Suicide car bomb kills 4, wounds 13 in Baghdad

Suicide car bomb kills 4, wounds 13 in Baghdad

Suicide car bomb kills 4, wounds 13 in Baghdad

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:50 PM PDT

A suicide car bomb attack, targeting a police station in southwest Baghdad, killed four people and wounded 13 others on Sunday, police said.

Bombs kill 6 in Baghdad, including policemen (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 11:12 PM PDT

Iraqi soldiers stand guard outside the Baghdad headquarters of the Iraqi National List, ex-premier Iyad Allawi's bloc. A member of Allawi's political bloc has been gunned down in his home near the main northern city of Mosul, a security official said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - Iraqi security officials say an explosives-packed car driven by a suicide bomber has killed at least six people and wounded 15 outside a western Baghdad police station.

Bomb kills Afghan police officer, 2 civilians (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 11:13 PM PDT

Marine Sgt. Joseph A. Renfro speaks at the funeral for Marine Cpl. Jacob Leicht at the Impact Christian Fellowship church Saturday, June 5, 2010, in Kerrville, Texas. Four Marines who were Leicht's friends spoke at the service. Leicht, the 1,000th American serviceman killed in Afghanistan was born on the Fourth of July. He died several days before Americans honor fallen troops on Memorial Day. . (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Tom Reel) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO SALES; SAN ANTONIO OUT; AP MEMBERS ONLY; MANDATORY CREDITAP - A roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Sunday killed a police officer and two civilians, an official said.

On an Indonesian volcano, one of the world's worst jobs (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 11:06 PM PDT

Indonesian sulphur miners carry blocks of sulphur from the caldera (behind) down the Ijen crater, in Bondowoso in East Java. Indonesian porters carry at least 70 kg-worth of sulphur blocks on their shoulders through the suffocating clouds of toxic gases each day receiving just 70,000 to 80,000 rupiah (7 - 8 US dollars) for their labour.(AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)AFP - A thick, acrid smoke stings his eyes but Bambang presses on down the side of Indonesia's Kajah Iwen volcano, bending under the weight of the sulphur he carries on his shoulders.

Murdered Solidarity priest to be beatified

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:22 PM PDT

WARSAW – Up to 250,000 faithful are expected Sunday in Warsaw for the beatification of Jerzy Popieluszko, a Roman Catholic priest and opposition activist murdered 25 years ago by Poland's communist secret police.

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Defiant N. Korea poses 'dilemma' for US

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 04:16 PM PDT

SINGAPORE – The United States and its Asian allies demanded North Korea pay a price for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, even as Washington acknowledged diplomacy may have no effect on the reclusive regime.

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Peru promises a fair trial for Dutch murder suspect

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:32 PM PDT

LIMA – The Dutchman suspected in the murder of a Peruvian woman and the disappearance of a US teenager in Aruba five years ago is guaranteed a fair trial in Peru, the country's interior minister said Saturday.

The suspect, Joran Van Der Sloot, 22,

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Flood situation critical in Hungary

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 08:13 AM PDT

BUDAPEST – Several thousands of people were still stranded Saturday in northern Hungary as the flooding situation remained critical after over a month of near-continuous rainfall, authorities said.

"Along the banks of the Hernad, Sajo and Boldva rivers some 2,300 people were evacuated due

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Obama names new spy chief

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:54 AM PDT

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Saturday named retired air force general and veteran intelligence expert James Clapper as his new spy chief in a drive to improve troubled US intelligence gathering.

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Cap device contains 6,000 barrels from Gulf oil spill

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 03:28 AM PDT

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana – BP's latest bid to contain the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill registered a first small success Saturday, capturing 6,000 barrels of oil in 24 hours, the US official overseeing the spill response said.

The figure is dwarfed by estimates

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India's Communists fight for survival (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:55 PM PDT

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat (L), seen here with other party members at a protest rally in New Delhi in March, 2010. Tagged as the world's most electorally successful Communist party, the Marxist leaders of West Bengal might finally be nearing the end of more than three decades of uninterrupted power.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Tagged as the world's most electorally successful Communist party, the Marxist leaders of West Bengal might finally be nearing the end of more than three decades of uninterrupted power.

Suicide bomber kills four Iraqi police officers

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:50 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded in a crowd of police officers outside a police station in Baghdad on Sunday, killing four policemen and wounding 10 others, a source in Iraq's Interior Ministry said.

Russia says world needs to do more for Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The international community needs to start providing more economic and social assistance to Afghanistan to ensure the nation can function on its own, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister said on Sunday.

Prudential chief to face shareholders (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:13 PM PDT

A woman works at the front desk of the offices of British insuruer Prudential in Hong Kong in March 2010. Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam will face the British insurance giant's shareholders Monday amid calls for his resignation over a failed takeover of AIG's Asian unit AIA.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam will face the British insurance giant's shareholders Monday amid calls for his resignation over a failed takeover of AIG's Asian unit AIA.

Call to improve Asia-Pacific relief coordination (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:42 PM PDT

Malaysian Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks during the Asia-Pacific security forum in Singapore on June 6, 2010. Hamidi called for centres focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) in the larger Asia Pacific regions to be set up in addition to existing but smaller aid groupings.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Asia-Pacific nations should adopt a more coordinated response to relief operations in the disaster-prone area, top regional officials said at a security conference on Sunday.

BP's cap 'funnels 6,000 barrels'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:48 PM PDT

A special cap funnelling oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill appears to be having some success, a US Coast Guard official says.


Dutch 'killer' in custody in Peru

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:36 PM PDT

Dutchman Joran Van Der Sloot, who is wanted in Peru in connection with the murder of a young woman, is in police custody in Lima in connection with the killing of a young Peruvian woman.


South Africa counts down to World Cup

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 08:25 PM PDT

Football fever grips South Africa as the country counts down to the World Cup.


Indian film wins Bollywood awards

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:46 PM PDT

A film that broke box-office records in India has won nearly all the top International Indian Film Awards in Sri Lanka.


A Conversation With Dianne Feinstein

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:23 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein spoke with James T. Areddy in Shanghai on mounting global tensions and what is increasingly referred to as the most important international bilateral relationship.


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