Monday, 17 October 2011

Israelis petition Supreme Court to stop Gilad Shalit deal (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Just a day before a prisoner swap is to take place between Israel and Hamas, Israel's Supreme Court heard 11th-hour petitions against the deal, which has reignited an emotional debate pitting the desire to free kidnapped soldier Sgt. Gilad Shalit against the fear of victims of terrorist attacks, who want perpetrators to remain locked up.


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Gilad Shalit deal: West Bank prepares to welcome Palestinians home (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - While Israelis demonstrated outside the country's Supreme Court, demanding that it block the release tomorrow of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, some Palestinians excitedly prepared for the homecoming of family members they haven't seen in decades.


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Sunday, 16 October 2011

Afghan provincial intel chief targeted in bombing (AP)

An Afghan security officer, center, collects evidence from the site of an attack by militants at the gate of an American base in Panjshir north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Militants tried to blast their way into an American base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, striking before dawn with rocket-propelled grenades and a vehicle packed with explosives. All four of the attackers were killed and two Afghan security guards were wounded. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP - A suicide bomber on foot targeted the convoy of a northern Afghanistan provincial intelligence chief Monday in an attack that killed a young boy, officials said.



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US and Philippine marines hold drill near Spratlys (AP)

AP - About 3,000 U.S. and Filipino marines have started two weeks of military drills in the Philippines that will include a hostile beach assault exercise near the disputed Spratly Islands.


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Stricken New Zealand ship may break apart or sink (AP)

A rescue worker dries a little blue penguin after it swam in a water pool during a cleaning session to get rid of fuel oil from its body at the wildlife facility in Tauranga, New Zealand, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The penguin was rescued from the sea polluted by oil leaked from the Liberia-flagged container ship Rena that has already spilled hundreds of tons of oil  since it ran aground Oct. 5 on Astrolabe Reef, 14 miles (22 kilometers) from Tauranga Harbour on New Zealand's North Island. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Salvage crews raced Monday to pump oil from a stricken ship teetering on a reef off the New Zealand coast, while also preparing for the worst: Authorities believe the vessel will break apart or sink soon.



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Circus elephant tramples Vietnamese girl to death (AP)

AP - Police in Vietnam say a circus elephant has trampled to death a girl who sneaked into a yard to feed it.


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Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing (Reuters)

Reuters - A South Korean woman has been offered a little over $4 in government compensation for the death of her brother during the 1950-53 Korean War, embarrassing officials who say they were bound by an out-dated law.


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