Syrian resistance armed, organizing

Syrian resistance armed, organizing


Syrian resistance armed, organizing

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:15 PM PDT

The cell phone video stutters as it records the movement of soldiers and Syrian militia on the streets from an upstairs window. A whispered commentary describes the scene. Another video shows vehicles riddled with bullet holes, shattered apartments, glass shards and concrete lumps mixed with patches of blood. In yet another, protestors flee as heavy caliber weapons fire ricochets off buildings.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | October 19, 2011

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Huge protests in Athens as a two-day strike begins; the Mitt Romney and Rick Perry campaigns put the spin on Tuesday's heated debate; and the World Series begins Wednesday night.


Canada court protects hyperlinks

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:10 PM PDT

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously ruled that online publications cannot be found liable for linking to defamatory material.


Magazine Preview: Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 02:01 AM PDT

Arming and training Afghans to protect their homes and fight off the Taliban seems to be working. The problem is that it's also allowing them to fight their own personal wars.


Pakistan hopes to join India on U.N. council

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:31 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan hopes to win a seat on the U.N. Security Council as a temporary member alongside archrival India when the United Nations holds annual elections to the 15-nation body on Friday.


Economic growth in Scotland dips

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:10 AM PDT

Scottish economic growth dips again with the economy growing by 0.1% during spring, according to latest government figures.


US, N Korea to hold nuclear talks

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT

US and North Korean officials are to meet next week in Geneva to try to revive stalled international talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme.


US, N Korea to hold nuclear talks

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT

US and North Korean officials are to meet next week in Geneva to try to revive stalled international talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme.


Red Sox Off-Season Consumed by Fried Chicken and Beer

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Sports talk in Boston continues to focus on the September collapse and dubious shenanigans of the Red Sox.


Row over visa scam responsibility

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:50 AM PDT

A row breaks out between a number of Welsh Universities over who is responsible for scandals which have hit the University of Wales (UoW).


Greece MPs back austerity plans

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

The Greek parliament gives initial backing to the latest austerity bill by a vote of 155 to 141.


Tunisians gloomy in town that launched Arab Spring

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (Reuters) - In Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia, there is little enthusiasm for a looming election that would not have happened without the revolutionary spark this desolate town provided one year ago.


Europe Talks Focus on Bond Guarantees

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:28 PM PDT

European officials' talks focus on using their bailout fund to back bond issues by troubled countries, but lawyers warn that direct guarantees would violate EU restrictions on bailouts.


Bolivian protesters arrive in La Paz

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Nearly 2,000 indigenous Bolivians reach Andean capital after two-month march from their Amazonian homeland.


Serbs refuse to remove Kosovo barricades

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Negotiations break down as Serbs in northern Kosovo defies NATO demands to lift roadblocks erected in July.


Clashes as UK police evict travellers

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Police use tasers and make several arrests in operation to evict residents from country's largest traveller site.


The Caucus: Perry to Propose a National Flat Tax

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas said he would propose a flat tax next week as part of a tax overhaul, signaling a new effort to separate himself from Mitt Romney.


Clinton in Kabul to Push Afghan Reconciliation

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit aimed at encouraging the country's leadership to keep up Taliban reconciliation efforts.


North Korea's Kim says ready to resume nuclear talks

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:38 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il repeated his readiness to return to stalled nuclear talks "without any preconditions" in an interview with the Russian state news agency Itar-Tass published on Wednesday.


Club death 'over-capacity' probe

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Possible over-crowding is investigated after a woman was crushed to death and several other people injured in a "stampede" at a Northampton nightclub.


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