Wednesday, October 19, 2011

State Dept. cites inquiry in Bahrain arms sales (AP)

WASHINGTON ? The State Department says it will consider a special investigation of human rights abuses in Bahrain before moving ahead with $53 million in arms sales to the violence-wracked country.

In a letter Tuesday to Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, the department said it shared congressional concerns about Bahrain's actions against protesters.

At least 35 people have died since Bahrain's Shiite-led majority began protests in February seeking greater rights from the ruling Sunni monarchy in the strategic nation, which is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.

The department said it will review the work of a special independent commission tasked with investigating human rights violations. The panel's work is due Oct. 30.

Wyden and Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern have introduced a resolution blocking the arms sales.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/uscongress/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111018/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_bahrain

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Spotted: Brooke Burke Charvet?s Littlest Pumpkin

Brooke Burke Charvet gives son Shaya Braven, 3?, a lift while picking pumpkins on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Heavy rains hammer Central America; 36 dead (AP)

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador ? Heavy rains generated by a low-pressure system hammered Central America for a third day Friday, putting officials on alert in countries where mudslides and swollen rivers have already killed 36 people.

At least 21 people have been killed in Guatemala and thousands of others were evacuated or saw their homes destroyed by the incessant downpours.

In El Salvador, rivers have overflowed their banks, destroying villages and prompting an evacuation of about 4,000 people from their homes, the country's disaster management office said in a statement Friday.

In Honduras, six people have been killed in floods and the roads connecting the nation to Guatemala have been destroyed. Other communities have been left isolated by the floods. In Nicaragua, four people have died this week.

The system is expected to hover over the region for the next couple of days, generating more rainfall, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Irwin was weakening and drifting away from Mexico in the Pacific, three days after Hurricane Jova slammed into the same coast, killing six people.

Irwin's maximum sustained winds as of Friday afternoon were near 45 mph (75 kph), and the storm could begin weakening on Saturday, the hurricane center said.

Irwin was centered about 165 miles (265 kilometers) west of Manzanillo, Mexico, and moving south-southeast at about 2 mph (4 kph).

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111014/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather

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Profiles in Science | Susan Desmond-Hellmann: An Innovator Shapes an Empire

[unable to retrieve full-text content]As a physician, scientist and businesswoman, Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann hopes to raise the University of California, San Francisco, to an even higher plane.

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