2011年9月30日星期五

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CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, gives a religious lecture in an unknown location in this still image taken from video released by Intelwire.com on September 30, 2011. Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed, Yemen's Defence Ministry said on Friday. A Yemeni security official said Awlaki, who is of Yemeni descent, was hit in a Friday morning air raid in the northern al-Jawf province that borders oil giant Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Intelwire.comReuters - SANAA (Reuters)- Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamist militant, was killed in Yemen on Friday in a CIA drone strike described by President Barack Obama as "another significant milestone" in efforts to defeat al Qaeda.


Civilians surge out of Sirte, say food dwindling (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:01 AM PDT

A view of the front entrance to the airport at Sirte which is now under the control of anti-Gaddafi fighters September 29, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Civilians fled Sirte on Friday as interim government forces pounded the coastal city in an effort to dislodge fighters loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.


Syrians protest as army and defectors clash (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador in Syria, is seen seated (L) with together with the ambassadors of Britain and France at the wake of 25-year-old Ghayath Mater in the Damascus suburb of Daraya September 11, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian security forces shot dead four protesters calling for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad and clashes continued in the center of the country between insurgents and loyalist forces, activists said.


U.S. reassures Pakistan amid anti-American protests (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Some of nearly 300 residents, most of whom support the Sundar Sharif Sufi Shrine, take part in an anti-American rally through the streets of Lahore, September 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - The United States moved to ease tensions with Islamabad on Friday, telling Pakistan it would not send ground troops to attack militant positions in North Waziristan even as anti-American protests flared around the country.


Exclusive: Cuban government set for broad reorganization (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Cuba's president Raul Castro addresses the audience during the inauguration of the Sixth Congress of Cuban Communist Party in Havana April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters - Cuba plans to close some ministries, create new ones and eliminate some of their business activities by year end in reforms spearheaded by President Raul Castro to modernize the communist island's economy, government sources said.


Was Killing American al Qaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Legal? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The killing of Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, along with another American allegedly involved with al Qaeda, spotlights the way drone strikes may be outpacing our legal, moral and strategic thinking about them

Europe, China woes fuel earnings worries (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 03:25 PM PDT

An U.S. flag hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Investors are worried U.S. earnings growth may finally fall back to earth as turmoil in Europe and signs of a less robust Chinese economy hurt foreign support.


With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Monday, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites. A senior U.S. counterterrorism official says U.S. intelligence indicates that U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File) NO SALESAP - The killings of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American al-Qaida propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipe out the decisive factor that made the terrorist group's Yemen branch the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.


Mexico City lawmaker proposes mandatory prenups (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:15 PM PDT

AP - Mexico's Roman Catholic Church is harshly criticizing a bill proposed by a Mexico City legislator to require all couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before they marry.

Tuaregs, Arabsswap hostages in Libya peace deal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Reuters - Tuareg tribesmen and local Arabs who have fought skirmishes near this Saharan oasis exchanged hostages and signed an agreement on Friday to try to stabilize an area where some security officials believe Muammar Gaddafi has taken refuge.

Obama: Still on track to remove Afghanistan troops (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Tears of the Sun, a rock band from Uzbekistan, performs during an underground pre-rock festival concert in Kabul September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodAP - Citing "huge challenges" ahead, President Barack Obama says he still intends to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next year and says the administration's strategy for winding down the war remains unchanged.


Serial killer Clifford Olson dead (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson, serving a life sentence for murdering 11 boys and girls in the early 1980s, has died in a Quebec hospital, local media reports said on Friday.

Crunchy crickets going mainstream in Australia? (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Looking for a taste treat for a special snack? Perhaps a packet of chocolate covered bugs, chocolate-chip mealworms or cricket lollipops will hit the spot.

Seat warmer: Russia's Medvedev stepping aside for 'more popular' Putin (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Incumbent Russian President Dmitry Medvedev broke nearly a week's silence Friday on why he meekly stepped aside and allowed Vladimir Putin to take the ruling United Russia party's presidential nomination â€" which virtually guarantees Mr. Putin's victory in elections next March.

Could Southeast Asians Launch Their Version of the Arab Spring? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Will the Next Arab-Style Revolt Erupt In Southeast Asia?

Why dictators now face civilian revolt, from Syria to Swaziland (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:11 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Authoritarian regimes are crumbling across North Africa; street protests are rocking capitals from Syria to Swaziland. Is the age of dictators finally over?

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