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Jun 23, 2011

LATEST World News, Jun 23, 2011


S. Steven Struble on Li'l Depressed Boy's comic world of rock 'n roll
Pitch Weekly (blog)
With Kepi, I'd met the guy a few times and he's a great guy. I approached him after he stopped through to play a show in my hometown. The artist on the Li'l Depressed Boy, Sina Grace, grew up with the ladies in the Like, so he called them up and asked ...
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Pitch Weekly (blog)
Junior World Championship: Wales 20-34 Fiji
WalesOnline
Team: R Jonesl; L Williams, D Ford, L Robling, E Walker; M Morgan, L Jones; R Jones, J Sollis, W John, M Cook (capt), C Hill, E Siggery, B Thomas, L Hamilton. Substitutes used: T Young, J Evans, S Shingler, W Taylor, R James.
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Phanatic Hit With Foul Ball, Could Trip to DL Be In His Future?
The 700 Level
Wednesday was "World Famous Phillie Phanatic appearance" night in the Valley, according to the IronPigs website. We assume the Phanatic was unavailable for comment following the game (because he can't speak), but he likely gestured a "Suck It" sign in ...
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Opinion: Thomas L. Friedman: A 100-day government won't solve nation's problems
San Jose Mercury News
By Thomas L. Friedman There is something crazy about what is going on in our country today. Our fiscal condition continues on an unsustainable path, the European currency is heading for a crackup, the Arab world is in the midst of a crackup, ...
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6/22/11: Beachy flummoxes Blue Jays in return from DL
AtlantaBraves.com
... Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names,...
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Ben L'Oncle Soul, Montreal International Jazz Festival 2011
Montreal Gazette (blog)
Consider Ben L'Oncle Soul, the singer who will open the fest with a giant free show Saturday. This guy lives in a Motown bubble, eating and sleeping soul music around the clock. Listening to his stuff, you'd swear he just stepped out of a time capsule. ...
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Angling results amd fixtures
Norwich Evening News
River Yare Opening Day: D Botely (DAIWA AD) 76lb 12oz, T Boulton (DAIWA AD) 39-00,L Murawski (Anglers' World) 35-00, J Parnell (Anglers' World) 28-12, W Martin (Anglers'World) 27-04. Nisa Feeder League, River Yare: C Vandervliet (Maver VDE) 38-04, ...
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Abu Dhabi Education Council signs two cooperation agreements
AME Info
This came during the Press Conference held in ADEC Headquarters on the occasion of the signature of an Agreement of Cooperation with the "Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques et l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris" aiming at sending a group...
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Virginia-Highland Resident Don Lemon Talks About New Book, Coming Out
Patch.com
DL: Right now, I just want to enjoy this and evolve naturally. Someday, who knows, I might want to be independent. I might like to become a Junior Oprah. I mean, wouldn't that be great if the world could be accepting of a gay black male whose only ...
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READ v. SHINSEKI
Leagle.com
With her on the brief was RONALD L. SMITH. SHELLEY D. WEGER, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With her on the brief were TONY WEST, ...
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Thomas Friedman: 100 days not enough
Salt Lake Tribune
By thomas l. friedman There is something crazy about what is going on in our country today. Our fiscal condition continues on an unsustainable path, the European currency is heading for a crackup, the Arab world is in the midst of a crackup, ...
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Software speaks everybody's language
Victoria Times Colonist
Four world-class athletes, ready and willing to answer your questions — and it didn't matter in what language those questions would be posed. Ortsbo's technology is capable of translating 54 languages. So you could ask Nash a question in Afrikaan, he...
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Onstage & Onscreen
Napa Valley Register
(2H) The Family Film series selection at noon Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26, is “Cave of Forgotten Dreams: 3-D.” Rated G. (1H 30M) Next in the Art Film series at 8 pm Wednesday, June 29, is “L'Amour Fou.” Unrated. ...
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Ireland no match for the Baby Boks
Irish Times
IRELAND: T O'Halloran; A Conway, B Macken, L Marshall, A Boyle; P Jackson, K Marmion; J Tracy, N Annett (capt), T Furlong; M Kearney, I Henderson; E McKeon, D Doyle, J Murphy. Replacements: A Kelly for Marshall, F Bealham for Tracy, C Carey for Furlong ...
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Irish Times
Press X to Not Die: New group LulzSec hacking company websites 'for the lulz'
LSU The Reveille
I chose not to download the file with the 62000 passwords from fear my laptop would explode, but LulzSec bragged about how it received 200 downloads in 20 seconds and 2000 downloads just minutes later before MediaFire pulled the document. ...
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Movie Listings
Vancouver Sun
With James Marsden and Kaley Cuoco and the voice of Russell Brand. General. Hollywood Pitt Meadows. Hubble 3-D "" Leonardo DiCaprio narrates this film about the Hubble telescope. Omnimax at Telus World of Science. Jane Eyre "Rating: 4" A resilient ...
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Doug Casey on Bitcoin and Currencies
HoweStreet.com
It's not only the world's reserve currency for central banks, but it's become the world's de facto international currency. If you're Canadian or Asian or African or South American and travel abroad, you pretty much need US dollars as soon as you leave ...
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Facts that are actually fiction - new book blows 200 urban myths out of the water
Mirror.co.uk
Bats of the World author Dr Gary L Graham says: "All bats can see. Many have excellent vision." OWLS can't move their eyes in their sockets so they do turn their heads, but not all the way round. They do have a lot of flexibility but only to a maximum...
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Bushwick Art Scene
Artnet
D'Agostino lives across the street from Roberta's, a famed local eatery known for its attractive clientele and gourmet pizza, and his apartment is a curatorial masterpiece in and of itself: shelves crammed with a panoply of world literature and a long, ...
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Russell farmer happy to be alive after being rescued from bull attack
WatertownDailyTimes.com
By MARTHA ELLEN RUSSELL — Rickie L. Moore thought his life was over last week when a bull mauled him, but he was rescued by his neighbors who heard his cries for help. "The bull just kept coming down on me with his head and feet. ...
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Vive le Kébèk ivre
Montreal Mirror
by SHAWN THOMPSON “Ô Kébèk, la vie allélouille, l'hirondelle gazouille…” Oui, folks, you'd better get prepared to sing along to the new Quebec national anthem because it's la St-Jean tabarnak, the day we translate our well-known joie de vivre into ...
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“Having a partner takes a lot of work, but it's worth it”
Art Newspaper
DL: We're incredibly complementary. I'ma European woman, Bob's an American man from the world of finance. Together we cover much of the 20th century. Robert's expertise in American abstract expressionism is unrivalled, and my knowledge in post-war ...
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Midday Express of 2011-06-22
IEWY News
La Commission européenne a ouvert une enquête formelle afin d'examiner si le plan derecapitalisation à hauteur de 223 millions d'euros de la société SeaFrance par la SNCF est compatible avec les règles de l'Union européenne en matière d'aides d'État. ...
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News from Bell
Helicopter Association International
“Both companies agree it is the best business decision for AgustaWestland to take ownership of the program with Bell Helicopter serving as the key engineering and component supplier,” said John L. Garrison, president and CEO of Bell Helicopter. ...
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UTT: Mica's idea to privatize Amtrak a good first step
Washington Times
By Ronald D. Utt If Rep. John L. Mica of Florida gets his way, passenger rail in America will no longer be in the death grip of the Federal Railroad Administration, Congress, rail unions and Amtrak management. The Transportation Committee chairman has ...
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Washington Times
Black Leaders Call For War On The 'War On Drugs'
Seattle Medium
Jesse L. Jackson Sr., keynote speaker at a forum commemorating the 40th anniversary of the “War on Drugs.” “This is government-sponsored terrorism,” Jackson said to applause in the packed room at the National Press Club. “It raised the price on Black ...
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News from FlightSafety
Helicopter Association International
They include the Bell B-412/212/222, B-430, CH-146, OH-58D, TH-67, TH-1H, CH-47F, AH-1Z, UH-1Y, UH-1N, and CV-22/MV-22; Eurocopter EC-135 and the Sikorsky UH-60 A/L/M models, HH-60G, S-92, S-70 and S-76 aircraft. FlightSafety International has recently ...
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Will Adrian Gonzalez win the Triple Crown?
Worcester Telegram
The Dodgers franchise itself is essentially indestructible, so somebody with real money and a sold marriage will buy it Q: Crawford seemed to be hitting his stride recently, how much will this trip to the DL cost him in terms of getting back into his ...
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L.A. Dodgers: 5 Things We Love About the Dodgers' 'Youth Movement'
Bleacher Report
Although De La Rosa didn't make his major league debut until four weeks ago, he has quickly become the Dodgers No. 5 starter. Meanwhile, with Jonathan Broxton, Hong-Chi Kuo, Vicente Padilla and Kenley Jansen having all been placed on the DL, ...
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Bleacher Report
Jamie Foxx in talks for Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'
Entertainment Weekly
I'd like to see him go from supporting (8 Mile, The Hurt Locker) to lead actor in one movie flat. Jamie Foxx is quite the talent and a solid choice, but really, if Tarrantino wants the magic he made with Samuel L. Jackson, he'd be smart and cast ...
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Tribe News: Chisenhall Activated from DL | WaitingForNextYear
By DP
3 Responses to “Tribe News: Chisenhall Activated from DL”. Andrew. 1. June 22, 2011. He's no Super Mannahan in the field, that's for sure. Maybe we'll give him a look soon. His batting stats, no matter how bad, cannot be worse than ...
WaitingForNextYear
Artsy fun for everyone | The Huntington News
By The Huntington News
The gallery is an Art Nouveau lover's dream, featuring many intricate posters from around the world, reminiscent of the famous “Moulin Rouge” and “Absinthe Robette” lithographs. The current exhibition is a summer ... Si – Stephen St. Francis Decky exhibit: ”Les Animaux de l'Avenir”. News staff photo/Anna Marden. Yes.Oui.Si is a multimedia art space located just past the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) on Vancouver St., off Huntington Avenue. The current exhibit showcases the ...
The Huntington News
Banky W and Wizkid like 'D'banj and Wande Coal'? Hell No ...
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Banky W and Wizkid like 'D'banj and Wande Coal'? Hell No! Banky W sings: 'See baby girl, me and Weezy [Wizkid] be like D'Banj and Wande [Coal]' on the track 'Slow whine' off Wizkid's Superstar album. Fair enough, the Superstar was a total auto tuned compilation, hiding his great voice. TooXclusive's reviews that album ... 2011 Question Mark Magazine l Celebrity Gossip, Politics, Showbiz, Music And Every Other ThingNews Worthy. All rights reserved. Design:. ennovateNIGERIA.
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Yankees put RH Marquez on DL « Artesia News
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Yankees put RH Marquez on DL. CINCINNATI (AP) — The Yankees put right-handed reliever Jeff Marquez on the 15-day disabled list between games of their doubleheader Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds. Marquez has a sore shoulder. ...
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White Sox activate Jake Peavy from DL - WREX.com – Rockford's News ...
Peavy went on the DL for the second time this season on June 8 with a strained groin. Peavy is 2-1 with a 4.66 ERA in five starts this season. He left his last start on June 5 vs. Detroit after pitching four innings. ...
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La guerre d'Algérie se déroule de 1954 à 1962 et elle aboutit à l'indépendance de l'Algérie. L'origine de cette guerre se retrouve dans de nombreuses ...
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L'Oreal Heiress Liliane Bettencourt Brands Her Daughter 'Disturbed ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8571585/LOreal-heiress- ....Her Daughter 'Disturbed' – Héritière de L'Oréal Liliane Bettencourt ...
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Chicago Cubs reliever Kerry Wood goes on DL - MLB - Sporting News
Sporting News Magazine is the ONLY sports title with year-round coverage of EVERY major sport. ... This makes the 15th trip to the DL in 13 years for Wood, the third time for a blister on the same finger. .... World of difference ...
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Yankees Put Jeter on DL With Strained Right Calf - ABC News
Yankees Put Jeter on DL With Strained Right Calf. ... "I guess the timing wasn't very good," Jeter said before the DL move was announced. ...
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Nationals activate LHP Tom Gorzelanny from DL, place OF Rick ...
WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals have activated left-hander Tom Gorzelanny from the 15-day disabled list, and he's scheduled to start Sunday's game ...
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SPORTS – Yankees put Jeter on DL with strained right calf (AP ...
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Rapport sur les violations des droits de l ... - Humanitarian News
Source: UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire Country: Cote d'Ivoire Resume executif Ce rapport presente les conclusions des enquêtes realisees par l'ONUCI sur les ...
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Yankees weighing whether to put Jeter on DL | World News - Russian ...
By Sports Network The New York Yankees could be without Derek Jeter this evening when they open up a three-game series against the remarkable Alexi Ogando ...
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Yankees Place Derek Jeter On 15-day DL With ... - world news headlines
By Paul White , USA TODAY Updated UPDATE (6:03 p.m. ET): The Yankees have placed Jeter on the disabled list.
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Yankees weighing DL stint for Jeter | 2011 News Media Stories
Yankees weighing DL stint for Jeter. June 14, 2011 12:04 pm; First Regime ... News OfWorld | usershare | social media | World Of media outlet | News Photos ...
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News: Test de l'Evolution Series World Percussion
World Percussion est le résultat de plusieurs collaborations: d'abord entre Best Service et Yellow Tools pour le moteur logiciel, Engine, et ensuite entre ...
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Pujols on DL with fractured left forearm :More World News
Albert Pujols, diagnosed Monday with a small fracture in his left forearm, will now join seven other teammates currently on the DL (including Adam ...
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Red Sox place Carl Crawford on DL - MLB - Sporting News
Sporting News Magazine is the ONLY sports title with year-round coverage of EVERY ...Red Sox place Carl Crawford on DL. PUBLISHED 3 days and 16 hours ago ...
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photoBEIJING (Reuters) - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now.

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REUTERS World News, Jun 23, 2011

photoYALA, Thailand (Reuters) - The motorcycle bomb burned the 27-year-old woman so badly her father only recognized her by a tattoo. She lost half her face and an arm in the attack by shadowy Muslim separatists in Thailand's troubled deep south.

Indonesia bars workers travelling to Saudi after beheading
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:44 PM PDT
Reuters - JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia, which has come under fire from abroad for its use of the death sentence, has decided is to bar its citizens from Saudi Arabia to work after an Indonesian maid was beheaded for murdering her Saudi employer. The beheading has also renewed complaints against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government over the lack of protection for its citizens working overseas, mostly as maids and construction workers. ... Full Story1
Analysis: China's railway boom hurtles into the red
Wed,22 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoBEIJING (Reuters) - The numbers for China's relentless push for a high-speed rail network are impressive -- in terms of debt, not passengers.
Syrian troops deploy on road to Turkish border
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:57 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoAMMAN, Jun (Reuters) - Syrian troops have deployed on a main road leading from the commercial hub of Aleppo to Turkey as protests expand to border regions, residents said, while Ankara grows increasingly critical of President Bashar al-Assad's military crackdown.
Surgery silences Venezuela's Chavez, controversy grows
Wed,22 Jun 2011 05:52 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoCARACAS (Reuters) - The most verbose president on the planet is strangely silent.
House to vote on bill cutting funds for Libya
Wed,22 Jun 2011 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a proposal to cut off funds for U.S. military hostilities in Libya, lawmakers in the Republican majority said Wednesday. Full Story1
Italy ceasefire call exposes NATO split on Libya
Wed,22 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoMISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - A split has opened within the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with France and Britain rejecting an Italian call for a halt to military action to allow aid access.
Libya's Gaddafi accuses NATO of civilian "murders"
Wed,22 Jun 2011 04:20 PM PDT
Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi accused NATO states of murder in an audio speech broadcast late Wednesday, days after the alliance acknowledged for the first time its bombs may have caused civilian casualties. Full Story1
Bahrain opposition figures given life sentences
Wed,22 Jun 2011 03:41 PM PDT
Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi'ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of plotting a coup during protests in the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year. Full Story1
Canada says documents clear troops of wrongdoing
Wed,22 Jun 2011 03:11 PM PDT
Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada released thousands of pages of declassified documents on Wednesday, which it said supported its claims that its soldiers played no role in the mistreatment of prisoners in Afghanistan. Full Story1
Syria leader's cousin warns of civil, regional war
Wed,22 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Syria could slip into civil war and spark regional conflict if there is no rapprochement between President Bashar al-Assad and an uprising against his autocratic rule, Assad's dissident cousin said Wednesday. Full Story1
Authors urge U.N. Security Council to condemn Syria
Wed,22 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Seven well-known authors, including Salman Rushdie and Umberto Eco, have sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council urging it to adopt a resolution condemning Syria for a crackdown on its citizens. Full Story1
Analysis: Argentina president may face stormy second term
Wed,22 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Signs of strain in Argentina's prolonged economic boom point to a turbulent second term for President Cristina Fernandez in the likely event she wins re-election in October.
photoBELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Irish police said on Wednesday they fear rioting in Belfast could escalate to the point where someone gets killed, threatening to upset a delicate peace between Catholics and Protestants in the British-controlled province.
U.S. concerned about Bahrain opposition sentences
Wed,22 Jun 2011 11:14 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about the severity of the sentences given to opposition leaders in Bahrain related to protests in the Gulf state. Full Story1
U.N. says 73,000 flee Sudan border state fighting
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoKHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday 73,000 people had fled violence in Sudan's Southern Kordofan border state after more than two weeks of fighting between the northern army and southern-aligned troops.
Four Pakistani majors questioned over Islamist links
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT
Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan army has extended an investigation into officers with links to the Hizb-ul-Tahrir, a spokesman said on Wednesday, in what analysts said was a long overdue move to root out sympathizers of the banned Islamist group. Full Story1
U.S. official in Sanaa, al Qaeda militants flee prison
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoSANAA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official held talks on Wednesday with government officials in Yemen, which is teetering on the brink of civil war over President Ali Abdullah Saleh's refusal to meet protesters' demands to step down.
Three die in Peru as conflicts loom for Humala
Wed,22 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoLIMA (Reuters) - Three people died when police clashed with students who set fire to government buildings in a remote province, officials said on Wednesday, a sign of social conflict looming for leftist President-elect Ollanta Humala.
Egypt army rejects resignation of deputy PM
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army rulers rejected the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Yehia el-Gamal, who had cited health problems, the government said Wednesday.
photoCAIRO (Reuters) - Hossam el-Hamalawy is used to being in trouble with the authorities. State security hauled him in three times for his activism when Hosni Mubarak was in power. He hoped Egypt's uprising would end such summonses. It didn't.
Analysis: Vague agenda fuels doubts over Egypt's Brotherhood
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT
Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Few things better sum up Egypt's uncharted future than the vague policy platform of the Muslim Brotherhood, a long-repressed Islamist movement poised to become a decisive force in mainstream politics. Full Story1
Syria's Assad running low on credibility: U.N. chief
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has pledged to reform the country and engage in a dialogue with pro-democracy protesters, is running low on credibility, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday. Full Story1
For Baghdad's poor, city garbage brings in the bread
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's leaders hope the country's still largely untapped oil wealth can one day rival Saudi Arabia and provide a decent living to its citizens after years of conflict and chaos.
Iraq's moribund manufacturing sector appeals for help
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Standing beside the dust- covered machines of his idle biscuit and sweet factory in eastern Baghdad, Fadhil al-Abboudi says Iraq's small private manufacturers are feeling abandoned.
Analysis: "Lulismo" appeals in Latin America but hard to copy
Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT
Reuters - RIO DE JANEIRO/LIMA (Reuters) - It was a political pilgrimage that surprised no one. Full Story1
Argentine leader summons ally tipped as running mate
Wed,22 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez called a meeting on Wednesday with Chaco Governor Jorge Capitanich, a close ally tipped as her possible running mate for an October election, an official said.
Syria scorns EU criticism, says it sows chaos
Wed,22 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria on Wednesday scorned the European Union's criticism of Damascus over its violent crackdown on popular unrest, saying this showed Europe wanted to sow chaos in the country.
Factbox: Sanctions imposed on Syria
Wed,22 Jun 2011 07:37 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - EU states reached a political agreement on Wednesday to extend sanctions against Syria EU diplomats said. Full Story1
Syria scorns EU criticism of Assad reform offer
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:59 AM PDT
Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria scorned the European Union dismissal of its president's promises of reform on Wednesday, saying it showed Europe wanted to sow chaos in the country and threatening to turn to other regions for trade and support. Full Story1
EU agrees to extend Syria curbs to include Iranians
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:59 AM PDT
Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU states reached a political agreement on Wednesday to extend sanctions against Syria to four military-linked entities and seven individuals, including three Iranians, linked to suppression of dissent, EU diplomats said. Full Story1
Russia, EU sign deal to end vegetable trade ban
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoMOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia and the European Union signed a deal agreeing conditions for the resumption of EU fresh vegetable imports to Russia, which banned them because of a deadly E.coli outbreak, both sides said on Wednesday.
"Congratulations, you are the Minister of Finance"
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - As Jalloul Ayed describes it, he literally answered the call of his country... in the lobby of a random London office building on a Thursday afternoon in January.
Iranian oil delegation attacked in Baghdad
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:28 AM PDT
Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked an Iranian oil delegation visiting Baghdad on Wednesday, the Iranian Oil Ministry said. Full Story1
Iranian oil delegation attacked in Baghdad
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:27 AM PDT
Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked an Iranian oil delegation visiting Baghdad on Wednesday, the Iranian Oil Ministry said. Full Story1
Factbox: International recognition of Libya's rebel movement
Wed,22 Jun 2011 06:25 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Libya's rebel National Transitional Council has declared itself the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people and formed an interim government while it conducts military operations aimed at removing Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story1
Analysis: NATO counts on Tripoli uprising to break deadlock
Wed,22 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT
Reuters - ALGIERS (Reuters) - NATO is trying to lay the groundwork for an armed uprising inside the Libyan capital to oust Muammar Gaddafi because it has lost hope that rebels elsewhere in the country can advance on Tripoli any time soon. Full Story1
Special Report: Europe's other crisis
Wed,22 Jun 2011 05:40 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoCALAIS, France (Reuters) - Like tens of thousands of migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean in the six months since the beginning of the Arab Spring, Yohanes came looking for a safer, more prosperous life. The 25-year-old Eritrean had been living in Libya for four years and planned to stay; violence forced him into a smuggler's boat and a perilous sea voyage to Europe.
Denmark stiffens sentence for cartoonist attacker
Wed,22 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT
Reuters - COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish appeals court Wednesday lengthened the prison sentence of a Somali man to 10 years from nine for attempting to kill a cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the Prophet Mohammad provoked Muslim outrage. Full Story1
Tunisia court gives 15-year sentence to Ben Ali nephew
Wed,22 Jun 2011 05:34 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoTUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court has sentenced the nephew of the former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to 15 years in absentia, the state news agency said Wednesday, after a court issued a first sentence against Ben Ali this week.

 
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