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UN urges answers on US drone attacks, targeted killingsGeneva (AFP) June 19, 2012 A UN expert on Tuesday urged Washington to clarify its rules on hunting Taliban and other suspects amid a "dramatic increase" in the use of drone attacks. The US government has carried out targeted killings in countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen inraids and airstrikes and used unmanned drones, a report by investigator Christof Heyns said. "The Special Rapporteur reiterates his predecessor's recommendation that the government specify the bases for decisions to kill rather ... read more |
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  Yemen: Retreating al-Qaida takes revenge The assassination of one of Yemen's top military commanders, presumably by al-Qaida in retaliation for a government offensive, suggests the organization is far from crushed despite growing U.S. involvement in the conflict. ... more | .. |
  Sinai raid jolts Israel-Egypt peace treaty In a rare move, Israel deployed Merkava tanks to the border with Egypt after an Israel and two marauders were killed in an attack from the Sinai Peninsula, heightening concerns about the two neighbors' landmark 1979 peace treaty. ... more | .. |
 Israeli civilian, two gunmen killed in Egypt border ambush Militants from Sinai who sneaked across the Egyptian border on Monday killed an Israeli civilian, triggering a firefight with Israel's army which left two gunmen dead, the military said. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Outside View: Egypt's political process Car manufacturers know, if a new model sells well, stay with it. Simply introduce enhancements annually - but, having made it popular, don't abandon it for one untested. ... more | .. |
  US, others commit to restoring damaged forests The United States, Rwanda and a coalition of Brazilian groups on Monday vowed to restore at least 18 million hectares (45 million acres) of damaged forests. ... more | .. |
 US concerned Egypt's military clinging to power The United States said Monday Egypt's military appeared to be clinging to power after ruling generals declared sweeping new powers just after a pivotal presidential vote. ... more | .. |
  Cape Town juggles buffer between humans and deadly sharks Undetected on the mountain slope, Tino Simmerie sweeps his binoculars over the South African bay where bathers happily splash about in turquoise waters. ... more |
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 Innovation in spectroscopy could improve greenhouse gas detection Study provides insight into nesting behavior of dinosaurs UC Santa Barbara scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive Safer, more environmentally friendly flame retardant with first-of-its-kind dual effects Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer Using earthquake sensors to track endangered whales | .. |
 Egypt army issues new constitutional document: state TV Egypt's ruling military council has issued an amended constitutional declaration, Egypt's state television reported on Sunday, as polls in the country's key presidential run-off closed. ... more | .. |
  Lions on the loose in Kenyan capital's urban jungle When Danish author Karen Blixen penned her autobiography "Out of Africa", she wrote of the fierce leopards and lions that prowled the coffee estate she farmed at the foot of Kenya's Ngong hills. ... more | .. |
  Herbivores select on floral architecture in a South African bird-pollinated plant Floral displays, such as the color, shape, size, and arrangement of flowers, are typically thought to have evolved primarily in response to selection by pollinators—for animal-pollinated species, be ... more | .. |
 Islamists in northern Mali fire on two aircraft Islamist militants who have taken control of Timbuktu in northwest Mali fired on two aircraft flying over the famed desert trading town, residents and a journalist said Friday. ... more |
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 Egypt army aims to keep centre ground in politics A controversial court decision on the eve of Egypt's second round presidential vote gives the nation's army the means to keep its key political role and challenge the Muslim Brotherhood, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Work begins on China-backed hydroelectric dam in Cameroon Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Friday launched the official start of work on a Chinese-backed hydroelectric dam expected to become operational by 2017. ... more | .. |
 NATO chief urges ICC team release in Libya NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday expressed "strong regret" at the detention of an International Criminal Court delegation in Libya and urged their swift release. ... more | .. |
  Niger farmland threatened by locusts: official Large swathes of farmland are threatened by locusts in Niger even as the drought-prone African nation is grappling with a severe food crisis, a pest-control official said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Team Wins Cubesat Berth to Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars Activity Continues On the Sun NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready For Flight Cassini Shapes First Global Topographic Map of Titan | .. |
Egypt military says presidential run-off on schedule Egypt's ruling military council said on Thursday that a presidential run-off election will go ahead as scheduled on June 16 and 17, after a court rejected a law barring one of the candidates. ... more | .. |
Egypt grants army powers of arrest Egypt's justice minister on Wednesday granted the army the right to arrest civilians, after such powers expired with the lifting of the decades-old state of emergency last month. ... more | .. |
 US expanding secret spy bases in Africa: report The United States military is expanding a secret network of air bases across Africa in order to spy on Al-Qaeda and other militant groups, the Washington Post reported late Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 UN trade body says Africa must embrace sustainable economy Africa has abundant natural resources to kickstart its economy, but it needs to use them in a sustainable manner and requires outside help to develop, UN agency UNCTAD warned on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Water pacts re-examined amid Arab Spring Amid the profound political changes sweeping the Arab world, there are moves to rewrite contentious water-sharing agreements that are becoming a major source of friction in the Middle East as water supplies shrink. ... more | .. |
  Darfur refugees beat odds to play football in Iraq They faced overwhelming odds - refugees from Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region living in 10 different camps in Chad who had only two months to come together as a football team. ... more | .. |
 AQIM blames Germany over botched kidnap raid Al-Qaeda's north African branch has blamed the German government for the recent death of a hostage in a botched rescue raid in Nigeria, and warned Berlin to improve its treatment of Muslims. ... more | .. |
 Madagascan community sets example of saving environment With his hat pulled down low over his face, Mamy braved the autumnal winds and rain of the southern hemisphere to proudly point to a range of grey granite mountains in Madagascar. ... more |
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 Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists Japan PM says shrine visits 'natural' Iraq Slaughter Intensifies; Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ | .. |
 Botswana, climate and tourism Botswana's Okavango Delta is a sensitive ecosystem that could be affected detrimentally by climate change. Given the Delta's prominence in the country's tourist industry, such negative impacts could ... more | .. |
  US exempts India, but not China, from Iran sanctions The United States said Monday it would exempt seven emerging economies including India from tough new sanctions after they cut back on oil from Iran, but the punishment still loomed for China. ... more | .. |
 23 killed in two days of south Libya clashes: sources Members of Libya's Toubou minority and government forces fought for a second consecutive day on Sunday, with the death toll rising to 23, tribal sources and a local military commander said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq PM's rivals lack votes to oust him: president Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki called for a national dialogue Sunday after President Jalal Talabani said his rivals lacked the votes to oust him, but opponents insisted their efforts had "just started." ... more |
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 Contentious Angolan troops end Guinea-Bissau pullout Angolan troops, whose presence in Guinea-Bissau angered local soldiers and prompted a coup in April, ended their pullout from the west African country Saturday, a military official said. ... more | .. |
  Mama Portia dishes out help for AIDS orphans With woollen hats covering their heads from early morning chills, dozens of children troop into a courtyard for a bowl of hot cereal in South Africa's impoverished Alexandra township. ... more | .. |
 Kenya's fragile Lake Turkana threatened by Ethiopian dam The fishermen and herders eking out an existence on the shores of the majestic Lake Turkana risk having their way of life destroyed by a giant dam under construction in Ethiopia, their neighbour to the north. ... more | .. |
 Carbon traders eye Mozambican stoves Beaming with pride as she stirs a steaming pot of spinach and nuts, Maria Douca is one of the first in Mozambique's capital to own an ethanol-fired stove, burning fuel made from locally grown cassava. ... more |
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