Karachi violence death toll rises

Karachi violence death toll rises


Karachi violence death toll rises

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Violence continues in the Pakistani port city of Karachi following the assassination of politician Raza Haider.


Gulf of understanding

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:57 AM PDT

Gulf of Mexico may be the biggest in history. Is it the worst?


Arms-Treaty Vote Delayed in Senate

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:40 PM PDT

The New Start arms control treaty with Russia will not be considered until the fall, during campaign season.


Newtown Creek Is New York City’s Parallel to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:32 PM PDT

The slow fouling of Newtown Creek lacked the drama of the gulf spill, but its impact has been profound. Advocates are hoping for Superfund designation.


Books of The Times: In ‘Mentor,” Tom Grimes Shows a Writer’s Rise and Fall

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:30 PM PDT

In "Mentor: A Memoir," Tom Grimes recalls his rise and fall as a writer, and describes his relationship with his teacher and friend Frank Conroy.


Everest pioneers 'hit by storm'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:14 PM PDT

An extreme storm may have contributed to the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest in 1924.


Pakistan Leader Sees Taliban Gains

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:24 PM PDT

President Asif Ali Zardari said that coalition forces had "lost the battle for the hearts and minds" in Afghanistan, according to a French newspaper.


New Rules Stress G.I.s’ Limits in Afghan Fighting

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Gen. David H. Petraeus is expected to issue new guidelines that expand restrictions on artillery strikes and aerial bombardment, but attempt to clarify troops' right to self-defense.


Desmond Tutu Rebukes Sri Lanka

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT

The Elders, a council of retired global leaders led by Desmond Tutu, issued a statement on Tuesday rebuking the government of Sri Lanka for its "clampdown on domestic critics and its disdain for human rights."


World 'losing against Taliban,' Pakistan's president says

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:32 AM PDT

The international community is "losing the war against the Taliban," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday.


Ghana drug man moved to UK jail

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:49 AM PDT

A man serving 20 years in a Ghanaian jail for plotting to smuggle half a tonne of cocaine is moved to a UK jail to serve the remainder of his sentence.


Ailing Mexicana airline bankrupt

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Mexico's biggest airline, Mexicana, files for bankruptcy after failing to reach a deal on cutting costs with trade unions.


Cuban food output down despite agriculture reforms

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:44 AM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's food production fell 7.5 percent in the first half of the year despite reforms instituted by President Raul Castro and even as the Communist-run country cut food imports, the government reported this week.


Pakistan Leader Sees Taliban Gains

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:24 PM PDT

President Asif Ali Zardari said that coalition forces had "lost the battle for the hearts and minds" in Afghanistan, according to a French newspaper.


Explosions kill 12 and wound 55 in Iraqi city of Kut

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded in the usually quiet southern city of Kut in Iraq's Wasit province on Tuesday, killing 12 people and wounding 55, a security source said.


'Sheltering anywhere they can'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Rescue teams in northern Pakistan are battling to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by monsoon flooding.


Explosion rocks Mexico market

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:30 AM PDT

A explosive device blew up early Tuesday at an open air market in Reynosa, Mexico, the city government reported.


Kenya Stakes Its Reinvention on Vote

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:45 PM PDT

Kenyans are voting on a new constitution that seeks to address a flawed system that has exacerbated ethnic rifts.


'It just missed a couple of houses'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:59 AM PDT

A man has been sentenced to a year in prison for endangering the safety of an aircraft when he grabbed a helicopter as it took off in Bristol. Bristol Crown Court was told Houshang Jafari, 58, became "extremely angry" after the helicopter landed near his flat, causing debris to hit his car.


Do snails 'have a homing instinct'?

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:18 AM PDT

A 69-year-old amateur scientist may have proven that her garden snails have a homing instinct.


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