2011年7月16日星期六

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Heavy casualties reported in Libya fighting (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Ten Libyan rebels were reported killed and 172 wounded in an attack on the eastern oil port of Brega on Saturday, while insurgents drove back forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the west.

Syrian opposition forms council to counter Assad (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:54 PM PDT

Protesters march during a demonstration against President Bashar al-Assad in the suburb of Qaboun, Damascus in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website on July 15, 2011. Syrian forces killed at least 32 civilians on Friday, including 23 in the capital Damascus, in an intensifying crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. REUTERS/Social Media Website via REUTERS TVReuters - Syria's fractured opposition elected a National Salvation Council to present a united challenge to President Bashar al-Assad's rule as he intensified a military campaign to crush an uprising against his rule.

Tunisian police fire in air to disperse rioters (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Reuters - Tunisian police fired in the air and used teargas early on Sunday to disperse a crowd of about 200 people who had set fire to a police station in a suburb of the capital.

Israeli police clash with ultra-Orthodox protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Israeli police on horseback Saturday clashed with hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters hurling stones and garbage bins as part of a campaign to stop a public parking lot from opening on the Jewish sabbath.

Afghan army soldier kills NATO service member (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 06:22 AM PDT

Capt. Dave Thiesen, 28, of San Diego, Calif., right, with the U.S. Marines 1st Tank Battalion out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., plays the ukulele as Lance Cpl. Brandon Chisholm, 20 of Abbott Me., left, sings along inside their tent Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Combat Out Post Shir Ghazay in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Reuters - An Afghan army soldier killed at least one foreign soldier in southern Helmand province on Saturday, a senior police source said, underlining persistent insecurity as NATO prepares to hand over to Afghan troops.

As Ivory Coast Recovers, One Region is Stuck in a Cycle of Hate (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Time.com - After months of fighting, things are returning to normal in most of Ivory Coast. But in the west of the country, the violence has reignited brutal ethnic rivalries and sparked a thirst for revenge

Oldest son of Austria's last emperor buried (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:12 PM PDT

Riflemen carry the coffins of Otto von Habsburg and his wife Regina in Mariazell, Austria Tuesday July 12, 2011. The oldest son of Austria-Hungary's last emperor and longtime head of one of Europe's most influential families had died Monday July 4, 2011 at the age of 98. His wife had died in 2010. Now the couple will be reunited. The burial is scheduled for Saturday July 16, 2011 in Vienna. (AP Photo/dapd Hans Punz)AP - Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders, carrying the oldest son of Austria's last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ceremony evocative of the country's past grandeur as a ruler of much of Europe.

Late night explosions rock Tripoli (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:56 PM PDT

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour, a Libyan man stands in front of a partially destroyed building that was damaged during fighting with rebel forces earlier in the year, during a rally in the town of Zawiya, roughly 50 km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 16, 2011. Ten rebel fighters were killed in an advance on the strategic oil town of Brega in eastern Libya on Saturday, with rebel forces sweeping the outskirts for land mines so they could move in, officials said. The advance came after Libya's main opposition group was recognized by more than 30 nations, including the U.S., as Libya's legitimate government. Friday's decision potentially frees up billions of dollars in cash that the rebels urgently need. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Tripoli was rocked by a series of airstrikes by NATO forces in the early hours of the morning Sunday.

Manager: Cancun mayor freed by judge, re-arrested (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT

AP - The former campaign manager of a Cancun mayor arrested on drug charges says a judge has freed the politician on those charges but federal prosecutors have detained him again.

Libya rebels continue offensive, Kadhafi defiant (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:33 PM PDT

An armed Libyan man stands guard inside the only open bank in the western rebel-held town of Zintan. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has said he would never leave the land of his ancestors after fresh international calls for him to go and as rebels pressed their campaign to overthrow him.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has said he would never leave the land of his ancestors after fresh international calls for him to go and as rebels pressed their campaign to overthrow him.

Obama welcomes Dalai Lama to China's anger (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) is silhouetted as he prays before blessing the Anacostia River in Washington. US President Barack Obama on Saturday defied warnings from China and welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday defied warnings from China and welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet.

Australia economy strong despite jitters: treasurer (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan insisted the country's economy was strong Saturday following a slump in consumer confidence and retail spending which left some analysts predicting an interest rate cut.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan insisted the country's economy was strong Saturday following a slump in consumer confidence and retail spending which left some analysts predicting an interest rate cut.

Rupert Murdoch: His empire under attack, a media potentate stumbles (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The New York Times was once described in worldly terms as "the kingdom and the power." But in recent decades the title applies more to the global empire of Rupert Murdoch, whose massive media octopus of $60 billion in assets spans Australia, China, Latin America, India, the United States, and Europe.

Colombia's Guerrillas: The Rebellion That Would Not Die (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Time.com - FARC has suffered dramatic losses in the past few years but it has not gone away. In fact, it has just staged a six-point attack over the weekend and may have discovered new tactics to use against the government

Germany's trouble with abandoning nuclear power (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:26 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Before Germany decided to shutter its 17 nuclear power plants by 2022, few had ever heard of Hotzenwald, a nature preserve at the southern tip of the Black Forest, in the prosperous state of Baden-Württemberg. Now, as the government retreats from nuclear energy in favor of renewables, many will watch this bucolic spot as the testing ground for Germany's ambitious green future.

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