The Recycler

Overthrow of Gaddafi Not an Easy Job

Published on 2011-04-08 08:50:00

- Libyan government forces tried to storm into the besieged city of Misrata on Friday as NATO generals acknowledged their air power was not enough to help insurgents remove Muammar Gaddafi by force alone. Misrata, a lone rebel outpost in the west of the country, has been under siege by Gaddafi's forces for weeks. On Friday insurgents said government troops were advancing into eastern districts and fighting street battles with rebels."They tried to advance and enter the city from the eastern side

Ukraine Backs Russian Base Extension

Published on 2010-04-27 14:32:00

In Ukraine, the Legislative House approved a 25-year extension of Russian base in Crimea. Crowds of government supporters and opponents scuffled outside the parliament building as deputies from newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich's coalition approved a 25-year extension to the Russian Black Sea Fleet's base in Crimea.Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay in a

British Ambassador In Yemen Escaped Bomb Attack

Published on 2010-04-26 17:45:00

The British ambassador in Yemen narrowly escaped a homicide attack Monday, when a young man in a school uniform detonated his explosives belt near his armored car at a poor neighborhood of San'a, officials said.The attack -- the first such bombing in the capital in a year -- raised questions over the Yemeni government's U.S.-backed campaign against Al Qaeda militants, who have found a haven in parts of the mountainous, impoverished nation where the central government's control is weak.Washington

Obama Refused To Use The Word Genocide

Published on 2010-04-25 09:57:00

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — President Obama, who as a candidate vowed to use the term genocide to describe the Muslim Turkish mass slaughter of Christian Armenians nearly a century ago, once again declined to do so on Saturday as he marked the anniversary of the start of the killings.Trying to navigate one of the more emotionally fraught foreign policy challenges, Mr. Obama issued a statement from his weekend getaway here commemorating the victims of the killings but tried to avoid alienating Turkey, a

Deadly Fungus Spreading In U.S. And Canada

Published on 2010-04-24 10:18:00

(Reuters) - A potentially deadly strain of fungus, the Cryptococcus gattii, is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia, researchers reported on Thursday.The airborne fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, usually only infects transplant and AIDS patients and people with otherwise compromised immune systems, but the new strain is genetically different, the researchers said."This novel fungus is worrisome because it appears to

Drug Could Stop Spinal Injuries

Published on 2010-04-22 07:12:00

(Reuters) - A drug could be used to shut off a single gene, helping stop the cascade of damage that can paralyze people with spinal cord injuries, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. They propose using a common, generic diabetes drug in combination with a gene-silencing technique to stop spine injuries from getting any worse, and believe the approach may also work in people with stroke and traumatic brain injuries.Their experiment, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, sho

French Government Wants To Ban Full Veil

Published on 2010-04-21 14:46:00

PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy of France told his cabinet on Wednesday that he would put forward a bill in May to ban the wearing of the full veil in public places in France, despite a warning from senior legal authorities that the bill may be unconstitutional. As a security measure against Muslim terrorism, Mr. Sarkozy wants a bill that goes farther than initial proposals, including a ban on wearing the full veil — the niqab, which leaves only the eyes uncovered, and the burqa, which is

Ukraine and Russia Agree on Navy Base

Published on 2010-04-21 14:39:00

MOSCOW — Swiftly carrying out his pledge to improve strained ties with neighboring Russia, the new Ukrainian president agreed to a landmark deal on Wednesday to extend the lease on a Russian naval base on Ukrainian territory. The decision by the Ukrainian president, Viktor F. Yanukovich, represented a sharp reversal in policy and a victory for the Kremlin, which had feared that its military readiness would be undermined if the base were closed.“We have opened a new page in relations,” Mr.

International Court States That 'There Are No Reasons to Ban Botnia From Operating In The Area'

Published on 2010-04-20 10:47:00

The International Court of Justice read its judgment on the pulp mills case after having been analyzing it for four years, since May 2006. It established that noise and visual pollution had not been brought about by the paper mill Finnish company Botnia. Activists in Gualeguaychú watched the ruling live on TV screens set in Arroyo Verde, where they are still gathering.The reading began at 10:00am sharp. An interpreter simultaneously translated the ruling, for it was read in French and in Englis

UK's third party surge raises election uncertainty

Published on 2010-04-19 12:50:00

New polls on Monday showed Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats surging in popularity ahead of a May 6 election as the two larger parties tried to fend off the unexpected centrist challenge.The election has been thrown wide open since a strong performance by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg last Thursday in a live TV debate with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Labor and frontrunner David Cameron of the opposition Conservatives.In the latest of a series of shock poll results, a YouGov survey p