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NATO probes allegations of Afghan civilian deaths
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) – – NATO announced on Sunday that it will investigate allegations that its forces killed more than 50 civilians during ongoing operations in the restive east of Afghanistan. The provincial governor of Kunar province, Fazlullah Wahidi, told AFP that military operations and airstrikes have killed 63 people…
House budget cuts raise spectre of US govt shutdown
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Historic spending cuts approved by the US House of Representatives face a grim future in the Senate, raising prospects of a government shutdown and ramping up the public relations blame game. After a marathon floor debate running well past midnight, the Republican-controlled House voted Saturday to cut…
Update: Libya death toll tops 173, says Human Rights Watch
Update: Death toll now at least 173, rights group says Human Rights Watch said Sunday that the countrywide death toll in Libya had reached 173. Local residents told Al Jazeera that 200 people had died in Benghazi alone. Original report continues below… TRIPOLI (AFP) – The death toll has topped…
US wants women on Egypt’s constitutional committee
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States voiced regret Saturday at the absence of women on a committee tasked with proposing amendments to Egypt’s constitution despite their participation in protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak. “Women in #Egypt protested for change. It is a concern that women are excluded from the constitutional…
Libyan authorities cut off nation’s Internet access: report
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Internet service was cut off in Libya on Friday as the regime evidently moved to strip anti-government protestors of ways to organize and communicate, according to Arbor Networks. Libya “abruptly disconnected” from the Internet at 4:15 pm.(00:15 GMT Saturday), according to the US based tracker of…
As army withdraws from Bahrain’s Pearl Square, protesters return
MANAMA (AFP) – Thousands of jubilant Bahrainis returned on Saturday to Manama’s Pearl Square, the focal point of bloody anti-regime demonstrations, after police and troops withdrew in an apparently conciliatory move. After the security force pull-out, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa ordered that they were to stay away. Salman,…
Rising food prices nearing danger point: World Bank
PARIS (AFP) – World Bank president Robert Zoellick warned leaders of the top global economies Saturday that the world is reaching a danger point where soaring food prices threaten further political instability. “I mentioned that we are reaching a danger point,” Zoellick said, adding that he had urged G20 finance…
Space weather could wreak havoc in gagdet-driven world
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Earth just dodged a solar bullet. But it won’t be the last. Experts say a geomagnetic storm, sparked by a massive solar eruption similar to the one that flared toward the Earth on Tuesday, is bound to strike again, and the next one could wreak more…
Bahrain protesters shot as heir promises talks
MANAMA (AFP) – Bahraini security forces opened fire Friday on anti-regime protesters in the capital, with reports of up to 55 wounded, after the army vowed “strict measures” to restore order after a deadly police raid. Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa promised to open a national dialogue once calm…
Larry King says CNN successor was ‘oversold’
LONDON (AFP) – Former veteran CNN talk show host Larry King said Friday that his successor, British journalist Piers Morgan, had been “oversold” to television audiences in the United States. King bowed out in December after 25 years as host of “Larry King Live” and the Atlanta-based news network launched…
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