Doubts over 'unfair' Gambia presidential vote

Doubts over 'unfair' Gambia presidential vote

Doubts over 'unfair' Gambia presidential vote

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:47 PM PST

Regional West African body says it will not send observers to poll after finding an "electorate cowed by repression".


Analysis: Despite reforms, Western oil firms avoid Myanmar

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:41 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's reputation as one of the world's most isolated and secretive states is changing rapidly, but many foreign investors remain wary of exploring for oil or gas there, leaving the sector open to Indian, Thai and Malaysian firms.

VIDEO: Violence at demos spreads beyond Cairo

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:40 PM PST

Thousands of protesters are still in Tahrir Square in the centre of the Egyptian capital, Cairo demanding an immediate end to military rule.


Afghan president nominates central bank governor (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:29 PM PST

U.S. Army Specialist Chris Brann of the 737 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company operates a robot by remote as he searches for IEDs (improvised explosive devices) during a road clearance patrol in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan November 23, 2011. Picture taken November 23, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY)AP - A spokesman for Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai says he has nominated a new central bank governor.

The Greatest Hoax in History: Eliot Spitzer, Climategate and the Art of the Email Con

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:34 PM PST

Eliot Spitzer tricked the public into thinking he was a no-nonsense prosecutor the same way the criminals behind the so-called Climategate charade are trying to trick the public into believing climate scientists are scoundrels. I call this creature of contemporary communication technologies the "Email Con." Here is how Spitzer spun the Email Con to win ...


Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:53 PM PST

A protester shouts and gestures during a demonstration against proposed immunity for Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh under a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-sponsored deal for his ouster in Sanaa November 23, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war.

Portugal strike to hit public services, transport (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:32 PM PST

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, left, talks to journalists during a telecom meeting at Lisbon Congress Center Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 in Lisbon. The two main Portuguese worker unions called for a general strike on Nov. 24 to protest government austerity measures after Portugal took a euro78 billion ($106 billion) bailout earlier this year. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)AP - Portugal is bracing for a broad shutdown of public services Thursday as trade unions stage a general strike against austerity measures adopted in return for a euro78 billion ($104 billion) international bailout.

"Stunning coup" gives Australia PM tighter grip on power (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:18 PM PST

Reuters - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard tightened her grip on power on Thursday when an opposition lawmaker suddenly defected to become Speaker, boosting her chances of surviving a full term in office and reducing reliance on independent MPs to pass laws.


FBI arrests seven over Amish haircut attacks

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST

US agency detains people in Ohio after breakaway Amish group is accused of undertaking hate crimes in its own community.


"Stunning coup" gives Australia PM tighter grip on power

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:18 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard tightened her grip on power on Thursday when an opposition lawmaker suddenly defected to become Speaker, boosting her chances of surviving a full term in office and reducing reliance on independent MPs to pass laws.

VIDEO: Nurse due in court over fatal Sydney fire

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:23 PM PST

A man is due in court in Sydney later charged with multiple counts of murder after a fire at a nursing home in the city a week ago, which killed nine elderly residents.


US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:00 PM PST

In this Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 photo, a restaurant uses the trade name of McDonald's in Baghdad, Iraq. After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang.

Eurozone to adopt UEFA Financial Fairplay

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:49 PM PST

Yesterday the European Commission announced a new set of plans to resolve the European debt crisis. Commission President Manuel Barroso said that ??"Under the new rules, the Commission will have greater surveillance powers, so that we do not face again the situation where failing in one country endangers the stability of the euro area as ...


China Tests Buddha-Tooth Diplomacy in Myanmar

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:30 PM PST

When China wants another country to feel all warm and fuzzy, it sends a panda. But Myanmar gets something special: A sacred Buddha tooth.


Speaker's Exit Bolsters Gillard Government

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:30 PM PST

A member of the Liberal-National opposition was elected as speaker after Labor lawmaker Harry Jenkins resigned from the post in what appeared to be a tactical move.


VIDEO: Nurse due in court over fatal Sydney fire

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:23 PM PST

A man is due in court in Sydney later charged with multiple counts of murder after a fire at a nursing home in the city a week ago, which killed nine elderly residents.


Why We Love Psychopaths

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:25 PM PST

Jake grabbed a handful of candy out of the dish in the lobby and stuffed it in the pocket of his black leather jacket. He ignored the few pieces that fell to the ground. He stalked the room, casing the furniture, paintings and magazines, for something he might want. His pretty girlfriend, Michelle, sat politely ...


Asia's old suffer fraud, abuse with rising dementia

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:10 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thin, frail and slightly demented, 83-year-old Yuk Po approached social workers for help after learning that her daughter had invested her lifesavings in Lehman Brothers' minibonds, the notorious financial instruments that went bust in late 2008.

Saudi says two killed in gunfight in eastern province (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:28 PM PST

Reuters - Two people were killed and three wounded in an exchange of fire between Saudi security forces in the oil-producing Eastern Province and what the interior ministry on Thursday called gunmen serving a foreign power.


Report: Kuwait orders arrests for protest (AP)

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:56 PM PST

AP - Kuwait media report that authorities have issued nearly 50 arrest warrants in connection with a protest mob that stormed parliament earlier this month.


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