Munich Olympics massacre man dies

Munich Olympics massacre man dies


Munich Olympics massacre man dies

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:58 AM PDT

The Palestinian mastermind of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre that killed 11 Israeli athletes dies.


Clinton warns about restricting civil-society groups

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:50 AM PDT

KRAKOW, Poland -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday warned that governments around the world are increasingly restricting civil-society groups, and pledged $2 million for a new fund to help the organizations.


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Biden makes surprise visit to Baghdad as Iraq leaders worry U.S. is shifting focus

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:50 AM PDT

BAGHDAD -- Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday in the midst of a political deadlock nearly four months after Iraq's national election.



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Mexicans prepare to vote amid fear of violence

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 04:37 AM PDT

Mexicans in 15 states will head to the polls Sunday in elections that are widely considered to be a referendum on Mexican President Felipe Calderon's strategy of fighting drug cartels and organized crime.


Poland set to elect new president

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:31 AM PDT

Poland goes to the polls again on Sunday in a second round of voting that will determine the country's next president.


Obama Gives $2 Billion to Solar Plants

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:57 AM PDT

The government is handing out nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that President Obama says will create jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources.


World Cup Live: Germany vs. Argentina

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Will Diego Maradona's Argentina avenge its 2006 quarterfinal loss to Germany by booting Joachim Low's young tyros out of South Africa 2010?


Man shot at officers with airgun

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:40 AM PDT

A 19-year-old man escapes unscathed after shooting at armed police officers with an airgun.


Paris Hilton detained in S. Africa; drug charge dropped

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:44 PM PDT

A drug charge against Paris Hilton -- who was detained Friday in South Africa on suspicion of marijuana possession -- has been dropped, police said.


U.S. pledges $15 million to preserve remains of concentration camp

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:20 AM PDT

The United States will donate $15 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, pending Congressional authorization and appropriations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.


Iraq rejects Turkish plea for intervention against rebels

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:56 AM PDT

The Iraqi government on Friday said it rejected Turkey's calls for intervention in its conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.


Uneasy Kyrgyzstan installs new president

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 04:30 AM PDT

Roza Otunbayeva was inaugurated as president of Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, state media reported.


Two Admit Russian Identities

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:14 PM PDT

U.S. prosecutors said two alleged Russian secret agents have confessed their true Russian identities after they were arrested on charges of being part of an elaborate intelligence operation.


U.S., Poland Amend Missile Pact

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:30 AM PDT

The U.S. and Poland amended their missile-defense agreement to protect the U.S. and it allies from missile attacks -- especially from Iran.


Congo Explosion Kills at Least 220

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:35 AM PDT

A fuel tanker flipped over and exploded into flames in eastern Congo overnight, killing at least 220 villagers and wounding more than 100, many of whom had rushed to siphon leaking liquid from the vehicle illegally.


Helicopter Crashes In Hong Kong

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Two pilots and 11 passengers on a helicopter to Macau survived an emergency landing into Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.


Petraeus Calls for Afghan Unity

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 03:39 AM PDT

Gen. David Petraeus, the new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, called for unity in the civilian and military effort to turn back the Taliban and stabilize the country.


Taliban Attack on U.S. Aid Group Kills 5

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:25 PM PDT

Suicide bombers attacked the offices of a contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Afghanistan, killing five people.


Kuwaiti Claim Thwarts Iraqi Airline's Revival

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 11:38 PM PDT

Iraq's national airline is still grappling with battles from the first Gulf War in 1990, when Saddam Hussein's forces invaded Kuwait and Iraqi Airways took 10 Kuwait Airways jetliners.


Violence Tests Mexico Voters

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:44 PM PDT

Voters in 14 Mexican states are scheduled to go to the polls Sunday, elections in which the country's longtime authoritarian ruling party, the PRI, is heavily favored.


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