Pakistan marks "Malala Day", poor children to get cash for school

Pakistan marks "Malala Day", poor children to get cash for school

Pakistan marks "Malala Day", poor children to get cash for school

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:56 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The families of more than 3 million poor children in Pakistan will receive cash stipends if their children go to school, the government said as officials prepared to mark "Malala Day" on Saturday in support of a schoolgirl shot by the Taliban.

Myanmar train crash fire kills 25 people, injures 62

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:45 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - A train in Myanmar carrying petrol derailed and burst into flames, killing 25 people and injuring 62, most of them villagers trying to collect fuel spilled in the accident, state television said. MRTV said The fire started after three cars loaded with petrol turned over near a village in Kanbalu township, near the Indian border, just over 500 km (300 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city. Residents of Chekgyi village were gathered around the accident site trying to collect spilled petrol when they were trapped in the fire. ...


Egypt Muslim Sisters rise with conservative vision

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:52 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2012 photo, Azza el-Gharf of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party talks on her mobile phone at the party's office in Cairo, Egypt. El-Garf, a 47-year-old mother of seven who joined the Brotherhood when she was 15, said that a woman's role in her family need not contradict with her participation in politics, saying that she balances these two responsibilities. The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt has brought with it a new group of female politicians who say they are determined to bring more women into leadership roles _ and at the same time want to consecrate a deeply conservative Islamic vision for women in Egypt.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt has brought with it a new group of female politicians who say they are determined to bring more women into leadership roles — and at the same time want to consecrate a deeply conservative Islamic vision for women in Egypt.

Victims testify in Afghan massacre hearing

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:50 PM PST

Survivors and relatives of those killed in rampage appear via video-link from Kandahar to hearing at Army court in US.


Myanmar train crash fire kills 25 people, injures 62

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:10 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - A train in Myanmar carrying petrol derailed and burst into flames, killing 25 people and injuring 62, most of them villagers trying to collect fuel spilled in the accident, state television said.

VIDEO: S Africa miners turn to illegal work

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:45 PM PST

Dozens of South African miners, who lost their jobs after a series of recent strikes, have turned to illegal gold panning.


27 inmates killed in Sri Lanka prison shootout

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:02 PM PST

Sri Lankan inmates display guns, throw stones and shout slogans from a roof of a prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Sri Lankan security forces engaged in a gunbattle Friday night with rioting prisoners who appeared to have briefly taken control of at least part of a prison in Colombo. Officials said at least 13 people were wounded in the violence with several fatalities. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 27 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to escape and were searching for others.

Gunfight at Sri Lanka's biggest prison kills 27

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:51 PM PST

Police officers investigate a damaged three-wheeler after a clash between the Special Task Force and prisoners at Welikada prison, in ColomboCOLOMBO (Reuters) - At least 27 people were killed and a senior police officer seriously wounded in a gunfight in Sri Lanka's biggest prison that began when police came under fire from inmates, officials and police said on Saturday. The army brought the violence under control before dawn and freed staff held hostage at the Welikada prison in the capital Colombo, jail officials and military said. Twenty seven people have been confirmed dead, prisons minister Chandrasiri Gajadeera told parliament. ...

Argentines showed guns to keep ship from being moved in Ghana

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:52 PM PST

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The crew aboard an Argentine military training vessel displayed their weapons to keep port authorities in Ghana from forcibly boarding the ship this week to move it to another berth, the Argentine Defense Ministry said on Friday. The ARA Libertad tall sailing ship was detained in Ghana's eastern port of Tema on October 2 on a court order obtained by NML Capital Ltd, which claims Argentina owes it $300 million on bonds in default since 2002. ...


VIDEO: S Africa miners turn to illegal work

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:45 PM PST

Dozens of South African miners, who lost their jobs after a series of recent strikes, have turned to illegal gold panning.


VIDEO: Escaping poverty by magic

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:07 PM PST

How one boy in South Africa used magic to escape poverty and make his dreams come true.


Li Keqiang, China’s next premier, carries reformers’ hopes

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:16 PM PST

BEIJING — Li Keqiang, the man slated to become China's next premier, is described by several former classmates and associates as a cautious political climber who moved up slowly through the Communist Party's bureaucracy while quietly maintaining friendships with pro-democracy advocates.

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Gunfight at Sri Lanka's biggest prison kills 27

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:09 PM PST

COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least 27 people were killed and a senior police officer seriously wounded in a gunfight in Sri Lanka's biggest prison that began when police came under fire from inmates, officials and police said on Saturday.

VIDEO: Escaping poverty by magic

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:07 PM PST

How one boy in South Africa used magic to escape poverty and make his dreams come true.


VIDEO: Fatal clashes at Sri Lanka prison

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:27 PM PST

More than a dozen people have been killed and many more wounded during clashes between inmates and guards at a prison in the Sri Lankan capital, authorities say.


VIDEO: Fatal clashes at Sri Lanka prison

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:27 PM PST

More than a dozen people have been killed and many more wounded during clashes between inmates and guards at a prison in the Sri Lankan capital, authorities say.


VIDEO: Syria's main opposition has new leader

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:43 PM PST

Syria's main opposition group, meeting in Qatar, has chosen the Christian George Sabra as its leader.


'Halo 4' Is A Beautiful, Tragic Love Story

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:36 PM PST

Halo 4 brings us the most emotionally charged story we've encountered in the long-running video game franchise.


VIDEO: Syria's main opposition has new leader

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:43 PM PST

Syria's main opposition group, meeting in Qatar, has chosen the Christian George Sabra as its leader.


Davy Jones #1 Well Flow Test Appears Imminent

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 02:59 PM PST

After a full year of delays and many detractors who don't believe in the Shallow Water Ultra Deep play, McMoRan and its partners, Energy XXI and Tex Moncrief, are ready to flow test the Davy Jones #1 well. Recent remarks indicate that the flow test is imminent and should occur very shortly. After so many years of waiting, investors are afraid to believe the test is really here.


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