Police disperse east China chemical plant protesters

Police disperse east China chemical plant protesters


Police disperse east China chemical plant protesters

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:50 AM PDT

NINGBO, China (Reuters) - Police dispersed more than a thousand protesters in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo on Saturday who were demonstrating against plans to expand a petrochemical plant.



VIDEO: Berlusconi to appeal fraud verdict

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:50 AM PDT

Lawyers for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are to appeal against his jail sentence for tax fraud, media reports say.


VIDEO: Hezbollah accused of backing Assad

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 01:00 AM PDT

The US has accused pro-Syrian groups in Lebanon - including Hezbollah - of providing training, advice, and logistical support to the Syrian military, raising fears that the conflict could spread beyond Syria's borders.


China blocks discussion of report on premier Wen

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:41 AM PDT

China's censors did their best Saturday to block discussion of a New York Times investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao, but analysts said the report would still likely reach tens of millions of people.

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Sihanouk's body to be cremated Feb

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:32 AM PDT

The body of Cambodia's most revered former King Norodom Sihanouk will be cremated in the first week of February next year after a 3-month lying in state at the Royal Palace, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday.

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Almost 150 killed on first day of Syria truce: watchdog

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:27 AM PDT

Almost 150 people died on the first day of a barely-observed truce between the warring parties in Syria, a watchdog said, adding that a fresh clashes on Saturday claimed more lives.

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Myanmar Rohingya under 'vicious attack': HRW

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:18 AM PDT

Human Rights Watch urged Myanmar Saturday to protect Rohingya Muslims, warning unrest that has left dozens dead and thousands displaced is "likely to get worse" unless the root causes are addressed.

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Cyberstalking an ex? Click the 'unfriend' button and get over it

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:06 AM PDT

Attention spurned, jilted and heartbroken lovers: stop trolling your ex's Facebook profile or risk delaying your post-breakup recovery and personal growth.

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Australia welcomes Fitch affirming AAA rating

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:02 AM PDT

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan Saturday welcomed a decision by ratings agency Fitch to affirm the country's AAA credit rating, days after his mid-year economic review lowered this year's growth forecast.

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Hurricane Sandy heads for US after killing 44 in Caribbean

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:49 PM PDT

After leaving 44 dead in the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy inched toward the US East Coast Saturday, threatening as much as a third of the United States with what has been dubbed a powerful "Frankenstorm."

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Rivals stump in US battleground states focusing on economy

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:34 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney hunted for votes in battleground states Saturday after the Republican propelled the economy to the forefront of the campaign by promising to restore the country's economic engine.

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Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:50 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, join Syria's rebellion and ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring reported, citing a two-part film posted on Islamist websites.



Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners in Egypt

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:30 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, join Syria's rebellion and ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring reported, citing a two-part film posted on Islamist websites.



Muslim Rohingyas under "vicious" attack in Myanmar - rights group

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:18 PM PDT

SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A human rights group expressed concern for the safety of thousands of Muslims on Saturday after revealing satellite images of a once-thriving coastal community reduced to ashes during a week of violence in western Myanmar.



VIDEO: Panama debates Colon law repeal

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:13 AM PDT

Panama's National Assembly has taken the first step towards repealing a controversial law allowing the sale of land in Colon Free Zone, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone.


France's star butchers wield cleaver with style

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:03 PM PDT

They call themselves the best in the world. But France's butchers are only now stepping out of the shadows, with stars of the trade showing off their skills on television shows, in books or at celebrity cook-outs.

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Slow-moving Hurricane Sandy heads toward U.S. East Coast

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:57 PM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy pulled away from the Bahamas on Saturday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean, beginning a slow march toward the U.S. East Coast where it threatens to hit as one of the worst storms in decades.



Hurricane Sandy slogs towards US, 41 killed in Caribbean

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:02 PM PDT

MIAMI, Oct 27 — Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic cyclone that threatens to be one of the worst storms to hit the US Northeast in decades, slogged slowly northward yesterday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean. Forecasters said wind damage, widespread and extended power outages and coastal and inland flooding were anticipated ...



New York nanny attempted suicide in front of dead children’s mom, say police

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:35 PM PDT

NEW YORK, Oct 27 — The nanny suspected of slaying a Manhattan professional couple's two young children began stabbing herself as the mother entered the bathroom and began screaming when she saw the dead bodies in the bathtub, New York's police commissioner said yesterday. The nanny, YoSelyn Ortega, had been employed by the family of Kevin and ...



Merkel’s conservatives reach 3-year high in key opinion poll

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:31 PM PDT

BERLIN, Oct 27 — Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives climbed to their highest level in more than three years in a leading opinion poll published yesterday, but the results pointed to no outright winner emerging from next September's election. The closely watched Politbarometer for ZDF TV indicated neither Merkel's centre-right coalition nor a ...



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