2011年8月27日星期六

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Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Volunteers collect the decomposed bodies of African mercenaries from the Gaddafi brigades who were killed during fighting with rebels in Tadjoura August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital.


Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Al Qaeda's new second-in-command was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Saturday, in a major blow to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden.

Analysis: Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:47 PM PDT

Al Qaeda's new second-in-command, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, is pictured in this handout photograph obtained on August 27, 2011. REUTERS/National Counterterrorism Center/HandoutReuters - The killing of al Qaeda's number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talented manager who helped it spawn offshoots around the world and survive a U.S. counter-terrorism campaign in Pakistan, security analysts say.


Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDT

People protest against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in the city of Amude August 26, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syria's Interior Ministry warned Damascus residents Saturday against demonstrating after some of the most intense protests in the capital since the start of the five-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.


Rio's scenic trolley derails, killing five (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A popular trolley that runs through a scenic Rio de Janeiro neighborhood overlooking downtown derailed on Saturday afternoon, killing five and wounding more than 30 others, the fire department said.

Eyewitness Account: The Liberation of Gaddafi's Notorious Abu Slim Prison (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:35 AM PDT

Time.com - A huge explosion shook the hundreds of cell blocks as the rebel forces shot and hacked through the locks of cells, freeing thousands Wednesday.

Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in UK heist (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT

This undated handout photo issued Saturday Aug. 27, 2011 by the Natural History Museum shows an Indian rhino model at the Natural History Museum at Tring, England where rhino horn thieves staging a museum break-in were foiled by staff who had replaced the 240,000 pounds ($391,000) rare specimens with replicas.  The thieves were seeking valuable rhino horns that can be sold in illicit markets for their purported aphrodisiac and medicinal use, but they left with worthless replicas instead. Officials at the Natural History Museum at Tring had replaced the real horns with replicas because of a recent surge in rhino horn thefts at museums, galleries and auction houses throughout Britain and continental Europe.  (AP Photo/Natural History Museum/PA Wire)  UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Fake rhino horns, anyone? That's all thieves who broke into a British museum have to show after a misguided robbery early Saturday.


Iraq: 33 killed in fiery day across Iraq (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT

An Iraqi girl (C) walks past at the site of a bomb attack in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) south of Baghdad August 26, 2011. A suicide bomber blew up his car near a Shi'ite mosque on Thursday, killing four people and wounding at least 34 others, according to security and medical sources. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)AP - Bombs in Baghdad killed six people Saturday night, capping a deadly day in which at least 33 people died across Iraq, officials said.


Chavez to undergo new round of cancer treatment (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 03:34 PM PDT

AP - President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments.

Nigeria leader, UN vow to work on after HQ bombing (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT

A Nigeria soldier gesture at the bombed site of the United Nation's office after a car blew up in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug 27, 2011.Nigeria's president says his government will bring terrorism 'under control,' the day after a car bomb at United Nations headquarters in Abuja killed at least 18 people. President (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - Nigeria will bring terrorism "under control" and confront the radical Muslim sect that claimed responsibility for a car bombing at the country's United Nations headquarters, killing at least 19 people, its president vowed Saturday amid the wreckage.


Singapore narrowly elects Tony Tan as president (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Presidential candidate and former deputy prime minister Tony Tan, 71, shows off his polling card which represents his right to vote, at a polling center to cast their votes on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 in Singapore. Singaporeans vote Saturday among four candidates for the ceremonial presidency after an uncharacteristically feisty contest that could show further signs of erosion in support for the overwhelmingly dominant ruling party. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - Former Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan won a narrow victory to become the country's seventh president in Saturday's election, a sign that the popularity of the Southeast Asian city-state's ruling party is eroding.


Canada remembers opposition leader at state funeral (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Reuters - A week of mourning for Jack Layton, who headed Canada's official opposition, ended on Saturday at a state funeral, a rare honor that marked the passing of a political leader whose popularity crossed party lines.

Libyan rebels send brigade to negotiate surrender of Sirte (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:48 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Libyan rebels fight for the last remaining pockets of Tripoli still in the hands of Qaddafi loyalists, their eastern comrades are negotiating for a handover of Sirte â€" Qaddafi's hometown and one of the last cities held by his supporters.

Among the Loyalists: Despite Defeat, Admiration for Gaddafi (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:35 AM PDT

Time.com - Loyalties are professed both loudly and in whispers in the capital of the fugitive despot, a sign perhaps that divisions have not ended.

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