Spanish train kills 12 on tracks

Spanish train kills 12 on tracks


Spanish train kills 12 on tracks

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:54 PM PDT

A high-speed train passing through a Spanish railway station has struck a group of people crossing the tracks, killing at least 12.


Taiwan and China to sign landmark trade deal on June 29 (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Taiwan and China will sign a landmark trade deal on June 29, Taiwan officials said on Thursday, cutting import tariffs on hundreds of items and giving a major boost to around $100 billion in annual two-way trade.


Taiwan and China to sign landmark trade deal on June 29

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:23 PM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China will sign a landmark trade deal on June 29, Taiwan officials said on Thursday, cutting import tariffs on hundreds of items and giving a major boost to around $100 billion in annual two-way trade.


Queen makes 1st visit to Wimbledon in 33 years (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in an open carriage on fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting  at Ascot Racecourse, England, Friday June 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Rebecca Naden-pa)  **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - Queen Elizabeth II was making her first appearance at Wimbledon in 33 years on Thursday — and the world's top tennis players were getting ready for the rare occasion.



Sri Lanka eye Asia Cup success against India (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:54 PM PDT

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara during a practice session in Dambulla on June 23. Sangakkara's Sri Lanka go into Thursday's Asia Cup one-day final against India confident of securing a hat-trick of titles.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachch)AFP - Kumar Sangakkara's Sri Lanka go into Thursday's Asia Cup one-day final against India confident of securing a hat-trick of titles.



Australia PM Rudd ousted by deputy

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Julia Gillard engineers Labor party revolt to become country's first female prime minister.


Spanish train accident kills 12

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:06 PM PDT

High speed train hits revellers as they cross tracks south of Barcelona.


Possible Tropical Storm On Possible Track For New Orleans

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:27 PM PDT

At least one computer model has tropical disturbance heading directly for Deepwater Horizon site.


Verdict expected in US terror case in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:31 PM PDT

AP - Police deployed extra patrols and barriers around a Pakistani court Thursday ahead of an expected verdict in the trial of five Americans accused of plotting terrorist attacks.


Afghans relieved at choice of Gen. Petraeus (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo, U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. President Barack Obama has named Gen. Petraeus to succeed Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top war commander in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Afghan officials expressed relief at the choice of Gen. David Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. and NATO commander, believing the U.S. strategy aimed at minimizing civilian casualties and bolstering the Afghan government would continue.



China says Xinjiang terror cell busted

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 07:09 PM PDT

BEIJING -Chinese police said on Thursday they had broken up a terrorist cell in Xinjiang that had carried out attacks in the restive region.

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Obama to launch Asian diplomacy push

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 06:42 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -US President Barack Obama, twice forced to cancel a trip to Asia this year, will launch a major diplomatic push on the region by meeting five key leaders at this weekend's G20 summit.

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Canada PM apologizes over 1985 Air India bomb 'failure'

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:45 PM PDT

OTTAWA -Canada's prime minister apologized to the families of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing for authorities' failure to stop "the single worst act of terrorism in Canadian history."

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12 killed as train hits revelers in Spain

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 04:52 PM PDT

CASTELLDEFELS, Spain -At least 12 people were killed when a high-speed passenger train slammed into a group of revelers crossing a railway track in northeastern Spain, regional authorities and media said Thursday.

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Obama sacks Afghan war general, turns to Petraeus

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:23 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama placed the sapping Afghan war in the hands of Iraq hero General David Petraeus, after firing US commander Stanley McChrystal for speaking out of turn.

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Hong Kong Democrats split in political reform vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:47 PM PDT

A woman walks past an anti-government banner with the Chinese words 'Devil proposals' outside Hong Kong's legislative chamber in Hong Kong Tuesday, June 23, 2010. Hong Kong's Beijing-appointed leader on Wednesday asked the legislature to approve electoral reforms that for the first time incorporate changes suggested by the pro-democracy camp. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - A second Hong Kong Democrat defied his party Thursday and said he will vote against Beijing-backed political reforms, as divisions among the former British colony's political opposition widened on the second day of debate on an election bill.



Hooded gunmen kill 4 commuters in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:12 PM PDT

AP - About 30 hooded attackers, believed to be Abu Sayyaf militants, shot and hacked horrified victims running for their lives in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday. Four died and six were wounded in the brazen attack.


Chavez shuffles Cabinet ahead of elections (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

AP - President Hugo Chavez shuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday as his government grapples with numerous domestic ills and his governing party prepares for crucial congressional elections.


Salvador president sends troops to patrol prisons (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:55 PM PDT

AP - Soldiers in El Salvador have started patrolling prisons to fight gangs and inmate-led crime.


Professor: Rwanda officials wanted me to disappear (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:54 PM PDT

Minnesota law professor Peter Erlinder displays a shirt similar to what he wore while imprisoned in Rwanda, as he addressed a press conference at William Mitchell College of Law Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in St. Paul, Minn. Erlinder returned to Minnesota Tuesday, three weeks after he was arrested and jailed in Rwanda, accused of violating Rwandan laws against minimizing the 1994 genocide there. Erlinder said he would wear the shirt, which someone purchased for him in Kenya according to his daughter, during future presentations on his ordeal. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - A Minnesota law professor said Wednesday he believes Rwandan authorities intended to make him disappear and never planned to prosecute him on allegations that he minimized the country's 1994 genocide.



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