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Archives for February, 2011

Suspected US spy drone ‘crashes in Yemen’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91705418&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A suspected US spy drone crashed near the south Yemen town of Loder on Tuesday before Al-Qaeda gunmen made off with the wreckage, a police official and witnesses said….

In Kenya, khat makes middlemen rich, not growers

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91592286&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Life around Meru in central Kenya revolves around the cultivation of khat, a plant with narcotic properties, to such an extent that it has altered the social fabric of local communities….

Egypt move revives US ‘kill switch’ debate

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91547057&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Egypt's five-day shutdown of the Internet has revived debate in the United States over how much authority the president should have over the Web in the event of a crisis….

Books not bombs at Pakistan literature festival

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91541301&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Pakistan is hosting one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing literary festivals, a showcase of new talent where writers urge citizens to reverse the tide of Islamist extremism and global isolation….

Cyclone adds to Barrier Reef’s flood woes

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91539496&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Hammered by a monster cyclone just weeks after flooding spewed toxic waste into its pristine waters, Australia's Great Barrier Reef could face a slow recovery due to climate change, experts warn….

Citi to call the tune on EMI future

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91533951&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Music label EMI, home to a galaxy of stars including The Beatles, Coldplay and US pop starlet Katy Perry, faces an uncertain future after Citigroup seized control from its private equity owners….

Asia faces climate-induced migration ‘crisis’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91530189&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Asia must prepare for millions of people to flee their homes to safer havens within countries and across borders as weather patterns become more extreme, the Asian Development Bank warns….

Tens of thousands in Serbian opposition protest

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91523120&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Belgrade on Saturday for a major opposition rally calling for the government to call early elections or risk new protests in April….

Yemen denies cyber-attacks on Saleh website

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91512412&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Yemen has denied that the website of President Ali Abdullah Saleh — the target of anti-government protests — was brought down by hackers this past week, its official news agency said….

Car bomb kills three in NW Pakistan: officials

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=91493776&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A bomb planted in a car exploded Saturday killing three passengers and wounding two pedestrians in a Pakistani tribal area on the border with Afghanistan, officials said….