2012年10月24日星期三

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Foreign fighters worry - and boost - Syrian rebels

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 17, 2012 file photo, Syrian security officers gather in front the damaged building of the aviation intelligence department, which was attacked by one of two explosions in Damascus, Syria. A new al-Qaida-style group claimed Wednesday, March 21, 2012 that it carried out the double suicide bombing that killed dozens. Foreign Islamic militants fighting Syria's regime pose a dilemma for the country's rebels, and nothing typifies the problem more than Jabhat al-Nusra, a shadowy group of veterans of jihad in Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. Some rebels worry the group is too radical, using al-Qaida-style tactics of suicide bombings. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria's regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida's influence into the country's civil war.


Number of murdered Somali reporters grows to 16

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, July 11, 2011, journalist Ahmed Saakin Farah, a reporter for the Somali television station Universal, poses for a picture as he attends an annual meeting of the Somaliland Journalists Association in Hargeisa, Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Colleagues say the Somali journalist was shot to death by gunmen Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in northern Somalia, bringing the number of journalists killed in Somalia this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed. (AP Photo/Barkhad Kaariye)The list of murdered Somali journalists keeps growing longer, and no one seems able to stop it.


Automatic spending cuts are issue in some races

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:04 PM PDT

In many ways, it's an odd topic to make a central campaign issue: sequestration.

Winter Conditions Threaten Lives of Syrian Refugees in Iraq

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT

International disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is delivering emergency shelter and supplies to Syrian families who are living in the Domiz refugee camp in northern Iraq as a result of Syria's growing violence, political conflict and economic hardship.Sarasota (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 International disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is delivering emergency shelter and supplies to Syrian families who are living in the Domiz refugee camp in northern Iraq as a result of Syria's growing violence, political conflict and economic hardship. ...

Protective Services Career Expert Amy Skyles Says Military Veterans are Finding Retirement Options in Executive Security

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Discusses on New Podcast on Protective Services Leadership Insights How the Protective Services Stereotype Has Rapidly ChangedUpper Marlboro, MD (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 On a new podcast found on the Protective Services Leadership Insights section of the Protective Services Training Academy (PSTA) web site, protective services and executive security career expert Amy Skyles said that the stereotype of the protective services professional- think "mall cop" – is no longer valid."Not just anybody can come in and be a PSO. ...

Iraq: Attacks kill 12, including schoolboy

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:56 AM PDT

People shop for new clothes ahead of the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. It is part of tradition to buy and wear new clothes during Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)A 9-year-old schoolboy was among at least 12 people that insurgents killed across Iraq on Wednesday, rattling nerves ahead of a holiday weekend.


Iraq: Attacks kill 8 people in Iraq

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Iraqi insurgents launched a new wave of attacks targeting security forces and others across the country on Wednesday, killing eight people including a 7-year-old child, police and health officials said.

The Safe Haven trailer: How many times can Nicholas Sparks rewrite the same story?

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough are the stars of Safe Haven, an upcoming 2013 film based on Nicholas Sparks' novel.Over the past 13 years, eight of the bestselling author's novels have been adapted into suspiciously similar Hollywood films


Europe seeks to stem flow of Balkan asylum seekers

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT

PRESEVO, Serbia/BERLIN (Reuters) - From a dusty car park in the Serbian border town of Presevo, ethnic Albanians leave every Saturday in packed buses for western Europe, using their precious freedom to enter the EU without visas. For many of the passengers, visa-free travel to most European Union countries offers the hope of leaving a life of unemployment and poverty behind. A powerful group of EU member states, however, wants to take this freedom away. Last year, Arsim Memishi made a similarly mind-numbing bus journey from Presevo to Germany, and on to Sweden. ...

Popular Culture and the 'Language' of Shoes Come Together in 'Mockups' New Art Toy Designed to Stimulate, Educate and Inspire

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Shoe-Inspired Art Toy Lets Kids 'Design' Themselves and Share Their Unique Style Via GetMockups.com Launching on October 24Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Shoes have the power to define a generation. In the 1980s, many teens scribbled designs on their canvas tennis shoes to express their individual style. Run DMC did it with their signature Adidas shell tops. Nirvana's hand-scrawled Converse are unforgettable. What about Dorothy's red shoes or Cinderella's glass slipper? Even the shoe thrown at President George W. ...

Jordan's king steers nation through turbulence

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Jordanian Royal Palace, Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The foiling of a planned Islamist terror plot underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for Jordan's King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented monarch who has run a business-friendly, pragmatic monarchy with some trappings of democracy. (AP Photo/Jordanian Royal Palace, Yousef Allan)The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented monarch who has run a business-friendly, pragmatic monarchy with some trappings of democracy.


National student online poll has called four elections correctly

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:15 AM PDT

An online poll taken by millions of American students has forecast four presidential elections correctly. But will it get another election correct next Monday, when the public finds out the results from the OneVote 2012 project?

Burning rubber, Baghdad bikers race to escape

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:01 AM PDT

Iraqi bikers perform during a biker show on Abu Nawas Street in BaghdadBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Filling the night air with roaring engines and screeching tires, youths in bandannas tear down a highway in souped-up motorcyles, pulling wheelies and dodging cars in a cat-and-mouse with police. Drag-racing in California, you say? No, this is Baghdad, where youthful rebellion and American biker style clash with conservative mores in Iraq, a country where just a few years ago militias imposed their own radical Islamic views at gunpoint. ...


Obama Just Might Have a Shot of Winning Romney's Vote, Jon Stewart Says

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:17 AM PDT

Obama Just Might Have a Shot of Winning Romney's Vote, Jon Stewart SaysJon Stewart looked at Monday's foreign policy presidential debate last night on The Daily Show and reached a conclusion: Mitt Romney is leaning toward voting for Barack Obama.


ANALYSIS: The Softening Of The GOP Super PACs

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:14 AM PDT

ANALYSIS: The Softening Of The GOP Super PACsAfter months of relentless attacks on President Obama, the Republican super PACs and independent groups are now going soft. Well, on TV ads at least.ABC News Political Director Amy Walter notes that Crossroads GPS, the group associated with Karl Rove, released a powerful new ad yesterday featuring the parents of young cancer victim, whom Romney had befriended during his time in the hospital. ...


The Softening Of The GOP Super PACs

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:01 AM PDT

ANALYSIS: The Softening Of The GOP Super PACsBy MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: ABC NEWS POLL: ROMNEY EKES OUT AN EDGE: ABC News pollster Gary Langer reports on our latest presidential tracking poll: Mitt Romney eked out bragging rights in the latest ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll, claiming 49...


Why Lebanon isn't headed for civil war

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:56 AM PDT

Five days after a devastating bomb attack killed a top Lebanese security chief sparking minor clashes and road blockages by his supporters, a semblance of calm has returned to a country that has little interest in starting a new civil war.

Shrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:41 AM PDT

Girls wait to receive humanitarian aid distributed by the U.S. army at the village of Doment, in Afghanistan's Kunar provinceGARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Military-led teams set up to deliver aid projects in Afghanistan are winding down their operations, sparking concern among some local officials that the government is not ready to take over their development role. Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) were a key part of U.S.-led forces' strategy "to win hearts and minds" in both Iraq and Afghanistan, building schools, hospitals and roads. ...


Iraq: Attacks kill 4 in security forces, 1 child

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:25 AM PDT

Iraqi insurgents launched a new wave of attacks across the country targeting security forces and a local politician on Wednesday morning, killing four members of the security forces and one child, police and health officials said.

Syrian Warily Discussing a Holiday Cease Fire

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:51 AM PDT

Syrian Warily Discussing a Holiday Cease FireThe United Nations envoy to Syria says Bashar al-Assad has agreed to cease fire during the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, but will he honor it? The U.N. and many Muslim leaders had been pushing for a truce ahead of the four day observance, but both sides in the ongoing civil war have shown no willingness to lay down their arms. Lakhdar Brahimi, the new U.N. negotiator is meeting with Arab League leaders today, this week in the hope that a temporary cease fire can lead to a longer peace, but given the current level of violence in Syria, 


Arabs grudgingly favor Obama in U.S. election

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:34 AM PDT

A supporter holds up an image of U.S. President Barack Obama at a campaign rally in DaytonCAIRO (Reuters) - Many in the Middle East believe Barack Obama failed to deliver on promises of a new U.S. approach in the region but still prefer him to presidential rival Mitt Romney, who they see as too close to Israel and too keen to project U.S. military might. Whoever wins the November 6 election faces a knot of regional issues that will not be easy to unravel. World powers are split over the Syria conflict, a row about Iran's nuclear ambitions rumbles on and Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking is going nowhere. ...


Why the world wants Obama to win

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:45 AM PDT

A carnival float in Cologne, Germany, depicts President Obama as comic book hero Captain America: Germany is one of many countries that overwhelmingly favors Obama over Mitt Romney.People surveyed in 21 countries overwhelmingly favor President Obama over Mitt Romney. What's behind that landslide?


The Living and the Dead: War, Friendship, and the Battles that Never End

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:17 AM PDT

A new Byliner Original by acclaimed journalist and Iraq War veteran Brian MockenhauptSan Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 "The worst feeling," Sergeant Tom Whorl scribbles in a small spiral notebook, surrounded by nameless enemies in a strange and hostile landscape, "is not knowing when your last step will be. That's what takes a toll on your brain." With those simple words, a courageous man fighting a war that many would just as soon forget about captures the gut-wrenching day-to-day, life-and-death struggles and triumphs of the men of Patrol Base Dakota. ...

Precious Metals Analyst Launches New Website

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:16 AM PDT

With the release of the new SunshineProfits.com website, gold and silver investors gained numerous tools that can greatly improve their rates of return.(PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Unique investment tools, proprietary indicators, and interactive software are only some of the features of the newly launched Sunshine Profits' gold and silver investment website (http://www.SunshineProfits.com). Sunshine Profits is a comprehensive, analytic resource for investors in the precious metals markets. ...

Iran looks to Silk Road ties in time of sanctions

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:11 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Oct.17, 2012, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to journalists during a press conference in Kuwait, where he attends the first summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). Even as U.S. and European sanctions tighten around Iran's economy, officials in Tehran are busy reaching out to Asian markets as a critical lifeline. For months, Iran's oil sales to energy-hungry nations such as China and India have been the focus of intense Western pressure to reduce the flow as part of pressure over Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari, File)In back-to-back Asian summits this month, Iran's president made sure to carve out special time to look east.


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