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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Rioters hijack Rome protests, police fire tear gas (AP)

Rioters hijack Rome protests, police fire tear gas (AP)

Rioters hijack Rome protests, police fire tear gas (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Protesters hurl objects at police in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Protesters in Rome smashed shop windows and torched cars as violence broke out during a demonstration in the Italian capital, part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and austerity measures. The 'Occupy Wall Street' protests, that began in Canada and spread to cities across the U.S., moved Saturday to Asia and Europe, linking up with anti-austerity demonstrations that have raged across the debt-ridden continent for months. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Italian riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Saturday in Rome as violent protesters hijacked a peaceful demonstration against corporate greed, smashing bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles.

Can 'Occupy' protests last without leaders? (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Lucas Brinson, 21, from Davis, Calif., takes on the role of a human microphone, relaying information throughout Zuccotti Park's Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York. New York police have prohibited protesters from using a public address system because they do not have a permit for their demonstration. So the protesters have adopted a system of hand signals — fingers up for agreement, down for disagreement — and a “human microphone” in which the crowd repeats each word so that everyone can hear. One month after the Occupy Wall Street movement burst onto the scene and inspired similar protests across the country, it remains stubbornly decentralized, complicating everything from enforcing camp rules to writing a national platform. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - They were out to change the world, overthrow the establishment and liberate the poor. But first somebody would have to do something about those bongo drums.

APNewsBreak: US drops plans to keep troops in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

A U.S. army soldier walks past military Humvees which are ready to be shipped out of Iraq at a staging yard at Camp Sather, part of the sprawling U.S. military Victory Base Complex that is set to close in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. The U.S. has promised to withdraw from Iraq by the end of the year as required by a 2008 security agreement between Washington and Baghdad. Some 41,000 U.S. troops are scheduled to clear out along with their equipment. It's still unclear if the U.S. military will keep several thousand troops in Iraq as leaders weigh whether staunch political opposition in both nations is worth the risk. The uncertainty has been a logistical nightmare for American commanders, who could be asked at the last minute to keep some equipment and manpower back but for now must push ahead in case the withdrawal plan stands. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline, The Associated Press has learned. The decision to pull out fully by January will effectively end more than eight years of U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, despite ongoing concerns about its security forces and the potential for instability.

US strike kills 9 al-Qaida militants in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Anti-government protestors carry a wounded defected army soldier from the site of clashes with security forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Medical officials in Yemen say security forces have fired on protesters in the capital Sanaa, killing several and wounding dozens.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - The United States has raised the tempo in its war against al-Qaida in Yemen, killing nine of the terror group's militants in the second, high-profile airstrike in as many weeks. The dead in the late Friday night strike included the son of Anwar al-Awlaki, the prominent American-Yemeni militant killed in a Sept. 30 strike.

California salon shooting suspect had rough life (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Scott Dekraai appears in a courtroom in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Arraignment of the suspect in the Seal Beach, Calif., hair salon massacre has been postponed. Dekraai was to have been arraigned in Orange County Superior Court Friday afternoon but the proceeding was continued to Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The bitter father charged with gunning down his ex-wife and eight others at a beauty salon should have had an idyllic Southern California childhood: He spent his formative years just blocks from the beach with his beloved grandparents, fished from the pier with friends and surfed along the wide, sandy beaches of his hometown.

Syrian forces target funeral, assassinate activist (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:50 AM PDT

A man chants slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)AP - Syrian security forces trying to suppress the resilient anti-government uprising killed five people Saturday, including one person who was attending a funeral procession for a teenager shot dead in protests a day earlier, activists said.

US bishop charged for not bringing porn to police (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:14 AM PDT

FILE - This May 3, 2004, file photo provided by the Archdiocese of Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., shows the Rev. Monsignor Robert Finn, who is facing a criminal charge for not telling police about child pornography that was found on a priest's computer. Finn, now Bishop of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Catholic Diocese, pleaded not guilty Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, to a misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected child abuse. (AP Photo/Archdiocese of Kansas City and St. Joseph)AP - The first U.S. bishop criminally charged with sheltering an abusive clergyman has been accused of failing to protect children after he and his diocese waited five months to tell police about hundreds of images of child pornography discovered on a priest's computer, authorities said.

Hair attacks force Ohio Amish to seek outside help (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

An Amish man attends to his horse and buggy in the parking area of a shopping plaza in Middlefield, Ohio on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The Amish are constantly faced with the clash of their lifestyles and those of the modern world. Amish leaders in another community in Holmes County, Ohio faced a soul-searching question after hair-cutting attacks against several followers of their faith. Should they cooperate with authorities or follow the deeply held belief of forgiveness toward one another? In the end, they decided the only way to stop the attacks was to seek help from the outside. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Leaders within Ohio's Amish community faced a soul-searching question after what they say were hair-cutting attacks against several followers of their faith. Should they cooperate with authorities or adhere to their beliefs of forgiving one another and keeping disputes private?

Flood barriers will determine Thai capital's fate (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 07:33 AM PDT

A woman sits on sandbags made for flood barriers Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Fear and confusion gripped Bangkok as residents grappled with mixed messages over whether Thailand's worst floods in decades would overwhelm the intricate defenses of the low-lying metropolis of 9 million people. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Beside a wall of white sandbags that has become a front line in Thailand's battle to prevent an epic season of monsoon floods from reaching Bangkok, needlefish swim through knee-high water inside Sawat Taengon's home.

High school football player dies after game in NY (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT

AP - Authorities have identified the high school football player who died after he suffered a head injury during a game in upstate New York.

G20 tells euro zone to fix debt crisis in eight days (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Reuters - The world's leading economies pressed Europe on Saturday to act decisively within eight days to resolve the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis which is endangering the world economy.

Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT

An Reuters - Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the globe on Saturday to denounce bankers, politicians and businessmen for ruining the world's economies, with violence breaking out in Rome as angry protesters torched cars and smashed bank windows.

Geithner says growth too slow, need jobs bill (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Economic growth has gained some strength but remains too slow and would benefit from passage of a package of job proposals that congressional Republicans have blocked, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday.

Demonstrators rampage through Rome, clash with police (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Cars burn during a demonstration of the 'Indignant' group against banking and finance in Rome October 15, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - Hundreds of hooded, masked protesters rampaged through Rome in some of the worst violence in the Italian capital for years Saturday, torching cars and breaking windows during a larger peaceful protest against elites blamed for economic downturn.

Yemen forces kill 12; insurgents wreck gas pipeline (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Anti-government demonstrators march during a protest to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa October 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed al-SayaghiReuters - Security forces shot dead at least 12 people protesting against the rule of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital Sanaa Saturday and al Qaeda insurgents blew up a pipeline, halting the nation's gas exports.

Papandreou begs Greeks to help avert "catastrophe" (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister George Papandreou pleaded for patience from Greeks growing increasingly angry with relentless austerity efforts, telling a newspaper his government was struggling to prevent a financial "catastrophe."

Syrian forces kill leading activist in tribal east (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Government troops on Saturday shot dead a prominent activist in eastern Syria who helped organize peaceful demonstrations in the region after a military crackdown two months ago, a human rights group said.

G20 ministers back big bank capital surcharge (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT

From L-R,: Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble, France's Finance Minister Francois Baroin, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and France's Central Bank Governor Christian Noyer pose together during the family photo of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors at the Finance Ministry in Paris October 15, 2011. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - Finance ministers and central bankers from the world's top economies backed on Saturday a mandatory capital surcharge on big lenders of up to 2.5 percent to be phased in from 2016, dealing a blow to banks hoping for a rethink or delay.

Appeals court curtails Alabama immigration law, for now (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 03:39 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Two of the most controversial aspects of Alabama’s stringent new immigration law were temporarily blocked Friday by the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

Herman Cain 9-9-9 sticker shock? 18% sales tax possible in some states. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 02:51 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Are you ready for some Herman Cain sales tax sticker shock?
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