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U.S. House votes to end food aid for North Korea
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The House of Representatives has voted to bar US food aid to North Korea, with lawmakers charging that the assistance would prop up the communist regime instead of feeding the hungry. The Republican-led House, hashing out appropriations for agriculture late Wednesday, approved by voice vote an amendment…
Saudi women defy driving ban
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi women are set to defy a ban on driving Friday, one month after Manal al-Sharif was jailed for taking the wheel and posting footage of her rebellious act online. The demonstrations are the climax of a two-month online campaign riding the winds of the so-called Arab…
UN rights council backs ‘historic’ gay equality bill
GENEVA (AFP) – The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a “historic” resolution that seeks equal rights for all regardless of sexual orientation, marking significant progress for gay rights. The resolution tabled by South Africa passed with 23 votes in favour, 19 against and three abstentions, despite strong opposition…
Blind China activist reportedly beaten unconscious
WASHINGTON — A blind Chinese activist who exposed abuses in Beijing’s population control policy was beaten unconscious by dozens of men led by a communist party official, his wife said in a letter released Thursday. Human rights groups earlier reported an attack on activist Chen Guangcheng in February, but the…
Strauss-Kahn tried to claim diplomatic immunity
NEW YORK — Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn initially tried to claim diplomatic immunity when he was arrested over the attempted rape of a hotel maid, official police transcripts revealed Thursday. The transcripts, released by the prosecution, showed that when Strauss-Kahn was being led by police from his first class seat…
Landless workers protest Amazon environmentalist killings
MARABA, Brazil — Poor workers in Brazil’s Amazon cut a key road through the vast forest Thursday to protest insecurity in the wake of recent murders of activists trying to preserve the region from illegal ranchers and loggers. Around 200 members of the Landless Worker Movement barred the Transamazonica highway…
Greek lawmakers quit over austerity cuts
ATHENS (AFP) – Two Greek government lawmakers quit Thursday over their party’s unpopular austerity policies as Prime Minister George Papandreou was to name a new government to deal with the country’s debt crisis. George Floridis, a 55-year-old former deputy finance minister, announced his departure from the ruling party’s parliamentary group…
Lunar eclipse turns moon blood red
SYDNEY (AFP) – The longest lunar eclipse in more than a decade turned the moon blood red on Thursday, yielding a rare visual treat for stargazers across a large swathe of the planet from Australia to Europe. The first eclipse of the year — when the Earth casts its shadow…
Al-Qaeda names Zawahiri to succeed bin Laden
DUBAI (AFP) – Al-Qaeda on Thursday named its second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri to succeed slain chief Osama bin Laden and vowed to relentlessly pursue its “jihad’ against the United States and Israel. “The general command of Al-Qaeda announces, after consultations, the appointment of Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri as head of…
WikiLeaks auctioning off a lunch with Julian Assange and Slavoj Zizek
LONDON — WikiLeaks is auctioning off a chance to dine with Julian Assange to raise funds for its whistle-blowing activities — although it will have to be lunch because he is under a court-imposed curfew. The website is offering eight lucky bidders the chance to have a meal with its…
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