Kyrgyzstan elections postponed

Kyrgyzstan elections postponed
AP INVESTIGATION: Oil self-regulates around globe (AP)
Spain: ETA commando unit leader arrested in France (AP)
Army, police clash in Madagascar capital (AP)
Australia lawmakers vote down burqa ban (AFP)
Pakistan blocks access to YouTube
French police arrest ETA military leader "Ata"
London 2012 unveils futuristic one-eyed mascots (AFP)
Pakistan blocks YouTube over 'sacrilegious' content (AFP)
Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail
Can the World's Most Isolated State Be Safe for Business? (Time.com)
UK's Cameron, Clegg finalize coalition deal (AP)
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Second Afghan peace meeting in Maldives: government (AFP)
Greeks strike against austerity reforms
Maldives hosts Taliban talks
World Digest: U.S. officials visiting Pakistan discuss Times Square case
Tail of Missing Plane Seen in Afghanistan
Gay Malawi Couple Gets 14 Years

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:45 AM PDT

Vote originally scheduled for later this year is put off following ethnic violence.

AP INVESTIGATION: Oil self-regulates around globe (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:34 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. government is not alone in ceding responsibility to the oil industry for the design of key safety features on offshore rigs, a trend coming under scrutiny worldwide following the deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Spain: ETA commando unit leader arrested in France (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:32 AM PDT

AP - The suspected leader of the commando units of Basque separatist group ETA was arrested Thursday in France along with four other people, the Interior Ministry said.

Army, police clash in Madagascar capital (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:16 AM PDT

AP - Shots and explosions could be heard as soldiers and police clashed in Madagascar's capital Thursday.

Australia lawmakers vote down burqa ban (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:08 AM PDT

AFP - Lawmakers in Australia's most populous state voted against banning the burqa Thursday, with one accusing the Christian MP who moved the bill of stigmatising Muslims.

Pakistan blocks access to YouTube

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:50 AM PDT

Video sharing site blocked day after court banned Facebook over "objectionable content".

French police arrest ETA military leader "Ata"

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:12 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French police said they arrested the suspected military leader of the Basque separatist movement ETA in the southwestern town of Bayonne on Thursday.

London 2012 unveils futuristic one-eyed mascots (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:02 AM PDT

AFP - Two ultra-modern one-eyed creatures have been unveiled as the mascots for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics in the hope they will adorn millions of items of merchandise.

Pakistan blocks YouTube over 'sacrilegious' content (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:37 AM PDT

AFP - Pakistan on Thursday blocked access to the popular video website YouTube in a bid to contain "growing sacrilegious" material one day after banning Facebook for a similar reason, officials said.

Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:24 AM PDT

LILONGWE (Reuters) - A Malawi gay couple was sentenced to 14 years each in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of sodomy and indecency earlier this week in a trial viewed as a test case for gay rights in the country.

Can the World's Most Isolated State Be Safe for Business? (Time.com)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Despite the stigma of a "Made in North Korea" label, a few enterprising foreigners want to engage the pariah state

UK's Cameron, Clegg finalize coalition deal (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:28 AM PDT

AP - The leaders of Britain's coalition government say a legislative program that they hope will keep them in power together until a 2015 election has been finalized.

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Posted: 20 May 2010 12:48 AM PDT

AP - Iran's state-run Press TV says three Americans jailed in Iran meet with their mothers.

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Posted: 20 May 2010 12:43 AM PDT

AP - Couple sentenced to maximum 14 years under Malawi's anti-gay laws.

Second Afghan peace meeting in Maldives: government (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:38 AM PDT

AFP - Afghan government envoys and Taliban representatives will hold a second meeting at a holiday resort in the Maldives later Thursday, a spokesman for the president of the Indian Ocean nation said.

Greeks strike against austerity reforms

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:48 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek workers went on a 24-hour general strike on Thursday, shutting down public services and disrupting transport before a large protest testing the government's resolve to implement tough austerity measures.

Maldives hosts Taliban talks

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:36 AM PDT

Taliban and government representatives set for unofficial discussions on Afghan crisis.

World Digest: U.S. officials visiting Pakistan discuss Times Square case

Posted: 19 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

PAKISTAN Top U.S. and Pakistani officials held what they called "productive discussions" Wednesday on joint security concerns, including the May 1 Times Square bombing attempt. National security adviser James L. Jones and CIA Director Leon Panetta were the first senior U.S. officials to travel to...