2011年10月5日星期三

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Libyan forces plan "final" attack on Gaddafi hometown (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters destroy Sirte's eastern gate which was meant to separate the city of Sirte, Gaddafi's birth place, and nearby towns, 50 km (31 miles) east of Sirte, October 5, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown and one of his former lieutenants says he believes the deposed leader is ready to fight to the end.


Clashes in Athens as workers strike against cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:47 AM PDT

A man, covered in his own blood, tries to escape after a group of leftist protesters lynched him accusing him of being a fascist during a protest in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square October 5, 2011. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing youths in central Athens Wednesday, where thousands of striking state sector workers marched against cuts the government says are needed to save the nation from bankruptcy. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Riot police fired teargas at stone-throwing youths in central Athens on Wednesday as thousands of striking Greek state sector workers marched against cuts the government says are needed to save the nation from bankruptcy.


Palestinians near UNESCO membership (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:11 PM PDT

A Palestinian holds a flag during a protest near the Erez border crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip October 5, 2011, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. REUTERS/ Ismail ZaydahReuters - Palestinians moved a step closer to full membership of the U.N. cultural agency on Wednesday when its board decided to let 193 member countries vote on admission this month.


Focus shifts to gay senator in Irish president race (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:33 PM PDT

Reuters - A gay senator has taken the heat off former Irish Republican Army (IRA) commander Martin McGuinness in the race for Ireland's presidency as controversies over his past dominate the campaign.

Cubans look to private sector to make ends meet (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Cubans are finding that working for private employers instead of a paternalistic communist state is putting more money in their pockets, but they are still struggling to make ends meet.

Tackle Militants? Pakistan is More Likely to Make Peace With Them (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Time.com - While U.S. officials have sought to dial down tensions with Islamabad over alleged ties with extremists in Afghanistan, Pakistan's generals are solidifying their break with U.S. strategy

Moody's cuts ratings on Intesa, UniCredit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Moody's lowered its credit ratings on Italy's two biggest banks, Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit , on Wednesday following its recent downgrade of Italian sovereign debt.

Army defectors aim to overthrow Syrian regime (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:51 PM PDT

Syrian citizens walk in an alley of Hamidiyah popular market which is seen decorated by portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Syrian flags, in Damascus, Syria Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011. European countries criticized Russia and China on Wednesday for vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn't halt its crackdown on civilians. Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed what would have been the first legally binding Security Council resolution against Syria since President Bashar Assad's military began using tanks and soldiers to attack pro-democracy protesters in mid-March. The U.N. estimates the crackdown has led to more than 2,700 deaths. (AP Photo/ Bassem Tellawi)AP - A group of military defectors known as the Free Syrian Army is emerging as the first armed challenge to President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime after seven months of largely nonviolent resistance.


Photos: Nicaraguan cancer patient marks birthday (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:24 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday Sept. 20, 2011, leukemia patient Maria Jose Martinez, 15, sits in Dr. Mercedes Arguello's office in the oncology area of La Mascota Children's Hospital in Managua, Nicaragua.  Martinez is in her second cycle of chemotherapy and has had three operations since she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia six months ago.  (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - In her glowing pink dress and tiara, Maria Jose Martinez looked the part of the excited princess celebrating her 15th birthday as friends and family gathered for her coming-out party.


Group: war crimes by both sides in Ivory Coast (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

An election billboard showing ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan, April 14, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyAP - An international rights group says in a Thursday report that 13 military leaders from both sides of Ivory Coast's political divide committed war crimes during months of postelection violence in the West African nation, and called on the government to prosecute all suspects equally.


White House voices concern on China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Reuters - The prospects for U.S. legislation designed to get China to revalue its currency appeared to dim on Wednesday when the White House voiced concern it could violate international trade rules.

Manitoba's NDP wins fourth straight majority term (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:57 PM PDT

Reuters - Manitoba voters re-elected the New Democratic Party government on Tuesday, which won a record-matching fourth straight majority in the western Canadian farm and mining province.

Arrests of journalists show Ethiopia's sterner side (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The arrests of two Swedish journalists â€" captured by security forces in early July after a firefight with ethnic Somali rebels â€" and the detention of a long stream of local journalists with critical views of the Ethiopian government is showing once again the ruthless streak of America’s biggest friend in the Horn of Africa.

Can Banning Hand-Raising Promote a Calmer Classroom? (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Time.com - Another school in the U.K. is jumping on the 'banned' wagon, eliminating a very basic classroom tradition: raising your hand

Protests underscore Bulgarians' fear of Roma, organized crime (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Houses set ablaze; far right activists and football hooligans chanting racist slogans; vigilantes arming themselves with swords, knives, and clubs; riot police charging through normally peaceful streets.

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