Saturday, January 28, 2012

Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)

Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)

Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:28 PM PST

Syrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Khalidieh, near Homs January 26, 2012. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt.

Libyan commander says will retake Bani Walid (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:44 PM PST

Reuters - A militia commander whose troops were driven out of the Libyan tribal stronghold of Bani Walid this week said on Friday that his forces were massing to recapture the town but were holding back at the government's request.

Egypt plans to send delegation to U.S. as NGO furor mounts (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST

Reuters - A Egyptian military team plans to visit the United States next week as Cairo's crackdown on pro-democracy organizations has called into question the future of U.S. aid to Egypt, American officials said on Friday.

Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

Reuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:35 PM PST

Reuters - Street protests spread through towns across Senegal overnight on Saturday after a top legal body said President Abdoulaye Wade had the right to run for a third term in elections next month.

The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:20 AM PST

Time.com - Despite the embargo and their cold war, the two countries appear to be in some synch over fear of potential drilling catastrophes

Japan, Russia to boost economic, security ties (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 12:07 AM PST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with his counterpart Koichiro Gemba prior to their meeting in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over islands off northeastern Japan.

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:11 PM PST

This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released on Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show the bodies of five Syrian children wrapped in plastic bags, with signs in Arabic identifying them by name. Activists say the children were killed in a shelling attack by Syrian forces, in the Karm el-Zaytoun neighborhood of Homs, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012 A 'terrifying massacre' in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

Security chief during Mexico's 'dirty war' dies (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004 file photo provided by the Mexican Attorney General's office, Miguel Nazar Haro, the former head of the now-dissolved Federal Security Directorate waits to be flown to Monterrey after he was captured, in Mexico City. Nazar Haro who led Mexico's domestic spy agency and was accused of being behind the disappearances of alleged guerrillas in the 1970s has died at age 87. Cause of death has not been released. (AP Photo/PGR, File)AP - Miguel Nazar Haro, who led Mexico's domestic spy agency and was accused of being behind the disappearances of alleged leftist guerrillas in the 1970s, has died at age 87.

Senegal's president cleared to run for 3rd term (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:11 PM PST

Protesters set fires in a street after Senegal's highest court ruled that the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade could run for a third term in next month's presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The ruling came as a deep blow to the country's opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside. (AP Photo)AP - Senegal's highest court ruled Friday the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside.

Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 12:16 AM PST

AP - A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.

Saputo warns of cleaning solution in milk (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:55 AM PST

Reuters - Canadian dairy products producer Saputo Inc is warning customers not to consume one of its milk products because it could be tainted with a cleaning solution.

Information from Australian PM's aide led to clash (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:34 PM PST

AP - A clash between protesters and Australian police that forced bodyguards to rush Prime Minister Julia Gillard out of an event appears to have been set off by information released by one of Gillard's own aides.

Syria's opposition concerned about independent armed rebel groups (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:55 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A leading Syrian opposition figure says that as rebels become increasingly militarized, it is critical that disparate armed groups be integrated with the political opposition so that they are working in concert. 

U.S.-Backed Yemen Transition Plan Draws Fire From Democracy Activists (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:20 AM PST

Time.com - The overriding concern with maintaining a regime dedicated to the U.S. campaign against al-Qaeda has seen Washington work to keep much of the old order intact

Anti-nuclear movement growing in Asia (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Heonseok Lee has a simple way of describing how public sentiment toward nuclear power has changed in South Korea since the disaster at Japan̢۪s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March 11.
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