UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan


UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:57 PM PDT

A British soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles has died in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.


Prospect Harbor Journal: In Maine, Last Sardine Cannery in the U.S. Is Clattering Out

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Once a thriving national industry, sardine canneries have fallen victim to global competition, corporate consolidations and a general lack of appetite.


NATO admits Afghan civilian deaths in night raid

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan acknowledged on Sunday it had killed five Afghan civilians, including three women, during a botched night raid on a home in the southeast of the country in February.


Anger and fear

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Terreblanche murder sets South Africa on edge


Several rescued from China mine

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Rescue workers free nine people but more than 100 miners remain trapped.


Chinese Freighter Slams Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:19 AM PDT

A large Chinese freighter carrying coal to China ran aground on a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, raising fears that it might leak engine fuel on coral.


Chinese Freighter Slams Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:19 AM PDT

A large Chinese freighter carrying coal to China ran aground on a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, raising fears that it might leak engine fuel on coral.


Several rescued from China mine

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Rescue workers free nine people but more than 100 miners remain trapped.


Private imports allowed into Gaza

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Israel allows 10 truckloads of clothes for Palestinian traders into the Gaza Strip for the first time since 2007.


South African supremacist killed

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 06:33 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm Sunday amid fears the killing of notorious white supremicist Eugene Terreblanche could stoke racial violence. | ANALYSIS |


Cardinal speaks in support of pope

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:34 AM PDT

In a very rare move, a senior cardinal spoke before the pope's Easter Mass address at the Vatican on Sunday, saying the pontiff maintains the support of Catholics around the world "who do not let themselves be influenced by the gossip."


U.S. delays report on China currency

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has delayed a scheduled April 15 report to Congress that many lawmakers had hoped would publicly admonish China for allegedly manipulating its currency to the detriment of the United States.


Ship leaking oil near Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 09:40 AM PDT

A Chinese-registered ship carrying coal that ran aground off the coast of northeast Australia was leaking oil Sunday near the Great Barrier Reef -- the world's largest coral reef system.


Karzai seeks tribal support

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with tribal leaders Sunday in the violence-plagued Kandahar province to shore up support for an impending military offensive. He promised to hold back until he had their backing.


Greenspan Cites Evidence of Economic ‘Momentum’

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Alan Greenspan on Sunday reinforced increasingly confident assessments of the Obama administration that the latest job numbers reveal a resurgent economy.


Television: Ellen DeGeneres, ‘American Idol’ and the Power of Niceness

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Ellen DeGeneres has become a force to be reckoned with on the pop competition show since she was hired to be a judge.


Zuma Seeks to Calm South Africa After Killing

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:37 AM PDT

President Jacob Zuma called for calm on Sunday after the killing of Eugene TerreBlanche, a white far-right leader, in a suspected pay dispute with black workers.


Karzai rallies tribes, distances self from West

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai, under fire for anti-Western remarks, distanced himself from his foreign backers in a speech on Sunday, telling tribal elders Afghans need to see their leaders are not "puppets."


Birmingham 1-1 Liverpool

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 08:52 AM PDT

Liverpool's hopes of a securing fourth spot and Champions League qualification take a big blow after a 1-1 draw at Birmingham.


Car bomb defused at police station

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT

A car bomb made safe outside Crossmaglen police station in south Armagh could have killed anyone in the area, police say.


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