Bush- Blair Legacy Continues As 73 people killed, 83 wounded in series of bombings in Baghdad:
At
least 73 people were killed and 83 others wounded in a wave of car
bomb and roadside bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on
Monday, police said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
After heavy fighting, Syrian troops reopen key road to embattled northern city of Aleppo:
Syrian
troops wrested control of a key road linking the government-held
heartland with the embattled northern city of Aleppo, reopening the
crucial supply route after heavy fighting with rebels, state media and
activists said
Game, set, match: Syria May Officially Split in Two:
Syria
may split into multiple states, according to recent reports in the
Arab-language media. Opposition leaders are weighing the option of
establishing their own government, which would rule the territories
that rebel troops have conquered in their war against Syria President
Bashar Assad.
Syrian Army Kills Saudi Officer Linked to al-Nusra Front :
Before
infiltrating in Syria and joining al-Nusra, Al-Malki had served in the
Saudi Arabian Army and in the air base of the western city of Yida
Syrian Officials Sound a Conciliatory Note Toward the Opposition:
Coming
from a Syrian deputy prime minister, it was an unusual statement. The
country's crisis, he said, began in part with a "popular movement" of
peaceful protesters angry over economic disparities, and descended into
war in part because officials were slow to make changes and failed to
realize that the "repression of the popular movement" would lead to
disaster.
Syrian opposition sets conditions for Geneva II:
The
opposition leader said that there will be "no dialogue with criminal
Assad regime," re-iterating his group's redundant appeal for embattled
President Assad to cede power for any political solution to be
negotiated.
US Downplays 'Praise' for Assad Over Weapons Removal:
The
United States on Monday moved to clarify unusually positive remarks
made by US Secretary of State John Kerry about Syrian President Bashar
Assad as work begins to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.
Erdogan calls Assad a 'terrorist,' blasts Kerry:
Turkish
PM's comments come after Syrian president said he was a liar
'responsible for the blood of tens of thousands of Syrians'
New law to permit Turkish police to detain 'possible' protesters:
A
new regulation will allow Turkish police to detain those who possess
the "risk of conducting a protest" from 12 to 24 hours without the
demand of a prosecutor or a judge, prompting acute worries from
opposition deputies.
Britain says in talks with Iran about reopening embassies:
Britain
and Iran have started talks aimed at restoring diplomatic relations
two years after an angry mob ransacked the British embassy, Foreign
Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday.
Robert Fisk: A tragedy off the coast of Indonesia that should shame Lebanon's neglectful government:
The migrants' boat sank - but the blame must start in Beirut
21 "militants" killed in joint Afghan-NATO operations:
The
interior ministry of Afghanistan on Tuesday announced at least 21
Taliban militants were killed during joint military operations across
the country.
US-Afghan deal falters as Karzai talks tough:
"The
agreement has to suit Afghanistan's interests and purposes. If it
doesn't suit us and if it doesn't suit them, then naturally we will go
separate ways," Karzai said in a BBC interview in Kabul
Karzai's elder brother Qayum Karzai nominated for Afghan presidency:
Karzai's
elder brother runs for presidencyPresident Hamid Karzai's elder
brother Abdul Qayum Karzai on Sunday formally filed nomination for the
upcoming presidential election.
30 killed in clashes in Central Africa Republic:
At
least 30 people died and dozens more were injured in clashes on
Tuesday between ex-rebels of the Seleka coalition and local
self-defence groups in the Central Africa Republic, a security source
said.
At least 10 people killed as multiple attacks target Egypt state security:
The
deadliest attack was in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, east of
Cairo, where masked gunmen opened fire on an army patrol. Six soldiers
were killed, including a lieutenant.
Anti-army protest staged at Cairo University:
Hundreds of university students rally against army-backed government, two days after violent clashes.
US moves Marines to Italy as situation in Libya becomes tense:
Two
hundred United States Marines are being mobilized from a base in Spain
to an Italian site neighboring Libya where an Army raid over the
weekend resulted in the capture of suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist, Abu
Anas al-Libi.
Libya militants call for kidnapping Americans in retaliation for citizen capture:
Libya's
militants on Tuesday called for kidnapping U.S. citizens in Tripoli
and for staging attacks in retaliation for the capture of an alleged
al-Qaida leader by U.S. authorities over embassy bombing charges.
Libya summons US ambassador over Tripoli raid, as armed groups call for revenge:
Human
Rights Watch called on the US to ensure al-Liby was quickly charged
before a judge and given access to a lawyer in accordance with
international law, adding that he should be tried in a civilian court.
Son of Abu Anas al-Liby describes capture of al-Qaida suspect in Libya:
Abdullah
al-Ruqai, 21, says Abu Anas al-Liby is not a terrorist and claims
Libyan forces were involved in operation to seize him
Libyan al-Qaida suspect's detention-at-sea raises Geneva convention concerns:
With
every passing day that the US holds its newest terror suspect in the
brig of the USS San Antonio, the Obama administration dives deeper into
the extra-legal murk that characterized its predecessor.
Amnesty questions U.S. justification for arrest of al-Liby :
"Abductions
of this nature, followed by interrogations during incommunicado
detention, undermine the presumption of innocence," the organization
said Monday. "[al-Liby's arrest] also undermines Libya's efforts to
establish the rule of law at a time when the country is in need of
international support to rebuild its institutions significantly weakened
by the 2011 armed conflict."
North Korea warns US over joint naval drill:
Pyongyang puts army on high alert, warning of "disaster" as US, Japan and South Korea prepare for military exercise
Budget impasse forces U.S. to cancel army drill with Japan:
The
U.S. side asked for the cancellation citing the failed attempt by
Congress to reach a deal to fund the federal government in the new
fiscal year that began on October 1, the Japanese Defense Ministry
said.
Canadian PM says 'very concerned' by Brazil spying allegations:
Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff on Monday demanded Canada explain a media
report that said the Communications Security Establishment Canada
(known as CSE or CSEC) - the equivalent of the top-secret U.S. National
Security Agency - had spied on Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry
Brazil : Rio teacher protest turns violent:
Several banks and other buildings were set on fire in Rio during a night of clashes between demonstrators and police.
Edward Snowden 'pictured out shopping in Russia':
Photograph allegedly showing Edward Snowden, the NSA intelligence leaker, shopping is published by Russian news website
US: "Four decades in solitary confinement can only be described as torture" - UN rights expert:
"This
is a sad case and it is not over", Mr. Woodfox has been kept in
isolation in a 8-foot-by-12 foot (2.5 x 3.5 m. Approx.) cell for up to
23 hours per day, with just one hour of exercise or solitary
recreation."
If Dems Give In, Social Security And Medicare Will Be Future Hostages:
They
continue these tactics because it is getting them what they - and the
billionaires and giant corporations who fund them - want. They do it
because it works. And then they do it again, because it worked.
Profiting from the Poor: Outsourcing Social Services Puts Most Vulnerable at Risk:
In
a story most in the media missed, protestors gathered under the dome
at the Mississippi state capitol earlier this year to oppose a bill
that would allow the state Department of Human Services (DHS) to
privatize everything from child protective services to nutrition
programs for the elderly.
How Government Spends Taxpayer Money: 50 examples of government waste:
The
federal government made at least $72 billion in improper payments in
2008. - Washington will spend $2.6 million training Chinese prostitutes
to drink more responsibly on the job.
Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin and cocaine combined:
About
6.1 million people abuse prescription pills, and overdose deaths have
at least doubled in 29 states, where they now exceed vehicle-related
deaths. In 10 of those states, rates tripled; in four of them, they
quadrupled.
