Renegade Mali soldiers say seize power, depose Toure

Renegade Mali soldiers say seize power, depose Toure

Renegade Mali soldiers say seize power, depose Toure

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:20 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Renegade Malian soldiers went on state television on Thursday to declare they had seized power and would look to hand over to a new, democratically elected government. "The CNRDR ... has decided to assume its responsibilities by putting an end to the incompetent regime of Amadou Toumani Toure," Amadou Konare, spokesman for the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State (CNRDR) said, accusing Toure's government of failing to end rebellion in the north. (Reporting by David Lewis; Writing by Mark John; Editing by Louise Ireland)


Mali soldiers say president toppled in coup

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Army mutineers say they have ended Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure's rule and suspended country's constitution.


Insight: Life and death on India's slow train to prosperity

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:27 PM PDT

KANPUR, India (Reuters) - As the Kalka Mail train pulls into Delhi railway station at dawn, it is every man, woman and child for themselves.

Renegade Mali soldiers say seize power, depose Toure

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:51 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Renegade Malian soldiers went on state television on Thursday to declare they had seized power and would look to hand over to a new, democratically elected government.

VIDEO: 'Hoody' rally for Trayvon Martin

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:58 PM PDT

Trayvon Martin's parents attended the "Million Hoodie March" in New York in memory of their son who was shot on 26 February.


Who Cares About Your Startup? Right Now, It's Only You Baby

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:47 PM PDT

It can be a lonely world out there. ??During the first days and weeks when you are just starting a new business, it can feel like you are alone in the wilderness. When consulting with entrepreneurs that are struggling to get a business off the ground, I often end up telling them this: I read ...


Adobe Unveils Photoshop CS6 Beta, Now Available as Free Download

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:14 PM PDT

Adobe today released a free public beta of the upcoming Photoshop CS6 for the community to test and offer feedback prior to the robust photo-editing application?s final release. Because Photoshop CS5 was focused more on architectural changes, this new release includes 62 percent more features, 65 of them inspired by customer feedback culled through various ...


Verizon Study Confirms 2011 Was The Year Of Anonymous, With 100 Million Users' Data Breached By Hacktivists

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 10:07 PM PDT

Anonymous may have had a rough 2012 so far, with dozens of its most active members arrested and one of its leaders and organizers revealed as a government informant. But a quick look at the stats shows that in terms of pure information mayhem, 2011 was its most effective year yet. On Thursday, Verizon released ...


The troubles of "Goldman Saints" - is the real issue "tone at the top?"

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:24 PM PDT

Perhaps the biggest common issue for Goldman Sachs and the New Orleans Saints is that leadership allowed certain cultures to develop over time.


China paper slams U.S. move on Iran oil sanctions

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:22 PM PDT

Vessels sail past Malta-flagged Iranian crude oil supertanker BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper on Thursday slammed U.S. moves to restrict Iran's oil trade which could see Chinese banks sanctioned, saying such unilateral action was not only wrong but could exacerbate the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program. The United States has exempted Japan and 10 EU nations from financial sanctions because they have significantly cut purchases of Iranian oil, but Iran's top customers China and India remain at risk. The decision means banks in the 11 countries have been given a six-month reprieve from the threat of being cut off from the U.S. ...

Mexico rejects release of Frenchwoman Cassez

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PDT

File photo of Florence Cassez after her arrest in Mexico CityMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to release a Frenchwoman serving a 60-year sentence for kidnapping, but it opened a door to a retrial on the grounds her rights were violated before her conviction. A five-judge panel discussed a motion to free Florence Cassez, arrested in 2005 by federal officers at a ranch near Mexico City with her ex-boyfriend, Israel Vallarta, who they accused of heading a kidnapping gang called the Zodiacs. ...

Mexico rejects release of Frenchwoman Cassez

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to release a Frenchwoman serving a 60-year sentence for kidnapping, but it opened a door to a retrial on the grounds her rights were violated before her conviction.

FARC fighters killed prior to hostage deal

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:16 PM PDT

Dozens of FARC members reportedly killed in what official calls "one of the hardest strikes of the past five years".


VIDEO: Troops in Mali attack palace

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:46 PM PDT

Troops in Mali have attacked the presidential palace in the capital Bamako hours after staging a mutiny.


Protestants on the rise as pope visits Mexico

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:50 PM PDT

LEON, Mexico (Reuters) - Worshippers jumping about in church, waving their hands to the swell of keyboards and electric guitars is not a sight any pope would hope to find in Mexico, for long one of the world's most devout Roman Catholic countries.

China paper slams U.S. move on Iran oil sanctions

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:22 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper on Thursday slammed U.S. moves to restrict Iran's oil trade which could see Chinese banks sanctioned, saying such unilateral action was not only wrong but could exacerbate the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program.

VIDEO: Chocolate world famous landmarks

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:17 PM PDT

Some of the world's most famous landmarks are on display at a museum in Lviv, Ukraine and they're all made out of chocolate.


VIDEO: Chocolate world famous landmarks

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:17 PM PDT

Some of the world's most famous landmarks are on display at a museum in Lviv, Ukraine and they're all made out of chocolate.


A Chat With Hugh Atkin On 'Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up'

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:07 PM PDT

Last presidential election cycle, Hugh Atkin made a name for himself for some of the grooviest parodies on YouTube. Unfortunately, the best of the best ? ?Barackroll? and ?John McCain Gets Barackroll?d ?? were taken down. This despite the fact that YouTube used the video in a press conference??and that Rick Astley, who sang the ...


Dozens homeless in southwest Mexico after big quake

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Books and debris are seen in a classroom of Francisco Larrayo's School, damaged by an earthquake on Tuesday, at the village of Paso CuauloteHUIXTEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Dozens of families cleared rubble from their destroyed homes in southwestern Mexico on Wednesday following a major 7.4-magnitude earthquake that caused landslides, knocked down school walls and cracked a church tower. At least 100 houses collapsed and 1,000 were damaged near the epicenter of Tuesday's quake in the municipality of Ometepec in Guerrero state, said Jorge Catalan, an official from the Ministry of Social Development. ...
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