2011年10月29日星期六

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Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilians workers (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman covers as a U.S. helicopter prepares to land at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul October 29, 2011. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - A suicide car bomber on Saturday killed 13 troops and civilian employees of the NATO-led force in Kabul, including Americans and a Canadian, in the deadliest single ground attack against the coalition in 10 years of war in Afghanistan.

ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Saif Al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures in Tripoli August 23, 2011 in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Reuters TVReuters - The International Criminal Court said Saturday that Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact via intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation.

Egypt brokers end to Israel-Gaza flare-up: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 04:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza will end a flare-up of violence at 6 a.m. (12 a.m. EDT) on Sunday, Egyptian officials said.

Ukraine to investigate Tymoshenko over murder: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Ukrainian prosecutors are to investigate whether former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, jailed for abuse of power, was involved in the murder of a member of parliament, news agency Unian quoted a senior prosecutor on Saturday as saying.

Saudi prince backs cleric's bounty offer for Israeli soldier (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Reuters - A member of the Saudi royal family has pledged $900,000 to a bounty offered by a prominent cleric to any Palestinian who kidnaps an Israeli soldier, according to comments aired on a private TV station Saturday.

Bangkok's Pain: Floodwater Surges Into the Thai Capital (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Time.com - The runoff from months of flooding in central Thailand, combined with this weekend's unusually high tides, has put parts of the city under stinking, chest-high water. And things may get worse.

Nearly 4 out of 5 of burglars use social networks to find empty homes (Digital Trends)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Digital Trends - According to a study out of the United Kingdom from Credit Sesame, approximately 78 percent of ex-burglars use Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook to identify properties with absent homeowners. This includes people that use location-enabled status updates or pictures to identify when they are at work or on an extended vacation. In addition, nearly three out of four ex-burglars use Google Street View to check out the quality of the home in addition to various escape routes within a neighborhood. The typical home invasion costs the homeowner just over $2,000 in the United States and robbery that occurs during the day usually yields higher losses than burglars that break in during the night.

Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire, 10 killed (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Palestinians carry one of five dead bodies of Islamic Jihad militants into the morgue of Al Najar hospital following an Israeli air strike on an Islamic Jihad training base in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Israeli aircraft killed 5 Palestinian militants from the Islamic Jihad group whom it says were responsible for recent rocket attacks on Israel, the military said Saturday. The military said it targeted the same group of militants that fired rockets that exploded near the Israeli city of Ashdod Wednesday night. No Israelis were injured in that attack. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)AP - Israeli aircraft struck at Palestinian militants in Gaza on Saturday who responded with a volley of rockets which rained on southern Israeli towns, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Palestinian officials said nine militants were killed, while on the Israeli side one civilian was killed and four others were wounded.

Peru quake destroys 134 homes, injures dozens (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 02:40 PM PDT

People remove bricks after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit the area in Ica, Peru, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.The earthquake centered off Peru's central coast sent people running panicked into the streets Friday in cities badly damaged by a another strong quake in 2007. There were no reports of damage though hospital directors reported at least 20 people injuried. (AP Photo/El Comercio) PERU OUT - NO USAR EN PERUAP - Peruvian authorities said Saturday that 134 homes were destroyed and 103 people treated at hospitals for injuries during a 6.9-magnitude quake just off the central coast.

Militants: Somali-American bombed AU base (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT

African Union tanks are seen guarding in front of their base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. At least 10 people died Saturday during an attack by insurgents dressed in Somali military uniforms and subsequent gunfight that lasted for several hours at the African Union base in Mogadishu, a Somali military official said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP - A team of suicide bombers and gunmen disguised as soldiers assaulted an African Union base in the Somali capital on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunfight that left at least 10 people dead, security officials said. The al-Qaida-linked Islamist militant group that claimed the attack said one of the bombers was Somali-American.

Attack on NATO convoy kills 17 in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:26 PM PDT

US soldiers walk at the site of a suicide car bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. A suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy on the outskirts of Kabul on Saturday, causing casualties among the NATO service members and Afghan civilians, the U.S.-led coalition said. Afghan officials said three civilians and one policeman were killed. In the background is the palace of former Afghan King Darul Aman which was destroyed during the civil war (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an armored NATO bus Saturday on a busy thoroughfare in Kabul, killing 17 people, including a dozen Americans, in the deadliest strike against the U.S.-led coalition in the Afghan capital since the war began.

3 Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:01 PM PDT

AP - Australian defense officials have confirmed that three Australian soldiers and an Afghan interpreter have been killed and seven other soldiers wounded in an incident in Afghanistan.

Kabul suicide attack marks one of deadliest days in Afghanistan war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - American forces in Afghanistan may be facing one of the deadliest days in the history of the 10-year war here after a car bomb exploded next to a NATO convoy on Saturday morning.

No Joy in Greece Over the E.U.'s New Deal (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Time.com - As the government tries to look on the bright side of the E.U.'s debt deal, Greeks continue to rage over harsh austerity measures

Occupy Europe: How a generation went from indifferent to indignant (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 06:55 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The most significant current youth movement in Europe started with a tweet on Justin Bieber, the boyish Canadian crooner.

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