Iran's president rails against capitalism Sep 24, 2009
Despite calls for unity, Iran, Libya blast UN. On a day when the U.N. and many nations appealed for global unity, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday denounced what they called an unjust world dominated by five powers. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
All nations must act together: Obama Sep 24, 2009
After Mr Obama's speech finished there appeared to be a rush to the exits as several countries pointedly abandoned their seats before President Gaddafi of Libya could begin speaking ... Scotland recently released the man jailed for the attacks and he was given a hero's welcome when he returned to Libya. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Ahmadinejad Skirts Nuclear Issue in Speech Sep 24, 2009
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 23, 2009. Russia, U.S. Eye Unified Sanctions ahead of Meetings Next Month; Obama Toughens Rhetoric as. (CBS News)
US calms row on bomber release Sep 22, 2009
Before the release of Megrahi, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said it would be "absolutely wrong" to allow Megrahi to return to Libya. She phoned the Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to tell him so. (BBC News -- UK)
Nkrumah in Retrospect: A Rejoinder Sep 22, 2009
Libya has been ruled by Muammar al-Gaddafi for the past 30 years, and it has the highest human development index in Africa. Of course, these leaders made mistakes along the way. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nuke Proliferation Tops U.N. Summit Agenda Sep 22, 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will also be making his first U.N. appearance after 40 years as ruler of the oil-rich north African nation, an appearance which has generated widespread interest and controversy. Demonstrators have announced protests against Gadhafi over Scotland's controversial recent release of Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which killed 259 people on the plane and 11 others on the ground ... Gadhafi and Mr. Obama... (CBS News -- World)
Kuwait protest for women's rights Sep 20, 2009
MID-EAST WOMEN'S RIGHTS Women can vote and be elected: Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Iran Women cannot vote or be elected: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia There are no elections: Syria (holds presidential referenda in which women can vote), UAE, Libya. "We cannot be elected or give our vote to any political candidate. We are deprived of this political right," Ms Mullah, from the Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social... (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Dos Santos marks 30 years Sep 20, 2009
Following the death of Gabonese president Omar Bongo in June, Dos Santos is now Africa's second-longest serving leader behind Moamer Kadhafi of Libya. But unlike the extravagant parties marking Kadhafi's four decades of rule, little fuss is expected for Dos Santos who makes few public appearances apart from his widespread image on billboards and official portraits. (iAfrica.com)
Africa: Curse of Monarchical Tendencies in African Politics [opinion] Sep 19, 2009
In Egypt and Libya there are signals of sabotaging the emergence of democratic politics by the imposing of the sons of President Hosni Mubarak and Muammar al-Gaddafi while repressing opposition parties. Finally, we must create support across the continent for a legal norm on the crime against national development and people's human dignity. (allAfrica.com)
Gaddafi son calls for democracy Sep 17, 2009
The son of the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has called for greater democracy in global governance, writing in his doctoral dissertation ... His father Muammar Gaddafi came to power in a coup in 1969 and has ruled Libya for 40 years ... Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 37, continues to play a prominent role within the Libyan political landscape. (BBC News -- Africa)
Deadly crossing Sep 14, 2009
The BBC was given exclusive access to Libyan border patrols in the Sahara. The man from the Libyan security services held a black beret over his nose ... Our trip to this remote part of Libya took place three weeks before the celebrations for Colonel Gaddafi's 40 years in power. (BBC News -- Africa)
5 U.S. Troops Among 50 Dead in Afghanistan Sep 13, 2009
Well at least we eliminated 1 hostile nuclear-seeking dictator, and as a bonus Libya gave up thier ambitions after seeing Sadamm hanged. Now we just need to deal with Iran, N. Korea. (CBS News)
Country profile: Venezuela Sep 12, 2009
He was criticised for courting countries which attracted US or international disapproval, namely Cuba, Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Libya. He was forced out of office by the military in April 2002, only to be reinstated within 48 hours after a post-coup government collapsed in the face of a rebellion by loyalist troops and massive protests. (BBC News -- Business)
Obama tells Brown of disappointment over Lockerbie release Sep 11, 2009
Obama's comments are the latest sign of US anger over the release of Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi last month by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds after concluding he has terminal cancer. "The President expressed his disappointment over the Scottish Executive's decision to release convicted Pan Am 103 Bomber al-Megrahi back to Libya," the White House said in a statement on Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Obama, Brown Discuss Lockerbie Release Sep 11, 2009
White House Says Obama "Expressed His Disappointment" over Al-Megrahi's Release from Scotland to Libya ... United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the release of the Lockerbie bomber, claiming that he was repulsed by the warm welcome Abdel Baset al-Megrahi upon his return to Libya ... After the triumphant reception for the Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, President Barack Obama asked that Libya place him under house arrest. (CBS News)
Motlanthe blasts Kadhafi Sep 10, 2009
Article By: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:00 Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe spoke plainly in describing Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi's ambitions on Wednesday, telling MPs that "the brother leader of the Al Jamariya wants to be crowned the king of kings of Africa" ... Kadhafi has ruled Libya with an iron fist for decades and his election as chairman, after years in which the post was held by leaders of African democracies, caused discomfort in some quarters. (iAfrica.com)
PREVIEW - Obama debut, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad a potent U.N. brew Sep 6, 2009
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. debut of U.S. President Barack Obama and appearances by the Libyan leader and Iranian president promise drama this month at the General Assembly, the annual global summit more often marked by words than action ... But Middle East peace talks may have to compete with harsh rhetoric from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- and with the clamor of protesters who say those two should not be in New York at all ... Ahmadinejad... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Chavez visits Syria, calls government of Israel genocidal Sep 6, 2009
Chavez is on an 11-day trip to Libya, Algeria, Syria, Iran, Belarus, Russia and Spain in what he is describing as a bid to build a multi-polar world and decrease US influence in the region. The Venezuelan president has singled out Israel for criticism during his visit to Syria, slamming it for mistreating the Palestinians and being an agent of US imperialism. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Defining moment Sep 6, 2009
Page last updated at 11:01 GMT, Saturday, 5 September 2009 12:01 UK. Election officials in Afghanistan are still counting votes, but say President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to the 50% threshold which would represent victory. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Ahmadinejad, Chavez Vow Stronger Ties Sep 6, 2009
Chavez is on an 11-day tour that has taken him to Libya, Algeria, Syria and Iran. The leftist Venezuelan leader is also to visit Belarus, Russia and Spain in the trip he has described as a bid to build a "multi-polar world" and counter U.S. influence. (Fox News)
CASUALTY OF WAR: UK Gordon Brown 'heading for crushing defeat' at next election... Sep 3, 2009
More than one third believe his release will do nothing to boost trade relations with Libya. And a huge 57 percent say it would still NOT be worth letting him out of jail early even if it cemented trade deals. (The Drudge Report)
AU Special Summit: African leaders agree on stronger steps to end conflictsTripoli, Libya (PANA) - African leaders have pledged more sanctions against spoilers of peace initiatives and agreed to take tougher actions in future to deal with state sponsors of terror, armed rebellion in African Union (AU) member statesand piracy. 01/09/2009 Full Text... Sep 1, 2009
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - African leaders have pledged more sanctions against spoi lers of peace initiatives and agreed to take tougher actions in future to deal w i th state sponsors of terror, armed rebellion in African Union (AU) member states. and piracy. (Panapress.com)
Tortuous September Ahead for Obama Sep 1, 2009
Analysis: Issues Over Health Care, Afghanistan, Iran and Libya Ready to Confront President ... Oh, and don't forget Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will be turning up on U.S. shores for the General Assembly shortly after giving a hero's welcome to the only one of his countrymen convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. (CBS News)
Liberia: Taylor Claims Ignorance Over Arms Flow Sep 1, 2009
Mr. Taylor was responding to allegations that he transported arms and ammunition from Libya and Burkina Faso for onward transfer to Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in Sierra Leone. Mr. Taylor has denied these allegations. (allAfrica.com)
Read the story Aug 31, 2009
Ruling Conservatives Crushed in Japan Vote - CBS News. TOKYO, Aug. 30, 2009. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Ruling Conservatives Crushed in Japan Vote Aug 31, 2009
TOKYO, Aug. 30, 2009. Worst Economic Slump Since WWII Drives Opposition to Landslide Win, After Half-Century of Near-One-Party Rule. (CBS News)
Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi Aug 30, 2009
Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner transfer accord, the Sunday Times has reported ... A stalled oil deal was ratified by the Libyans six weeks after the government dropped its bid to exclude him from the prisoner transfer agreement (PTA), the paper says ... The paper says Mr Straw wrote to his Scottish counterpart Kenny MacAskill on 19 December 2007 and said: "I had previously accepted the importance of the al-Megrahi issue to... (BBC News -- UK)
Megrahi backs Lockerbie inquiry Aug 30, 2009
Speaking to Scotland's The Herald newspaper from his home in the Libyan capital, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi said he was determined to clear his name ... He returned to a hero's welcome in Libya after serving eight years of a minimum 27 years sentence for murdering 270 people in the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103 over the town of Lockerbie, in southern Scotland ... " But Megrahi said he believed the UK government would avoid a public inquiry as it would cost a lot of money and also "show how... (BBC News -- UK)
Italy PM in Libya to meet Gaddafi Aug 30, 2009
Libya is holding a string of events to mark Gaddafi's 40 years in power. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is in Libya to celebrate the anniversary of a friendship pact signed last year ... But he will not attend events marking the 40th anniversary of the military coup d'etat that brought Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to power in 1969. (BBC News -- Europe)
U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan Hit New High Aug 29, 2009
(CBS/AP) A Pakistani court on Friday ordered the government to lift any remaining restrictions on a scientist alleged to have spread nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, his lawyer said ... Libyan Leader Drew Ire for Warm Welcome Given to Lockerbie Bomber who was Released from Prison. (CBS News)
Fortress Europe: Solving Immigration by Outsourced Bouncers Aug 28, 2009
Brussels-based journalist Shada Islam writes that perhaps the most controversial aspect of this new stance is Italys choice to intercept refugees in the Mediterranean and the subsequently push them back with Libyan help ... Those caught by patrol guards are being forcibly sent to Libya, the North African country used by many would-be asylum seekers as a base to set out for Europe but which is notorious for flouting refugee rights ... Those lucky enough to survive are interned in crowded... (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Brown's Silence on Lockerbie Bomber May Backfire as Scots Fend Off Critics Aug 26, 2009
Al-Megrahi was greeted by cheering crowds, some waving Scottish flags, on his return to Libya ... Brown met Libyan leader last month ... In Englewood, New Jersey, where Libyas mission to the UN owns land, officials expressed distress over the prospect that Qaddafi would camp on the property when he attends the world bodys General Assembly in New York next month. (Bloomberg)
'Cowardly'... Aug 25, 2009
MacAskill tells Scottish MPs Libya broke its promise that the return of the Lockerbie bomber would be 'low-key ... Scotland's Justice Secretary has accused Libya of breaking assurances that the Lockerbie bomber's return would be dealt with 'in a low-key and sensitive fashion ... Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi returns home to Libya: Britain has been warned it faces payback time from the U.S. over his release. (The Drudge Report)
Japan PM in gaffe on poor couples Aug 25, 2009
Page last updated at 15:18 GMT, Monday, 24 August 2009 16:18 UK. By Roland Buerk BBC News, Tokyo. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Sudan: U.S., Africa Step Up Darfur Peace Drive Aug 25, 2009
From Cairo, the Tribune reported that President Obama's envoy, Major-General Scott Gration held talks with Sudanese, Egyptian and Libyan officials in the Egyptian capital on August 23 to coordinate peace efforts ... Agence France-Presse quoted Gration as praising the roles of both Egypt and Libya in the talks ... "I'm very impressed and very grateful to the role that the Libyans are playing not only in rebel unification but in bringing peace between Chad and Sudan," AFP reported Gration as... (allAfrica.com)
Best from Sunday Aug 24, 2009
LONDON - Britain rejected Saturday any suggestion it had struck a deal with Libya to free the Lockerbie bomber - questions that arose when Moammar Gadhafi publicly thanked British officials as he embraced the man convicted of killing 270 people in the 1988 airline bombing. SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak agreed to meet a visiting high-level delegation from North Korea today in what is likely to be a test of his 18-month hard-line policy against the communist country. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bernanke: We're Bouncing Back Aug 23, 2009
The NYT notes that questions remain over the extent to which the decision to release al-Megrahi was influenced by efforts to clear the way for British companies to in Libya. In an editorial, the Post calls for the U.S. to impose sanctions against Libya unless al-Megrahi is placed under house arrest until his death. (Slate)
Britain rejects talk of deal in Lockerbie release (AP) Aug 23, 2009
LONDON Britain rejected Saturday any suggestion it had struck a deal with Libya to free the Lockerbie bomber questions that arose when Moammar Gadhafi publicly thanked British officials as he embraced the man convicted of killing 270 people in the 1988 airline bombing ... "The idea that the British government and the Libyan government would sit down and somehow barter over the freedom or the life of this Libyan prisoner and make it form part of some business deal .... it's not only wrong, it's... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Tech oversees Afghan election Aug 22, 2009
Large crowds greet Megrahi in Libya. Playing Ruse war game. (BBC News -- Technology)
Libya's Gadhafi welcomes home Lockerbie bomber Aug 22, 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Lockerbie, Scotland. (Yahoo News)
Betrayed Lockerbie families consider options Aug 22, 2009
21: The only person ever convicted for the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing returned home to a heros welcome in Libya ... Relatives of Americans who died when a bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 were gripped in a riptide of despair after the bomber returned home to cheering crowds in Libya, saying Friday they were considering how they could respond to Scotland's decision to free the Libyan ... Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, an intelligence officer for Libya, which had tense relations with the West... (MSNBC -- Race)
Week in pictures Aug 22, 2009
The convicted Lockerbie bomber has been flown home to Libya after being freed from a Scottish prison on compassionate grounds. He has terminal cancer. (BBC News)
Bombers release stirs diplomatic row Aug 22, 2009
Britain denies Libyan claims that trade deals were linked to Lockerbie case. APLockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, right, is greeted by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli on Friday in this image taken from Libyan TV. ... 21: A furious British government has deemed the celebrations that welcomed the convicted Lockerbie Bomber back to Libya as "distasteful" and "distressing." Gordon Brown revealed he had personally asked Libya's leader to keep the homecoming low-key. (MSNBC -- Race)
Libyans Hope For Lockerbie Bomber's Return Aug 21, 2009
TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 19, 2009 ... Lockerbie Bomber's Possible Release Offers New Undercurrent To Libya's Revolution Celebration ... (AP) Just in time for galas marking 40 years since the country's revolution, Libyans are anticipating another cause for celebration _ the possible return home of the Lockerbie bomber, a man they see as an innocent victim of the West's campaign to turn their country into an international pariah. (CBS News -- World)
Italian Police Rescue Migrants Adrift Off Sicily Aug 21, 2009
Maltese officials later said seven bodies had been sighted in Libyan waters this week, but it was unclear if they were among the 75 ... The four men and one woman, believed to be Eritreans, told rescuers they had set sail three weeks ago from Libya, Rocconi said ... A helicopter had spotted seven bodies in Libya's waters since Tuesday, Maltese authorities said, adding that it wasn't known if they might have been among those the survivors said had perished. (CBS News -- World)
It's quiz time! Aug 21, 2009
Debate over freeing the dying Lockerbie bomber to Libya ... Large crowds greet Megrahi in Libya ... Lockerbie bomber arrives in Libya. (BBC News)
Click to read:Thousands Greet Lockerbie Bomber in Libya Aug 21, 2009
Thousands Greet Lockerbie Bomber in Libya - CBS News ... Thousands Greet Lockerbie Bomber in Libya ... Randall Pinkston reports on the controversial greeting he received in Libya. (CBS News)
Obama Wants House Arrest for Pan Am Bomber Aug 21, 2009
President Says He Objects to al-Megrahi's Release, Says Libya Should Not Give Him Hero's Welcome ... Lockerbie airline bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, left, walk's on to his airplane accompanied by Libyan officials at Glasgow International Airport, Glasgow Scotland, Aug. 20, 2009 ... (CBS/AP) President Barack Obama said the Libyan convicted in the Pan Am 103 bombing and must not receive a hero's welcome in Libya and should be placed under house arrest. (CBS News)
AP News in Brief Aug 21, 2009
President Barack Obama urged Libya not to give a hero's welcome to the convicted perpetrator of the Pan Am 103 bombing, who was released from a Scottish prison Thursday over U.S. objections ... Scottish officials said Thursday they were considering early release for the Lockerbie bomber - igniting debate between victims' relatives in the United States and Britain over whether he should be allowed to return home to Libya ... Lockerbie bomber freed, returns to cheers in Libya. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
UK Chinook 'did come under fire' Aug 21, 2009
Large crowds greet Megrahi in Libya. One-minute World News. (BBC News -- UK)
mensbasketball Aug 21, 2009
8h ago By , USA TODAY The man convicted of downing Pan Am Flight 103 two decades ago returned home to die in Libya on Thursday, after serving eight years in a Scottish prison for his role in the bombing. FIND MORE STORIES IN. (USA Today -- Sports)
Scotland Frees Lockerbie Bomber Aug 21, 2009
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi Released on Compassionate Grounds, Boards Plane To Return to Native Libya ... Lockerbie airline bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, left, walk's on to his airplane accompanied by Libyan officials at Glasgow International Airport, Glasgow Scotland, Aug. 20, 2009 ... Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds Thursday, letting the Libyan go home to die despite American pleas to show no mercy for the man responsible for the 1988 attack that killed... (CBS News -- World)
Lockerbie bomber set to learn fate Aug 20, 2009
Scotland was set to announce Thursday whether it will release the dying Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, despite intense US pressure to keep him behind bars ... MacAskill "has informed families and other interested parties that he has reached his decisions" regarding the former Libyan agent, a Scottish government statement said late Wednesday ... MacAskill has been considering three options in Megrahi's case: transferring him to a Libyan jail, freeing him on compassionate... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Hillary Clinton urges Scotland to keep Lockerbie bomber Aug 20, 2009
The Libyan was given a life sentence for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 ... Should the only person to be held legally responsible for the 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 and the deaths of 270 people be allowed to die in his native Libya ... "We have made our views clear not only to Scotland, not only to the UK, but also to Libya," Mr. Crowley said at a briefing last week. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
In profile: Kenny MacAskill Aug 20, 2009
This made Mr MacAskill's decision to retreat virtually into private to decide whether Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi should die in prison or return home to his native Libya on compassionate early release all the more uncharismatic ... This included British and American relatives and the Libyan government as well as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - who told him directly of America's concern at the prospect of Megrahi returning to Libya. (BBC News -- UK)
Click to read:Scotland to Free Lockerbie Bomber Aug 20, 2009
The former Libyan intelligence officer was sentenced to serve a minimum of 27 years in a Scottish prison for the crime, but a 2007 review of his case raised the prospect that al-Megrahi had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice, and many in Britain believe he is innocent. Meanwhile, relations between Libya and the West have improved dramatically ... Western energy companies - including Britain's BP PLC - have moved into Libya in an effort to tap the country's vast oil and gas wealth. (CBS News)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Aug 20, 2009
Megrahi is to learn today whether he will be freed on compassionate grounds to return home to his family in Libya. As voting begins in the Afghanistan presidential election police in the capital Kabul claim to have shot dead two Taliban militants. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Kuwait protest for women's rights Aug 20, 2009
MID-EAST WOMEN'S RIGHTS Women can vote and be elected: Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Iran Women cannot vote or be elected: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia There are no elections: Syria (holds presidential referenda in which women can vote), UAE, Libya. "We cannot be elected or give our vote to any political candidate. We are deprived of this political right," Ms Mullah, from the Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social... (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Why Lockerbie bomber is likely to be released Aug 19, 2009
Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in a Scottish court in 2001 of murder in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland is being held in Greenock Prison in Greenock, Scotland ... The Libyan intelligence agent convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 drew closer to release from a British jail on Tuesday when a procedural hurdle was removed ... London - This week, Britain came within a whisker of releasing on "compassionate"... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
The week ahead Aug 17, 2009
Mr Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, will be sent back to Libya. Libya s leader, Muammar Qaddafi, might claim the release as a triumph, shortly before he celebrates the 40th anniversary of his coming to power in September 1969. (The Economist)
Hillary Clinton aims to revive US influence in Angola Aug 11, 2009
Angola has become Africa's largest oil producer, ahead of Nigeria and Libya. Clinton also signed a trade agreement that would pave the way for more US investment in this wartorn African country, particularly in job-producing areas such as agriculture. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Clinton seeks new US-S.Africa start in relations Aug 7, 2009
Johnnie Carson, the assistant secretary of state for Africa, a month ago spoke with Mugabe on the sidelines of a conference in Libya, the highest ranking US official to meet with the Zimbabwean leader in recent years. Zimbabwe's official media later branded Carson "an idiot". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Two families, two destinations, one dream (93) Aug 6, 2009
The couple went to a job fair in San Francisco last January organized by the International School Services, and passed up opportunities in Libya, Tripoli, Nairobi and Cairo, before settling on Ghana. But after making their decision, Diamond found that his leave had been denied by the JC, which suspended paid sabbaticals due to budget constraints. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
PEACE PROSPECT? Jul 26, 2009
The two sides are expected to meet next week in Kuala Lumpur to prepare for the resumption of talks and the return of about 60 peace monitors from Malaysia, Brunei, Libya and Japan who pulled out in November 2008. The rebels' decision to reciprocate Manila's truce came after MILF chairman Al haj Ebrahim Murad met with the rebels' central committee on Saturday. (AlertNet)
A solar eclipse for the people Jul 23, 2009
His previous six, starting in 1998, were seen from Aruba, Hungary, Zambia, Australia, Libya, and the Gobi Desert. "I started going on a whim but got hooked," he says. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
