Yemeni Militants Kill 11

Yemeni Militants Kill 11


Yemeni Militants Kill 11

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Militants stormed the southern headquarters of the Yemeni intelligence service on Saturday, killing at least 11 people.


Strike in Pakistan Kills 16 Militants

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:52 AM PDT

A missile strike in North Waziristan killed at least 16 militants as they were making plans to go fight NATO forces in Afghanistan.


Deadly Rains Ravage Southern China

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

A week of pounding rain has left at least 88 people dead and scores of others missing as officials evacuated more than a million people living alongside swollen waterways, the state media reported on Saturday.


Exiled Rwandan general shot

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Lone gunman attacks critic of President Kagame in South African city of Johannesburg.


BP, in Shift, Says Hayward Remains in Charge

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:23 PM PDT

BP officials said that Tony Hayward, their embattled C.E.O., was still in charge of all BP operations despite comments indicating that he was relinquishing his duties in the Gulf of Mexico.


Baghdad Nights Glitter, Behind Shatterproof Glass

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Nightlife has returned in Baghdad with a restaurant that is part Beirut, part Dubai, part Miami circa "Scarface."


Senate Poised to End Secret Holds

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:27 AM PDT

A vote this year will be critical to overturning a practice used to delay or derail nominations and legislation.


World Cup Live: Cameroon vs. Denmark

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Cameroon take on Denmark in Pretoria, with both teams needing a win to keep their World Cup hopes alive.


Next for Afghanistan, the Curse of Plenty?

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Afghanistan has vast mineral deposits. But poor countries rich in resources often end up losers.


Hopes fade for survivors after Colombia mine blast

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:41 PM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Relatives of Colombian miners trapped in a coal mine began to lose hope of finding them alive on Saturday, three days after a blast buried 50 workers and killed at least 19 others.


Tropical storm Celia forms in Pacific off Mexico

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:23 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical storm Celia formed on Saturday in the Pacific off southern Mexico, but was expected to move away from the coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Press group urges Kuwaiti ruler to free blogger

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:08 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A global press freedom watchdog called on the Emir of Kuwait Saturday to intervene for the release of a blogger who is on trial, accused of insulting the ruler and inciting against the government.


In Eritrea, the Young Dream of Leaving

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:50 AM PDT

A young man's escape from Eritrea with dreams of playing basketball in the United States captures the plight of a lost generation of refugees.


Kyrgyz Officials Order Uzbeks to Remove Barriers

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Kyrgyz authorities demanded that makeshift roadblocks in Osh be removed, setting up a confrontation with ethnic Uzbeks that could lead to more bloodshed.


By War or Peace, No Easy Exit From Afghanistan

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:44 AM PDT

The United States can't kill its way out of the conflict. But earnest talk is also unlikely to remove the many obstacles.


Live - Cameroon v Denmark

Posted: 13 May 2010 07:27 AM PDT

Cameroon play Denmark with both desperate for a win to boost their hopes of reaching the World Cup's knockout stages.


Villepin floats new French party

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Ex-PM announces new outfit and expected to run for presidency in 2012.


Firm tied to Blackwater gets Afghan contract

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 09:51 AM PDT

A firm affiliated with the former Blackwater security company has been awarded a contract to provide protection to U.S. consulates and diplomats in the Afghan cities of Herat and Mazar-e Sharif, a U.S. State Department official confirmed on Saturday.


Refugees implicate Kyrgyz security forces in ethnic violence

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Refugees fleeing Kyrgyzstan's spasms of violence are accusing the central Asian nation's security forces of carrying out some of the deadly attacks.


Exiled Rwanda general wounded in South Africa shooting

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An exiled Rwandan general was shot and wounded in the stomach Saturday in what his wife called an assassination attempt in South Africa.


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