Mexican troops kill drug suspects

Mexican troops kill drug suspects

Mexican troops kill drug suspects

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Firefight in tourist town claims 15 lives amid appeal for public backing for war on crime.


Strong quake rocks eastern Indonesia; no damage (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:12 PM PDT

AP - Several powerful earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a brief tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from buildings to high ground. There were power blackouts in some areas, but no initial reports of serious damage or casualties.


Mexican troops kill 15 gunmen on Taxco outskirts (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 08:04 PM PDT

Police officers stand in formation during a presentation of drug dealing suspects to the media in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Soldiers battled gunmen for nearly an hour Tuesday on the outskirts of the popular tourist town of Taxco, killing 15 suspects as escalating bloodshed puts June in line to become the deadliest month yet in Mexico's drug war.

Bin Laden hunter's family worried about his health (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:54 PM PDT

This Jan. 2006 photo provided Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by the Larimer County, Colo. Sheriff's Office shows Gary Brooks Faulkner, after he was arrested on a Compulsory Insurance charge. Faulkner, armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword, was detained Tuesday in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9/11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said. Faulkner, a 51-year-old construction worker, also was carrying Christian literature and a small amount of hashish. (AP Photo/Larimer County Sheriff's Office)AP - An American construction worker detained in Pakistan on what authorities said was an armed solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden has been examined by a doctor, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, after his relatives warned he had kidney problems and needed dialysis.

Swiss parliament approves US tax deal on 2nd try (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:56 PM PDT

AP - The Swiss parliament on Tuesday approved a treaty with the United States that will hand thousands of files on suspected tax cheats to U.S. authorities, but obstacles remain that could delay the deal for several more months.


France to unveil make-or-break pensions reform (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:35 PM PDT

People demonstrate during a nationwide strike called by French union AFP - The French government on Wednesday will unveil its plan for a sweeping overhaul of pensions, hoping to plug a gaping hole in its public finances and avoid a long-running clash with unions.

Wedding stoves triggered Dhaka blaze: probe (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Bangladeshi firefighters battle to extinguish a massive fire burning in a Dhaka slum. A toxic blaze that killed more than 120 people in the capital this month was started by cooking for a wedding feast, a government probe has said.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - A toxic blaze that killed more than 120 people in the Bangladeshi capital this month was started by cooking for a wedding feast, a government probe has said.

Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Tsunami warning lifted after 7.0 magnitude quake strikes off Papua coast.


Obama vows to 'make BP pay'

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Barack Obama has vowed to "make BP pay" for the damage caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in his first national address from the Oval Office.


Obama vows to 'make BP pay'

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Barack Obama has vowed to "make BP pay" for the damage caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in his first national address from the Oval Office.


Another journalist murdered in Philippines (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Philippine Special Action Police officers are seen in Quezon City, east of Manila. A radio journalist has been shot dead in the north of the country, police said Wednesday, the second killing this week in one of the world's most dangerous countries for the media.(AFP/File/Noel Celis)AFP - A radio journalist has been shot dead in the northern Philippines, police said Wednesday, the second killing this week in one of the world's most dangerous countries for the media.

British PM apologizes for Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:53 PM PDT

A seagull flies in front of a mural which shows a group of men, led by a Catholic priest, carrying the body of shooting victim Jackie Duddy during 1972's Bloody Sunday, in the bogside area of Londonderry June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after a long-awaited report said all those shot were unarmed.

World Cup scares off hunters in South Africa (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Philip Dixie (left), a professional hunter from Blaauwkrantz reserve, and his client are pictured with a shot zebra at Blaauwkrantz, some 70km from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Hunting is big business in several parts of S.Africa which is home to Africa's big five: lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Snapping dry twigs, muffled footsteps and hushed whispers are the only sound as the hunters stalk a herd of zebra in the thick South African bush.

Japan's new PM faces no-confidence motion (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan, pictured, is facing a no-confidence motion submitted by the conservative opposition, but his party was expected easily to defeat the bill.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Japan's new Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday faced a no-confidence motion submitted by the conservative opposition, but his party was expected easily to defeat the bill.

British PM apologizes for Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:53 PM PDT

LONDON/LONDONDERRY (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after a long-awaited report said all those shot were unarmed.

North Korea warns U.N. council of military "follow-up"

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:54 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that any U.N. Security Council action over the sinking of a South Korean naval ship that was hostile to Pyongyang would be met by a military "follow-up."

Why BP Will Pay Obama's Escrow Fund

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:20 PM PDT

BP has balked at handing over billions to a third-party, but after tonight's speech does it have muc


Apple Sells Out Of iPhone 4 Pre-Orders On Day One

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:10 PM PDT

Apple and AT&T have now both sold out of their initial batches of iPhone 4 devices.


Shootout in Mexican tourist town leaves 15 dead

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:59 PM PDT

Fifteen suspects were killed Tuesday in a shootout with soldiers in the tourist town of Taxco, Mexico, the national defense secretary said in a news release.

Two strong quakes strike off Indonesian coast

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 08:58 PM PDT

Two powerful earthquakes struck near the coast of Papua, Indonesia, midday Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A tsunami watch was issued by the Indonesian Metorological Agency. "The tsunami generated will likely be a small one," according to the head of the agency Fauzi, who goes by one name.
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