2011年7月21日星期四

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Musharraf says Pakistan not complicit on bin Laden (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:59 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's exiled former President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that "absolute negligence and not complicity" was behind his country's Osama bin Laden fiasco and Washington and Islamabad must put that episode behind them and rebuild trust.

Libya's Gaddafi rules out talks (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:22 PM PDT

Libyan medics wheel an injured rebel fighter at a field hospital near Misrata's western front line, July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniReuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ruled out on Thursday talks with the rebels seeking to end his 41-year-rule, casting doubt on a flurry of Western efforts to negotiate an end to a deepening civil conflict.


Battered Mexican left stumbles towards 2012 election (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:55 PM PDT

A logo of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) is seen painted on the wall in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, in the State of Mexico July 16,2011. Mexico's leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution was so sure of winning the last presidential election in 2006 that supporters took to the streets for months when it lost. Now the party may have to join forces with the very rival it accused of stealing that election the ruling conservative National Action Party, or PAN to even compete next year. Picture taken on July 16, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos JassoReuters - Mexico's leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution was so sure of winning the last presidential election in 2006 that supporters took to the streets for months when it lost.


Bones of Nazi Hess exhumed from "pilgrimage" grave (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:41 AM PDT

File photo of the grave of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess in Wunsiedel, August 16, 2000 file picture. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/FilesReuters - The remains of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess have been exhumed from a grave in Bavaria after it became a pilgrimage for thousands of right-wing extremists.


Israel torn on apologizing to Turks over Gaza ship (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:08 AM PDT

Mourners wave Palestinian flags during the funeral ceremony of Turkish activist Cevdet Kiliclar, who was killed when Israel seized a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, at Beyazit square in Istanbul June 4, 2010. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - Israel is debating whether to say sorry for storming a Gaza-bound Turkish activist ship last year, after its jurists recommended satisfying Ankara's demand for an apology to help fend off war-crimes lawsuits.


Spanish Activists Stage Sit-Ins to Help People Keep their Homes (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Time.com - As Spain's eviction rate soars, activist groups are building human walls around strangers' homes to stop banks from throwing them out on the street

Prince Andrew step down as trade envoy (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT

Prince Andrew, seen here in March 2011, is to step down from his role as Britain's trade ambassador, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, four months after his links to a sex offender prompted calls for him to quit.(AFP/File/Andrew Cowie)AFP - Prince Andrew is to step down as Britain's roving trade ambassador, Buckingham Palace said, four months after his links to a sex offender prompted calls for him to quit.


Libya rebels: Brega oil installations boobytrapped (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Mahmoud Jibril, executive bureau chairman of the transitional national council in Libya, left, speaks  with Spain's Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez, right, during a meeting in Madrid, Spain, Thursday July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)AP - Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi's troops have boobytrapped petroleum installations in the strategic oil port of Brega so they can be blown up if his regime loses the town, a top rebel official said Thursday.


Ecuador: Illegal boat caught with 357 dead sharks (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:38 PM PDT

AP - Ecuadorean authorities say they have seized 357 dead sharks from a boat that was fishing illegally in the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands national park.

Gaddafi rules out talks, rally emphasizes divisions (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:49 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON A GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR  A soldier stands near a portrait of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi during a pro-government rally in the Gaaddafi hometown of Sirte, 400 km (249 miles) east of Tripoli, July 21, 2011.  REUTERS/Caren Firouz (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday ruled out talks with the rebels trying to end his 41-year-rule, raising questions about whether a flurry of Western efforts to negotiate an end to the deepening conflict can succeed.


Fake Apple Store in China even fools staff (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 04:57 PM PDT

A fake Apple Store in Kunming, China, in a recent photo. REUTERS/Courtesy of BirdAbroadReuters - Chinese counterfeiters have had a field day pumping out knockoffs of Apple Inc's best-selling iPhones and iPads, but one appears to have gone a step further -- a near flawless fake Apple Store that even employees believe is the real deal.


Canada could deport China's most wanted man in days (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:58 PM PDT

Reuters - China's most-wanted fugitive could be on a plane back home from Canada as early as Saturday unless a Canadian judge moves quickly to block his deportation, lawyers said on Thursday.

Terror site's Sydney Opera House pic prompts alert (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:47 AM PDT

People leave the Play House Theartre at the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, July 21, 2011. Police on Thursday cautioned Australians to be vigilant after an al-Qaida-linked online magazine published a picture of Sydney's iconic Opera House, and expressed concern about its influence on the local Islamic community.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - Police on Thursday cautioned Australians to be vigilant after an al-Qaida-linked online magazine published a picture of Sydney's iconic Opera House, and expressed concern about its influence on the local Islamic community.


Egypt's military rulers ban foreign election observers (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:27 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptian rights activists are raising strong concerns after the country's military rulers banned international observers for the first elections of the post-Mubarak era.

Rwanda's Post-Civil War Hope? Gorilla Tourism (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Time.com - Northern Rwanda, the only place in the world where mountain gorillas can be observed in their natural habitat. It is a boon to tourism in a country healing the scars of a brutal 1990s civil war

Malawi riots spread as president blames Britain, IMF for economic woes (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:08 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As riots across Malawi continued for a second day, Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika blamed opposition demonstrators for igniting violence that has left at least 10 dead and 45 injured.

Security Council won't take stand on climate change (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 02:27 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) - The United Nations Security Council failed to reach agreement on a non-binding statement Wednesday asserting that climate change should be recognised as an international peace and security issue.

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