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U2 rockumentary opens Toronto film festival
A documentary on the Irish rock band U2′s dizzying rise to superstardom rocked Canada’s largest metropolis as it opened the Toronto film festival. Fans cheered as Bono and U2 guitarist The Edge appeared for the gala opener of “From The Sky Down,” directed by Davis Guggenheim. It is the first…
Gaddafi’s men flee to Niger, hunt for leader goes on
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Some senior Muammar Gaddafi loyalists are among a new group that has fled to Niger, security sources there said on Friday, a day before a deadline expires for the surrender of some of the deposed leader’s remaining strongholds in Libya. Gaddafi himself declared in an audio broadcast…
Berlusconi faces new scandal as Italy debt crisis deepens
ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced new accusations on Friday over a prostitution scandal that has added a fresh distraction as Italy struggles to avert a debt crisis which could tear the euro zone apart. Berlusconi is reported to have told Valter Lavitola, a shadowy consultant now wanted…
IMF chief urges bold action in G7 crisis talks
Finance ministers from the world’s richest economies gathered Friday to work out how to head off gathering storm clouds, as the new IMF chief urged bold action on the sovereign debt crisis. After US President Barack Obama unveiled a $447 billion jobs plan to energise the world’s largest economy, finance…
Interpol issues arrest notice for Gaddafi, son Seif
World police body Interpol called Friday for the arrest of fugitive former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for his alleged crimes against humanity, following a request by the International Criminal Court. Interpol said it had issued a “red notice” for the arrest of Kadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and his intelligence…
Popular China rights activist gets nine months’ jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese rights activist Wang Lihong was sentenced to nine months in jail on Friday in a case that has drawn condemnation from critics who see her as a victim of the Communist Party’s crackdown on Internet-spread dissent. Wang was found guilty of “stirring up trouble” based on…
U.S. will veto Palestinian state bid at UN
WASHINGTON — The United States said Thursday it will veto a bid for UN recognition of a Palestinian state if it comes to a vote before the UN Security Council. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said US opposition to such a move by the Palestinians “should not come as a…
Egypt activists call new protests over slow pace of reform
CAIRO — Activists who were at the forefront of the uprising that toppled veteran Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in February are calling for new protests on Friday to press the country’s military rulers to keep their promises of reform. The Coalition of Revolutionary Youth urged Egyptians to take to the…
As cartels rapidly expand in U.S. cities, authorities confront futility of drug arrests
America’s war on drugs is virtually lost on all fronts: illicit drug use is increasing, drug cartels are growing stronger and enforcement is becoming less effective — and the government is well aware of all this, according to documents released this week. In three separate releases this week — a…
Mexico detains 80 in crackdown on drug gang communications
Mexican troops detained 80 suspected members of the Zetas drug gang, including six police, in eastern Veracruz and broke up their network of encrypted communications, the military said Thursday. The raid meant that the Zetas had lost their lines of communication and control over the organization, said Jose Luis Vergara,…
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