2011年8月15日星期一

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Rebels say Tripoli encircled; Gaddafi defiant (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 01:58 PM PDT

A rebel fighter raises his arms as a convoy of residents flee fighting between rebels and government forces loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi near the coastal town of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, August 14, 2011. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Libyan rebels said on Monday they had seized a second strategic town near Tripoli within 24 hours, completing the encirclement of the capital in the boldest advances of their six-month-old uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.

Syrian tanks shell Latakia, death toll reaches 34 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Lebanese policemen, right, secure anti-Syrian regime protesters who they hold up Arabic placards read:'The crime of the regime in hour, arresting, kidnapping and killing, foreground, Yes for freedom Syria, yes for freedom Bahrain, yes for the revolution whenever it was,' as they protest during a demonstration to show their support to the Syrian protesters, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday Aug. 15, 2011. Syrian troops besieged residential areas of two key cities Monday, firing on residents as they fled for safety and killing at least two people during broad military assaults to root out dissent against President Bashar Assad's autocratic regime, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Reuters - Syrian forces shelled Sunni Muslim districts in Latakia, residents said, the third day of a military assault on the northern port city aimed at crushing protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

Norway killer, at scene, said attacks "necessary" (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Members of Norwegian Special Forces land by boat on the shore of the island of Utoeya July 22, 2011. Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik understands he is seen as a Reuters - Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik understands he is seen as a "demon" but said last month's massacre was "necessary" when police took him to the scene, his lawyer said Monday.

Judge ends TV coverage of Mubarak case, angering opponents (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:29 AM PDT

An Egyptian soldier walks past a graffiti of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at downtown Cairo August 14, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - The judge presiding over the trial of Hosni Mubarak on Monday ordered TV cameras out of the courtroom until the case concludes, enraging opponents of the deposed president who vowed to challenge the decision with protests in downtown Cairo.

Netanyahu faces Israeli parliament over protests (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Israeli activists take part in a protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, at the southern city of Be'er Sheva August 13, 2011. REUTERS/Amir CohenReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under fire for his government's handling of a month-long surge of protests against high living costs, faces a special debate in parliament on Tuesday.

Trial of Former Egyptian President Mubarak Goes Slowly (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Even as other trials go quickly, the proceedings against the fallen dictator and his sons crawl along, impeded by a circus of plaintiff attorneys

6 dead in British island knife attack (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:11 PM PDT

A police officer searches through the grounds of Victoria Crescent in St Helier, Jersey, Monday Aug. 15, 2011. A man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing six people to death, including three children, on the British island of Jersey in what was the deadliest crime in the community's living memory, police said. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A Polish man is suspected of killing his wife, their two children, his father-in-law and two family friends in a frenzied stabbing spree, the deadliest crime in memory on the Channel Island of Jersey, police and local residents said Monday.

Libyan rebels try to isolate Tripoli, Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:22 PM PDT

In this Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 photo, a Libyan rebel fighter in Zawiya, western Libya, reacts to the news that the city of Surman, an important strategic point, is now under the control of the rebel forces. Libyan rebels have claimed they were trying to cut off two key supply routes to Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in Tripoli after capturing more towns in the west of the country. On Sunday, the opposition fighters also battled government forces for control of the strategic city of Zawiya, just 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Giulio Petrocco)AP - Libya's rebels threatened to isolate Tripoli by blocking key supply routes and cutting oil pipelines on Monday after a dramatic weekend advance put them in the strongest position since the 6-month-old civil war began to attack Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold.

Trinidad cops abandon jobs during 1-day walkout (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:12 PM PDT

AP - Officials in Trinidad say roughly 25 percent of the Caribbean country's police officers have joined in a one-day strike.

US officials: Gadhafi fires first scud missile (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:55 PM PDT

A rebel fighter checks a paper found in a house, allegedly previously broken in by Moammar Gadhafi troops, at the town of Brega, Libya, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Most of the town has been liberated from Moammar Gadhafi's forces, with fights going on only at the oil terminal, according the rebel military spokesman, Ahmed Bani (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Libyan government forces tapped into their stores of Scud missiles this weekend, firing one for the first time in this year's conflict with rebels, but hurting no one, U.S. defense officials said Monday.

Australian man arrested in Ky in fake bomb case (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:24 PM PDT

AP - A FBI SWAT team captured a 50-year-old man at his ex-wife's Kentucky home in connection to an attack on an Australian teen who had a fake bomb chained to her neck.

TSX rallies broadly, RIM lifted by Google deal (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Toronto's main stock index rallied to its highest close in more than a week on Monday, driven by bargain-hunting, optimism over the euro zone debt crisis and acquisition activity on both sides of the border.

In "political death zone," Australia PM faces season of protest (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Embattled Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard begins a make or break parliamentary season this week, trying to finally deliver her key carbon and mining tax policies against a barrage of opposition from voters, business and opposition parties.

New Book: Allies Hoped to Topple Hitler With Hormones (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Plan A: Operation Valkyrie. Plan B: Make the FÜhrer a fraulein

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