French police arrest ETA military leader "Ata"

French police arrest ETA military leader "Ata"


French police arrest ETA military leader "Ata"

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:12 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French police said they arrested the suspected military leader of the Basque separatist movement ETA in the southwestern town of Bayonne on Thursday.


Mob justice

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Lebanese village unrepentant after lynching


Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top Cyclists of Drug Use

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:55 AM PDT

Floyd Landis, the American cyclist stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping, admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs for most of his career and said many top U.S. riders were doing the same.


Merkel urges tough finance rules

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:55 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says sound financial policy and regulation must be the "benchmark" within Europe.


Afghan plane wreckage is spotted

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:55 AM PDT

The tail section of an Afghan passenger plane which crashed on Monday is spotted by rescuers, Afghan officials say.


Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:46 AM PDT

LILONGWE (Reuters) - A Malawi gay couple was sentenced to 14 years in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of sodomy and indecency earlier this week in a trial viewed as a test case for gay rights in the country.


Guinea army to 'defend' elections

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:46 AM PDT

The head of a military task force overseeing Guinea's elections promises to take all measures to ensure the polls run smoothly.


Greeks strike against austerity reforms

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:55 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek workers went on a 24-hour general strike on Thursday, shutting down public services and disrupting transport ahead of a large protest to test the government's resolve to implement tough austerity reforms.


Maldives hosts Taliban talks

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:36 AM PDT

Taliban and government representatives set for unofficial discussions on Afghan crisis.


First abortion services ad to air

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:26 AM PDT

An advertisement for abortion services is to be screened for the first time on UK television next week.


Robben queries Mourinho approach

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben says Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho is only interested in winning regardless of how his team play.


Shared history

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:09 AM PDT

Cricket and baseball in sound and pictures


World Digest: U.S. officials visiting Pakistan discuss Times Square case

Posted: 19 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

PAKISTAN Top U.S. and Pakistani officials held what they called "productive discussions" Wednesday on joint security concerns, including the May 1 Times Square bombing attempt. National security adviser James L. Jones and CIA Director Leon Panetta were the first senior U.S. officials to travel to...


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Tail of Missing Plane Seen in Afghanistan

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:06 AM PDT

Search craft spotted the tail of a commercial airliner that disappeared Monday while flying over the Hindu Kush mountains with 44 people on board.


Gay Malawi Couple Gets 14 Years

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:57 AM PDT

A Malawi judge sentenced a gay couple to the maximum 14 years in prison for unnatural acts and gross indecency.


Pakistan blocks YouTube

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:54 AM PDT

Pakistan blocks YouTube, a day after barring access to Facebook in a row over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.


Jail term for Malawi gay couple

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:01 AM PDT

A judge in Malawi sentences a gay couple to the maximum of 14 years in jail for gross indecency and "unnatural acts".


Oil spill rooftop protest at BP

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:03 AM PDT

Two Greenpeace activists have begun a rooftop protest in London over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.


French police arrest ETA military leader "Ata"

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:52 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French police said they arrested the suspected military leader of the Basque separatist movement ETA in the southwestern town of Bayonne on Thursday.


Darfur rebel leader's 19-hour standoff ends

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:43 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Chad refused entry to a Darfur rebel leader on his way back to the battlefield on Wednesday, ordering him to return to Libya after a 19-hour diplomatic standoff at the country's main airport.


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