Plea to the West: Syria needs Libya-style intervention
Arab diplomat's call comes as Syrian army defectors attack military
As violence in Syria intensifies with an attack by anti-government forces on an air defence intelligence complex near Damascus, a senior Arab diplomat in London says Middle Eastern states opposing the Syrian government need West European leadership similar to that seen in the Libyan war.
He said that what was needed was "a team captain" to co-ordinate moves to put pressure on Syria, and only the Europeans could do this. The US is preoccupied by domestic politics and "in the Middle East everybody is driven by ego. How can you have a regional policy when they [local rulers] can't talk to each other?"
Rice containing radioactive caesium found in Japan
Radioactive caesium has been detected above the safety level in rice for the first time in Japan since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima plant.
The sample came from a Fukushima city farm about 60km from the plant.
The government is considering banning shipments from the area it was found.
There have been a series of scares over radiation in food in Japan in recent months - in beef, mushrooms and green tea among other products - but never before in the country's staple, rice.
Now caesium in concentrations above the official saf
The rice came from an area outside the exclusiPossible Target List
Neo-Nazis May Have Planned to Target Politicians
Was a trio of suspected neo-Nazi terrorists in eastern Germany also planning to target politicians in addition to a murderous crime wave that left at least 10 people, mostly immigrants, dead in Germany?
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Zimbabwe drops espionage charges against 'spy' trio
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Nov 17 2011
"The state yesterday [Wednesday] withdrew espionage charges before plea against three businessmen who were accused of selling state secrets to enemies of the state," the Herald newspaper said.
Farai Rwodzi and Simba Mangwende, both executives at Africom Holdings, and Oliver Chiku of Global Satellite System still face a lesser charge of violating the Post and Telecommunications Act, the paper said.
That charge stems from claims that they set up satellite equipment without authorisation.
Firebrand leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who led protests over his narrow loss in the Mexico's 2006 presidential race, was chosen by his party to run again in 2012. But can he win?
By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer
"The state yesterday [Wednesday] withdrew espionage charges before plea against three businessmen who were accused of selling state secrets to enemies of the state," the Herald newspaper said.
Farai Rwodzi and Simba Mangwende, both executives at Africom Holdings, and Oliver Chiku of Global Satellite System still face a lesser charge of violating the Post and Telecommunications Act, the paper said.
That charge stems from claims that they set up satellite equipment without authorisation.
Mexico's 'legitimate president' Lopez Obrador will run for high office again
Firebrand leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who led protests over his narrow loss in the Mexico's 2006 presidential race, was chosen by his party to run again in 2012. But can he win?
By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer
Anyone familiar with Mexican politics probably knows that re-election of presidents here is outright barred. Unlike in other parts of Latin America, there are no exceptions and no attempts by leaders to re-write the ban.
By DAVID PITT
Workers are growing to accept the idea that they may be working long after they've become eligible for senior discounts. Yet rather than fixate on their target retirement age, they're increasingly focused on how much money they'll need to retire, according to a new national survey by Wells Fargo & Co.
So how is the “legitimate” president of Mexico poised to run again in the 2012 cycle?
That’s the quandary faced by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (known widely as AMLO), who narrowly lost the 2006 race to official Mexican President Felipe Calderon, but who never recognized the victory and instead declared himself, over loudspeakers and in newspapers advertisements, the nation’s real leader.
More Americans expecting to retire in their 80s
Survey shows concern that they're not saving enough for the golden years
By DAVID PITT
Workers are growing to accept the idea that they may be working long after they've become eligible for senior discounts. Yet rather than fixate on their target retirement age, they're increasingly focused on how much money they'll need to retire, according to a new national survey by Wells Fargo & Co.
This shift is coupled with their growing frustration that they're not saving enough, and the reality that many haven't created a detailed retirement plan.
One of the striking results of the survey released Wednesday is that 25 percent of the respondents said they'll need to work until at least age 80 because they will not have enough money to retire comfortably.
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