Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war

Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war


Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:53 AM PDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Gunmen killed the mayor of a Mexican town near the U.S. border that is located in the no-man's land of the country's violent drug war, police said on Sunday.


Australian mining magnate on missing Africa plane

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:06 AM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot and five other senior figures from the iron ore miner Sundance Resources Ltd were aboard a company aircraft that disappeared in Africa, the company said Sunday.


Police killed on Colombia poll day

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:25 AM PDT

At least seven die in attack as Colombians vote in presidential runoff.


Does It Matter if Obama Loses the Pundits?

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:31 AM PDT

The commentators were merciless: The president's speech was a dud. Did anyone take their word for it?


In Indiana, Centerpiece for a City Closes Shop

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:52 AM PDT

At a time when the nation's economy is struggling to gain momentum, Whirlpool's decision to close a plant in Evansville is an unwelcome step backward.


FA 'fears Capello may quit role'

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:33 PM PDT

The Football Association expects coach Fabio Capello to resign if England crash out of the World Cup on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands.


Israel to revise Gaza embargo list

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:39 PM PDT

PM says siege to be eased by letting in all goods other than "weapons used by Hamas".


East Brazil floods claim 20 lives

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Heavy rainfall in north-eastern Brazil has left twenty people dead and forced tens of thousands to flee.


Tory former minister Rumbold dies

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Former Conservative Education Minister Dame Angela Rumbold has died, the party confirms.


Embattled Israel reverses rules on Gaza blockade

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:55 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said Sunday it was easing a land blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow in all goods except for arms and materials used to make them.


Kuwait ruling family member killed; uncle held

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:36 AM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - A member of Kuwait's ruling family, the grandson of a former emir, was gunned down at a dinner party and a relative was being questioned in the case, a security official said Sunday.


Sudan NBA basketball giant dies

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:12 AM PDT

The 7ft 7in basketball legend from south Sudan, Manute Bol, dies at the age of 47.


Uzbeks return amid Kyrgyzstan fears

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:38 AM PDT

Thousands who fled violence start returning, but many others wait to see if security imroves.


Israel details plan on Gaza goods

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Israel gives details of how it is to ease the Gaza blockade, with all civilian goods now expected to be let into the territory, officials say.


Ridge clue to Antarctic ice loss

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:57 AM PDT

The discovery of an underwater ridge in Antarctica offers a clue to why ice flowing into the sea has accelerated, say researchers.


Germany raps Israel for denying minister Gaza entry

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:43 AM PDT

BERLIN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Germany sharply criticized Israel on Sunday for denying its development minister entry to the Gaza Strip to visit a humanitarian project co-funded by Berlin.


Source: Israel to allow goods into Gaza

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT

Israel plans to ease its blockade of Gaza, a source from the prime minister's office told CNN Sunday.


Saudi spends $1.6 billion to house displaced near Yemen

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:26 AM PDT

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has allocated 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) to build 6,000 houses for citizens who were displaced from areas bordering Yemen after a two-month conflict with Yemeni Shi'ite rebels.


For Young Parent, Lessons From Bronx Fatherhood Program

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 07:50 PM PDT

Leon Britton Jr., 20, one of 16 graduates of the Bronx Fatherhood Program, spends his days balancing work and his young family.


Car Bombs Strike Second Major Iraq Bank

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Two bombs detonated outside Iraq's Bank of Trade, killing 26 people and wounding 52 others in the second attack on a major financial institution in eight days.


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