syria outlast this rare united front by its neighbors?

Why engage with Pakistan? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:15 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Once again, anger is threatening the already volatile US-Pakistani relationship after the deadly cross-border attack â€" the worst friendly fire incident since the start of the 10-year war in Afghanistan â€" by NATO on Pakistani forces late last month.
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