Saturday 30 July 2011

Iraq slims unity cabinet to 32 posts from 46 (AFP)

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made a rare appearance at Iraq's parliament on Saturday to push for slashing the size of a national unity government that critics charge with inaction.(AFP/Andy Wong)AFP - MPs slashed the size of Iraq's national unity cabinet by a third on Saturday after a visit to parliament by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who has called for his bloated government to be slimmed down.



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Iraq says to buy 36

Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday his government would buy 36 F-16 fighters from the United States, doubling the number it had initially planned to purchase to strengthen its weak air defenses.


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Friday 29 July 2011

US review finds Iraq deadlier now than a year ago (AP)

An Iraqi man inspects a destroyed liquor store after a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Frequent bombings, assassinations and a resurgence in violence by Shiite militias have made Iraq more dangerous now than it was just a year ago, a U.S. government watchdog concludes in a report released Saturday.



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Bahrain opposition slams dialogue report (AFP)

Thousands of Shiite Bahrainis take part in a rally in Sitra, June 2011. Bahrain's main Shiite opposition formation slammed the national dialogue's recommendations submitted to King Hamad, saying they do not represent its demands or the will of the people.(AFP/File/Adam Jan)AFP - Bahrain's main Shiite opposition formation slammed the national dialogue's recommendations submitted to King Hamad on Thursday, saying they do not represent its demands or the will of the people.



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Thursday 28 July 2011

Palestinian police raid home of president's rival (AP)

FILE - in this file photo taken on Dec. 18, 2006, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, left, flashes the V-sign as then Fatah leader, Mohammed Dahlan, looks on after their meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, not seen, outside Abbas' office in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Palestinian police have raided the West Bank home of Dahlan, a rival of President Mahmoud Abbas, Thursday, July 28, 2011. The action comes amid an ongoing feud between Abbas and Mohammed Dahlan, a former senior member of the president's Fatah Party. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)AP - Palestinian police raided the West Bank home of a rival of President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, deepening a feud that has shaken the upper ranks of the ruling Fatah Party.



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Wednesday 27 July 2011

North Korea predicts new nuclear arms race (AP)

AP - North Korea's U.N. ambassador said Wednesday that U.S. modernization of its nuclear weapons and expansion of its missile defense systems will eventually spark a new nuclear arms race.


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A new Israeli refrain: The rent is too damn high (The Envoy)

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Iraq

Iraqi military personnel of the Golden Lion forces demonstrate their skills amidst coloured smoke after finishing a ten-day course on ethics at Kirkuk police academy, north of Baghdad, June 20, 2011. REUTERS/Ako RasheedReuters - Iraq's experimental Golden Lions security force made up of old foes is getting ready to stand alone as U.S. forces withdraw along the potentially explosive fault line of Kirkuk, the disputed northern oil city.



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Abbas urges Palestinian protest to support U.N. bid (Reuters)

Reuters - President Mahmoud Abbas urged Palestinians Wednesday to step up peaceful protests against Israel, urging "popular resistance" inspired by the Arab Spring to back a diplomatic offensive at the United Nations.


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Tuesday 26 July 2011

Bomb wounds 5 UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon (AP)

A French U.N. peacekeeper, right, treats an injured colleague after a bomb explosion targeted their convoy in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. A roadside bomb targeted a U.N. convoy of three vehicles carrying French peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding three of them in the second such attack in one month, a Lebanese security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)AP - A roadside bomb blew up next to a United Nations convoy carrying French peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding five of them, the U.N. force said.



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US transfers security at Basra port to Iraq (AFP)

An Iraqi marine patrols near the Basra Oil Terminal in 2006. Iraqi forces on Tuesday took charge of security at the oil export terminals at the southern port of Basra from US troops, an Iraqi navy official said.(AFP/POOL/File/Thaier al-Sudani)AFP - Iraqi forces on Tuesday took charge of security at the oil export terminals at the southern port of Basra from US troops, an Iraqi navy official said.



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Israeli president says Syrian leader Assad must go (AP)

Israel's President Shimon Peres smiles during a press conference for Arab media in his residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. With lox sandwiches, photo-ops and hassle-free security checks, Israeli President Shimon Peres made an attempt at outreach to the Arab world with his first official press conference to Arab media on Tuesday, including outlets from countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Syrian leader Bashar Assad must step down, Israel's president declared Tuesday, sending his message to Israel's neighbor at an unprecedented news conference with Arab media.



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Monday 25 July 2011

Iranian shelling kills 2 in Iraq's Kurdistan (AP)

AP - Iranian forces shelled suspected rebel outposts in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region, killing two Iraqi civilians, officials said Monday, in the latest in a string of cross-border attacks that have forced hundreds of residents to flee.


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Israel stops suspected gunrunners in Dead Sea (Reuters)

Reuters - Israeli security forces on Monday stopped a small motor boat in the Dead Sea carrying assault rifles and ammunition from Jordan and arrested two Palestinians suspected of smuggling, police said.


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Sunday 24 July 2011

Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea (AP)

AP - A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert was issued.


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Egypt's revolution not just about tweeting: bloggers (AFP)

Egyptian cyberactivist and executive at Google Wael Ghonim speaks with the press at Cairo's Tahrir square in February 2011 following his release after being held blindfolded by the Egyptian security service for 12 days. Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime, Egyptian bloggers have acknowledged that it takes more than a Facebook page to overthrow a dictator.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime, Egyptian bloggers have acknowledged that it takes more than a Facebook page on the Internet to overthrow a dictator.



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Malawi riots a warning to government: analysts (AFP)

A protester throws back a teargas canister fired by police during an anti government demonstration in Lilongwe on July 20. The deadly anti-government riots against President Bingu wa Mutharika in Malawi are a signal that public anger will not be silenced in this impoverished southern African nation, analysts say.(AFP/File/Amos Gumulira)AFP - The deadly anti-government riots against President Bingu wa Mutharika in Malawi are a signal that public anger will not be silenced in this impoverished southern African nation, analysts say.



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Bomb in Nigeria kills 8, witness says (AP)

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Kadhafi counte

A Libyan rebel fighter mans a checkpoint some 18 kilometres west of Ajdabiya, on the road to the frontline, on July 19. Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a counter-offensive on rebels in the southwest on Sunday but were repulsed, after NATO warplanes blitzed military targets in the capital.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a counter-offensive on rebels in the southwest on Sunday but were repulsed, after NATO warplanes blitzed military targets in the capital.



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Sudan launches new currency (AFP)

A Sudanese man shows freshly-minted notes of the new Sudanese pound in Khartoum on July 24, 2011 as the country issues new currency following the South's secession from the north.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)AFP - Sudan launched a new currency on Sunday, six days after the newly independent south did so amid fears of a currency war, but the central bank said it was ready to negotiate with Juba on the old money.



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NATO bombs Tripoli as Kadhafi slams 'colonial plot' (AFP)

People carry the coffin of two of four rebels, killed during fighting with loyalist troops, after the Friday noon prayer at Revolution Square in the Libyan rebel stronghold city of Benghazi on July 22, 2011. NATO-led warplanes struck the Libyan capital early on Saturday, with the alliance saying they hit a military command centre and Moamer Kadhafi's regime saying that civilians were targeted.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - NATO warplanes blitzed a string of military targets in Tripoli on Sunday, an official said, as embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi blamed a "colonial plot" for the conflict engulfing his country.



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Blasts rock Tripoli as NATO targets Gaddafi compound (Reuters)

A rebel fighter carrying a weapon is seen at his position outside the Bir-Ayyad gate near the city of Zintan in the western mountains, 120 km (75 miles) southwest of the capital Tripoli, July 23, 2011. REUTERS/Zoubeir SouissiReuters - Explosions rocked central Tripoli for the second night in a row and Britain said weeks of NATO bombardment had inflicted extensive damage on Muammar Gaddafi's heavily-fortified compound.



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South Africa youth league leader under fire (AP)

AP - A local South African newspaper says that the country's youth league leader is funding a lavish lifestyle through private business dealings.


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Sudan currency move heightens differences with South (Reuters)

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Germany loaning $144 million to Libyan rebels (AP)

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NATO launches fresh strikes on Tripoli (AFP)

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Saturday 23 July 2011

Springboks look for positives after Wallaby drubbing (AFP)

Gio Aplon of South Africa (2nd L) breaks clear against Australia's Wallabies during their Tri-Nations rugby union match in Sydney, on July 23. Wallabies won 39-20.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - New Zealand will be favourites to win the World Cup whatever happens beforehand as injury-hit South Africa put their Tri-Nations title on the line next weekend, Springboks skipper John Smit said.



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Bomb blast wounds three soldiers in Nigeria (AFP)

Soldiers walk through the Panshekara suburb in Kano in 2007. A bomb blast blamed on Islamist militants targeted a patrol team in violence-wracked northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, leaving three soldiers wounded, the military said.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - A bomb blast blamed on Islamist militants targeted a patrol team in violence-wracked northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, leaving three soldiers wounded, the military said.



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