| The Obama administration wants the power for it and other governments to veto future top-level domain names, a move that raises questions about free expression and the role of states in shaping the future of the Internet. |
| WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be unfairly tried in secret in Sweden if extradited from Britain to face questioning over sexual-assault allegations, his lawyer told a U.K. judge. |
| Do revolutions mean higher oil prices? |
| The new vice-president of Egypt, Omar Suleiman, is a long-standing favourite of Israel's who spoke daily to the Tel Aviv government via a secret "hotline" to Cairo, leaked documents disclose. |
| Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis is the Church of Scientology's most high-profile ex-member. He left because the church refused to support same-sex marriages, which got him digging into the church's other problems--and he was shocked at what he found... |
| US scientists believe they have discovered the genetic code that makes some people sleepwalk. |
| WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday defended the choice of veteran diplomat Frank Wisner to head a mission to Egypt even though he works for a firm with past work for President Hosni Mubarak's government. Wisner was at the center of controversy Saturday when he suggested that Mubarak should stay in power during a [...] |
| US investigators find "indicators" of exploitation and coercion of low-level staff at US missions in four Gulf countries. |
| Unusually cold weather leaves 65 animals including a baby monkey dead at a zoo outside Chihuahua, Mexico. read more |
| A witness at the UK extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange questions the approach adopted by Swedish prosecutors. |
| Material that is published on Twitter should be considered public and can be published, the Press Complaints Commission rules. |
| Weltsozialforum in Dakar: China will mit Hilfe der Weltbank und der Afrikanischen Entwicklungsbank ein neues Kohlekraftwerk in Senegal bauen. Chinesische, indische und arabische Konzerne kaufen in Afrika Land. Reichlich Konfliktstoff also.Aus Dakar Sven Giegold |
| PARIS - Toddlers who have a diet high in processed foods may have a slightly lower IQ in later life, according to a British study described as the biggest research of its kind. The conclusion, published on Monday, comes from a long-term investigation into 14,000 people born in western England in 1991 and 1992 whose [...] |
| The Egyptian government says it is moving towards a "clear map" for a power transfer, as protests against President Hosni Mubarak continue. |
| WASHINGTON - Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld releases his new memoir Tuesday, as he concedes his Iraq troop decisions may have been wrong while sparing no criticism of former colleagues. In "Known and Unknown," Rumsfeld defends his handling of the war and recounts his government career serving Republican presidents from Richard Nixon to George W. [...] |
| WASHINGTON - A US Marine captain was sentenced to six years in federal prison for conspiring with his wife to skim nearly $1.7 million from government contracts in Iraq. Eric Schmidt, who still serves with the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing [...] |
| DUBAI - Like their Arab neighbours using the web to rally against their regimes, Saudis seeking political, social and economic reforms have created a group on Facebook that by Tuesday had nearly 2,000 members. "The people want to reform the regime" group calls for a constitutional monarchy, transparency, legislative elections, an independent and fair judicial [...] |
| BBC East Home Affairs Correspondent Sally Chidzoy reveals police force plans to relax gun licence regulations. |
| CAIRO - Thousands of protesters flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday, galvanised by the release of a pro-democracy cyber activist as a revolt against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak raged into a third week. The embattled leader took a step earlier Tuesday towards democratic reform, authorising a committee to pursue constitutional change, a gesture that failed [...] |
ThinkFast: February 8, 2011
Last week, President Obama called on Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to immediately begin transitioning to a new government, but now the Obama administration "has reconciled itself to gradual political reform in Egypt." Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. supports democratic reforms across the region but acknowledged that "some countries will move at different paces ."
Federal courts are facing a crisis as judges retire and are not replaced fast enough, leaving vacancies that cause increased workloads and delayed trials. The crisis is a result of Republicans' obstruction in confirming President Obama's judicial nominees, and the broken Senate confirmation system. "It's a dire situation," said Arizona chief judge.
| Wenn schon früher "Polskaweb" von einem "Fass ohne Boden" in Warschau gesprochen hat, so geben uns jetzt internationale Experten wieder einmal recht. Der Missbrauch von öffentlichen Geldern, ungebremster Kaufrausch und eine wahre Kreditsucht bei Wirtschaft und Politik müssen zwangsläufig dazu führen, dass das "Wirtschaftswunderkind Polen" in absehbarer Zeit kräftig auf die Nase fällt |
| Nachdem der Westen und vor allem auch die USA und Israel fast drei Jahrzehnte lang hervorragend mit dem System Hosni Mubarak leben konnten und ihn nun geradezu zu einem der Schreckgespenster der arabischen Welt machen, scheint man nun im Moment gerade große Angst davor zu haben, dass die Ägypter wirklich frei und eigenständig die Nachfolge bestimmen könnten |
| Getürkte Arbeitslosenzahlen und zunehmende Armut in Amerika, werden die US-Bürger im Hinblick auf die wahre Lage ihrer Volkswirtschaft systematisch in die Irre geführt? Auch in Deutschland sind die offiziellen Wirtschaftsdaten inzwischen offenbar zunehmend mit Vorsicht zu genießen - unter anderem gilt das für die Arbeitsmarktdaten |
| Der offene Streit schwedischer Juristen vor einem Londoner Gericht wächst sich zunehmend zu einem Debakel für das schwedische Rechtssystem aus. Dies könnte für Assange von Vorteil sein, zumal immer mehr Details über die Vorwürfe gegen ihn und die Glaubwürdigkeit der beiden Kronzeuginnen bekannt werden |
| Die Frage wird derzeit in Großbritannien immer öfter gestellt, weil die Regierung behauptet, ein milliardenschweres Finanzloch mit einem massiven Sparprogramm stopfen zu müssen |
| Der Ägyptische Menschenrechtsverein hat alle Hände voll zu tun. Noch immer sind Hunderte Menschen in Haft oder verschwunden, Journalisten in- und ausländischer Medien werden bedroht und drangsaliert. Das staatliche Fernsehen berichtet gleichzeitig ausführlich, die Proteste der vergangenen zwei Wochen seien von Ausländern und nicht von Ägyptern ausgelöst worden |
| Some of the problems which hampered the 7 July 2005 rescue operation were identified in 1987, the inquest hears. |
More than 85 per cent of men incarcerated in America are on drug-related offences. It costs $40,000 a year for every prisoner. If they were really serious about the economy there would be a sensible discussion about legalisation.' -Jack Nicholson [link]
| Helden, Schurken, Intriganten - im ägyptischen Drama herrscht kein Mangel an starken Charakteren. Der Beitrag Europas besteht jedoch bislang größtenteils darin, jämmerliche Gestalten über die Bühne huschen zu lassen. Insgesamt war der Auftritt der EU unter jeder Kritik. Unkoordinierter, zögerlicher, ideenloser und irrelevanter hätte sich die Union kaum präsentieren können |
Britain is seeking greater political openness in Tunisia and elsewhere around the Middle East and North Africa, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague, who is touring the region. read more
| French PM Francois Fillon says Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lent him a plane and paid for lodgings during a family holiday at new year. |
| DUBAI - A Facebook page urging "revolt" in Bahrain replicating similar calls elsewhere in the Arab world had by Tuesday amassed more than 6,000 "likes" on the social networking site. "This is your chance to open the door for political and standard of living reforms, especially with the changes going on now in the Middle [...] |
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| Foreign Office Minister David Lidington says the government "deplores" Russia's expulsion of a British journalist with the Guardian newspaper. |
| Hundreds of pupils at a west London secondary school miss lessons to protest against a teacher's dismissal. |
| Indian police say that three female wildlife officials kidnapped in the north-eastern state of Assam have been released, but three men are held. |
| WASHINGTON - The House is set to take up a measure this week renewing key provisions of the PATRIOT Act that expire Feb. 28. Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) issued a challenge to tea party supporters and lawmakers in the new Congress: time to show you're serious about liberty. "The 112th Congress began with a [...] |
| Der Skandal um die Veröffentlichungen von Wikileaks hat deutlich gemacht, wie stark die öffentlichen Medien in vielen Ländern der Kontrolle durch die USA unterworfen sind. Die veröffentlichten diplomatischen Depeschen und Berichte zeichnen ein Bild, welches ignorante, korrupte und teilweise verbrecherische Staatschefs und Präsidenten zeigt |
| Dokumentation - Dieser Film beschreibt wie Hartz IV Empfänger, Obdachlose und Rentner den Müll nach Essbaren durchwühlen. Sie beschreiben ihre Sorgen und Ängste. Auch Suppenküchen werden gezeigt |
| Die Anwälte des US-Soldaten und mutmaßlichen Whistleblowers Bradley Manning fordern offenbar, die Anklage gegen ihren Mandanten fallen zu lassen. Zudem könnten die Haftbedingungen auch für die US-Regierung unerwünschte juristische Konsequenzen haben |
| Eine Reihe von Statements deutscher Politiker zu dem ägyptischen Diktator beweisen seit vielen Jahren deren Demokratieferne |
Impeach And Prosecute Justice Clarence Thomas For Corruption [link]
Workers close Suez Canal in growing Egypt revolution [link]
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may be the world's richest man with an estimated fortune of $70 billion dollars, according to reports. [link]
Mass demonstrations continue in Cairo: The release of Wael Ghonim, a cyber activist and Google executive, rallied protesters in Cairo. [link]
Bush, Rumsfeld and Iraq: Is the Real Reason for the Invasion Finally Emerging? [link]
More than 85 per cent of men incarcerated in America are on drug-related offences. It costs $40,000 a year for every prisoner. If they were really serious about the
economy there would be a sensible discussion about legalisation.' -Jack Nicholson [link] "
For the third straight year, American families and businesses will pay less in federal taxes than they did under former President George W. Bush" [link]
| Al Jazeera's Cairo bureau chief Ayman Mohyeldin said Monday that he was blindfolded, handcuffed and taken in to custody by Egyptian military police the previous day. He was released after nine hours in detention. Mohyeldin told the network Monday that he and other detainees were treated like "prisoners of war." "As I was making my [...] |
| CAIRO - Freed Egypt activist Wael Ghonim arrived at the epicentre of anti-regime protests in Cairo on Tuesday where he was welcomed as a hero by the crowd of hundreds of thousands. The crowd surged towards him, many weeping, clapping and shouting: "Long live Egypt, long live Egypt!" The young executive at Google was released [...] |
Bill Clinton talks about Michele Bachmann's SOTU response -- What she says "is factually untrue... I think what America needs as much as anything else is to stop conducting its politics in a parallel universe divorced from reality with no facts." [link]
| Diplomatic cables released by secrets outlet WikiLeaks reveal that the Republic of Yemen detained 28 alleged Al Qaeda members on behalf of the United States, despite an investigation that found no evidence they were involved in terrorist acts. The 28 detained Yemeni citizens were arrested after returning to Yemen from Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, according [...] |
| suraj.sun writes "The Obama administration is quietly seeking the power for it and other governments to veto future top-level domain names, a move that raises questions about free expression, national sovereignty, and the role of states in shaping the future of the Internet. At stake is who will have authority over the next wave of suffixes to supplement the venerable .com, .org, and .net. At least 115 proposals are expected this year, including .car, .health, .nyc, .movie, and .web, and the application process could be finalized at a meeting in San Francisco next month." Read more of this story |
| WASHINGTON - The Obama administration unveiled a blueprint Monday to beef up digital copyright laws, as part of an effort to adjust intellectual property regulations in the age of the Internet. "Our efforts focus on combating significant acts of infringement, protecting legitimate uses of the Internet and respecting principles of free speech and fair process," [...] |
| CAIRO - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooded Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square and towns across Egypt on Tuesday, in the biggest show of defiance to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak since the revolt began. In Cairo, the immense crowd hailed as a hero a charismatic cyberactivist and Google executive whose Facebook site helped kickstart the protest [...] |
| Wir zwei, die wir die Frühschicht der Berichterstattung machen, haben die Nacht im Hotel verbracht, allerdings nahezu nicht geschlafen. Der Lärm von der Gewalt auf der Straße ist laut, aber das ist nicht das Schlimme, er ist irgendwie apokalyptisch, Schreie, Detonationen,...[mehr] |
| Ich habe seit gestern morgen 8 Uhr nicht geschlafen, gestern die ganze Nacht Schüsse, Schreie, Explosionen, Krankenwagensirenen im Ohr gehabt. Ich habe einen brennenden Menschen über den Platz laufen sehen, alles so apokalyptisch. Heute ab 5 Uhr hatte ich anderthalb Stunden ...[mehr] |
Muslims return favor, join hands with Christian protesters for Mass in Cairo's Tahrir Square [link]
American taxpayers paid $450,000 for four Navy jets to fly over Texas Stadium before the Super Bowl. The retractable roof was closed, and no one inside could see them. [link]
| Das verstaatlichte irische Geldinstitut Anglo Irish Bank hat im vergangenen Jahr den höchsten Verlust in der Wirtschaftsgeschichte des Landes verbucht. Der Fehlbetrag liege bei 17,6 Milliarden Euro, teilte das Institut unter Berufung auf vorläufige Zahlen mit. Damit übertrifft die Anglo Irish Bank ihren eigenen Negativrekord: In den 15 Monaten bis Dezember 2009 hatte das Geldhaus einen Verlust in Höhe von 12,7 Milliarden Euro verzeichnet. |
